Business Space Configuration

Use this page to configure Business Space on a server or cluster.

To view this administrative console page, click one of the following:

For servers: Click Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers > name_of_server > Business Integration > Business Space Configuration.

For clusters: Click Servers > Clusters > WebSphere application server clusters > name_of_cluster > Business Integration > Business Space Configuration.

Note: If Business Space has already been configured on the server or cluster, you can view this page, but you cannot edit the fields.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following steps before using the Business Space Configuration page.

Configure Representational State Transfer (REST) service endpoints. If you have a stand-alone server environment or you are using the Deployment Environment wizard to configure your runtime environment, the REST service endpoints are configured and enabled automatically. For other environments, use the REST Services administrative console page to configure the REST service endpoints. If you want widgets to be available in Business Space, you must configure the REST service endpoints for those widgets. For the widgets to be available in Business Space and appear in the palette for use, you must register the REST service endpoints needed by the widgets using REST service endpoint registration administrative console page.
If you want to configure Business Space on a server or cluster using a different data source than the product data source: Create the data source in the server or cluster scope with the correct JNDI name of jdbc/mashupDS first.
For Oracle, to use a different schema for the Business Space tables than the one used by the product database, complete the following steps to create a data source manually before you open the Business Space Configuration page:
- Create the schema using the database product software.
- Use the administrative console to configure the JDBC provider.
- Use the administrative console to create a data source with the JNDI name of jdbc/mashupDS at the server or cluster scope, depending on your environment.

Before you begin using Business Space, you must complete additional steps

Run a script to create tables in the database. The scripts were generated when you completed the configuration. By default, the scripts are located in the following directory for a stand-alone server: profile_root/dbscripts/BusinessSpace/node_name_server_name/database_product_name/database_name or in the following directory for a cluster: profile_root/dbscripts/BusinessSpace/cluster_name/database_product_name/database_name.
Register the endpoints for widgets to appear properly in Business Space. On this page, you can click the REST service endpoint registration link to designate which server or cluster target you want to register to the REST endpoints that are configured and enabled on your system. Or, you can use the registerRESTServiceEndpoint command.
Set up security that you need to use with Business Space and the widgets your team is using.

Install Business Space service

Select this check box to configure Business Space for your server or cluster.

Database schema name

Type the name of the database schema you want to use for Business Space. In Oracle, the schema is the same as the user name set on the authentication alias on the data source.

Existing Business Space data source

This field lists the data source that is designated for use with Business Space.

Create Business Space data source using:

If no data source is designated in the Existing Business Space data source field, select the data source that you want to copy and use with Business Space.

REST service endpoint registration

Click this link to manage the registration of REST service endpoints to the proper cluster or server for widgets you are using in Business Space.