Create business-level applications

We can create an empty business-level application and then add assets, shared libraries, business-level applications, and other artifacts as composition units to the empty business-level application.

Set each target appserver as needed. You must deploy a business-level application to a V7.0 server or cluster.

Optionally, determine what assets or other files that you want to add to the business-level application and whether the application files can run on the deployment targets.

We can create business-level applications using the admin console, programming, or wsadmin.

 

1. Select a way to create the business level application.

   
   

   Table 1. Ways to create business level applications

   Option	Method
   Administrative console business-level application creation wizard See Create business-level applications with the console.	Click Applications > New application > New Business-level Application and follow instructions in the wizard.
   Administrative console Java EE application installation wizard See Install enterprise application files with the console.	Click Applications > New application > New Enterprise Application and follow instructions in the wizard. WAS ND v7.0 creates a new business-level application with the enterprise application that you install or makes the enterprise application a composition unit of an existing business-level application. See the Business-level application name setting on the Select installation options wizard panel.
   Java APIs See Create an empty business-level application using programming.	Use programming to create an empty business-level application.
   wsadmin scripts See Set up business-level applications using scripting.	Use the wsadmin scripting tool to create an empty business-level application.

2. Create the business-level application using the admin console, programming or wsadmin.

3. Save the changes to the admin configuration.

   When saving the configuration, synchronize the configuration with the nodes where the application is expected to run.

 

Results

The name of the application is shown in the list on the Business-level applications page.

 

Next steps

After you create a business-level application, we can do the following to add composition units to it:

1. Import any assets needed by the business-level application.
2. Add assets, shared libraries, or other business-level applications as composition units.

3. Save the changes to the admin configuration.
4. Start the business-level application.

If the application does not run as desired, edit the application configuration, then save and run it again.

Create business-level applications with the console
Business-level application settings
Composition unit settings
Example: Creating a business-level application

 

Related tasks

Administer appservers
Create an empty business-level application using programming
Starting a business-level application using programming
Set up business-level applications using scripting
Starting business-level applications using scripting
Deploy business-level applications