Defining dynamic connection points

Dynamic connection points

LN Studio uses the following dynamic Connection Points:

Dynamic connection point Description Configuration
Administrator Enables you to perform administrative tasks on the LN server.

The connection point is used, for example:

  • When an administrator defines a new application from the Application Explorer.
  • When a Project Manager links a project to the corresponding application (through the Project Properties dialog).
Configure this connection point for each LN server, on which you want to perform administrative tasks or development tasks.
Development Address Is used to connect to the development repository on the LN server.

This connection point is used, for example, when a software engineer:

  • checks out, or checks in a software component.
  • edits a script or library.
  • builds (compiles) a session.
Configure these connection points for each software project, in which you develop software.
Runtime Address Sends information to the LN server when you run or debug a session from the LN Studio.

You are prompted to configure these connection points, the first time you open an activity linked to the software project. See the following section.

Configuring dynamic connection points

To configure the dynamic connection points mentioned, complete the following steps:

  1. Select the project

    Complete these steps:

    1. Open the Application perspective: On the Windows menu, select Open Perspective, and subsequently click Other. Select Application from the list and click OK.
    2. In the Activity Explorer view, click Open an Infor LN Studio Activity. The Open an Activity dialog box is displayed.
    3. Select the software project from the list. A question window is displayed: you are prompted to configure the corresponding Administrator connection point.
    Note: This question is displayed only the first time you open an activity for the project.
  2. Configure the Administrator connection point

    Complete these steps:

    1. In the question window, click Yes. The Configure Connection point wizard starts.
    2. Specify the properties for the connection point.

      Points of attention:

      • To connect to an on-premises installation of LN, select the BW, Rexec, or BaanLogin activation type, and specify the corresponding settings.

        To connect to a multi-tenant cloud installation of LN, specify the HTTP-OAuth2 activation type.

        To connect to a single-tenant cloud installation of LN, specify the HTTP-Basic activation type.

      • Select company number 000.
      • The application and project data can reside in the same LN environment. If so, you can share the Administrator and ProjectServer connection points. As a result, only one bshell is used to connect to the server, instead of two. This improves the performance.

      See the wizard's online help.

    3. To save the connection point and to close the wizard, click Finish. A question window is displayed: you are prompted to configure the Development Address and Runtime Address connection points.
  3. Configure the Development Address and Runtime Address connection points

    Complete these steps:

    1. In the question window, click Yes. The Configure Connection point wizard starts and automatically generates these connection points:
      • <project name>_dev (Development Address)
      • <project name>_rt (Runtime Address)
    2. Specify the properties for these connection points.

      Points of attention:

      • Development Address
        • To connect to an on-premises installation of LN, select the BW activation type and specify the corresponding settings.

          To connect to a multi-tenant cloud installation of LN, specify the HTTP-OAuth2 activation type.

          To connect to a single-tenant cloud installation of LN, specify the HTTP-Basic activation type.

        • The company number for this connection point must be 000.
      • Runtime Address
        • To connect to an on-premises installation of LN, select the BW activation type and specify the corresponding settings.

          To connect to a multi-tenant cloud installation of LN, specify the HTTP-OAuth2 activation type.

          To connect to a single-tenant cloud installation of LN, specify the HTTP-Basic activation type.

        • A runtime address is always linked to a particular company number, such as company 100, on the LN server.

      If the development repository and the application data accessed through these connection points reside in the same LN environment, you can share these connection points. As a result, only one bshell is used to connect to the server, instead of two. This improves the performance.

      See the wizard's online help.

    3. To save the connection point and to close the wizard, click Finish.

    You can now open an activity for the project.

Modifying existing connection points

To modify the configuration properties of existing connection points:

  1. Select Windows > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box is displayed.
  2. In the tree in the left pane of the dialog box, select Infor LN JCA Connectivity. The Infor LN JCA Connectivity dialog box is displayed. The dialog box shows the connection points. See the dialog box's online help.
  3. To configure a connection point, select the connection point and click Edit. The Configure Connection point wizard starts. Modify the properties for the connection point and close the wizard.
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