Installing the application project module is the last step of the
deployment process. When you install the application and start it, the adapter,
which is embedded in the project module, starts as part of the installed application.
Why and when to perform this task
Perform the following steps to install
the application.
Steps for this task
- Before you install the application, you must create an authentication
alias for use with your SAP instance. Once an authentication alias has been
created, other SAP application project modules may use it as well.
- In the administrative console, click .
- On the right-side, under Authentication,
click .
- If an alias named SAP_Auth_Alias does not already exist, create
it now.
- Click New. The General properties window
appears.
- In the Alias field, specify SAP_Auth_Alias.
- Specify the userID and password for connecting to SAP.
- Click OK.
- Click Save.
- To begin the installation process, click .
- Under Path to the new application, specify
the path of the EAR file, then click Next.
- Continue to click Next through the various Step windows,
until you reach the window titled with the step Map resource reference
to resources.
- Under Specify authentication method:
- Select the authentication alias you created earlier.
- Select the check box for the module.
- Click Apply.
- Click Next. The Application
Resource Warnings window appears.
- Click Continue. The Install
New Application window appears.
- Click Next. The Ensure
all unprotected 2.x methods have the correct level of protection window
appears.
- Click Next. A summary of
all the installation options appears. Verify that all options are as you intended.
- Click Finish.
- A list of installation messages appears. Confirm that the message Application
installed successfully is included at the end of the list.
- Click the Save to Master Configuration link
that appears at the end of the list of installation messages. The Enterprise
Applications window appears.
- Click Save to save the application. The application is now deployed and the Enterprise Applications window
for the deployed application appears.
- If
the application is an inbound application, edit the J2C activation specification
(ActivationSpec) properties. If the application is an outbound application,
edit the J2C connection factory properties:
- Click the deployed application and on the right-side column,
under Related Items, click Connector Module.
The Enterprise Application > Name of Application > Connector Modules window
appears.
- Click the name of the RAR file. The Enterprise Application
> Name of Application > Connector Modules > Name of RAR file window
appears.
- Under Additional properties, click Resource
adapter.
- For inbound applications: Click J2C Activation specifications under Additional
properties. For outbound applications, click J2C connection
factories under Additional properties
- For outbound applications: Click the factory instance created
with the JNDI name specified in the EJB project.
- Under Additional properties, click Custom
Properties.
- Update the desired property values.
- For inbound applications only: Select the Password property
you want to update, enter the password in the Value field,
and click OK.
- For inbound applications only: Click the > button
to navigate to the next page and click the userName link.
- For inbound applications only: Enter the username in the Value field
and click OK.
- Click the Save link in the Messages box
at the top of the window.
- Click the Save button to save the edits.
What to do next
The application is now deployed and properly configured.
The next step is to start the application.