URL settings for application clients

Use this page to implement the function for a particular URL protocol, such as Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

To view this Application Client Resource Configuration Tool (ACRCT) page, click File > Open. After you browse for an EAR file, click Open. Expand the selected JAR file > URL Providers > URL provider instance. Right-click URLs and click New. The following fields appear on the General tab.

This provider, comprised of classes, extends the java.net.URLStreamHandler and java.net.URLConnection classes.

Name

The administrative name for the URL.

Description

This is an optional description of the URL for the administrative records.

JNDI Name

The application client run time uses this field to retrieve configuration information.

URL

A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) name that points to an Internet or intranet resource. For example: http://www.ibm.com.

Custom Properties

Specifies name-value pairs for setting additional properties on the object created at run time for this resource.

We must enter a name that is a public property on the object and a value that can be converted from a string to the type required by the set method of the property. The acceptable properties and values depend on the object created. Refer to the object documentation for a list of valid properties and values.

Related tasks

Use application clients

Configure URL providers and sessions using the Application Client Resource Configuration Tool

URL provider settings for application clients