Hunter policy
A Hunter policy contains the connection details that are used by a Hunter Request node when you connect to the Hunter application.
Use a Hunter Request node to connect to Hunter and issue requests to create, retrieve, update, or delete the annotation object. The Hunter policy controls, at run time, access to the Hunter application.
The Hunter policy is created when you configure a
connection between a Hunter Request node and Hunter by using the Connector Discovery wizard. During the
process of discovery, account credentials are stored in the vault and connection details are stored
in a Hunter policy. The policy is created with a type of
Hunter, and the name of the policy is returned to the node and specified in the
Connection tab, in the format
{policyProjectName}:policyName.
You can also create, update, or delete a Hunter policy by using the Manage Discovery Connector Policies and Credentials wizard, which you can access by right-clicking the policy project in the IBM® App Connect Enterprise Toolkit and then clicking .
You must deploy this policy before message flows that use the policy are started. If you redeploy a Hunter policy, all message flows that are using the policy will be stopped and restarted.
For more information about using Hunter, see Using Hunter with IBM App Connect Enterprise.
| Property | Property name in .policyxml file | Description of properties |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter Application Type | applicationType | This property is reserved for future use and must be set to the value
online. |
| Hunter Application Version | applicationVersion | This property is reserved for future use and must be set to the value
v1. |
| Hunter Authentication method | authenticationMethod | This property specifies the type of authentication that is used for the
connection between IBM App Connect Enterprise and Hunter. This value is reserved for future use and must be
set to BASIC_API_KEY. |
| Server URL | apiUrl | Specify the URL for the API server that makes runtime calls. |
| Allow self-signed certificates | isTlsEnabled |
Set to true if you want to be able to accept self-signed certificates that are trusted and used only in a nonproduction environment. The default is false. |
| Override server URL | endpointUrl | Required if you want to connect to an endpoint in a private network by using
the private network client, or if you want to override the server URL. Specify an override value for
the host and port for the connector in the format <http or
https>://<host_name>:<port>. If you are not using the private network client or do
not require an override, leave this field blank. |
| Credential Name | credentialName | The name of your Hunter account.
For example, hunterpolicy_Hunter1 |