Establishing a Target for J.D. Edwards World

How to:

To browse J.D. Edwards World libraries, you must create a target for the system you intend to use. The target serves as your connection point and automatically is saved after you create it. For information on creating a target, see How to Create a New Target.

You must establish a connection to this system every time you start iWay Explorer or after you disconnect from the system. When you open iWay Explorer, a list of supported application systems appears in the left pane. The list is based on the adapters that you installed and for which you have licenses. For information on connecting to a target, see How to Connect to a Target.

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Procedure: How to Create a New Target

To create a new target using iWay Explorer:

  1. Click iWay Adapters.

    The following image shows iWay Explorer with the JDEWorld node selected in the left pane and the Operations menu available in the right pane.

  2. Click the JDEWorld node.
  3. Move the pointer over Operations and select Define a new target.

    The Add a new JDEWORLD target pane opens on the right, as shown in the following image.

    1. In the Target Name field, type a descriptive name for the target, (for example, JDETarget).
    2. In the Description field, type a brief description for the connection.
    3. From the Target Type drop-down list, select the type of target to which you are connecting.

      The default value is Basic.

  4. Click Next.

    The Set connection info pane opens on the right, as shown in the following image.

    1. In the Driver Name field, the JDBC driver that is used to access the J.D. Edwards World system is provided. For example: 
      com.ibm.as400.access.AS400JDBCDriver
    2. In the URL field, type the URL where the J.D. Edwards World system is running. For example: 
      jdbc:as400://HOST/;translate binary=true

      where:

      HOST

      Is the name of the machine where the J.D. Edwards World system resides.

    3. In the User field, type a valid user ID for the J.D. Edwards World system.
    4. In the Password field, type a valid password for the J.D. Edwards World system.
  5. Click Finish.

    The following image shows the J.D. Edwards World target, JDETarget, that appears below the JDEWorld node in the left pane.

You are ready to connect to your J.D. Edwards World target.

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Procedure: How to Connect to a Target

To connect to a target using iWay Explorer:

  1. Expand the JDEWorld node and select the target you defined (for example, JDETarget).

    The following image shows the defined (but disconnected) J.D. Edwards World target below the expanded JDEWorld node in the left pane.

  2. In the right pane, move the pointer over Operations and select Connect.

    The Connect to JDETarget pane opens on the right, as shown in the following image.

  3. In the Password field, enter a valid password and click OK.

    The following image shows that the JDETarget node in the left pane changed to reflect that a connection was made.

  4. Expand the JDETarget node.

    The J.D. Edwards World libraries are available.

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Procedure: How to Disconnect From a Target

To disconnect from a target using iWay Explorer:

  1. In the left pane, click the target to which you are connected (for example, JDETarget).
  2. In the right pane, move the pointer over Operations and select Disconnect.

    The following image shows that the connected J.D. Edwards World target appears below the expanded JDEWorld node in the left pane, and that the Operations menu appears in the right pane.

    Disconnecting from the application system drops the connection, but the node remains.

    The JDETarget node in the left pane changes to reflect that a connection was closed.

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