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Resource Adaptor (Connector) Deployment Descriptor Editor

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Editing Connector Deployment Descriptors

This section describes the procedure for editing the following connector (resource adapter) deployment descriptors using the Administration Console Deployment Descriptor Editor:

- ra.xml

- weblogic-ra.xml

For detailed information about the elements in the resource adapter deployment descriptors, refer to Programming the WebLogic J2EE Connector Architecture.

To edit the resource adapter deployment descriptors, follow these steps:

1. Start the WebLogic Administration Server if it is not already running.

2. Start the WebLogic Server Administration Console in a browser.

3. If the Connector is already defined in the current domain, expand the Connectors node in the left panel and skip to step 9 below.

4. If the Connectors is not yet configured in the current domain, configure a new Connector.

5. Click on "Configure a new Connector" in the right panel.

6. Enter the name of this Connector in the Name field.

7. Enter the full path to the directory or RAR file containing your Connector in the Path URI field.

8. Click Create. The new Connector appears under Connector in the left panel

9. Right click on the Connector and select Edit Connector Descriptor. A new browser window opens in which you can edit the deployment descriptors.

10. Configure the functionality of your Connector. See Using the Console Deployment Descriptor Editor to Edit Files for instructions on configuring Connector functionality.

11. When you have finished editing the deployment descriptor, select the Connector Descriptor node in the left navigation tree.

12. Click Validate in the right panel. The validation only checks to see that the deployment descriptor conforms to its document type definition (DTD). It does not verify the existence of any of the components you have configured nor perform any other type of validation.

After you have validated the deployment descriptors, click Persist in the right panel to save your changes to the deployment descriptor. To make your descriptor changes apply to the application, redeploy the application.