As part of a source or definition environment definition,
you must define how to connect to the environment.
To define or edit the connection parameters for an environment:
- In the FileNet® Deployment
Manager Tree
View pane, expand the Environments node, then double-click the environment.
- On the Content Platform Engine Connection
tab, complete the fields as shown in the following table to define
the Content Platform Engine URL in
this environment.
| Field |
Instructions |
|---|
| Connection |
Select the protocol to be used to connect to this environment. |
| Application Server |
Select the application server that is used for Content Platform Engine in this environment. |
| Server |
Type the name of the server on which Content Platform Engine is located. |
| Port |
Select or type the communication port number for the application
server. |
| Path |
Type the relative path to the Web Service Interface endpoint
for Content Platform Engine. By default,
the path is set to wsi/FNCEWS40MTOM/. |
| URL |
The URL for Content Platform Engine.
This URL is entered automatically after you specify the Server field
value. |
- In the Username field, type the
user name for the account that is to be used to connect to this environment.
- If your preferences are set to enable saving the password,
type the password for the account in the Password and Confirm
Password fields. If you did not enable saving
the password, you are prompted to enter a password the first time FileNet Deployment
Manager connects to Content Platform Engine. For more information,
see About passwords.
- If enabled saving the password is enabled and you want
to save the password in the configuration file, select the Save
the password check box.
- Click the Test Connection button. If FileNet Deployment
Manager can
establish a connection by using the specified parameters, the message
"Successfully connected" is displayed in the text box immediately
below the Test Connection button.
- The Connection Point information is retrieved and displayed.
Verify that the workflow connection point that is displayed identifies
the isolated region to use for this FileNet P8 environment. This
isolated region is used to validate the export of workflow data.
- From the File menu, select Save or Save
All to save your connection settings.