Getting Started with Oracle Blockchain Platform Enterprise Edition for Besu

The following is a basic task flow you can follow when new to Oracle Blockchain Platform Enterprise Edition for Besu.

Table 1-1 Basic Workflow

Summary	Role	Description	Documentation
Deploy Oracle Blockchain Platform Enterprise Edition	Administrator	The administrator deploys Oracle Blockchain Platform Enterprise Edition from OCI Marketplace into a supported OCI environment and completes the prerequisites, including an external MySQL or Oracle Database and one supported identity provider.	Deploy from Oracle Cloud Marketplace
User Management	Administrator	An administrator logs in to the Control Plane, configures the identity provider (LDAP or OIDC/IDCS), and maps users and groups to the appropriate RBAC roles.	Log into Blockchain Platform Manager for the First Time User Management with OpenLDAP
Provision a Network	Administrator	The administrator provisions a Besu instance/network, including the organization and access settings, and verifies that it is healthy and operational through the service console.	Manage the Organization and Network
Configure Wallets	Administrator	The administrator configures the wallets/accounts and endpoint access required by the application (RPC Proxy and UWaaS, where applicable).	Create an Organization and Wallet
Develop Smart Contracts	Developer	A developer uses Blockchain App Builder to create and deploy a custom smart contract or registers/reuses an existing contract via RPC Proxy. The flow must correctly resolve founder/participant organization IDs and support the no-op or governance path, as applicable.	Using the Blockchain App Builder Extension for Visual Studio Code
Work with Smart Contracts	User and Business User	The user can interact with the smart contract from Postman or an existing application via the supported RPC Proxy APIs, including submitting and querying transactions and retrieving the required history. A business user completes the intended transaction end to end.	Web3 Transactions and Besu Instance APIs
Administer Smart Contracts	Administrator	An administrator can monitor health, status, and logs, manage access, and recover from documented failures.

Additionally, two bundled digital assets applications are packaged with Oracle Blockchain Platform Enterprise Edition. You can deploy these applications by using the one-click application deployment workflow. See One-Click Application Deployment. For more information about the applications, see Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency Application and Deposit Token Application in the Digital Assets Guide.