Setting Up Agentry Application Host System Connectivity

You must configure the host system to support the connections that are required by Agentry applications.

Within Agentry, "system connection" refers to the connectivity between the Agentry application and the back-end systems with which it synchronizes data. The specifics of the host system configuration in relation to the system connections depends on the types of system connections in use.

There are four different system types that Agentry applications can connect to and synchronize data with. Any application can contain multiple system connections of varying types.

SQL Database – connects the server to either an Oracle or MS SQL Server database. The Agentry application synchronizes data with a database system using ANSI SQL statements.
Java Virtual Machine – connects the server to a system via a Java API. The mobile application contains Java code that calls into this API for the purposes of synchronizing data.
HTTP-XML – connects the server to an HTTP server. The Agentry application makes 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 – connects the server to the host operating system. 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.

Before installing an Agentry application, configure the host system in relation to the system connection types as they pertain to the needs of the application. Additional configuration of the Agentry application itself will be needed after it has been installed. All system connection types support user authentication.

Note: If any of these resources are already installed on the host system, you do not need to install them again. For example, the SAP Mobile Platform Server installation includes a Java Virtual Machine (SMP_HOME\sapjvm7). This is available for you to use if you do not want to install a separate JVM for your Agentry application.

Establishing Connectivity: Oracle Net Service Names
Create a net service name for use by an Agentry application.
Establishing Connectivity: SQL Server ODBC Connections
Create an ODBC data source name (DSN), which is used for connections to a Microsoft SQL Server database system.
Establishing Connectivity: Java Virtual Machine
When the Agentry application is to synchronize data using a Java Virtual Machine system connection, the requirements of configuring the server's intended host system depend on the needs of the back-end system, and on the nature of the interface with which the server is to communicate.
Establishing Connectivity: HTTP-XML
When the Agentry application is to synchronize data with an HTTP server that returns XML data, little configuration is required prior to installing the Agentry application. The configuration required involves access to the HTTP server. The specific tasks for this vary with each implementation and application.
Establishing Connectivity: Host File System
The Agentry application can establish a system connection with the file system of the host computer on which it is installed.

Parent topic: Setting up Back-End Communications