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Defining WebSphere Application Server environment variables

Use the Process Administrative Console of IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to define WebSphere Application Server environment variables.

To define a WebSphere Application Server environment variable, use the following procedure.


Procedure

  1. Start the Process Administrative Console.

  2. Select Environment > WebSphere Variables.

  3. Select the scope for the environment variable. The scope specifies the level at which the resource definition is visible on the Process Administrative Console panel. The possible values are server, node, and cell. In this example, Cell=widCell is used.

    Figure 1. Setting the scope for the environment variable

  4. Click New and provide a name and a value for the environment variable. The name is the symbolic name that represents a physical path. The value is the absolute path that the variable represents. In this example, the name is EVENT_DIRECTORY and the value is C:/flatfile/event. You can use the Description field, which is optional, to describe the purpose of the variable.

    Figure 2. Providing a name and a value for the environment variable

  5. Click OK and save the changes.


Results

An environment variable called EVENT_DIRECTORY is defined, with the value C:flatfile/event and a scope of Cell=widCell. You can use it in the external service wizard whenever you need to specify the event directory.

Figure 3. The new environment variable EVENT_DIRECTORY displayed in the WebSphere Variables window


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Related concepts:

WebSphere Application Server environment variables

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Related reference:

Managed connection factory properties

Activation specification properties