Step 10: Deploying the hosted transparent decision service EAR file

If you want to enable hosted transparent decision services, you deploy the specific EAR file on the same node as the execution unit (XU).

Before you begin

To deploy the archive for transparent decision services, you work from the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console. Log in to the console as explained in Before you start: Opening the administration console.

About this task

Make sure that you deploy the archive for hosted transparent decision service on the same node as the execution unit (XU).

Procedure

  1. In the side panel, click Applications > New Application and New Enterprise Application.
  2. In the next panel, make sure that Local file system is selected and browse to the archive file, and then click Next: <ODM_InstallDir>/executionserver/applicationservers/WebSphere85/jrules-res-htds-WAS85.rar
  3. Select the check box Detailed - Show all installation options and parameters.
    1. Expand Choose to generate default bindings and mappings.
    2. Select the check box Generate Default Bindings.
    3. Click Next.
  4. Click Continue to accept the security warning.
  5. For Step 1 to Step 10, click Next to accept the default settings.

    Step 11 provides a summary.

  6. Click Finish.
  7. After the installation is finished, click Save to save directly to the master configuration.
  8. In the side panel, open Applications  > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications and click jrules-res-htds.

    Click the link, do not just select the check box.

  9. Click Manage Modules.
  10. Click DecisionService.

    Click the link, do not just select the check box.

  11. Under General Properties, for Class loader order, select Classes loaded with local class loader first (parent last), and click OK and Save.

    You are back on the Manage Modules page.

  12. Click OK again.

    You are back on the Enterprise Applications page. If not, open Applications  > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications.

  13. Select the check box next to jrules-res-htds, and then click Start to start the application.

What to do next

  1. Set the web container custom property DecodeUrlAsUTF8 to false to support a localized ruleset path.
  2. Set the ruleset.xmlDocumentDriverPool.maxSize ruleset property to the appropriate value. See Setting the ruleset.xmlDocumentDriverPool.maxSize property.