The WebSphere Test Environment

The WebSphere Test Environment can be used as a convenient way to test your WebFacing applications. It allows you to run the WebSphere component of the WebFacing architecture directly on your workstation. As WebSphere applications on the iSeries require significant system resources, some developers may prefer to use the test environment during their development stage.
Note: UIM help and Report Services for your application will only work when you run your application in an external browser.

To setup and use the test environment, follow these steps:

  1. After a WebFacing project has been converted, open the Server view in the IDE. Select Window > Show View > Other > Server > Servers.
    open server perspective

  2. Right-click the WebFacing project that you would like to test and select Run > Run on Server.
    select run on server

  3. Create a new server or choose from an existing server. If you are using the test environment for the first time, you will be prompted to create a new server. If you have previously created servers, you can select from any servers that you have already created. The available server types depend on the options you chose when installing WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries..
    create new server

  4. If you are creating a new server, the server is created and started. If using an existing server, the existing server is started. When the server startup has completed, the server console displays a message: "Server open for e-busines" and the IDE opens a Web Browser tab that displays the index.html page for your WebFacing application.
    open for e-business

  5. If you chose J2EE 1.3 as the J2EE level for your WebFacing application and are using a v5.0 test environment server, click the invocation button for your WebFacing application under the Web browser tab to being using your application. For subsequent WebFacing projects that you want to run in the test environment, you can simply right-click the project in the WebFacing perspective and select Run on Server.

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