Before installing the SAP Mobile Platform the host system must be configured to support the system connections the Agentry Server will require. Within Agentry the term system connection refers to the connectivity between the Agentry Server and the back end systems with which it will synchronize data. The specifics of the host system configuration in relation to the system connections will depend on the types of system connections in use.
SQL Database: This system connection type is used to connect the Server to either an Oracle or MS SQL Server database. The Agentry Server will synchronize data with a database system using ANSI SQL statements.
Java Virtual Machine: This system connection type is used to connect the Server to a system via a Java API. The mobile application will contain Java code that calls into this API for the purposes of synchronizing data.
HTTP-XML: This system connection type is used to connect the Agentry Server to an HTTP server. The Agentry Server will make CGI requests of the HTTP Server. Data returned based on these calls is expected to be in structured XML format. This return data is parsed and processed based on XPath statements within the mobile application.
File System: This type of system connection is used to connect the Agentry Server to the operating system of the host for the Server. This type of connection allows the Server to execute commands on the host system for the purposes of data synchronization and file transfer, and to validate users against the host system where necessary.
Prior to installing the SAP Mobile Platform to the host system, the proper host system configuration should be performed in relation to the above-listed system connection types as they pertain to the needs of the application. Additional configuration of the Agentry Server itself will be needed after it has been installed. All of the supported system connection types provide for user authentication functionality.