Associating composite bundle extensions with an application

Extend an OSGi application by associating composite bundles with an application.

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Important: Applicable to WebSphere® Application Server traditional
You can extend the functionality of a deployed OSGi application by associating deployed composite bundles with an application.

Procedure

  1. Access the servers view. If the servers view is not available click Window > Show View > Servers.
  2. Right-click a deployed composite bundle and select Manage Extensions. The manage extensions dialog is displayed and lists OSGi applications that are also deployed to the server from the same workspace.
  3. Select the applications that you want to extend with the composite bundle. For example, the following image shows an application named extensibleApp is available for extending.
    manage extensions from a composite bundle
  4. (Optional) Advanced option for extending applications on the server. You can extend OSGi applications that are deployed to the server that are not available in the server view in your workspace. To extend these OSGi applications, in the Advanced section, enter the Business-level application and Deployed asset information for the deployed application:
    Business-level application
    The name of the deployed business-level application that you want to extend. In the WebSphere Application Server administrative console, you can find business-level applications under Applications > Application types > Business-level applications.
    Deployed asset
    The name of the deployed asset for the business-level application. To find a deployed asset name, in the administrative console, click the link for the business-level application that you want to extend. In the page that is displayed for the application, the deployed asset name is listed under the section Deployed assets.
  5. Click Finish when done with the manage extensions dialog. If there are more applications on the server that you want to extend, access the dialog again and add another application.
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