Configuring WebFOCUS Portlets for the JBoss Portal

In this section:

The following section describes how to install and register the WebFOCUS Portlets for the JBoss Portal running on a JBoss Appplication Server, which has been configured to run WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Dashboard Version 7 Release 7.02.

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Installation Requirements

Before you install JSR 168 WebFOCUS Portlets, ensure the following components are installed and available:

WebFOCUS Open Portal Services provides the following optional parameters when configuring your portal:

For more information on how to configure these parameters, see Using WebFOCUS Portal Components.

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USE_GATEWAY Parameter

The USE_GATEWAY parameter is enabled internally by default.

If you are not using a gateway in your environment, you must log in to the WebFOCUS Administration Console and change the value of the USE_GATEWAY parameter to NO, as shown in the following image.

For more information, see Using the WebFOCUS Administration Console to Specify Parameter Values.

For more information on how to install and deploy the WebFOCUS Open Portal Services Gateway, see Installing and Deploying WebFOCUS Open Portal Services Gateway.
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Deploying the Portlet Application on the JBoss Portal

How to:

You can use the JBoss Portal to deploy the WAR file on the JBoss Application Server.

Note: During deployment, verify that the JBoss Application Server is running.

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Procedure: How to Deploy the Portlet Application

To deploy the portlet application:

  1. Locate the opsgw.war file in the following directory: 
    \ibi\WebFOCUS77\worp\components\ops\gateway
  2. Copy the opsgw.war file to the following directory 
    <jboss_home>\server\default\deploy

    where:

    <jboss_home>

    Is the location where the JBoss Application Server is installed.

    The Open Portal Services gateway is now deployed to the JBOSS Application Server.

  3. Copy the ops.war file located in the following directory: 
    \ibi\WebFOCUS77\worp\components\ops\jsr168

    to 

    <jboss_home>\server\default\deploy

    where:

    <jboss_home>

    Is the location where the JBoss Application Server is installed.

    The WebFOCUS Open Portal Services JSR168 portlets are now deployed to the JBoss Application Server.

  4. Edit the cgivars.wfs file located in the following directory: 
    \ibi\WebFOCUS77\client\wfc\etc

    Search for IBIMR_TRUSTED_KEY and note the value, for example, 1139420640245.

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Configuring the WebFOCUS Portlets

How to:

You can use the JBoss Portal to configure the WebFOCUS portlets on the JBoss Application Server.

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Procedure: How to Configure the WebFOCUS Portlets

To configure the WebFOCUS Portlets:

  1. Logon to the JBoss Portal as an administrator.

    The JBoss Portal opens and loads the Management portlet by default.

  2. Click Portlet.

    A list of available JSR168 portlets that are available on the JBoss Application Server are displayed.

  3. Click the Domain portlet hyperlink.

    A description of the Domain portlet and a Create Instance button displays in the right pane.

  4. Type a new instance name, for example WF714Domain, and click Create Instance.

    A list of portlet instances is displayed in the Management portlet.

  5. Click the WF714Domain portlet Id hyperlink.

    A list of preferences for the Domain portlet opens in the right pane.

  6. Click the magic wand icon next to the servername key.
  7. Substitute the default value of changename with the machine name where WebFOCUS is installed.
  8. Click Update.
  9. Click the magic wand icon next to trustedkey.

  10. Substitute the default value of changename with the value of the IBIMR_TRUSTED_KEY from the cgivars.wfs file, for example, 1139420640245.
  11. Click Update.
  12. Repeat this procedure for the following WebFOCUS Portlets:
    • Report
    • Deferred Status
    • QuickLinks
    • Favorites
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Procedure: How to Add a Page for the WebFOCUS Portlets

To add a page for the WebFOCUS Portlets in JBoss:

  1. Logon to the JBoss Portal as an administrator.

    The JBoss Portal opens and loads the Management portlet by default.

  2. Click Portal.

    The portal page editor opens.

  3. Expand the root node and click on the default node.
  4. Type the name of a new page you want to add, for example, WebFOCUS, in the Page Name field.
  5. Click Add page.

    The new page is added as a node.

  6. Select the new node that corresponds to the page you added, for example, WebFOCUS.

  7. From the drop-down list, select a portlet instance, for example, WF714domain.
  8. Type a name in the adjacent field, for example WFDomain, and click Add instance.
  9. Repeat this procedure for the remaining portlet instances.

    You can now view portlets from your WebFOCUS Page on the JBoss Portal.

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