BONITA Workflow System (1.3 version):
Configuration & Installation Instructions
Bonita Workflow System is a J2EE
based application that takes advantage of JOnAS Application
Server. Bonita
installation instructions are oriented to both non-experimented and
professionals J2EE users. In this context we propose you two differents
ways to install and configure Bonita within your JOnAS application
server: typical installation and custom installation.
Table of Contents:
1.- Prerequisites
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Installation of JOnAS
Application Server with Tomcat. This Bonita version has been tested for
JOnAS-Tomcat releases from Jonas3.3.5-tomcat4.1.29 version to Jonas3.3.6-tomcat4.1.30.
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Installation of JDK from 1.4
version.
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Installation of jakarta
ant 1.5 environment.
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Installation of your favorite
Database (see
supported databases by Jonas Application Server)
2.- Download
Bonita & extract files
You can download Bonita
Workflow System module in the download
area of Bonita Home Page. After that you can extract bonita file
downloaded: bonita-v1.3.zip or bonita-v1.3.tar.gz.
Previous operation should creates the bonita directory with this
"basic" structure:
\--bonita-v1.3
+--src:
+--main
+--ejb
+--client
+--struts
+--resources
+--etc
+--lib\ext
* After compilation and deploy Bonita Workflow System, the following
directory will be created:
+--build
3.- Environmental settings
Next variables are used to
deploy Bonita:
$JAVA_HOME - JDK 1.4+ home (eg: c:\jdk1.4\ or /jdk1.4)
$JONAS_ROOT - Jonas version home (eg: c:\jonas-3-3-5\ or /jonas-3-3-5)
$ANT_HOME - jakarta ant home (eg: c:\apache-ant-1.5.4\ or
/apache-ant-1.5.4)
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You can use a JONAS_BASE for
Bonita configuration and deployment. If you don't have JONAS_BASE,
JONAS_BASE takes the value of your JONAS_ROOT variable.
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Edit
$BONITA_HOME/.ant.properties file and set the value of your host
(localhost by default) and the value of your database mapper (postgres
by default). The default port is 8080.
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Bonita allows jabber instant
message notifications, so if you have a jabber server you can set your
jabber properties in $BONITA_HOME/.ant.properties file (if not, leaves
default values).
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This version is configured
for RMI JRPM protocol.
4.- Typical configuration
Oriented to non-experimented
JOnAS users, following lines explains the basic instructions to
configure Bonita with JOnAS application server. This installation
replace default JOnAS configuration files by pre-configured Bonita
files, so take a look at Custom
installation if you have some applications using JOnAS or if you
want to configure yourself JOnAS config files for Bonita.
Bonita-JOnAS configuration
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Run "ant config" at
$BONITA_HOME/ in order to copy pre-configured Jonas files for Bonita.
*Note: This operation will delete the following files at
$JONAS_BASE/conf:
jaas.config,
jonas-realm.xml,
jonas.properties,
server.xml,
MailSession1.properties,
trace.properties,
carol.properties,
a3servers.xml
and also
$JONAS_ROOT/bin/nt: jclient.bat
$JONAS_ROOT/bin/unix: jclient
*Note: This command also copies bonita log configuration file (log4j.properties) into your $J0NAS_BASE\conf directory. You can edit this file and sets your favorite path for bonitaLog.txt and bonitaTrace.txt files. By default, bonitaTrace.xml and bonitaLog.xml files will be created in your $BONITA_HOME directory.
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Run "ant configLDAP" at
$BONITA_HOME for LDAP support (see LDAP Configuration document at
$BONITA_HOME/doc/bonita_LDAP.pdf)
Database Configuration for Jonas
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The previous operation
creates also $JONAS_BASE/conf/bonita.properties file. Modify this file
in order to configure the access to your favorite database. This file is
a postgres configuration example. You can look at the different samples
files at $JONAS_BASE/conf/ directory for MySQL, mckoi, oracle...
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Copy your database driver
jar file into $JONAS_BASE\lib\ext directory (you can find drivers for
mysql, postgres and mckoi databases at $BONITA_HOME/lib/ext directory).
*Important: Bonita uses this
bonita.properties file in order to deploy the application, so your file
have to have the same name. We have tested Bonita with postgres, mysql
and mckoi databases, so if you have problems with others just contact
us !!
Go to Installing & Runnig Bonita
for complete installation.
5.- Custom configuration
Oriented to JOnAS experimented
users, this installation let you configure Bonita and JOnAS as you
want.
