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Use the Service tab to identify the external system with which this connector rule communicates.

 Service Properties

Field

Description

Atom Server

xxx

 Authentication

Field

Description

Authentication  
Use Authentication?

If selected, Process Commander includes authentication credentials in the HTTP header of the message. The credentials are encrypted according to section 11 (Basic Authentication Scheme) of the HTTP 1.0 specification.

Username Property

SmartPromptRequired, if Use Authentication? is selected. Select the property that contains the user name for the remote services that require authentication.

Password Property

SmartPromptRequired, if Use Authentication? is selected. Select the property that contains the password for the remote services that require authentication.

NoteDo not use a property of HTML type Password here.

 Connection

Field

Description

Connection

Use the fields in this section only when the Request Only field is cleared.

Response Timeout

Optional. Enter the number of milliseconds after which this rule times out with a failure message if it does not receive a response. Enter zero or leave blank to wait indefinitely.

This field is disabled and ignored at runtime when the Intended for field is set to queuing.ABLAL 11/14/08

 Error Handling

Field

Description

Error Handling  
Status Value Property

SmartPromptOptional. Select a property to hold the status code of the Connect-HTTP method. Use this field and the Status Message Property field when you want to manage exceptions in the connector activity rather than with an error handler flow.

Status Message Property

SmartPromptOptional. Select a property to hold status descriptions or return values from the external system returned by the Connect-HTTP method.

Error Handler Flow

SmartPromptC-1075 Optional. Identify a flow rule to route work objects that cannot continue in its current flow because this connector rule was unable to connect to the external system. The default flow rule Work-.ConnectionProblem provides one approach for handling such problems. See Handling connector exceptions.

 Testing and Simulations

Field

Description

 Test Connectivity  

After you complete and save this rule, click this button to test whether Process Commander can connect to the external system.

C-1704The system presents test results in a separate window, identifying the parameters used in the test, the steps attempted, and the outcome of each step.

Simulations

Click to create a simulator for this connect rule. See Creating connect simulators.

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