Changing the default port in WebSphere Application Server
Sometimes we may need to change the default port of a WebSphere Application Server installation as a security precaution or for some other reasons like for coexisting with another WAS installation on the same machine. Moreover it’s always better to change the default ports in production environments. You [...]

Creating a Business Calendar in WebSphere Integration Developer 6.1.2
Recently I had bogged about the Business Calendar’s in WID 6.1.2. Today I will be explaining how to create a Business Calendar in WID 6.1.2. Business Calendars are a new feature introduced in WID 6.1.2.
Following are the steps required in creating a Business Calendar.
1. Right click [...]

My last post talked about setting a custom attribute for a human task. Today I will be talking about querying the human task using EJB API based on the custom attribute. The complete code for querying the human task based on custom property is given below.

javax.naming.Context ctx = new javax.naming.InitialContext();
Object result = ctx.lookup("com/ibm/task/api/HumanTaskManagerHome");
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Have you ever come across a situation where you want to get a specific task instance based on some input data? For eg, if you have an order task, you may want to retrieve the human task based on the order Id. The order Id will be part of the business object and will be [...]

Yesterday was a good day for me. I got an Individual Excellence Award for my contributions in WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Integration Developer. I am so excited and I just want to share my feeling. Awards are always motivating.
Yesterday we had a MR meeting and at the end of it there was an [...]

Creating and configuring a MySQL DataSource in GlassFish Application Server.
Follow the below steps for creating and configuring a MySQL DataSource in GlassFish application server.
1. Download MySQL JDBC driver from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/3.1.html
2. Extract the contents of the zip file
3. Copy mysql-connector-java-x.x.x-bin.jar to GLASS_FISH_INSTALL_DIR\lib folder.
3. Start your GlassFish Application server by issuing the command ‘asadmin.bat start-domain domain1′ [...]

WebSphere Commerce Developer Enterprise 6.0 installation – Part 1 covers the installation of RAD and WAS Fix packs. Once we have done with all that installation we are ready for our WebSphere Commerce Developer 6.0 installation. If we are planning to install IBM Sales Center as part of our development environment, we need to install [...]

WebSphere Commerce Developer Enterprise 6.0 installation – Part 1
RAD Installation
WebSphere Commerce Developer is an application that is running on top of Rapid Application Developer 6.0.0.1. The primary requirement for WebSphere Commerce Developer Enterprise installation is RAD 6.0.1.1. If your RAD is an older version, then you need to upgrade your Rapid Application Developer version [...]