Deploying the Reporting data services application on Apache Tomcat

You can deploy the Reporting data services application .war file on the Apache Tomcat server.

Before you begin

You must install Apache Tomcat and Rational® Publishing Engine with the Reporting data services application before you can deploy the Data Services application.

About this task

The Reporting data services application parameters can be found in %CATALINA_HOME%\webapps\DataServices\WEB-INF\web.xml.

Procedure

  1. Open the Apache Tomcat Manager
    • If you are running Apache Tomcat as a Windows service, open the Control Panel and, in the Apache Tomcat row, click Admin. Then click Manager App.
    • If you are not running Apache Tomcat as a Windows service, open the Apache Tomcat Manager in a browser in the following format: http://server:port/manager/html

      Example: http://localhost:8080/manager/html.

  2. In the Deploy section, enter the details for the DataServices.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:
      1. Context Path: The name for the Data Services application. This entry is a part of the URL used for configuring the client. Example: /DataServices
      2. XML Configuration file URL: You are not required to enter a value in this field.
      3. WAR or Directory URL: The path to DataServices.war. Example: %RPE_HOME%\web services\Data Services\DataServices.war
    • If the .war file is on the same server as Apache Tomcat, enter the following information in the WAR file to deploy section:
      1. Select WAR to upload: The path to DataServices.war. Example: %RPE_HOME%\web services\Data Services\DataServices.war
  3. Click Deploy.

What to do next

Deploy the Reporting Data Services Adapters.

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