Connector Framework with IPortalComponentRequest

Hi,
I am using the following code to connect to BE system:
               IConnection connection = null;
               IConnectorGatewayService service = (IConnectorGatewayService) PortalRuntime.getRuntimeResources().getService(IConnectorGatewayService.KEY);
               ConnectionProperties props = new ConnectionProperties(request.getLocale(),request.getUser());
               String destination = Util.getBESystemID(request);
               connection = service.getConnection(destination, props);
I am getting ConnectorException in the function service.getConnection(destination, props)
I am using 'Administrator' as portal user and 'nra' as BE system user and have no BE problems while getting the data from BE using JCo Client Service.
Please let me know what the problem might be?
This is first time im using connector service. I am coding for migrating to connector framework from Jco client service.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Regards
Ramesh.

Hi Ramesh,
Using JCA has nothing to do with JCO destinations.
It's a different way to connect.
When you create an RFC Model in Web-Dynpro you use JCO destinations.
When you program with JCA you use the definitions of the system you defined in
System Admimistration -> System Configuration -> System Landscape.
When opening this system, one of the options is 'Test Connection'.
Hope that helps,
Yoav.

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