Register the B2B Data Exchange Server Plug-in for PowerCenter
Register the
B2B Data Exchange
Server Plug-in for PowerCenter
If you installed the
B2B Data Exchange
server plug-in for PowerCenter, register the plug-in to the PowerCenter repository where you create
B2B Data Exchange
workflows. If you do not register the plug-in, you cannot create
B2B Data Exchange
transformations in the PowerCenter Designer
, and
B2B Data Exchange
cannot run PowerCenter workflows. Under these conditions, when
B2B Data Exchange
attempts to run a PowerCenter workflow and fails,
B2B Data Exchange
logs the following error in the PowerCenter workflow session log:
[REP_12400 Repository Error ([REP_57140] Object does not exist)
.
The PowerCenter Repository Service must be running in exclusive mode when you register the plug-in. After the registration, restart the PowerCenter Repository Service in normal mode.
Log in to the Administration tool.
In the Navigator, select the Repository Service for which you want to register the plug-in.
On the Properties tab, edit the General Properties section and set the operating mode to Exclusive.
Restart the Repository Service.
After the Repository Service restarts, click the Plug-ins tab.
Click the link to register a Repository Service plug-in.
On the Register Plug-in for <Repository Service> page, click the
Browse
button to find the plug-in file.
Select the following file in the directory where you installed the
B2B Data Exchange
server plug-in for PowerCenter:
<
DX
InstallationDir>/powercenter/plugin
VERSION
/dxplugin.xml
The
B2B Data Exchange
installer creates separate plug-in folders for each PowerCenter version. Make sure to select the plug-in folder for the PowerCenter version that you are using.
Enter the Repository Service administrator user name and password to log in to the repository.
If the security group field appears, select the security group for the Repository Service administrator.
Click
OK
.
The Repository Service registers the plug-in. Verify that the list of registered plug-ins for the Repository Service includes the
B2B Data Exchange
transformations.
On the Properties tab, edit the General Properties section and set the operating mode to Normal.