Task: Create a WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Agent Adapter

The WebSphere® MQ File Transfer Edition Agent Adapter must have information about the location of the agent queue manager with which it will interact.

Before you do this task you must:

  1. know the node name and adapter container to use
  2. previously created a WMQFTE User Map
  3. know the hostname, port, and channel information for the agent queue manager and the name of the coordination queue manager, if it is different from the agent queue manager
  4. know the name of the FTP Server Adapter that you created for WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition transfers
  5. know where to forward the MQSC scripts generated.
This task is performed on the Sterling B2B Integrator Admin Console.
  1. Select Deployment > Services > Configuration.
  2. Select New Service Go!
  3. On the Service Type page, select the WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Agent Adapter from the drop-down list.
  4. On the Name page, enter the name and a description for the adapter. Select the node and adapter container from the Environment drop-down. Select Next.
  5. On the Agent Configuration page, enter the agent name, a description, the agent's queue manager and the coordination queue manager. Select Client. Select Next.
  6. If the system is in client mode, on the Configuration - Client Mode Parameters page, enter the hostname, port, and channel for the agent's queue manager. To use a channel other than the default of SYSTEM.DEF.SVRCONN, enter the channel name. Select Next.
  7. On the Additional WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Agent Parameters page, select the FTP Server Adapter you created for WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition transfers.
  8. On the User Map page, select the WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition User Map for this agent to use.
  9. On the Configuration - Agent Queue Manager Configuration Scripts page, download and save the scripts the configuration task created.
  10. On the Confirmation page, uncheck "Enable Server for Business Processes".
  11. Select Finish.
  12. Select Return.