Application Engine provides a client application called Workplace that you can use to access the information managed by Content Platform Engine. After you install the server, you must also configure your application server to work with Application Engine, and deploy the application.
As an alternative to the Application Engine component and its Workplace user application, you can set up Workplace XT or IBM® Content Navigator. See Installing IBM Content Navigator for more details on IBM Content Navigator.
If you are installing FileNet® P8 for IBM Case Manager, you must install Workplace XT. See the Workplace XT documentation for details.
- Installing Application Engine
To enable the web client application, Workplace, install Application Engine on a supported web application server. To complete the installation, provide the necessary parameter values to enable Workplace to access the information that is managed by Content Platform Engine. - Installing Application Engine software updates
If any required fix packs and interim fixes exist for Application Engine, you must install these software updates. - Installing the latest Content Platform Engine Client files on Application Engine servers
The Content Platform Engine Client software enables communication between the Application Engine and Content Platform Engine. Install the latest release or fix pack version of the Content Platform Engine Client files on all Application Engine servers. - Configuring Application Engine on the application server
After you complete the Application Engine installation, you must configure Application Engine files and your application sever to enable communication between Application Engine and Content Platform Engine. You can choose the appropriate configuration tasks for your application server type and environment. - Deploying Application Engine on the application server
After you install and configure Application Engine, you must deploy your client application, Workplace, on your application server. You might be required to re-create the WAR or WAR and EAR files before you deploy. - Setting Application Engine bootstrap preferences
By successfully signing in to Workplace and saving the bootstrap preferences, you verify basic Application Engine functionality such as user authentication as well as communication and storing of data in Content Engine. 
Updating Application Engine settings in a load balanced environment
You can update Application Engine settings in a load balanced Application Engine environment consisting of a load balancer or proxy device, several HTTP servers and several application server instances.