This section describes how to create and manage configuration groups for controllers, locations, and devices within your WebSphere® Premises Server infrastructure using the WebSphere Premises Server Administrative Console and Data Capture and Delivery.
Use the WebSphere Premises Server Administrative Console to define and manage configuration groups that define the infrastructure components of the product. Configuration groups help you manage controllers, locations, agents, and devices (Bartender and Loftware logical printers, readers, and simulated reader) as part of a group instead of individually.
The product, by default, comes with several preset location configuration groups. One location configuration group is called Enhanced Dock Door Receiving. This location configuration group type contains all the agents that are part of the enhanced dock door receiving usage scenario along with the correct agent configurations. What this means is that an agent can exist in the system with different configurations for different configuration groups. In addition, you can associate each configuration group with a category. For example, you can create a device configuration group called Sirit. You then assign this configuration group, Sirit, to the category reader. Each category also has its own set of metadata properties.
You use the WebSphere Premises Server Administrative Console to implement and manage configuration groups. You can also import an XML document into the WebSphere Premises Server. The XML document enables you to create, update, and delete various product configuration groups and configuration group types.