Chapter 5. Configuring KIE Server with the integrated Decision Manager controller

Note

Only make the changes described in this section if KIE Server will be managed by Business Central and you installed Red Hat Decision Manager from the ZIP files. If you did not install Business Central, you can use the headless Decision Manager controller to manage KIE Server, as described in Chapter 6, Installing and running the headless Decision Manager controller.

KIE Server can be managed or it can be unmanaged. If KIE Server is unmanaged, you must manually create and maintain KIE containers (deployment units). If KIE Server is managed, the Decision Manager controller manages the KIE Server configuration and you interact with the Decision Manager controller to create and maintain KIE containers.

The Decision Manager controller is integrated with Business Central. If you install Business Central, you can use the Execution Server page in Business Central to interact with the Decision Manager controller.

If you installed Red Hat Decision Manager from the ZIP files, you must edit the standalone-full.xml file in both the KIE Server and Business Central installations to configure KIE Server with the integrated Decision Manager controller.

Prerequisites

  • Business Central and KIE Server are installed in the base directory of the Red Hat JBoss EAP installation (EAP_HOME).

    Note

    You should install Business Central and KIE Server on different servers in production environments. However, if you install KIE Server and Business Central on the same server, for example in a development environment, make the changes described in this section in the shared standalone-full.xml file.

  • On Business Central server nodes, a user with the rest-all role exists.

    Procedure

    1. In the Business Central EAP_HOME/standalone/configuration/standalone-full.xml file, uncomment the following properties in the <system-properties> section and replace <USERNAME> and <USER_PWD> with the credentials of a user with the kie-server role:

         <property name="org.kie.server.user" value="<USERNAME>"/>
         <property name="org.kie.server.pwd" value="<USER_PWD>"/>
    2. In the KIE Server EAP_HOME/standalone/configuration/standalone-full.xml file, uncomment the following properties in the <system-properties> section.

        <property name="org.kie.server.controller.user" value="<CONTROLLER_USER>"/>
        <property name="org.kie.server.controller.pwd" value="<CONTROLLER_PWD>"/>
        <property name="org.kie.server.id" value="<KIE_SERVER_ID>"/>
        <property name="org.kie.server.location" value="http://<HOST>:<PORT>/kie-server/services/rest/server"/>
        <property name="org.kie.server.controller" value="<CONTROLLER_URL>"/>
    3. Replace the following values:
  • Replace <CONTROLLER_USER> and <CONTROLLER_PWD> with the credentials of a user with the rest-all role.
  • Replace <KIE_SERVER_ID> with the ID or name of the KIE Server installation, for example, rhdm-7.8.0-kie-server-1.
  • Replace <HOST> with the ID or name of the KIE Server host, for example, localhost or 192.7.8.9.
  • Replace <PORT> with the port of the KIE Server host, for example, 8080.

    Note

    The org.kie.server.location property specifies the location of KIE Server.

  • Replace <CONTROLLER_URL> with the URL of Business Central. KIE Server connects to this URL during startup.

    • If you installed Business Central using the installer or Red Hat JBoss EAP zip installations, <CONTROLLER_URL> has this format:

      http://<HOST>:<PORT>/decision-central/rest/controller

    • If you are running Business Central using the standalone.jar file, <CONTROLLER_URL> has this format:

      http://<HOST>:<PORT>/rest/controller