Configuration
The Configuration tab has the following fields.
Field |
Global Var? |
Description |
Name |
No |
The name to appear as the label for the activity in the process definition. |
Description |
No |
Short description of the activity. |
Use Shared JNDI Configuration |
No |
When this field is checked, the JNDI Configuration field appears that allows you to choose a JNDI Configuration shared configuration resource. When this field is unchecked, the JNDI Context Factory, JNDI Context URL, JNDI User Name, and JNDI Password fields appear. |
JNDI Configuration |
No |
This field only appears when the Use Shared JNDI Configuration field is checked. This field allows you to choose a JNDI Configuration shared configuration object that specifies the JNDI connection information. For more information, see JNDI Configuration. |
JNDI Context Factory |
No |
This field only appears when the Use Shared JNDI Configuration field is unchecked. The InitialContextFactory to use when connecting to the JNDI server ( This field provides a drop down list of InitialContext Factories supplied by each supported application server vendor. You can supply a different InitialContextFactory other than the default options in the drop down list. |
JNDI Context URL |
Yes |
This field only appears when the Use Shared JNDI Configuration field is unchecked. Specifies the URL of the server ( For more information about the syntax of the URL, see your JNDI provider documentation . When using IBM WebSphere, you should use the JNDI Configuration resource instead of specifying the JNDI configuration on this resource. For more information, see IBM WebSphere and JNDI Context Caching. |
JNDI User Name |
Yes |
This field only appears when the Use Shared JNDI Configuration field is unchecked. User name to use when logging into the JNDI server ( |
JNDI Password |
Yes |
This field only appears when the Use Shared JNDI Configuration field is unchecked. Password to use when logging into the JNDI server ( |
JNDI User Transaction Name |
No |
The name registered with the JNDI server or application server for JTA UserTransactions. When you select one of the classes from the drop down list in the JNDI Context Factory field, an example transaction name appears in this field. For the syntax of the transaction name, see your JNDI provider or application server documentation. |
Transaction Timeout (sec) |
Yes |
Time in seconds to wait for transactions that use this resource to complete. An exception is raised if the transaction does not complete in the time specified by this field. Enter zero (0) in this field to use the default timeout set by the transaction manager. |
Connection Retries |
Yes |
Maximum number of attempts to make to connect to the transaction manager. |