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    Configure a component queue
    Define component queue operations
    Modify component queue properties
    Enable Content Engine operations
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Create a component queue

Use the options on the Add Component Queue Wizard pages to associate a Java application or (Workplace only) JMS queue with a workflow queue.

NOTE Workplace supports both Java applications and JMS queues; FileNet Web Services Client and Open Client support only Java application for components.

See Configure component queues and About the Component Integrator for additional configuration information. See the Help for Process Java API for information about Component Integrator.

To create a new component queue

  1. In the Process Configuration Console, open the isolated region and server.
  2. Select the Component Queues folder icon and click New on the toolbar.
  3. Enter a name for the queue in the Queue name box. See Naming conventions for information regarding valid names. The name will appear in the list of component queues in Process Designer.
  4. In the Description box, you can optionally enter a brief description of the queue.
  5. Click Next to continue.

Adaptor configuration

  1. Do one of the following:
    • To configure a new component queue, continue with step 2 below.
    • To modify the configuration of an existing component queue, be sure that the .jar file containing the classes is available on the local computer, then make the desired changes.
    • In Workplace, to modify CE_Operations, copy p8ciops.jar to C:\Temp, then make the desired changes. (The p8ciops.jar file is installed on the Application Engine at ...\FileNet\Workplace\WEB-INF\lib.)
  2. In the Adaptor drop-down menu, choose the appropriate adaptor—Java Component or (Workplace only) JMS component.
  3. Click Configure. This displays either the Java configuration dialog or (Workplace only) the JMS configuration dialog, depending on the adaptor.

    On return from the Java or JMS configuration dialog....

  4. Enter the number of concurrent threads to execute for this component. Use 1 for a system with a single CPU. This number can be increased for a system with multiple CPUs.
  5. Enter the polling rate; 1000 is equivalent to polling once per second. If the component is inactive, this is the amount of time in milliseconds between polls of the queue by this component to look for work. Frequent polling can impact system performance if the queue tends to be empty. As long as there is work in the queue the component never goes inactive and polling does not occur.
  6. NOTE If your system has been configured to automatically check for new events, the Component Manager responds to both the component's polling rate and to new events as they occur. For example, if a component's polling rate is 10000 (10 seconds), the Component Manager automatically queries the associated component queue every 10 seconds. If after 3 seconds an event comes in, the Component Manager again queries the component queue and processes any additional work found there.

  7. Select the exception handling submap to be used by this component. The default is Malfunction. See About System Maps for more information on submaps.
  8. Specify Automatic or Manual startup mode. If you select Automatic, the adaptor starts when the Component Manager starts.
  9. Set JAAS credentials by entering a user name and password that will be used for identification and permissions on both the Process Engine and potentially any external systems that will be accessed. See Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) on the Sun site.

    For Workplace to use CE Operations, you need appropriate access to the potential targets in the object store.

  10. Enter the configuration context. The context you enter must be defined in taskman.login.config. (The taskman.login.config file is located in ...\FileNet\router.)
  11. Click Finish when done.

Adding operations

  1. To complete the configuration, select the new component queue and click Properties on the toolbar.

    Click the Operations tab to import the operations from the Java class or (Workplace only) specify the JMS event list.

    NOTE  On the Component Properties dialog, you can specify exposed fields, indexes, and security for this component, as well as change the adaptor and operation properties.

  2. Click Commit on the toolbar to apply these changes to your isolated region. You can commit the changes immediately, or you can wait until you have finished all your changes.