Installing the showcase model

The single-server version of IBM® Business Monitor comes with a mortgage lending sample model that illustrates some of the functionality of IBM Business Monitor. If you created a stand-alone profile, you can install the Better Lender showcase model using the First Steps console.

Before you begin

To install the Better Lender showcase model from the First Steps console, you must make sure that IBM Cognos® Business Intelligence is installed and started.

Important: If you need to use something other than the default table spaces defined within the database scripts that IBM Business Monitor provides, you must manually install the Better Lender showcase monitor model. You cannot use Installation Verification Test to install the showcase model. You then export the DDL that supports the monitor model, have your database administrator modify the table space name, and run the DDL manually.

Procedure

If you created a stand-alone profile, you can use one of the following two methods.

(Not for z/OS:) Install the showcase model using First Steps.
1. Access First Steps from your stand-alone profile using one of the following options:
  - From the Profile Creation Complete panel, select the Launch the IBM Business Monitor first steps option.
  - Go to Start > All Programs > IBM > Business Monitor version > Profiles > profile_name > First Steps.
  - Go to profile_root\firststeps.wbm and run the firststeps.bat command.
    Important: To install or run First Steps on Windows, you must elevate your Microsoft Windows user account privileges by right-clicking firststeps.bat and selecting Run as administrator. This is required for both administrative and nonadministrative users.
  - Open a command window. Go to profile_root/firststeps.wbm and run the firststeps.sh command.
2. From the First Steps console, select Showcase model.
  Note: If you have security enabled, you are prompted for the WebSphere® Application Server user ID and password.
Install the showcase model using the administrative console and then import the dashboards for the showcase model:
1. To install the showcase model, click Applications > Monitor models. Click Install and navigate to the BetterLenderApplication.ear file, which is located in one of the following directories:
  - app_server_root/installableApps.wbm/showcase/model/
  - app_server_root\installableApps.wbm\showcase\model\
  Use the default settings for the installation.
2. To import the dashboards for the showcase model, complete the following steps:
  1. Open a browser and enter the URL for Monitor dashboards that was provided by your administrator. For example, type http://host_name:9080/BusinessSpace.
  2. Enter your user name and password to log in.
  3. From the Welcome page, click Manage Spaces.
  4. Click Import Space.
  5. Click Browse and navigate to the showcase_dashboard.zip file, which is located in one of the following directories:
    - app_server_root/installableApps.wbm/showcase/dashboards/8.5
    - app_server_root\installableApps.wbm\showcase\dashboards\8.5

What to do next

After the installation is complete, start the server and then open Business Monitor dashboards to view the Better Lender space. (The First Steps console provides options for both starting the server and launching Business Monitor dashboards.)