Adding Process Services Components

After you have created a new Process project (typically in Visual InterDev or Visual Studio) and deleted the directories and files (created by Visual InterDev or Visual Studio), you must add the Process Services components (FileNet Web Services and PJAC) necessary to extend your application's existing functionality.

Add the necessary Process Services components by performing the following steps:

  1. If you have not already done so, open your IDE or visual development tool (in this procedure, Visual InterDev is used as an example).
  2. Locate and open your new Process project.
  3. Highlight the bolded project site address in the Project Explorer pane (for example, your_webserver/your_webproject_name).
  4. From the menu bar, click Project and select Add Item.
  5. Click the Existing tab, and navigate to the mapped directory containing the Web Services toolkit files.

    If you are developing your web application on a remote work station, you must map a network drive to the directory on the web server that contains the FileNet Web Services files. For example, if you installed the FileNet Web Services application to the default location, you would need to map a network drive to the <drive>...\Program Files\FileNET\IDM\Web\IDMWS directory on the FileNet Web Services server.

  6. From the Files of type pull-down list, select All Files.
  7. Select and highlight all of the files in the list view box. Click Open.
  8. Once the files from the root directory have been added to your new project, click Project and select Add Item a second time.
  9. Click the Existing tab, and navigate to the mapped directory containing the Web Services toolkit files.
  10. Select and highlight all of the folders, including the \_ScriptLibrary folder (for additional information on the folders, files, etc. you will need to add to your project, see Process Services Directory Structure - FileNet Web Services and PJAC Files Referenced By Process Applications.)

    Note If you wish to use the FileNet Web Services web application (e.g., with minor modifications), be sure to include the \Application folder in the list of folders to add to your project.

  11. Click Add Folder.

    The selected folders, and their contents, are added to your new project. The amount of time required for the files to be copied to the local repository of the project depends on the network and server speeds. Once the folders and files are added, the Project Explorer pane lists the files and folders copied into your new web project. Your web project now has the necessary components for Process application development.

If you created a new application and new directory on your web server, you should check to make sure that the web server directory permissions have been set (and if not, set them). You are now ready to: