This topic applies only to the IBM Business Automation Workflow Advanced configuration.

Importing business rules using the administrative console

Import business rules in order to update installed business rules without reinstalling an application.

Before you begin

You must be at the administrative console and have the location of a compressed file created by the export facility.
Before importing business rules, make sure the following are true or the import will fail:
  • The file has an extension of ,zip.
  • The compressed file was created by exporting the business rules from a server.
  • The application that uses the business rules group has already been installed on a server in the cell.

Required security role for this task: When security and role-based authorization are enabled, you must be logged in as an administrator or a configurator to perform this task.

About this task

Import business rules when you have made changes to business rules in use by installed applications and you are ready to bring those changes into another cluster or server. You can also use this facility to synchronize your development environment with changes in the production environment.

To import business rules using the administrative console, perform the following steps.

Tip: You can also import business rules using the command line. See importBusinessRuleArtifacts.jacl command.

Procedure

  1. Display the business rules on the server to which you are importing the business rules.
    Click Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers > servername > Business rules > Business rules.
  2. Click Import.
  3. Specify the path to the file on the Preparing for importing business rules page.

What to do next

Display the business rules to verify the changed rules.