Adding an Adapter to a Project

Attach an adapter by inserting it in the diagram, connecting it to a stream or window, and setting properties.

1. Open the Input Adapters or Output Adapters compartment in the Palette and use the up and down arrows to scroll through the list of adapters.
2. Click an adapter shape in the Palette, then click in the diagram.
3. Attach the adapter to a stream or window. Either:
   • Generate and attach the stream or window automatically, using schema discovery (best practice for adapters that support it), or,
   • Create the stream or window, then attach it:
     • Input adapter – click the Connector tool, then click the adapter shape in the diagram, then click the stream or window.
     • Output adapter – click the Connector tool, then click the stream or window in the diagram, then click the adapter shape.
4. (Optional) Edit the adapter name.
5. (Optional) Edit the adapter properties. Either:
   • Select Consolidate Adapter Properties from the adapter properties dialog. When this setting is enabled, the system inspects the property set in the CCR for matching property pairings, then removes such pairings from the adapter properties collection. This setting is only relevant when an adapter has a property set configured; however, it is a global setting that affects all such adapters, not just the one you are currently attaching to the project. Or,
   • Select Use named property set to use a named property set from the project configuration file, and then configure any properties that are not included in the property set, or,
   • In the table, manually modify adapter properties.

• Editing Adapter Property Sets in Project Configuration
  Use the CCR Project Configuration editor to configure adapter property sets in a project configuration file. Property sets are reusable sets of properties that are stored in the project configuration file. Using an adapter property set also allows you to move adapter configuration properties out of the CCL file and into the CCR file.