Enabling development mode for stand-alone test environment servers

When a test environment server is installed as part of the IBM® Business Automation Workflow installation, the server is automatically set to run in development mode by default. This is the mode for a test environment server. However, if you install a stand-alone server separately from your IBM Business Automation Workflow installation and you want to use the stand-alone server as a test environment server, you need to manually enable the server to run in development mode.

About this task

When development mode is enabled on a stand-alone server, it is possible to republish, stop, or uninstall business process applications even when the application has running instances of business processes or human tasks. This is an important capability that is generally required for all test environment servers. (However, if you have a stand-alone server that you want to use as a production environment rather than as a test environment, the server should generally not run in development mode, which protects your long-running instances from being accidentally stopped or uninstalled.)

To enable development mode in a stand-alone test environment server:

1. In the Servers view of IBM Integration Designer, right-click your running stand-alone test environment server and select Administration > Run Administrative Console. The login page opens.
2. In the User ID and Password fields, type your user ID and password and click Log in.
3. In the navigation tree of the administrative console, expand Servers and Server Types.
4. Select the WebSphere application servers link. The Application Servers page opens.
5. Click the server link. (By default, the server is named server1.) The server page opens.
6. Select the Run in development mode check box and save your changes.
7. Close the administrative console and restart your stand-alone test environment server.