Chapter 5. Installing Decision Server
Now that the basic configuration is complete and IBM WebSphere is ready to deploy Red Hat Decision Manager, you can upload the deployable WAR file that was extracted earlier. The Red Hat Decision Manager ZIP file for IBM WebSphere contains the deployable WAR file for Decision Server.
Click Applications → Application Types → WebSphere Enterprise Applications.
This shows you all of the existing applications in the system and enables you to install a new one.
- Click Install.
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Upload the Decision Server WAR file (
kie-server.war) from the local file system. Select Fast Path and click Next.
The Install New Application wizard opens.
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Change the Application Name to
kie-serverand click Next. - Map the Decision Server modules to servers according to your specific requirements and click Next.
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In the Bind Listeners for Message-Driven Beans, select Activation Specification for both beans and enter
jms/activation/KIE.SERVER.REQUESTin the Target Resource JNDI Name field. -
Enter the
jms/conn/KIE.SERVER.REQUESTJNDI name for theKIE.SERVER.REQUESTconnection factory. - In the Map Virtual Hosts for Web Modules section, keep the default values and click Next.
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Set the context root to
kie-server. - In the Metadata for Modules section, keep the default values and click Next.
- Click Finish to install the Decision Server.
- Click Save to save the changes to the master configuration.
5.1. Mapping Groups to Roles
Map the kie-server role to a user or a group.
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Go back to the main configuration page for the newly installed
kie-serverapplication (Applications → Application Types → WebSphere Enterprise Applications). - Click Security Role to User/Group Mapping under Detail Properties.
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Select the
kie-serverrole and click Map Groups to search for thekie-servergroup. -
Move the
kie-servergroup from the Available list to the Selected list and click OK.
This mapping gives the previously created administrator user access to the Decision Server. . Click Save and start the kie-server application.
Check whether the Decision Server REST API works by sending a GET request at http://TARGET_SERVER:PORT/kie-server/services/rest/server.

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