Resource adapter settings

Use this panel to view or change the configuration properties of the resource adapter. These configuration properties control how resource adapters are created.

To view this Application Client Resource Configuration Tool (ACRCT) page, click File > Open. After you browse for an EAR file, click Open. Expand the selected JAR file > Resource Adapter. Right-click Resource Adapter and click New. The following fields appear on the General tab.

Name

The name by which this Resource Adapter is known for administrative purposes within IBM WebSphere Application Server. The name must be unique within the Resource Adapters across the product administrative domain.

Data type String

Description

A description of this resource adapter for administrative purposes within IBM WebSphere Application Server.

Data type String

Class Path

Any additional class path. The path to the resource adapter directory is automatically added.

Data type String
Default The path to your Resource Adapter directory.

Native Path

The native path where the Resource Adapter is located. Enter any additional native class path here.

Data type String

Resource Adapter Name

A mandatory field that points to an installed resource adapter subdirectory. The entry does not represent the full directory name for the resource adapter. The full directory name is the installed resource adapter path, plus the resource adapter name.

Data type String

Installed Resource Adapter Path

The directory where resource adapters are installed. If you do not complete this field, then the default takes effect.

If you specify the value, ${CONNECTOR_INSTALL_ROOT}, then this value replaces the value of the CLIENT_CONNECTOR_INSTALL_ROOT variable on the machine on which the client application runs. This action allows the application to run easily on different machines, where the client installation might be in different locations.

Data type String
Default ${CONNECTOR_INSTALL_ROOT}