Installing Business Process Choreographer Explorer, using the administrative console

Before you begin

Before you install Business Process Choreographer Explorer, the business process container and the human task container must be configured.

Why and when to perform this task

You can install Business Process Choreographer Explorer when you install the business process container. This is the default.

If you want to install Business Process Choreographer Explorer with settings that are different from the default settings, using the administrative console, perform the following actions:

Steps for this task

  1. Start the administrative console.
  2. Install a new application.

    Select Applications > Install New Application.

    The Preparing for the application installation pane is displayed.

  3. In the appropriate Specify path field, identify the enterprise application.

    Select BPCExplorer_hostName_serverName.

  4. In the Install New Application Wizard, specify the fully qualified path to the enterprise archive (EAR) file for the Business Process Choreographer Explorer application, then click Next.

    On Windows systems, the bcpexplorer.ear file is located in the WebSphere\AppServer\installableApps subdirectory.

    On UNIX and Linux systems, the bcpexplorer.ear file is located in the WebSphere/AppServer/installableApps subdirectory.

  5. Click Next on the following panels.

    (On the Application Security Warnings panel, click Continue.)

  6. On the Summary panel, click Finish.
  7. Save the configuration, and make the installation permanent.

    Click Save > Save.

    Business Process Choreographer Explorer is installed.
  8. Start Business Process Choreographer Explorer. In the navigation bar of the administrative console, click Applications > Enterprise Applications > BPCExplorer_hostName_serverName > Start.

Result

Business Process Choreographer Explorer is installed and should be running. If it does not start, refer to the log files for the application server for the cause of the problem.

What to do next

When Business Process Choreographer Explorer is running, you can use it to work with work items, process instances, and process templates.

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

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