Creating a New Configuration

Before you can use iWay Explorer with iWay adapters, you must create a repository where your XML schemas, web services, and event data are stored. Since you can deploy iWay Explorer using the iWay Business Services Provider (iBSP) or J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA), each implementation requires you to configure a specific repository before you can explore Enterprise Information System (EIS) metadata.

The iBSP exposes, as web services, enterprise assets that are accessible from adapters regardless of the programming language or the particular operating system. In addition, you can use iBSP as a stand-alone Java application running in iWay Service Manager.

The iWay Connector for JCA runs in J2EE Connector Architecture compliant application servers and uses the Common Client Interface (CCI) to provide integration services using iWay adapters. After you deploy the connector, you have access to the adapters that are installed.

Procedure: How to Create a Repository for iBSP

To create a repository for iBSP using iWay Explorer:

Start iWay Explorer.
The following image shows the New option that is available in the left pane of the iWay Explorer window when you right-click the iWay Configurations node.
Right-click iWay Configurations and select New.
The following image shows the New Configuration dialog box that opens, where you supply a name for the configuration.
Type a name for the configuration, for example, SampleConfig, and click OK.
The following image shows additional fields on the New Configuration dialog box, where you select the service provider and supply the iBSP URL.
From the Service Provider drop-down list, select iBSE.
You are prompted for the iBSP URL. Use one of the following two options:

To access the stand-alone iBSP that is installed as part of iWay Service Manager, provide the following URL
```
http://hostname:9000
```
where:
hostname
Is the host name where iWay is installed.
If you changed the default SOAP port, substitute accordingly.
To access Servlet iBSP, provide the following URL
```
http://hostname:port/ibse/IBSEServlet
```
where:
hostname
Is the host name of your application server.
port
Is the port number used by your application server.
Click OK.
The following image shows the node representing the new configuration that appears beneath the root iWay Configurations node. In this image, the node is named SampleConfig.

Procedure: How to Create a Repository for JCA

To create a repository for JCA using iWay Explorer:

Start iWay Explorer.
The following image shows the New option that is available in the left pane of the iWay Explorer window when you right-click the iWay Configurations node.
Right-click iWay Configurations and select New.
The following image shows the New Configuration dialog box that opens, where you supply a name for the configuration.
Type a name for the configuration, for example, SampleConfig, and click OK.
The following image shows additional fields on the New Configuration dialog box, where you select the service provider and supply the name of the iWay home directory.
From the Service Provider drop-down list, select JCA.
In the iWay Home field, enter a full path to your iSM installation. This path is used to locate the adapters and store the repository and XML schemas. For example:
```
C:\Program Files\iWay61
```
Click OK.
The following image shows the node representing the new configuration that appears beneath the root iWay Configurations node. In this image, the node is named SampleConfig.