Creating a connection point

Note: For Cloud edition, this is automatically created upon provisioning. These instructions are applicable to on-premises deployments only.

Create one connection point for each instance of the product.

  1. In ION Desk, select Model > Connect > Connection points.
    A list of existing connection points is shown.
  2. Click Add and specify Infor Application as the connection type.
  3. Specify this information:
    Field Note
    Name Specify the name of the LSP deployment.
    Description Provide a description of the application connection point.
    Tenant Leave blank.
    Logical ID This field is automatically populated. This is the concatenation of ‘infor’, logical ID type, and Name.
    Note: This is the same as the Message Bus Logical ID defined upon LSP Post-installation.
    Database Driver Specify SQL Server (Microsoft).
    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 option.
    Host Name Specify the host name or address to the LSP Server or if you have to specify an SQL instance rather than the SQL server or LSP service instance. This field is enabled if the Basic check box is selected.
    Port Number Specify the port number of your LSP database. This field is enabled if the Basic check box is selected.
    Schema Name Specify the name of the database schema, for example, LSP_App_DB. You can find the schema in Configuration Manager.

    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. Select the Delete Processed Messages check box if you want to immediately delete BODs from the message outbox area after ION processes them.
    Disable the check box 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, is found in the Advanced section.
  5. Expand the Advanced section. Select both check boxes in Messages Processing Preference in Inbox/Outbox:
    • by Tenant
    • by Logical ID
  6. 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.
  7. Save the connection point.
  8. 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.