How to install custom Resource Adapter

Question

Hi I have writen the java class for the Custome Resource adapter and I loaded the .class file into web-inf classes folder.I followed the installation steps given in the deployement document.In that I am not understanding one step i.e "Install .class file and help file into IDM" How can we do this and How to get the particular resource under Managed Resources tabe of Configure tab./its very urgent for me any kind of help is appriciable.

Answer 1

Ok, since it is urgent, do it the way Sun/Waveset inserts the adapters.
1.) Alter your java code to have
package com.waveset.adapter;
As your package line.
2.) Compile the adapter to a class file.
3.) Grab the idm.jar file from $WSHOME/WEB-INF/lib and copy it to e.g /tmp
4.) unjar it. jar -vxf idm.jar
5.) copy the your adapter class file to /tmp/com/waveset/adapter
6.) jar the archive. jar -cvf idm.jar /tmp/com
7.) Make a backup of the original idm.jar, and copy the new to the old position replacing the old jar-file. Bounce your app-server.
8.) Log in as configurator or an administrator with equal capabilities. And add the custom adapter using the previous procedure... although, use the adaper class path
com.waveset.adapter.YourCustomAdapter
9.) Go to debug pages and put tracing on the same class file, and tail -f the app-server std out.
10.) try to configure the adapter. Note any eventual error messages. Post error messages on the forum along with the std out log.
If your adapter code works, it should work... if not your problems are elsewhere.
Please not that this set up is not recommended for production environment and if you apply service packs etc this fix will break!