Starting, Stopping, or Removing an Adapter Instance

You must start the adapter instance in order to make it available in the Designer.

To start an adapter instance:

  1. In the Adapter Instances area of the Administrator, click the Adapter Instance Status tab.
  2. Select the check box beside the name of the adapter instance that you want to start, and then click Start.
  3. Refresh the Adapter Instance Status tab and verify that the status of the adapter is "Started".
Important:

If the Designer is already running, then you need to restart the program before the adapter becomes available.

To stop an adapter instance:

  1. In the Adapter Instances area of the Administrator, click the Adapter Instance Status tab.
  2. Select the check box beside the name of the adapter instance that you want to stop, and then click Shutdown.
  3. Refresh the Adapter Instance Status tab and verify that the status of the adapter is "Shutdown".

To remove an adapter instance:

  1. Stop the adapter instance.
  2. In the Adapter Instances area of the Administrator, click the Adapter Configuration tab.
  3. Select the check box beside the name of the adapter instance that you want to remove, and then click Remove.