Deploy custom plug-in applications

We must deploy the custom plug-in applications on the server before they can be used in the web content system.

To ensure the new web content class is available each time the server is started, register the ear file in the WAS console:

1. Select Applications.

2. Select New Application.

3. Select New Enterprise Application.

4. Browse for the ear file.

5. Select next until you reach step 2. Map modules to servers.

6. Select the tick box for the custom action module.

7. In the Clusters and servers section, select WebSphere_Portal and select Apply.

8. Keep selecting Next until the end when we select Finish.

9. The screen titled Install is shown. Select Manage Applications.

10. Locate and click the application we installed. The default name is the display name defined in the application.xml file in the ear file.

11. Under Detail Properties select Startup behavior.

12. Under General Properties modify the Startup order to be the same weight as "wcm" and select Apply. By default, the weight is 20.

13. Select Save directly to master configuration.

14. To immediately start the application we installed, select the application and click Start.

To update an existing ear file:

1. Select Applications.

2. Select Application Types.

3. Select WebSphere enterprise applications.

4. Search for the Application name.

5. Select the tick box for the custom action application and click Update.

6. Select Replace the entire application and browse for the ear file.

7. Keep selecting Next until the end when we select Finish.

8. The screen titled 'updating' is shown. Select Save to Master Configuration and then click save.

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