Integrating IBM Sterling Configurator with IBM Sterling Business Center

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You can integrate IBM® Sterling Configurator with the IBM Sterling Business Center application.

About this task

To integrate IBM Sterling Configurator with the IBM Sterling Business Center application:

Procedure

  1. Under <INSTALL_DIR>/repository/eardata/sbc/war/sbc/common directory, create a directory called configurator.
  2. From the supplied Visual Modeler (with omni-configurator) DVD or DVD image, extract the configuratorUI.zip archive package, present inside the omni-configurator folder, to your system.
  3. Extract the ConfiguratorUI.zip file to the <INSTALL_DIR>/repository/eardata/sbc/war/sbc/common/configurator directory.
  4. Add the following properties in the <INSTALL_DIR>/properties/customer_overrides.properties file:
    Property Description
    yfs.yic.omniconfigurator.<ENTERPRISE_CODE>.enabled

    Set the value to true or false if you want to enable or disable the IBM Sterling Configurator integration.

    For example:
    yfs.yic.omniconfigurator.Matrix.enabled=true
    yfs.yic.omniconfigurator.<ENTERPRISE_CODE>.url=<OMNI_CONFIGURATOR_URL>

    Set the value to the server URL where IBM Sterling Configurator application is hosted.

    For example:
    yfs.yic.omniconfigurator.Matrix.url=http://<hostname>:<portnumber>/configurator
    yfs.yic.omniconfigurator.<ENTERPRISE_CODE>.orgCode=<OMNI_CONFIG_ORG_CODE>

    Set the value to the organization code used in IBM Sterling Configurator configuration when creating a storefront.

    For example:
    yfs.yic.omniconfigurator.Matrix.orgCode=Matrix
  5. Define the IBM Sterling Configurator properties in the Applications Manager as described in the topic here.
  6. Rebuild and redeploy the Sterling Order Management System Software application EAR (smcfs.ear).

Results

After this integration the IBM Sterling Business Center application will launch the new IBM Sterling Configurator on the Update Configuration action for preconfigured items. By default, IBM Sterling Business Center application launches the IBM Sterling Configurator on the Update Configuration action for preconfigured items.