Before configuring the Component Enabler options in ePortal Developer, import the XML files into an AB Suite/EAE Data Source project created in ePortal Developer using the ePortal Import Wizard.
Refer to the ePortal Developer Online Help for more information on importing the XML files and creating AB Suite/EAE Data Source.
You can specify Component Enabler configuration options in ePortal at two levels:
Data Source level
Presentation Project level
This allows you to specify a default set of options for the Data Source project and change them for specific Presentation Projects in the ePortal Solution.
To configure the Component Enabler options in ePortal for a Data Source, perform the following:
Right-click the ABSuite/EAEDataSource and select Properties.
The ePortal property window appears.
Specify the following Component Enabler specific properties –
Property | Change allowed? | Description |
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Connection Mode | Y | Specifies the connection type sent to the RATL Server. You can specify the following values:
These settings affect the GLB.GUI and GLB.STYLE variable in the runtime system. |
Application Name | Y | Displays the Component Enabler application name as specified in the Developer Segment options. This value is automatically picked up from the loaded Application.cexml file. If you import Ispecs for more than one application, for use with Application Switching, you can enter the application name to be used by the ABSuite/EAE connector for the initial host application connection. |
Bundle Name | N | Displays the Component Enabler bundle name as specified by the Developer bundle folder name. |
Package Prefix | N | Displays the Component Enabler Package Prefix as specified in the Developer Segment options. |
View Name | Y | Specifies the name of the RATL Server view to be used for the connection. |
RATL Start Version | N | Specifies the RATL version to be used for connecting to the RATL Server. The value of this property gets automatically updated to one of the following values after the initial import and remains same thereafter.
You cannot edit the values for this property. |
Enable Object Pooling | Y | Allows you to enable/disable COM+ Object Pooling in Component Enabler to share instances of the LINCEnvironment object across multiple client requests. This is used only for stateless transaction environments. |
Enable Logging | Y | Allows you to enable/disable the Component Enabler Trace information. In the ePortal environment, CE Trace statements are written to the ePortal log file. |
Fireup Ispec for Pooling | Y | Allows you to specify the Ispec to be displayed when a new session is started in an environment that is pooled. You can set this property only when Enable Object Pooling property is set to True. |
Reverse Message Sequence | Y | Indicates whether to reverse the display order of the message sent by the host application. |
Server Name | Y | Specifies the name or IP address of the host system where the EAE or AB Suite application is running. |
Port Number | Y | Specifies the port number that the RATL Server is listening on. |
User ID | Y | Specifies the User ID for logging on to the host system. Do not enter any value if a Login page is being used or the View is configured for anonymous access. |
Password | Y | Specifies the Password for logging on to the host system. Do not enter any value if a Login page is being used or the View is configured for anonymous access. |
Set Station Name | Y | Allows you to set a station name for the connection. Station name can be a static identifier or it can include the variables $IPADDRESS and $USER. If you specify $IPADDRESS for this property, the IP Address of the connected workstation is inserted in the station name at runtime. If you specify $USER for this property, the User ID for the connected session is inserted in the station name. Refer to the ePortal Developer Online Help for more information on setting station names. |
To configure the Component Enabler options in ePortal at Presentation Project level, rightclick the Presentation project in Solution Explorer and select the ClearPath ePortal Application Configuration option.
The Application Configuration window appears. It displays the same properties that were set in the Data Source configuration window, but the properties are specific to the Presentation project being used. You can change the properties for each Presentation project.