Integrating with AquaLogic Interaction

This section provides information for integrating AquaLogic BPM within AquaLogic User Interaction.

ALBPM provides out-of-the-box integration using WorkSpace Extensions for AquaLogic User Interaction. WorkSpace Extensions for ALI allow you to use ALBPM with the following functionality:

Use ALI as the user interface layer for ALBPM
Use ALI to handle user authentication
Use ALI Collaboration as the document repository for attachments.

See What is ALBPM Enterprise? for general information about WorkSpace Extensions.

Configuration Prerequisites
The following prerequisites should be met before installing ALBPM WorkSpace Extensions.
Running the WorkSpace Extension Configuration Wizard
The following procedures show you how to run the WorkSpace Extension Configuration Wizard.
Configuring the ALI Identity Service Database
This topic describes how to create the AquaLogic Identity Service database.
Configuring the AquaLogic Identity Service
This procedure shows you how to configure the AquaLogic Identity Service for integrating ALBPM with ALUI.
Deploying the .pte File
You must import the ALI (.pte) file in order to expose the WorkSpace and Process Administrator applications within the ALI Portal and access the Portal Community that hosts it. This file defines all the associations between ALI and the ALBPM environment.
Assigning Process Administrators
You must add at least one ALI user to the Process Administrator group.
Restart ALI Services
You must re-start ALI services to force a quick replication of users and groups information from the ALI Portal database to ALI's Identity Service (Hydrogen).
Running the Configuration Wizard
The following procedures outline how to use the Configuration Wizard to configure WorkSpace Extensions.
Verifying Your Installation
Follow this procedure to verify the configuration of ALBPM WorkSpace Extensions for ALUI.