The administrative console for WebSphere Process Server

The administrative console is a browser-based interface used to administer WebSphere Process Server applications, services, and other resources. It can be used to administer at a cell, node, or server scope, and is available from both stand-alone process servers and deployment managers that manage all servers in a cell in a networked environment.
Note: The WebSphere Process Server administrative console is part of the larger WebSphere Application Server administrative console. As a result, many administrative tasks (for example, setting security, viewing logs, and installing applications) are the same for both WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Application Server. Those tasks are documented in the WebSphere Application Server Information Center.

Understanding the WebSphere Process Server tasks associated with the console

Common WebSphere Process Server tasks that are performed in the console include:
  • Setting up the administrative architecture and environment
  • Configuring process servers and their settings
  • Deploying new applications to a server
  • Managing existing applications and configurations
  • Managing resource providers for applications
  • Managing server resources, such as relationships, business processes, tasks, adapters, and selectors
  • Administering the Business Process Choreographer
  • Managing failed events on the process server
  • Configuring product security
  • Collecting data for troubleshooting purposes

Understanding the administrative console interface

The administrative console has three distinct areas:

Task bar

The task bar is located at the very top of the console. It provides options for logging out of the console, accessing product information, and accessing support.

Navigation tree

The navigation tree is on the left side of the console. It provides links to console pages that you use to create and administer servers, applications, and other resources.

Click the plus sign (+) beside an item in the navigation tree to expand it, or click the minus sign (-) to collapse the item. You can also click the item itself to toggle between its expanded and collapsed state.

Workspace

The workspace is located on the right side of the console. It displays pages that you use to create and administer servers, applications, and other resources. You access these pages by clicking the links in the navigation tree, or by clicking links within the workspace pages themselves.

See Administrative console pages for a discussion of the types of pages that are displayed in the workspace.

On the far right side of the workspace is the help portal. It provides brief information about each field on the current page, as well as a link to more detailed information in the help browser.

Locating WebSphere Process Server-specific areas of the administrative console

WebSphere Process Server resources are grouped into several areas of the administrative console. Use the navigation tree to locate these resources, as follows:
  • Integration Applications—Provides access to the following:
    • Failed event manager
    • Relationship manager
    • Common Base Event Browser
  • Resources —Provides access to the following:
    • WebSphere Business Integration Adapters
    • Common Event Infrastructure Provider
    • Staff plug-in provider
    • Extended Messaging Provider
  • Servers > Application servers > server_name— Provides access to the following:
    • Container settings for business processes and human tasks
    • Application Scheduler
    • Business rules
    • Events service
    • Extended Messaging Service
    • Selectors
    • Staff service
    • WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Service
    • Web service reference service

Accessing online help from the administrative console

The administrative console provides online help for each page and field. Access the help in one of the following ways:
  • Click Help from the console task bar to view online help in a new Web browser.
    From the help browser, you can do the following:
    • Browse for the topic you want to view in the Index tab. Click the link for that topic to open it in the right panel of the browser.
    • Search for a topic by specifying one or more key words in the Search tab. All matching topics are displayed in the navigation tree; click a topic link to view it.
  • Place the cursor over a field to view hover help about that field.
  • Place the cursor over a field and wait for the question mark (?) icon to appear. When the icon appears, click the field name to display brief help about it in the help portal (the right-most panel in the workspace).

    If you want to view extended information about the field, or about the entire page and its associated tasks, click the More information about this page link at the bottom of the help portal.

Related concepts
Getting started with the administrative console
Administrative console buttons

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Last updated: Thu Apr 27 14:23:50 2006

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