Installation Guide

Preparing to Install BEA AquaLogic Data Services Platform

Installation Overview

Supported Configurations

Installation Prerequisites

What Gets Installed

Preconfigured Samples Domain

Internationalization Support

Installing AquaLogic Data Services Platform Using GUI Mode

Before You Install

Installing Using GUI Mode

Installing AquaLogic Data Services Platform Using Console or Silent Mode

Before You Install

Installing Using Console Mode

Using Silent Console Mode to Install AquaLogic Data Services Platform

Using Silent Mode on Windows and UNIX Systems

Exploring the Silent Mode Installer Properties File

Post-Installation Tasks

Verifying the Installation

Exploring AquaLogic Data Services Platform Windows Shortcuts and UNIX Paths

Starting the Development of a Data Integration Solution

Uninstalling AquaLogic Data Services Platform

Automated Uninstallation

Manual Uninstallation

Upgrading AquaLogic Data Services Platform Applications To Version 2.5

Platform Installation and Configuration

AquaLogic Data Services Platform 2.5 Installation and Deployment

AquaLogic Data Services Platform 2.5 Installation

AquaLogic Data Services Platform Upgrade Options

Upgrading Applications Created Under Earlier Versions to 2.5

Using Workshop to Upgrade Older AquaLogic Data Services Platform Applications

Using the Convert Utility to Upgrade Applications Created Under Previous Versions

Upgrading EAR Files on Windows

Upgrading EAR Files on UNIX Systems

Upgrading Projects Created Under 2.0 to 2.5

Sample Retail Application Overview

About Avitek Ltd.

General IT Goals

Specific Projects

Quick Start Instructions for the Avitek Sample Application (RTLApp)

The Challenge of Disparate Data

Business Case for the Avitek Self-Service Web Site

Web Site Design Requirements

Maintenance Requirements

Design Requirements

Information Technology (IT) Weighs In: The Moment of Truth

Search for an Alternative

A Possible Solution

Purpose of the Avitek RTLApp

Finding the Components

Analyzing the RTLApp Architecture

Available Data Sources

Retail Sample Application Queries

Physical Data Services

Logical Data Services

Avitek Customer Self-Service Sample Application

Running Retail Sample Application in a Browser

My Profile Page in RTLApp

Page Design

Open Order Page in RTLApp

Data Sources

Update Mechanisms

Caching Options

Handling Unavailable Sources

Access LD via JDBC

Page Design

Order History in RTLApp

Security

Page Design

Support Page in RTLApp

Search Page in RTLApp

Viewing RTLApp Source

WebLogic Workshop Components of the RTLApp

Data Services Folder

ElecWS Folder

RTLSelfService Folder

Schemas

Controls

Application Pages

Application Logic: Page Flow

Page Flow: Flow View

Page Flow: Action View

Page Flow: Source View

Summary

Where To Go From Here