Defining the connection to an environment

As part of a source or definition environment definition, you must define how to connect to the environment.

To define or edit the connection parameters for an environment:

1. In the FileNet® Deployment Manager Tree View pane, expand the Environments node, then double-click the environment.
2. On the Content Platform Engine Connection tab, complete the fields as shown in the following table to define the Content Platform Engine URL in this environment.

   Field	Instructions
   Connection	Select the protocol to be used to connect to this environment.
   Application Server	Select the application server that is used for Content Platform Engine in this environment.
   Server	Type the name of the server on which Content Platform Engine is located.
   Port	Select or type the communication port number for the application server.
   Path	Type the relative path to the web service interface endpoint for Content Platform Engine. By default, the path is set to wsi/FNCEWS40MTOM/.
   URL	The URL for Content Platform Engine. This URL is entered automatically after you specify the Server field value.

3. In the Username field, type the user name for the account that is to be used to connect to this environment.
4. If your preferences are set to enable saving the password, type the password for the account in the Password and Confirm Password fields. If you did not enable saving the password, you are prompted to enter a password the initial time FileNet Deployment Manager connects to Content Platform Engine. For more information, see About passwords.
5. If enabled saving the password is enabled and you want to save the password in the configuration file, select the Save the password check box.
6. From the File menu, select Save or Save All to save your connection settings.
7. Click the Test Connection button. If FileNet Deployment Manager can establish a connection by using the specified parameters, the message "Successfully connected" is displayed in the text box immediately below the Test Connection button.