Eclipse IDE Setup for WebSphere Application Server
This tutorial includes Java™ code that uses the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) transport to connect to the Content Platform Engine, hosted by WebSphere Application Server.
Learning objectives
- Create and configure the Eclipse IDE project with the required IBM FileNet JARs.
- Add connection code that uses the EJB transport.
- Create the project's runtime environment.
- Run the code to connect to Content Platform Engine.
Time required
Approximately 30 minutes.Prerequisites
- Eclipse IDE, open source software that can be downloaded from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/. The tutorial uses version 3.5 of Eclipse. If you're using a different version of the IDE, you might have to adapt some instructions for your specific IDE version.
- Content Engine version 4.5.1
or higher, deployed on a supported WebSphere Application
Server. For supported application
servers, see the FileNet
P8
Hardware and Software
Requirements .
To test the connection to the Content Engine that you use to develop a FileNet P8 application, enter this URL in your web browser:
http://<hostname>:<portnumber>/FileNet/Engine. (The default port is 9080 for WebSphere Application Server.) If the connection is good, the Content Engine returns an HTML page that describes the Content Engine startup context; otherwise, it returns a list of errors. - Content Engine can be deployed
in either a local or remote development environment. In a remote
environment, the Content Engine is
deployed on a remote server, not on the same machine as your IDE.
For a remote development environment, the WebSphere Application Client must be installed. The version and patch level of WebSphere Application Client and the WebSphere Application Server on which the Content Engine is deployed must match. You can get WebSphere Application Client from the installation media for WebSphere Application Server
For a local development environment, there is no need to install WebSphere Application Client because the application server libraries exist on your local machine.
- The following Content Engine Client software must be installed: Jace.jar, log4j.jar, p8cel10n.jar, and the JAAS configuration file, jaas.conf.WebSphere. See Finding Required Files.
- Configuring an Eclipse Project
After you create a new project, you add the required JARs and Java Runtime Environment (JRE), then set the compiler compliance level. - Adding Connection Code
You define a package and create a class with connection code to the Content Platform Engine. - Creating a Runtime Configuration
You define the context in which the IDE runs the connection code. - Executing Connection Code
From the Eclipse IDE, you test the connection to the Content Platform Engine.