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10.4 Configuring J2C connection factories

A J2C connection factory represents a set of connection configuration values. Application

components, such as EJBs, have <resource-ref> descriptors that refer to the connection

factory, not the resource adapter. The connection factory holds the list of connection

configuration properties. In addition to the arbitrary set of configuration properties defined by

the vendor of the resource adapter, there are several standard configuration properties that

apply to the connection factory. These standard properties are used by the connection pool

manager in the application server run time and are not used by the vendor-supplied resource

adapter code.

To create a J2C connection factory:

1. Click Resources  Resource Adapters  J2C connection factories. You can see a list

of J2C connection factories at the selected scope.

2. Click New to create a new connection factory or select an existing one to modify the

connection factory properties. The J2C Connection Factory Configuration window opens,

as shown in Figure 10-5 on page 392.

Terms: The terms J2C and JCA both refer to JEE Connector Architecture, and they are

used here interchangeably.

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Figure 10-5 J2C Connection factory properties

Enter the following information:

– Name: Enter an administrative name for the J2C connection factory.

– JNDI name: This field is the connection factory name to be registered in the application

server’s name space, including any naming sub context.

When installing an application that contains modules with J2C resource references, the

resources defined by the deployment descriptor of the module must be bound to the

JNDI name of the resource.

As a convention, use the value of the Name property prefixed with eis/, for example,

eis/<ConnectionFactoryName>.