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Enable Communication between the Salesforce.com Connector and Salesforce.com

To enable communications between the Salesforce.com connector and Salesforce.com cloud, download and install the SSL client certificate from Salesforce.com. The certificate is required because communications between the Salesforce.com connector and Salesforce.com cloud are performed using an SSL connection. The SSL client certificate validates requests generated by Salesforce.com.

To enable communication between the Salesforce.com connector and Salesforce.com

1. Login to your Salesforce.com organization and generate the SSL client certificate.

   Note: For more information about generating the client certificate, see WSDL Client Certificates in your Salesforce.com organization.

2. Copy the SSL client certificate to your computer.
3. (Windows) Navigate to either one of the following directories:
   • (Windows) C:\Program Files\CA\Identity Manager\Connector Server\Resources\sfdc
   • (Windows) C:\Program Files\CA\Identity Manager\Connector Server\bin
   • (Solaris) /opt/CA/IdentityManager/ConnectorServer/resources/sfdc
4. Enter one of the following commands:
   • (Windows) sfdc_post_install.bat
   • (Solaris) sfdc_post_install

   The Salesforce.com connector post-installation utility starts.

   The utility is installed as part of the Java CS installation, and imports the client certificate into the Java CS keystore.

5. When prompted, enter the location of the SSL client certificate that you have copied to the target computer, and the Java CS keystore password.

   Note: The password for the keystore is the password that you set during the Java CS installation. For more information, see the Java CS Implementation Guide.