Configuring custom Liberty data sources for Business Automation Workflow on containers

To integrate custom datasources into your applications, configure the data source in the Liberty configuration for Business Automation Workflow.

Procedure

  1. Add the required files, such as the JDBC driver, to the Workflow server pod, by using the filestore persistent volume claim (PVC) that is mounted at /opt/ibm/bawfile. For more information, see Accessing files for applications and configurations External link opens a new window or tab.
    For example, run the following command to copy your JDBC driver to the Workflow server location /opt/ibm/bawfile, where jdbcdriver.file is the file you want to copy and workflow-server-pod is the name of one of your Workflow pods.
    kubectl cp jdbcdriver.file workflow-server-pod:/opt/ibm/bawfile/
    The files are stored in the persistent volume (PV) related to the PVC and are kept between restarts.
  2. Create a valid XML snippet with the Liberty datasource settings that you want, starting from the <server> element.
    The file path in the configuration must match the appropriate container path. For more information, see Configuring relational database connectivity in Liberty External link opens a new window or tab and Administering Liberty manually External link opens a new window or tab.
    This example uses a PostgreSQL database. 
    
      <server>
        <dataSource id="PostgresSQLDataSource" jndiName="jdbc/postgres">
          <jdbcDriver libraryRef="PostgresLib" />
          <properties.postgresql databaseName="customdb" serverName="dbserver.mydomain.com"
          portNumber="5432" user="username" password="password"/>
        </dataSource>

        <library id="PostgresLib">
          <file name="/opt/ibm/bawfile/postgresql-42.6.2.jar"/>
        </library>
      </server>
  3. To customize Liberty with your XML snippet, follow the instructions for your environment type.