Configuring an Output Connection to Reuters

Modify the sample configuration file for your site's RMDS connection.

Prerequisites

Create (or choose) a directory in which to store your site-specific configuration files.
Create an environment variable (MY_CONFIG) and set it to the full path name of that directory.

Task

During the installation process, a sample configuration file (rfapub.cfg) was placed in the $ESP_REUTERS_HOME/config directory. This file, shown below, follows the Reuters format for configuration files.

# Change this if necessary.
# This needs to match port number for the route as defined in the Source Distributor.
\Connections\Connection_SSLED_MP\ipcServerName      = "8105"

# Refer to RFA documentation for more advanced changes to the remaining entries.
\Connections\Connection_SSLED_MP\connectionType     = "SSLED_MP"
\Connections\Connection_SSLED_MP\entitlementData    = false
\Sessions\Session1\connectionList                   = "Connection_SSLED_MP"

# Change the fileLoggerFilename appropriately for your setup
\Logger\AppLogger\windowsLoggerEnabled              = false
\Logger\AppLogger\fileLoggerEnabled                 = true
\Logger\AppLogger\fileLoggerFilename                = "./rfapub.{p}.log"

\Control\Entitlements\dacs_SbeEnabled               = false
\Control\Entitlements\dacs_CbeEnabled               = false

\Logger\ComponentLoggers\Connections\messageFile      = "./config/messages/RFA7_Connections.mc"
\Logger\ComponentLoggers\Adapter\messageFile          = "./config/messages/RFA7_Adapter.mc"
\Logger\ComponentLoggers\SessionCore\messageFile      = "./config/messages/RFA7_SessionLayer.mc"
\Logger\ComponentLoggers\SSLED_Adapter\messageFile    = "./config/messages/RFA7_SSLED_Adapter.mc"
\Logger\ComponentLoggers\SSLED_MP_Adapter\messageFile = "./config/messages/RFA7_SSLED_MP_Adapter.mc"

Obtain this information from your system administrator:
- Port number at which the src_dist or RMDS infrastructure server listens for updates from the Reuters Marketfeed adapter
- Name of the server that receives updates from Event Stream Processor
Make a copy of the sample configuration file in your $MY_CONFIG directory.
```
cp $ESP_REUTERS_HOME/config/rfapub.cfg $MY_CONFIG
```
Use a text editor to open the configuration.
In the \Connections\Connection_SSLED_MP\ipcServerName line, replace the default port number (8105) with the port number at which your src_dist listens for updates from the Reuters Marketfeed adapter, if different.
(Optional) In the \Logger\AppLogger\fileLoggerFilename line, change the name of the log file. The default file name specified here, ./rfapub.{p}.log, includes the string {p} which the Reuters library replaces with the UNIX process ID when it creates the log file.
Save the modified file.