1.1 Gateway EJB Application

This topic describes the steps to create the property file for the Gateway EJB Application.

  1. Start Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Installer.
    The Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Installer is displayed.

    Figure 1-1 Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Installer


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    Description of "Figure 1-1 Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Installer"

  2. On Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Installer screen, enter the following details.
    Refer to the table for JDK and Oracle Home path.

    Table 1-1 JDK and Oracle Home path

    Field Description
    JDK Path

    Provide Home folder path of JDK1.8.
    Oracle Home

    Provide home folder path of Oracle Client or Database.
    Application Server Home

    Provide home folder path of Application Server.
    Application Server Location

    Select location of the application server either local or remote.
  3. Click Next to select the option for installation.
  4. Select Oracle FLEXCUBE Gateway from the lists of Oracle FLEXCUBE options.
    The available options for installation are displayed.

    Figure 1-2 Select Oracle FLEXCUBE Gateway


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  5. Click Next to choose Oracle FLEXCUBE component for installation.
  6. Select Property File.

    Figure 1-3 Oracle FLEXCUBE Component for Installation


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  7. Specify the type of file separator (Eg: Linux or Windows). Choose the appropriate one from the drop-down list. You also need to specify the version of the selected operating system.
  8. Specify the application server in which you are creating the property file. Choose the appropriate one from the drop-down list.
  9. Click Next and select Gateway EJB from the Gateway Application Type.
    The screen displays the selected Gateway Application Type.

    Figure 1-4 Gateway Application Type_Gateway EJB


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  10. Click Next.
    The following screen is displayed.

    Figure 1-5 Property File Creation


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  11. On Property File Creation screen, Create a new property file. Specify the location of the property file manually in the Load Property File field when the existing file needs to be modified.

    Note:

    Ensure that the folder structures used in the following steps are created before proceeding.
  12. Click Next. You are provided with an option to enable Single Sign On.
    The following screen is displayed.
  13. On Single Sign On screen, select the External Password Required to allow the user login using MSAD/LDAP password irrespective of the user ID. This option is unchecked by default.
    If you check this box, the user ID can be either the MSAD/LDAP user ID or the FCIS user ID. And the password can be MSAD/LDAP server password only.

    Figure 1-6 Authentication Details maintained external to FLEXCUBE


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  14. Select the External User Login Required to enable user login using MSAD/LDAP user ID.
    If you check this box, the user can log in using MSAD/LDAP server user ID as well as FCIS user ID.
  15. Select the Authentication Type from the adjoining drop-down list. This is the type of external server that is used.
    The following options are available:
    • Microsoft Active Directory (MSAD) The default option is MSAD. However, you can change it.
    • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

    Figure 1-7 Authentication Type


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  16. Choose the Authentication Type as LDAP and click Next.
    The LDAP server details for Gateway is displayed.

    Figure 1-8 LDAP Server Details


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    Description of "Figure 1-8 LDAP Server Details"

  17. On LDAP Server Details screen, enter the following details.
    Refer to the table for LDAP Server details.

    Table 1-2 LDAP Server details

    Field Description
    LDAP Server URL

    Specify the URL to access the LDAP server where the external user Ids or passwords are maintained.
    LDAP SSL Enabled

    Check this box if the LDAP server is SSL enabled.

    Note: If you check this box, then you need to specify the SSL port in the field LDAP SERVER URL.

    Security Authentication Type
    Depending on the authentication mechanism supported by the LDAP server, you need to select one of the following:
    • Simple
    • Strong

    Note: Different servers support different authentication mechanisms. By default, the security authentication type is Simple; however, you can change it.

    Domain Name

    Specify the domain name.
    LDAP Server Timeout

    Specify the LDAP server timeout in milliseconds.

    Note:
    • By default, the LDAP server timeout is zero; however, you can change this.
    • You must enter a positive integer value. For example, 1000, 10000, 5000, etc.,
    • If the value specified is zero or less, it indicates that no read timeout is specified. Then, the wait for the response infinite until it is received.
  18. Click Next. You are provided with an option to modify Gateway Properties.
    The following screen is displayed.

    Figure 1-9 Gateway Properties


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    Description of "Figure 1-9 Gateway Properties"

  19. On Gateway Properties screen, enter XSD Path and Security Key for Encryption details.
    Refer to the table for Gateway Properties.

    Table 1-3 Gateway Properties

    Field Description
    XSD Path

    Specify the path to the XSD file. File name is not required.

    The file separator / must be available at the end. All the relevant XSD files must be manually copied to this location.

    For Windows: D:\GW_EJB\XSD\

    For Linux: /GW_EJB/XSD/
    Logger File

    Specify the path of gw_ejb_logger.properties file with the file name. The file must be manually copied to the specified location.

    For Windows: D:\GW_EJB\config\gw_ejb_logger.properties

    For Linux: /GW_EJB/config/gw_ejb_logger.properties
    Debug Path

    Specify the path to the folder where the application creates the logs.

    The file separator / must be available at the end. You need to manually create the folder structure.

    For Windows: D:\GW_EJB\log\

    For Linux: /GW_EJB/log/
    Security Key for Encryption

    Specify the security key for the Encryption, here in this case it is Oraclefinancialsolutions.

    Note: The Installer creates two files gw_ejb_logger.properties and GW_EJB_Prop.propeties in the path provided to save the files.

  20. On Gateway Properties screen, enter DataSource and message logging required details.

    Figure 1-10 Gateway Properties


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    Refer to the table for Gateway Properties.

    Table 1-4 Gateway Properties

    Field Description
    DataSource

    The JDBC data source is an object bound to JNDI tree and provides database connectivity through a pool of JDBC connections.
    POSS Datasource

    Check this box if POSS is required. If you check this box, you need to specify the POSS Datasource Name in the field below.
    Distributed Schema Select Distributed Schema as Yes.
    MSG IN LOG Required

    Select if message in logging is required as Yes or No.

    MSG OUT LOG Required

    Select if message out logging is required as Yes or No.

  21. Select the Platform Security option and is available only for weblogic.

    If Platform Security is checked for weblogic, the symmetric key is not stored in the property file for security reasons. If Platform Security is enabled during property file creation, then DB details should be the actual database in which the application to be deployed.

    If Platform Security is not checked, the symmetric key is available in the property file and a warning message is displayed to the user.

    Figure 1-11 Platform Security Disabled Information Message


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  22. Click Next.
    The following screen is displayed.

    Figure 1-12 FC home


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  23. Enter the source path in FC Home and provide the SMS schema details for patch installation.
  24. Click Test Connection to test the connection with the Application server.
    On successful connection, the following message is displayed.

    Figure 1-13 Information Message on Successful Connection


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  25. Click Next.
    The following screen is displayed.

    Figure 1-14 OFTW details


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  26. On Property Installation screen, you can view the status of the object being loaded.
    The following screen is displayed.

    Figure 1-15 Property Installation


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    Description of "Figure 1-15 Property Installation"

    1. Click Property File to view the created property file.
    2. Click Save to save the created property file in the desired location.
      The property file will be created in a temporary folder.
    3. Click Continue to continue the installation process with gateway application type.

Parent topic: Create Property File for Gateway Applications