You can deploy the Rational® Publishing Engine Web Services application on
an Apache Tomcat server to run the remote reports, the Data Services application,
and the Reporting Data Services Adapters.
Procedure
- Open the Apache Tomcat Manager in
a browser: http://server:port/manager/html. Example: http://localhost:8080/manager/html.
- In the Deploy section, enter the details for the rpews.war file.
- If the .war file
is on a different server than Apache Tomcat, enter the following information
in the Deploy directory or WAR file located on server section:
- Context Path: Enter /rpews as
the name for the Web Services application.
This entry is a part of the URL used for configuring the client.
- XML Configuration file URL: You
are not required to enter a value in this field.
- WAR or Directory URL: The path to rpews.war.
Example: %RPE_HOME%\web services\rpews.war
- If the .war file
is on the same server as Apache Tomcat, enter the following information
in the WAR file to deploy section:
- Select WAR to upload: The path to rpews.war.
Example: %RPE_HOME%\web services\rpews.war
- Click Deploy.
Results
The application is deployed. You can confirm
that the application is deployed by opening the introductory page
of the
Rational Publishing Engine Web Services application in
a browser:
http://server:port/rpews/.
What to do next
Configure the remote services listed on the
http://server:port/rpews/ page.
See
Remote services URLs for an explanation of how each
URL is used and tasks for configuring each of the features.