File Adapters are used in the context of a larger busines process. This business
process itself may be part of an even greater business process. In order to maximize
flexibility and re-use, Business Processes can be defined one time but re-used many times.
For an in-depth discussion on why and when to use Adapter Templates, please see
Using Adapter Templates.Using Adapter
Templates:
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Open the Business Process to add the adapter to, and open it.
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In the Business Process editor, locate the Parameters section and click
the green Add button. Under the Name column, type the name of the
parameter (File_Adapter for example). Click in the Type column,
and select Adapter.
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In the Script region, click the green Add button. Click on the
"Click to select" task. Browse to and select the task that matches
the name of the parameter you specified in the previous step. Now, select the
File Adapter Template that you want to use.
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On the Properties tab, specify a value for the storageNodes
parameter by clicking on "Click to Set Value". If you haven't created a variable
yet, you can create one now. Otherwise you can select one from the list of other
variables or parameters.