Content Platform Engine, Version 5.2

Creating the initial object store

Object stores are used to store documents, workflows and other objects. The New Object Store wizard leads you through the steps required to create an object store.

The New Object Store wizard fails to complete if you try to assign the new object store to a database connection and schema name that has already been used.

If you encounter timeout errors when you create an object store or when you subsequently import add-on features, the transaction timeout value setting might be too low. To modify the transaction timeout value, see the appropriate topic for your application server:

To create the initial object store:

Open your completed Installation and Upgrade Worksheet file.
Tip: In the worksheet file, verify that the Data > Filter > AutoFilter command is enabled. To view only IBM® Administration Console for Content Platform Engine values for this task, filter by ACCE: Create Object Store in the Installation or Configuration Program column.
Start IBM Administration Console for Content Platform Engine if you did not already do so:
1. On any computer, open a browser and navigate to the IBM Administration Console for Content Platform Engine logon page:
  - In a standard availability environment, the logon page is at http://CPE_Server:port/acce. CPE_Server is the name of the system where Content Platform Engine is deployed. port is the HTTP port that is used by the application server where Content Platform Engine is deployed.
  - In a high availability environment, the logon page is at http://virtual_server:port/acce. virtual_server is the name of the load balancer or proxy server where the clusters of Content Platform Engine is deployed. port is the port number of the load balancer or proxy server.
2. Log on as the gcd_admin user.
In the tree view, right-click the Object Stores container and choose New Object Store to start the wizard.
Complete the wizard screens by using the values in your worksheet.
Important: The maximum row size of the underlying DB2® database tables is 32 KB. Therefore, choose a minimal set of add-on features before creating an object store. After the object store exists, be aware that each user property reduces the row size from what already is reserved by the current system and add-on properties. You should initially allocate string properties to be as small as possible; you can increase the sizes later in IBM Administration Console for Content Platform Engine. A string property with a large allocation size is more space efficient if you create it as a long string data type; however, long strings have some functionality limitations.