webMethods Adapter for IBM Power connects to IBM Power systems through IBM Toolbox for Java at run time. You create one or more connections at design time to use in integrations. The number of connections you create, and the types of those connections, depend on the types of operations you are performing and your integration needs. For example, if you are connecting to an IBM Power system for dataqueue and command operations, you must create connections that are unique to those two operations. Additionally, if you have multiple installations of the IBM Power systems, you access each using different connections. For example, if you have a data warehouse system and an ERP system that uses your IBM Power system, you create a connection for each system.

webMethods Adapter for IBM Power connections contain parameters that Integration Server uses to manage connections to IBM Power system so that they can be used by the adapter to provide services. You configure connections using Integration Server Administrator. You must have Integration Server Administrator privileges to access webMethods Adapter for IBM Power's administrative screens.

For instructions on configuring, viewing, editing, enabling, and disabling webMethods Adapter for IBM Power connections, see Overview of Adapter Connections. For information about setting user privileges, see the webMethods Integration Server Administrator’s Guide for your release.