Configure resource adapters for the client

Use the Application Client Resource Configuration Tool (ACRCT) to configure resource adapters for the client.

1. Start the Application Client Resource Configuration Tool (ACRCT).

2. Open the EAR file for which to configure new resource adapters. The EAR file contents display in a tree view.

3. Select the JAR file in which to configure the new resource adapters from the tree.

4. Expand the JAR file to view its contents.

5. Right-click the Resource Adapters folder, and click New.

6. Configure the resource adapter settings in the resulting property dialog.

7. Click OK.

8. Click File > Save on the menu bar to save the changes.

Subtopics

• clientRAR tool
  Use the command line syntax for the client resource adapter installation tool to install a resource adapter in the client.

• Configure new connection factories for resource adapters for the client
  Use the Application Client Resource Configuration Tool (ACRCT) to configure new connection factories for resource adapters for the client.

• Configure administered objects for resource adapters for the client
  This section helps you configure new administered objects for the client.

• Resource adapters for the client
  A resource adapter is a system-level software driver that a Java application uses to connect to an enterprise information system (EIS). A resource adapter plugs into an application client and provides connectivity between the EIS and the enterprise application.

• Resource adapter settings
  Use this panel to view or change the configuration properties of the resource adapter. These configuration properties control how resource adapters are created.

Related tasks

Use application clients