Starting Business Process Choreographer Explorer

Before you begin

With most types of installations, Business Process Choreographer Explorer is already installed on your system. Before you can start Business Process Choreographer Explorer, you must configure the business process container and the human task container, as follows:
  1. Configure the business process container and the human task container.
    This step enables the Business Process Choreographer service and Business Process Choreographer Explorer. Depending on the type of installation you perform, your business process container might already be configured.
    1. Check whether a business process container and human task container are configured on your server. Click Applications > Enterprise Applications in the navigation bar of the administrative console.
      • Your process container is available if the list of enterprise applications contains an application named BPEContainer_identifier. Business Process Choreographer Explorer is already installed if an application named BPCExplorer_identifier appears in the list of applications. The identifier for both the business process container and Business Process Explorer depends on where you installed the business process container.
        Business process container installed on: BPEContainer_identifier
        Application server BPEContainer_nodeName_serverName
        Cluster BPEContainer_clusterName
      • If a business process container is not available, you must configure one on your server before you can proceed.

        Your task container is available if the list of enterprise applications contains an application named TaskContainer_identifier. Business Process Choreographer Explorer is already installed if an application named BPCExplorer_identifier appears in the list of applications. The identifier for both the human task container and Business Process Explorer depends on where you installed the human task container.

        Human task container installed on: TaskContainer_identifier
        Application server TaskContainer_nodeName_serverName
        Cluster TaskContainer_clusterName
    2. Make sure that the business process container is installed and started.
  2. Configure the WebSphere Application Server security environment for secured applications, including assigning users and groups to roles defined in business process applications and configuring authentication mechanisms.
  3. Deploy the applications that use the business processes.

Why and when to perform this task

To work with business process applications on several application servers at the same time, start a Business Process Choreographer Explorer for each application server.

To start the Business Process Choreographer Explorer, complete the following steps:

Steps for this task

  1. Open the following Web page in a Web browser:
    http://app_server_host:port_no/bpc
    Where:
    app_server_host
    The network name for the host of the application server that provides the business process application with which you want to work.
    port_no
    The port number used by Business Process Choreographer Explorer. The port number depends on your system configuration.
    Business Process Choreographer Explorer prompts you for a user ID and password.
  2. Type a user ID and password, then click OK.

Result

This task displays the initial page of Business Process Choreographer Explorer, which shows the work items in your To Do list.

Parent topic: Installing, starting, and uninstalling Business Process Choreographer Explorer

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