Using Multiple Connections of the Same Type
You can create multiple connections to the same database by making copies of a connection definition and then renaming the copies. You might do this is to access the same database but to set various permission levels for specific tables or to use a different user name and password.
Any number of activities can use the same connection.
LEI and Metaconnections: Specialized Intermediate Connections
Metaconnections are specialized IBM® Lotus Enterprise Integrator® (LEI) connections that perform an intermediary role. Metaconnections enable specific actions to be performed on data. Supported metaconnections include the following:
- Collapse/Expand
- Metering
- Order
- Trace
Existing metaconnections can be found in the connections views.
You can use LEI browsing functionality within a metaconnector. However, you must first select a metadata object (table, form, view, and/or procedure) in every base connector that is used with the metaconnector. If base connectors referenced by the metaconnector do not have metadata selected, a message appears at which time you can return to the base connector, select metadata, and then rebuild the metaconnection document. This is a requirement only if you intend to browse the metaconnectors.