You can add many different types of artifacts to business-level
applications. For example, you can add Java Platform,
Enterprise Edition (Java EE) applications or modules, Java archives
(JAR files), data in compressed files, and other business-level applications.
About this task
An example of creating a simple business-level application
follows. This example assumes that you have a compressed file, such
as a compressed file, or other archive available on your computer
or on a remote server that you can use to complete the example.
If
you do not have a compressed file available, look in product directories.
Installing the product samples adds several sample files to the /samples directory.
You can use these sample files in a business-level application.
Procedure
- Import assets.
- Click in the console navigation tree.
- On the Upload asset page, specify the asset package
to import and click Next.
For
example, specify a compressed file such as a compressed file and click Next.
- On the Select options for importing an asset page, click Next.
- On the Summary page, click Finish.
- On the Adding asset to repository page, if messages
show that the operation completed, click Manage assets.
- On the Assets page, click Save.
The file name displays in the list of assets.
- Create an empty business-level application named MySampleBLA.
- Click .
- On the New business-level application page, specify
a unique name such as MySampleBLA and a description,
and then click OK.
- On the business-level application settings page, click Save.
The name and description are shown in the list of applications
on the Business-level applications page. Because the application is
empty, its status is Unavailable.
- Add the asset composition unit to your business-level application.
- On the Business-level applications page, click the application
name in the list of applications.
- On the business-level application settings page, click .
- On the Add composition unit page, select an asset composition
unit from the list of available units, and then click Continue.
For example, select the compressed file asset and then click Continue.
- On the Set options page, click Next.
- On the Map composition unit to a target page, change
the target server as needed, and then click Next.
- On the Summary page, click Finish. Several messages are displayed. A message having the format Completed
res=[WebSphere:cuname=unit_name] indicates
that the addition is successful.
- If the addition is successful, click Manage
application.
- On the business-level application settings page, click Save.
The asset name and type displays in the list of deployed
assets.
- Start the business-level application.
- Click .
- On the Business-level applications page, select the
check box beside your application.
- Click Start.
When the business-level application is running, a green
arrow displays for Status. If the business-level
application does not start, ensure that the deployment target to which
the application maps is running and try starting the application again.
What to do next
You can add other assets to your business-level application.