Business Process Option Configuration Overview

 

This section provides an overview of the Business Process Option configuration process. Topics include:

• Overview

• Business Process Option Configuration Files

• eLink Platform Configuration Utilities

Overview

Your Business Process Option installation documentation provides instructions for installing the product and testing the Business Process Engine installation. This manual provides instructions for configuring and finetuning your installation for a production environment. This primarily involves creating and/or modifying a set of Business Process Option and eLink Platform configuration files. The following section provides an overview of these files and their context within the configuration.

Business Process Option Configuration Files

To configure your installation for a production environment, you must modify and/or create a number of configuration files. These files are categorized as follows:

• Server platform (UNIX operating system) environment:

  • env.sh file - Defines and sets environment variables to configure your UNIX shell environment for the Business Process Option Servers running under eLink Platform.

• Business Process Engine:

  • eLink_BPO.env - Defines and sets environment variables specific to the Business Process Engine.

  • IcCliMgr.cfg - This is the Business Process Engine Client Manager configuration file.

  • IcRepDaemon.config - This is the Business Process Engine Repository Daemon configuration file.

• Business Process Option Server configuration:

  • eLink_BPO.cfg - This file contains various parameters for defining and configuring the Business Process Option Servers. Parameters in this file control the interactions between the Business Process Option Servers and the Business Process Engine.

• eLink Platform configuration:

  • <application_name>.ubb - This is the TUXEDO/eLink Platform configuration file (UBB file). This is the UBB file specific to the Business Process option, and configures the eLink Platform for running the application. You can create and generate this file by using the eLink Platform Configuration Expert utility.

Figure 2-1 illustrates the context of the Business Process Option configuration files.

Figure 2-1 Context of Business Process Option Configuration Files

To modify your configuration, you must manually modify the appropriate configuration files. However, to create, generate, and/or modify the eLink Platform UBB (and related) configuration files, you can use the eLink Platform Configuration Expert and Data Editor utilities. These utilities provide a series of screens for entering your configuration information. You can then use the Configuration Expert Generate Files feature to generate the required TUXEDO/eLink Platform UBB configuration files.

The following section provides a description of the Configuration Expert and Data Editor utilities.

eLink Platform Configuration Utilities

BEA eLink Platform provides two utilities to assist you in configuring the eLink Platform for eLink applications. These are:

• Configuration Expert - This utility automates the process of creating and modifying eLink Platform application configuration files. The Configuration Expert presents a series of screen forms for entering your configuration information. After you have completed the forms, you can use Configuration Expert to generate the required files and place them in the appropriate locations.

  You can also use Configuration Expert to run a system startup test, to ensure that your configuration is correct and functional. During startup, Configuration Expert displays a series of status messages that indicate whether the startup is successful. The status messages may also provide some debugging information for determining the source of any problem.

• Configuration Data Editor - This utility enables you to quickly create and/or modify the Data Configuration file for your Business Process Option Server machine. The Configuration Expert uses this file to create the configuration setup file for generating the BEA eLink Platform configuration files.

Creating the eLink Platform Configuration Files, provides detailed instructions for using these utilities to configure the eLink Platform specifically for the Business Process Engine. Configuration Expert Quick Reference Guide, provides general instructions for starting up and using these utilities.

Note: For additional information on using the Configuration Expert and Configuration Data Editor, refer to the online document BEA Builder Configuration Expert Online Help provided in PDF (Acrobat Reader) format with the BEA eLink Platform 1.2 release.