Setting MTS Package Properties

[This product will work only on Windows NT 4.0 versions and earlier. For Windows 2000 and later, see COM+ (Component Services).]

Package properties determine package configuration. To access these property sheets, right-click the package in the Microsoft Transaction Server Explorer, or select the package and choose the Properties option from the Action menu.

There are five package property sheets:

• General

Displays the name and description the computer.

• Security

Enables authorization checking. The default security setting does not enable authorization checking. See the Enabling MTS Package Security topic for more information.

• Advanced

Determines whether the server process associated with a package always runs, or whether it shuts down after a certain period of time.

• Identity

Used to set which user is allowed to access a package. The default value is Interactive User, which is the user that is currently logged on to the Windows NT server account. If you want to select another user, you can select the This user option and specify an account name and password.

• Activation

Used to set the activation level for the package and its components. You can either set the activation level to Library Package so components are activated in the creator’s process, or to Server Package so that the package runs in a dedicated server process.

See the Setting MTS Activation Properties topic for more information.

To modify package or component properties, you must use property sheets.

To access property sheets:

1. Right-click the package or component that you would like to configure and choose Properties. You can also select the item, open the Action Menu, and select Properties.
2. Select the tab of the sheet that you will use.
3. Update the property setting.
4. Click OK to save the setting and return to the Explorer.

Refreshing Component Settings

It is important to refresh the MTS settings for components each time you recompile your project. Refreshing component settings prevents your component registry settings from being rewritten.

To refresh your component settings

1. In the left pane of the MTS Explorer, select the computer that contains the components you would like to refresh.
2. On the Action menu, click Refresh All Components. This updates Transaction Server with any changes to the system registry, component CLSIDs, or interface identifiers (IIDs). You can also refresh components by selecting the computer in the left pane of the Explorer and clicking the Refresh button on the MTS toolbar.

The Refresh All Components command works if any item below a computer in the MTS Explorer hierarchy has been selected. The command will apply to the selected computer.

See Also

Setting MTS Activation Properties, Setting MTS Transaction Properties, Setting MTS Authentication Levels, Locking Your MTS Package