Updating assets

We can update application binary files that are assets registered with WAS management domain.

Import one or more assets. The file name of each deployable object in the imported assets is shown on the list of assets on the admin console Assets page.

We can update all of part of the contents of assets that are in WAS management domain. This page describes how to update an asset using the admin console Update asset wizard. Alternatively, we can update assets using programming or wsadmin.

 

1. Go to the Update asset wizard.

   1. Click Applications > Application Types > Assets to access the Assets page.

   2. Select the check box beside the asset to update.

   3. Click Update.

2. On the Update asset panel, specify whether you want replace an entire asset or update its contents and, as needed, the replacement file or module.

   1. Select an update option.

      We can update asset contents by adding, deleting, or updating a single file or module in the asset, or by merging multiple files or modules. Update options include the following:

      • Replace entire asset

      • Replace specific asset contents

      • Add module or file to asset

      • Remove file or module from asset

      • Merge asset contents

      The online help for the Update asset panel describes the options.

   2. If updating specific asset contents or removing a file or module, specify the path beginning with the asset archive file.

      For Specify the path beginning with the asset archive file, specify a relative path to the file that starts from the root of the asset file. For example, if the file is located at com/company/greeting.class in module hello.jar, specify a relative path of hello.jar/com/company/greeting.class.

   3. If updating the entire asset, updating an asset file or module, or merging asset contents, specify the full path name of the new file or module.

   4. Click Next.

3. On the Select options for updating an asset page, specify asset settings and click Next.

   The online help for the Select options for importing an asset panel describes the settings.

4. On the Summary page, click Finish.

 

Results

If we update an asset packaged as a library JAR file not a Java EE archive, then WAS automatically distributes the updated asset to all of the composition units that use the asset.

However, if we update a Java EE asset, then WAS does not automatically distribute the updated Java EE archive to composition units created from that asset, which are Java EE applications. Select every Java EE application created from that asset and use the Update button to update the Java EE application individually by specifying the update contents.

 

Next steps

Create a business-level application and add the asset to the business-level application.

Update asset settings

 

Related concepts

Assets

 

Related tasks

Create business-level applications
Administer business-level applications using programming
Listing assets using programming
Edit an asset using programming
Importing an asset using programming
Manage assets with scripting

 

Related

Upload asset settings
Asset collection
Asset settings