Install the Graphical Process Modeler

Although the Graphical Process Modeler (GPM) is an included feature of Sterling B2B Integrator, it does not automatically install with Sterling B2B Integrator, because it operates as a separate, Web-deployed application. The GPM must be installed on each computer from which a user will access Sterling B2B Integrator and work with the GPM. This enables Sterling B2B Integrator and the GPM to interact. For example, you can check in and out business process models from the GPM, and update a service configuration in the GPM after making changes to it in Sterling B2B Integrator.

1. Uninstall all old versions/instances of Java™ Web Start from the client computer.
   Note: Leaving these on the system will cause an error when attempting to load the GPM from the Sterling B2B Integrator user interface.
2. Download Java 17 JRE according to your operating system. For details, refer to IBM Semeru Runtimes Downloads.
3. Install the JRE on the client system.
4. Download zip file from IcedTea-Web from Azul.
   Note:

   • GPM relies on Java Web Start (JWS), which was deprecated in Java 9 and removed entirely from JDK distributions starting with Java 11. As a result, clients using the latest versions of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) no longer have access to JWS and are unable to run GPM through it.
   • IcedTea-Web is an open-source implementation of Java Web Start.
5. Log in to Sterling B2B Integrator and download the GPM:
   1. Navigate to the Admin Console Home page.
   2. Next to Run Graphical Process Modeler, click Go!
      Note: The ProcessModeler.JNLP file will now be downloaded.
   3. Unzip the downloaded IcedTea-Web archive, then navigate to the /bin directory inside the extracted folder.
   4. Run the command from the /bin directory:

      javaws <path_of_jnlp_file>

      For example,

      javaws C:\User\B2Bi\ProcessModeler.jnlp

      The Java Web Start window displays and begins loading GPM components.

   5. Answer any prompts appropriately that appear.
   6. When prompted, use your Sterling B2B Integrator User ID and Password to log in to the GPM. The GPM opens.

   Troubleshooting: GPM does not start.

   Locate IceTea-Web's deployment.properties file and ensure the correct JRE path is set in the deployment.jre.dir property.

   For example, consider the JRE path as C:\user\software\IBMJDKSemeru1707\jdk-17.0.7+7-jre.

   1. On Windows 10, navigate to C:\Users\<user>\.config\icedtea-web\
   2. Open the deployment.properties file in an editor.
   3. Update the JRE path in deployment.jre.dir:

      deployment.jre.dir=C:\user\software\IBMJDKSemeru1707\jdk-17.0.7+7-jre

6. Set your preferences. See Set Up Your GPM.