Setting Global Data Synchronization parameters

Ensure that you set the following Global Data Synchronization feature parameters.

Procedure

  1. Open the env_settings.ini file, and go to the [gds] section.
  2. Set the following parameters:
    enabled
    Set this parameter to either yes or no value. If you want to enable GDS, set to yes. The default is no.
    company_code
    Set this parameter to the company code for which you want to load the GDS data model.
    gds_app_type
    Set this parameter to either Demand or Supply value.
    ACTIVE_DATA_POOL_ID
    Set this parameter to either Transora or WWREV6.
    inbound_queue_name
    Enter the name of the IBM® MQ inbound queue from where the listener of the Global Data Synchronization feature of IBM Product Master reads XML messages.
    outbound_queue_name
    Enter the name of the IBM MQ outbound queue where the Global Data Synchronization feature of IBM Product Master posts or pushes XML messages.
    queue_connection_factory
    Enter the name of the IBM MQ queue connection factory.
    datapool_gln
    Enter the GLN of the data pool with which the Global Data Synchronization feature of Product Master is supposed to exchange XML messages.
    self_gln
    Enter the GLN of your organization. You need to populate this parameter only if your organization is a retailer type of organization (gds_app_type=Demand).
  3. Because many functions in Global Data Synchronization have dependencies on the services that are provided by IBM MQ, set the following parameters in the [mq] section:
    enabled
    To enable the support for functions that have dependencies on the IBM MQ, set to yes.
    home
    The installation directory of the IBM MQ client.
    mq_security
    Set this parameter to either true or false. If you want to enable IBM MQ security, set the value to true. The default is false.
    username
    Enter the user name that has access to the IBM MQ. If IBM MQ security is set to true, you need to provide a user.
    password
    Enter the password. If IBM MQ security is set to true and encrypt_password is set to false, you need to provide the password.
    encrypt_password
    If you want the password to be encrypted, set the value to yes. Remove the value from the password parameter. The default is no.
  4. Save and close the env_settings.ini file.
  5. If you are using WebSphere® Application Server as your application server, you must complete these configuration steps for the IBM MQ .jar files.
    1. Change directories to the <install_dir>/jars directory.
    2. Create the following three soft links, replacing WAS_HOME with the home directory for WebSphere Application Server and DEFAULT_APPSVR with the name of the default application server:
      • ln -s <WAS_HOME>/profiles/<DEFAULT_APPSVR>/installedConnectors/wmq.jmsra.rar/com.ibm.mq.jar com.ibm.mq.jar
      • ln -s <WAS_HOME>/profiles/<DEFAULT_APPSVR>/installedConnectors/wmq.jmsra.rar/com.ibm.mqjms.jar com.ibm.mqjms.jar
      • ln -s <WAS_HOME>/profiles/<DEFAULT_APPSVR>/installedConnectors/wmq.jmsra.rar/dhbcore.jar dhbcore.jar
    3. Run the bin/configureEnv.sh script to update the class path.

Example

Examples for the different sections of the env_settings.ini file:

  • services section
    
[services]
admin=admin
eventprocessor=eventprocessor
queuemanager=queuemanager
scheduler=scheduler
workflowengine=workflowengine
  • mq section
    
[mq]
enabled=yes
home=/opt/mqm

mq_security=false
username=root
password=pwd
encrypt_password=no