Installing and Coniguring the Adapter

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1. Pre-Installation Tasks

System Requirements

Determining the Installation Node

TUXEDO Requirements

2. Installing BEA eLink Adapter for R/3

Installing on a UNIX System

Creating the conr3 User

Logging In as con3

Running install.sh

Installing on a Windows NT System

3. Configuring TUXEDO

TUXEDO Initialization File

Creating Queues for ALE

4. Configuring RFC Integration

Configuring the RFC Inbound Server

Configuring the Inbound Connection for RFC Inbound

Configuring the UBB File for RFC Inbound

Defining the Server Group
Defining the RFC Inbound Server
Defining the RFC Inbound Service
Setting Environment Variables for RFC Inbound

Environment Variables
Sample Environment File (cr3rfcin.env)
Specifying the Adapter Label
Setting Up the Inbound Connection to R/3
Exiting if the Connection is Lost
Specifying the Initial Size of the Response Buffer
Configuring RFCs
Configuring Trace Output to the RFC Inbound Log

5. Configuring ALE Integration

Configuring the ALE Inbound Server

Configuring the UBB File for ALE Inbound

Defining the Server Group
Defining the ALE Inbound Server and Environment File
Defining ALE Inbound Services
Setting Environment Variables for ALE Inbound

Environment Variables for ALE Inbound
Sample Environment File for ALE Inbound (cr3alein.env)
Setting Up the Inbound Connection to R/3
Configuring Queues for ALE Inbound
Specifying the TID File for ALE Inbound
Splitting Inbound IDOC Packets Containing Multiple IDOCs
Configuring Logging for ALE Inbound
Configuring Load Balancing for Inbound IDOCs

Configuring the ALE Outbound Client

Starting the ALE Outbound Client

Using the Startup Script for ALE Outbound
Command Line Options for ALE Outbound
Setting Environment Variables for ALE Outbound

Sample Startup Script for ALE Outbound (cr3aleout.bat)
Configuring Queues for ALE Outbound
Setting the Default Data-Dependent Routing Value
Configuring a Destination Map File
Splitting Outbound IDOC Packets
Specifying the TID File for ALE Outbound
Configuring Logging for ALE Outbound
Configuring Load Balancing

Configuring Multiple Program IDs

Configuring Queues

About TUXEDO Queues

Setting Up Queues for Inbound IDOCs

Defining the TMQUEUE and TMQFORWARD Servers in the UBB File
Setting Environment Variables
Setting Up Queues for Outbound IDOCs

Configuring the TID File Manager

Command Line Options

Running the TID File Manager

How the TID File Manager Works

6. Configuring R/3 Connections

Configuring Inbound Connections

Setting Environment Variables for the Inbound Connection

Configuring the sideinfo File

Contents of the sideinfo File
Sample Settings
Specifying the Location of the sideinfo File
Configuring Outbound Connections

Troubleshooting Connection Problems

7. Managing Your Installation

Managing ALE Inbound and RFC Inbound

Managing ALE Outbound

A. Sample cr3.ubb File

UNIX

Windows NT

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