Creating a connection point

Create one connection point for the Infor source system application and one connection point to the Business Vault.

Optionally, to create a connection point for publishing BODs from Infor EPM:

  1. In ION Desk, select Connect > Model > Connection points.
    A list of existing connection points is shown.
  2. Click New and specify Infor Application as the connection type.
  3. Specify this information:
    Name
    Specify a name for this application instance.
    Logical ID
    Specify the logical ID.
    Tenant
    Specify the tenant.
    Database Type
    Specify SQLSERVER.
    Database
    Select one of these configurations for the database address:
    Basic: Specify properties for the database. The properties that you specify depend on the database type that you selected. The URL to connect to the database is built automatically.
    Advanced: Specify the URL to connect to the database. Use this option if you require settings that are not available with the Basic check box.
    Host Name
    Specify the host name of the server that hosts the database. This field is enabled if the Basic check box is selected.
    Port Number
    Specify the number of the port that is used to connect to the database. This field is enabled if the Basic check box is selected. The default port for SQL Server is 1433.
    Schema Name
    Specify the name of the database schema. This field is enabled if the Basic check box is selected and the Database Type is SQLSERVER, DB2 or DB2_400.
    URL
    If you selected the Advanced configuration for the database address, specify the URL of the database that contains the message inbox and outbox tables. The URL is dependent on the database type.
    If you select the Basic configuration for the database address, the URL is read-only.
    User Name and Password
    Specify the user name and password to connect to the database. If you use SQL Server with Windows authentication, specify a valid Windows domain user name instead of a SQL Server user name.
  4. In the Polling section, set Delete Processed Messages to true if you want to immediately delete BODs from the Infor EPM message outbox area after ION processes them. Set the value to false if you want the processed BODs to remain in the message outbox for the number of minutes specified in the Outbox Cleaner Expire Time field.
  5. Click Test to verify whether the connection is working. A message is displayed that indicates whether the test is successful. If the test is not successful, correct the connection details and try again.
  6. Save the connection point.
  7. Click Back to return to the list.

Connection points are not activated separately. When you activate a document flow, the associated connection points are activated.

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