Installing Rational Focal Point on WebSphere Application Server

After you set up IBM® WebSphere® Application Server, you must install the IBM Rational® Focal Point™ application, the financial capability feature, and the help system, and enable integration with the OSLC CM. Then, you can start the applications.

Before you begin

Complete the tasks in Setting up WebSphere Application Server.

Installing the application

Procedure

  1. Click Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications.
  2. Click Install.
  3. Under Path to new Application, click Local file system.
  4. Under Full path, browse to fp.war in your file system. For example, <Focal Point installation directory>\Focal Point\artifacts\wars. Click Next.
  5. Select Detailed - Show all installation options and parameters, and click Next.
  6. On the Select installation options page, select Precompile JavaServer Pages files, and click Next.
  7. On the Map modules to server page, select the fp.war check box. Select the clusters and servers from the list and click Apply.
  8. On the Provide options to compile JSPs page, specify the JDK Source Level as 16.
  9. Open the Map shared libraries page. Select fp.war and the module check boxes. Click Reference Shared Libraries and move the fp.jar entry into the selected list.
  10. Open the Map resource references to resources page. For the focalpoint/filestorage entry, specify focalpoint/filestorage as the target resource JNDI name. For the jdbc/focalpoint entry, specify the target resource JNDI name as jdbc/focalpoint.
  11. Open the Map context roots for web modules page. In the Context Root field, type /fp.
  12. Open the Summary page and click Finish.
  13. Click Save directly to the master configuration.
  14. Click Applications > Enterprise Applications.
  15. Click fp_war.
  16. Modify the class loader order:
    1. Click Manage Modules.
    2. From the Class loader order list, select Classes loaded with local class loader first (parent last). Click Apply and OK.
    3. Select fp_war and click Class loading and update detection.
    4. Select Override class reloading settings for Web and EJB modules, and specify a value in the Polling interval for updated files field. For example, 3 seconds.
    5. For the class loader order, select Classes loaded with local class loader first (parent last).
    6. Select Single class loader for application and click OK.

Installing the financial features

Procedure

  1. Install the Financier.war file:
    1. Click Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications.
    2. Click Install.
    3. Under Path to new Application, click Local file system.
    4. Under Full path, browse to the location of Financier.war; for example, <Focal Point installation directory>\Focal Point\artifacts\wars. Click Next.
    5. Select Detailed - Show all installation options and parameters, and click Next.
    6. On the Map modules to server page, select the Financier.war check box. Select the clusters and servers from the list and click Apply.
    7. On the Map context roots for Web modules page, in the Context Root field, type /Financier.
    8. On the Summary page, click Finish.
    9. Click Save directly to the master configuration.
  2. Deploy the FinancierREST.war file:
    1. Click Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications.
    2. Click Install.
    3. Under Path to new Application, click Local file system.
    4. Under Full path, browse to the location of FinancierREST.war; for example, <Focal Point installation directory>\Focal Point\artifacts\wars. Click Next.
    5. Select Detailed - Show all installation options and parameters, and click Next.
    6. On the Map modules to server page, select the FinancierREST.war check box. Select the clusters and servers from the list and click Apply.
    7. On the Map resource references to resources page, for the jdbc/focalpoint entry, specify the target resource JNDI name as jdbc/focalpoint.
    8. On the Map context roots for Web modules page, in the Context Root field, type /FinancierREST.
    9. On the Summary page, click Finish.
    10. Click Save directly to the master configuration.

Installing the OSLC CM integration feature

Procedure

To enable integration with an Open Services for Lifecycle Management Collaboration - Configuration Management (OSLC-CM) system, deploy the net.jazz.web.war file.

  1. Click Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications.
  2. Click Install.
  3. Under Path to new Application, click Local file system.
  4. Under Full path, browse to the location of jazzui.war; for example, <Focal Point installation directory>\Focal Point\artifacts\wars. Click Next.
  5. Select Detailed - Show all installation options and parameters, and click Next.
  6. On the Map modules to server page, select the jazzui.war check box. Select the clusters and servers from the list and click Apply.
  7. On the Map context roots for Web modules page, in the Context Root field, type /jazzui.
  8. On the Summary page, click Finish.
  9. Click Save directly to the master configuration.

Installing the help system

Procedure

To make the Rational Focal Point help system available, deploy the fphelp.war file.

  1. Click Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications.
  2. Click Install.
  3. Under Path to new Application, click Local file system.
  4. Under Full path, browse to the location of fphelp.war; for example, <Focal Point installation directory>\Focal Point\artifacts\wars. Click Next.
  5. Select Detailed - Show all installation options and parameters, and click Next.
  6. On the Map modules to server page, select the fphelp.war check box. Select the clusters and servers from the list and click Apply.
  7. On the Map context roots for Web modules page, in the Context Root field, type /fphelp.
  8. On the Summary page, click Finish.
  9. Click Save directly to the master configuration.
    Note: Only the base help is installed in the application server. Rational Focal Point help is not included with the product. You must download the help from the IBM® Local Help System Updater Web site to enable the users to access the help contents. For more information, see Downloading Rational Focal Point help

Starting the applications

Procedure

  1. Click Applications > Enterprise Applications.
  2. Select the fp_war, Financier_war, FinancierRest_war, jazzui_war, and fphelp_war check boxes. Click Start. A green arrow indicates that the application started.

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