Gateways
A gateway provides access to adapters that do not use the same protocol as the Windchill server. These adapters are called non-native adapters.
The gateway can run independently of other Info*Engine components, or it can run co-resident with the Windchill server.
See
Common Properties and Actions for information about properties that are not listed here, as well as instructions on using available form buttons and correctly entering attribute values.
DB Host
dbHost
The name of the host where the non-native adapter resides. The gateway provides access to the non-native adapter.
The default is the local host keyword.
DB Port
dbPort
The TCP port number on which the non-native adapter listens for requests.
DB User
dbUser
The default username associated with a request sent to the non-native adapter. Otherwise, the DBUSER parameter value is used.
DB Password
passwd
The default password associated with a request sent to the non-native adapter. Otherwise, the PASSWD parameter value is used.
Encoding
encoding
The character set encoding used by the non-native adapter. The default is ISO8859_1.
Max Thread Count
socketAccess.maxThreadCount
The maximum number of requests the gateway processes at one time. The default value is 100.
Port
socketAccess.portNum
If the gateway is configured to run independently, this property supplies the port number on which the gateway listens for requests. If this property is not specified, then the gateway contacts the Naming Service and queries it for the port number to use.
Secret
secret.text
A string used to sign and validate requests sent to the adapter.
Secret 2
secret.text2
Another string used to sign and validate requests sent to the adapter. This property generates a more comprehensive request signature, and can be used instead of or in addition to the Secret property.
Secret Algorithm
secret.algorithm
The algorithm used to encrypt secrets. Valid values for this property are SHA, SHA-1, and MD5. The default value is SHA-1.
For information about validating requests, see the following topics: