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Connection properties for the wizard
External service connection properties are used to establish a connection between the external service wizard, a tool used to create business objects, and the IBM i system. These properties specify such things as connection configuration, bidirectional transformation properties, and logging options for the wizard. Once a connection is established, the wizard can discover in the IBM i server the metadata it needs to create business objects.
The following table lists and describes the connection properties. These properties can be configured only using the wizard and cannot be changed after deployment. A complete description of each property is provided in the sections that follow the table. For information about how to read the property details tables in the sections that follow, see Guide to information about properties.
Connection properties for the external service wizard Property name in the wizard Description User name The IBM i system user name
Password Password for the corresponding user name.
Host name The fully qualified host name or IP address of the host where the server is running Object type to discover Specifies the type of IBM i object the adapter will discover
Path to folder on IBM i for object discovery Specifies the location of the folder on the IBM i server from where the discovery wizard should start discovering IBM i objects
User name (UserName)
This property specifies the user name for connecting to the IBM i system.
User name details Required Yes Default No default value Property type String Usage The user name for connecting to the IBM i system. Typing an incorrect user name will prevent the adapter from accessing the IBM i system. Globalized No Bidi supported No
Password (Password)
This property specifies the password for the IBM i system user name.
Password details Required Yes Default No default value Property type String Usage The password for the IBM i system user name. Typing an incorrect password will prevent the adapter from accessing the IBM i system. Globalized No Bidi supported No
Host name (HostName)
This property specifies the IP address or fully qualified name of the host where the IBM i system is running.
Host name details Required Yes Default No default value Property type String Usage Must be a valid server name Example user.us.ibm.com Globalized No Bidi supported No
Object type to discover
This property specifies the type of IBM i object the adapter will discover.
Object type to discover details Required Yes Default No default value Property type String Usage Select one of the following options that best describes the types of business objects the adapter will discover for this module during outbound operation:
- Data queue
- RPG via PCML
- COBOL via PCML
- SRVPGM via PCML
- RPG Program
- COBOL Program
Restrictions Only one type of object can be discovered at a time Globalized (Not available) Bidi supported (Not available)
Path to folder on IBM i for object discovery
This property specifies the folder on the IBM i server from where the discovery wizard should start discovering IBM i objects.
Path to folder on IBM i for object discovery details Required Yes Default No default value Property type String Usage Value is not case-sensitive Example /QSYS.LIB/PNPLIB.LIB/ Globalized No Bidi supported No