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Setting properties to connect to a local file system

Specify the connection properties to enable the external service wizard to discover business objects through your local system.

The external service wizard connects to a local file system, IBM i system to discover and create a service description.

Procedure

1. Start the external service wizard and enter the appropriate information in the Select the Processing Direction window, as explained in the Selecting the processing direction topic.

   Select any one of the following options from the Object type to discover list:

   • RPG via PCML (Local)
   • COBOL via PCML (Local)
   • SRVPGM via PCML (Local)

   The Specify the Discovery Properties window displays, as shown in this figure.

   Figure 1. Specify the Discovery Properties window

   

2. To set your connection properties:

   • From the Select the discovery mode list, select Local Directory.
   • Select any of following option from the Object type to discover list.
     • RPG via PCML (Local)
     • COBOL via PCML (Local)
     • SRVPGM via PCML (Local)

3. In the Path to the local folder for object discovery field, click Browse and select the folder where the PCMLs are to be discovered.

   Figure 2. Specify the path to the PCML Discovery window

   

   : The external service wizard connects to a local file system only to discover and create a service description. You have to connect to the IBM i system during run time, to use the business objects that you generate from your local file system. A corresponding option will be created, to associate the configuration information with the business object you select for discovery

4. In the Prefix for business object names field, type a string to be placed at the beginning of business object names.

   For example, if you select a business object called FIFOQ and you type Test for Prefix for business object names, the business object created by the wizard is TestFIFOQ.

5. To enable bidirectional support for the adapter at run time:

   1. Click Advanced.

   2. In the Bidi properties list, select Bidi transformation.
   3. Set the ordering schema, text direction, symmetric swapping, character shaping, and numeric shaping properties to control how bidirectional transformation is performed.

6. To change the location of the logging files for the wizard or the amount of information included in the logs, click Change logging properties for wizard, and then provide the following information:

   • In Log file output location, specify the location of the log file for the wizard.

   • In Logging level, specify the severity of errors that you want logged.

   The log information is only for the wizard. At run time, the adapter writes messages and trace information into the standard log and trace files for the server.

7. Click Next to proceed with your discovery.

Results

The external service wizard connects to the IBM i server using the information you provided, and the Find Objects in the Enterprise System window is displayed.

What to do next

Continue working in the wizard. Locate the objects on the IBM i system for which you want the wizard to create business objects.

Setting connection properties for the external wizard