Arguments Element (ICF)

Contains one or more Argument elements, each of which specifies a name/value pair for a delivery channel argument. Typical uses of these arguments are to supply configuration and authentication information required by the delivery service.

Syntax

<DeliveryChannels>
    <DeliveryChannel>
        ...
        <Arguments>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type	None.
Default value	None.
Occurrence	Optional once per DeliveryChannel element.
Updates	Can be added and deleted when updating the instance.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Elements
Parent element	DeliveryChannel Element (ICF)
Child elements	Argument Element (ICF)

Remarks

Notification Services stores the argument names and values in the instance database. To encrypt the values stored in the database, use argument encryption. For more information, see Configuring Argument Encryption.

Note

Do not store user name and password information in the instance configuration file (ICF). Use parameters, as shown in the example, and then provide values for the parameters when creating and updating the instance.

Example

This example shows three delivery channel arguments defined within the Arguments element. These arguments configure the delivery channel for use by the distributor.

<Arguments>
    <Argument>
        <Name>Server</Name>
        <Value>//Exchange10</Value>
    </Argument>
    <Argument>
        <Name>User</Name>
        <Value>%User%</Value>
    </Argument>
    <Argument>
        <Name>Pwd</Name>
        <Value>%Pwd%</Value>
    </Argument>
</Arguments>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Concepts

Instance Configuration File Reference

Help and Information

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