Configuring WebSphere App Server for ALBPM

This section outlines how to create and configure the J2EE resources required by the ALBPM Engine to be deployed in IBM's WebSphere Application Server.

The following procedures assume you have already installed WebSphere Application Server. You will need access to WebSphere's Administration Console.

1. Install ALBPM Deployer
   Install ALBPM Deployer to simplify the deployment and general management of ALBPM Enterprise applications deployed in WebSphere.
2. Add Authentication data for JDBC
   Before creating JDBC datasources, you must define the authentication information for the JDBC connections.
3. Create new JDBC Provider
   You must create and configure a new JDBC provider to use the JDBC drivers provided by BEA.
4. Create JDBC Datasource for Directory Database
   After creating a JDBC Provider, you must create a JDBC datasource to provide database connectivity to ALBPM applications. The following procedures show you how to create a JDBC datasource for the ALBPM directory database.
5. Create JDBC Datasource for Engine Database
   After creating a JDBC datasource for the directory database, you another JDBC resource to provide database connectivity to ALBPM applications for the ALBPM engine database.
6. Create WebSphere JMS Bus
   You need to provide a JMS service to ALBPM applications. This procedure shows you how to configure WebSphere Application Server's Embedded JMS service. Other external JMS providers may be used. Check the Installation Guide for compatibility information.
7. Create JMS Resources
   You need to define a JMS Queue Connection Factory, a Queue, a Topic Connection Factory and a Topic for ALBPM applications.
8. Configure Work Manager
   You need to create a Work Manager configuration in WebSphere to provide asynchronous transaction processing capabilities to ALBPM Engine.
9. Configure JVM Properties
   You need to configure each WebSphere Server to use additional system properties when launching the Java Virtual Machine.
10. Restart WebSphere Servers
    After configuring all the needed resources in your WebSphere installation, you must re-start all your WebSphere Servers, Node managers and Deployment manager.
11. Set ALBPM properties for WebSphere
    You must configure your Process Engine with some WebSphere-related properties via ALBPM Process Administrator.