Service-enabling a Message

In the Runtime configuration, you must enable the Messages in the Message storage to be invoked through service requests.

Internal service input connectors

When a Message is service-enabled, internal service input connectors are automatically created at runtime and used for the incoming service requests. These connectors are not visible in Design Center.

For service input connectors used at create requests, you can select an existing input connector in the Platform configuration from which the service input connectors inherit some settings. For example, you can select an existing input connector and inherit a filter chain with a code page filter from this connector. The filter chain can either be applied either directly on the existing input connector, or can be specified per input type in the Project Export Settings dialog box.

Preview output connectors

When the Message is invoked through a preview service request, a preview output connector is used to display the corresponding document.

If certain prerequisites are fulfilled, you can use default preview connectors, which are automatically created and selected at preview service requests. If the prerequisites are not fulfilled, you must manually create and select the preview connectors. For more information, see:

•	Using default preview output connectors

•	Configuring preview output connectors manually

Prerequisites

An exception rule is configured.

Note:

If you exclusively create new documents in Ad Hoc Correspondence (the on-demand scenario), no exception rule is required.

To service-enable a Message

1	In Design Center, open the Runtime configuration.

2	Right-click the Message and select Settings.

3	In the Runtime Message Settings dialog box, select the Service tab.

4	Select Service to service enable the Message.

5	In the Enable service support for content types area, disable the preview formats not to be available in Composition Center. For more information, see Service-enabling the Message in the Composition Center documentation.

6	If you do not intend to use automatically created preview output connectors, clear Use default preview connector.

7	In the Service name text box, enter a descriptive name for the service. The name must be unique within the application domain.

8	Select the Rule resource for the exception rule.

–	If you select several rule resources, the exception rules are evaluated, one by one, until one rule is fulfilled or all rules are evaluated. The first rule that is fulfilled is displayed in Correspondence Reviewer as the reason for review.

–	If you exclusively create new documents in Ad Hoc Correspondence, you can leave the Rule option clear.

9	Optional – From the Base service input connector on drop-down list, select an existing input connector in the Platform configuration from which the service input connectors used at create requests inherit some settings.

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Click OK.

Related topics

•	Using default preview output connectors

•	Configuring preview output connectors manually

•	For a complete description of all the options in the dialog box, see Runtime Message Settings dialog box in the Design Center documentation.