This section assumes you have already started RepConnector Manager and have connected to the RepConnector instance. If you have not, see Chapter 3, “Getting Started with RepConnector Manager.”
You can also use the command line utility, ratool,
to manage your RepConnector connections. See Chapter 5, “Using the ratool Utility” for more information.
Right-click the connection and select Start Connection.
Once the status indicates that the connection has successsfuly started, click OK.
Right-click the connection and select Stop Connection.
Click Yes to stop the connection. Click No to cancel the operation.
When the status window indicates that the connection has successfully stopped, click OK.
Right-click the connection and select Refresh Connection.
When the connection has finished refreshing, click OK.
You can rename an existing connection; however, you must first stop the connection.
Right-click the connection and select Rename Connection.
Enter the new connection name.
Click OK.
You can delete an existing connection; however, you must first stop it.
Right-click the connection and select Delete Connection.
Click OK. Confirm the deletion, or click Cancel to cancel the delete operation.
Copying a connection (Save As)
You can create a new RepConnector connection by copying the connection properties of an existing connection.
Right-click the connection and select Save As.
Enter the new connection name.
Click OK.
You can validate both the inbound and outbound configuration properties.
Right-click the connection and select Validate Connection.
Click OK.
Viewing or modifying properties for an existing
connection
You can view or modify the connection properties for an existing connection. If the connection is already running, select Refresh Connection to reload the connection properties.
Right-click the connection and select Properties.
The Properties window displays. The left pane contains a tree structure with four categories of connection property information.
Select General Properties to view general information about the connection.
Select Inbound Type Properties to view inbound configuration information.
Select Outbound Type Properties to view outbound configuration information.
Select User Defined Plug-in Properties if this connection contains a customized plug-in.
Modify the values in the right pane.
Click Restore Defaults to restore the previous values.
Click Apply to save the values.
Click OK to save the values to the connection property repository.
Viewing connection log
information
Right-click the connection and select View Log.
When you have finished viewing the log information, close the window.
To view any updates to the connection log since you
last opened the View Connection Log window, exit the current view
log window, then right-click the connection and select View Log.
Viewing the runtime log information
Right-click the connection profile and select View Log.
When you have finished viewing the runtime log information, close the window.
To view any updates to the runtime log since you last
opened the view log window, exit the current View Runtime Log window,
then right-click the profile and select View Log.
Refreshing the connection view display
If you have added a new connection from another RepConnector Manager or through the command line tool, select Refresh to see newly added connections for the RepConnector runtime instance.
Right-click the connection profile.
Select Refresh View.
