Managing JCA Connection Factories

Cloning Connection Factories

1. Choose Show  JCA Resources.

2. Select the JCA resource with the JCA connection factory you wish to clone from the Resource List .

3. Choose the Related JCA Connection Factories tab.

4. Select the JCA Connection Factory to be cloned.

5. Choose Copy & Add New JCA Connection Factory .

   The New JCA Connection Factory Creation screen opens .

6. Choose the Name Space tab, then enter an arbitrary name for the new connection factory in the JNDI Name field.

7. (Optional) If you want to add aliases for the connection factory, choose Add New Alias and enter an arbitrary name for the alias in the Alias Name field.

8. To add, remove, or modify configuration properties, choose the Configuration Properties tab.

   • To add a new property, choose the Add New Property pushbutton. If it is inactive, there are no new properties available for the particular connection factory.

     • If the connection factory is started, the SAP NetWeaver Administrator opens a dropdown list of the available properties.

       1. Choose the property you want to add from the dropdown list.

       2. Specify Value and Description of the property.

     • If the connection factory is stopped, choose Add , and then specify the Name , Type , Value , and Description of the new property.

   • To change an existing property, select the property, then modify the values in the Name , Type , Value , and Description fields as necessary.

   • To remove a property, select the property, then choose Remove Property .

9. If you want to set connection pooling parameters, refer to the relevant description in the “Configuring JCA Connection Factories” section below.

10. To save the cloned connection factory, choose Save .

11. To view the newly created connection factory, choose Show  JCA Connection Factories.

Configuring JCA Connection Factories

1. To modify a connection factory configuration at runtime, choose Show  JCA Connection Factories.

2. Select a connection factory from the Resources List .

   Task	Steps
   Delete a connection factory	Choose Delete Selected Resource .
   Manage connection pooling	Choose the Connection Pooling tab in the Resource Details area. Specify the following parameters: Maximum Connections - maximum connections that are kept in the pool If the value is set to -1, the default internal value will be used to initialize this parameter. Maximum Time to Wait for Connection - the time interval in seconds, for which the client will wait to obtain a connection when the maximum number of supported connections is reached, and there are no connections in the pool. If the system does not return a connection to the pool during the interval, an exception is thrown. If the value is set to -1, the default internal value will be used to initialize this parameter. Cleanup Interval - the time interval in seconds, in which a connection cleanup job for the idle connections in the pool is triggered. If the value is set to -1 or <= 0, no connection cleanup job will be ever triggered. Connection Lifetime - the time interval in seconds, for which an idle connection will stay in the pool before it is removed by the connection cleanup job. If the value is set to -1 or <= 0, no connection cleanup job will be ever triggered.
   Add or remove an alias	Choose the Name Space tab. To add an alias: Choose Add New Alias . A blank new line appears at the top of the list of aliases. Enter an arbitrary name for the alias and choose the Save button in the Resource Details area. To remove an alias, select the alias and choose Remove Selected Alias .