JOnAS configuration files
The next files should be
modified in order to deploy and run Bonita in JOnAS:
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$JONAS_BASE/conf/jonas.properties:
- Update jonas services line with this value: jonas.services
registry,jmx,jtm,dbm,security,jms,resource,ejb,web,ear,mail,timerReceiver,jabberService,timer
- Add bonita ear: jonas.service.ear.descriptors
bonita.ear
- Add bonita datasource
name: jonas.service.dbm.datasources bonita
- Set mail service name: jonas.service.mail.factories
MailSession1
- Add following lines at
the end of this file: bonita services
Set your values if you want to use jabber services, or leaves default
ones if not.
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$JONAS_BASE/conf/a3servers.xml:
- Set the hostname value (localhost by default)
at line: server id="0" name="S0" hostname="localhost"
This value must be the same you define in $BONITA_HOME\.ant.properties
for "bonita.host" attribute.
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$JONAS_BASE/conf/carol.properties:
- Set the value of jrmp URL: carol.jrmp.url=rmi://localhost:2000
The host name must be the same you have defined in
$BONITA_HOME\.ant.properties file for "bonita.host" property.
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$JONAS_BASE/conf/jaas.config:
- Add following lines at the end of this file: bonita resources
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$JONAS_BASE/conf/jonas-realm.xml:
- Add bonita realm: bonita realm
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$JONAS_BASE/conf/server.xml:
- Add next lines after -- Tomcat Context --: bonita context
In this file you have to configure also the Tomcat port number for
non-SSL connections. This port is used by Bonita in order to access
bonita web services and/or to use bonita web interface. This value
(8080 by default) should be the same as "bonita.port" property included
in $BONITA_HOME\.ant.properties file.
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Edit
$JONAS_BASE/conf/trace.properties file:
Change the following line: #logger.org.objectweb.jonas_ejb.interp.level
DEBUG
by
this one: logger.org.objectweb.jonas_ejb.interp.level ERROR.
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Add bonita datasource to
your $JONAS_BASE/conf/ directory.
- This sample file for
postgres db is the default datasource configuration file for
Bonita. You can take a look at JOnAS
documentation to obtain more information about how configure JOnAS
datasources.
Note that the name of this datasource file (without .properties
extension) must be the same you have defined in file jonas.property
file (at datasources names).
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Set your mail
configuration at $JONAS_BASE/conf/MailSession1.properties
Change the following line: mail.factory.name mailSession_1 by
this one: mail.factory.name Mail.
More information about JOnAS mail configuration here
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Copy your database driver
jar file into $JONAS_BASE\lib\ext directory (you can find drivers for
mysql, postgres and mckoi databases at $BONITA_HOME/lib/ext directory).
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Run "ant resource" at
$BONITA_HOME/ in order to copy some additional libraries to JOnAS
lib\ext.
This command also copies bonita log configuration file (log4j.properties) into your $J0NAS_BASE\conf directory.
You can edit this file and sets your favorite path for bonitaLog.txt and bonitaTrace.txt files. By default, bonitaTrace.xml and bonitaLog.xml files will be created in your $BONITA_HOME directory.
6.- Installing &
Running Bonita
Once Bonita is configured as
well (see at Typical or Custom configuration), you can install and
deploy Bonita in your system.
Compile and deploy Bonita in JOnAS
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To generate files with
xdoclet, compile all sources and deploy the application, execute:
- $BONITA_HOME/ant
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To start jonas server:
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$JONAS_ROOT/bin/nt/jonas start // Windows systems
or
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$JONAS_ROOT/bin/unix/jonas start // Unix systems
* NOTE: ALL BONITA TABLES ARE CREATED AUTOMATICALLY BY THE SYSTEM AT
THE DEPLOYMENT.
Running Bonita
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To Initialize Bonita
environment and deploy Web Service:
- $BONITA_HOME/ant
init-services
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Bonita Web Interface sample
is available at:
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http://${hostname}:{portnumber}/bonita
* Note: This Web interface is only a basic example that use Struts
Framework, JSP and JSTL pages in order to show one of the possible
Workflow Integration scenarios.
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Try launching manager.jnlp
application (Java Web Start application):
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http://{hostname}:{portnumber}/manager/manager.jnlp (Login = admin,
password = toto)
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To execute the manager
client application from the command line:
- $BONITA_HOME/ant
manager (Login = admin, password = toto)
* Note: The manager application (Worklist application + GraphEditor
application) use Bonita Web Services calls. See
$BONITA_HOME/doc/user-guide.pdf for additional information about this
application.
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Bonita Workflow System Web
Services list available at:
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http://{hostname}:{portnumber}/bonita_ws (Login = admin, password =
toto)
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