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Chapter 6 Deploying the Service Assembly Archive : Creating a Service Assembly Archive

Creating a Service Assembly Archive
This section introduces how to create a service assembly archive for different adapter projects.
For Adapter Projects Running in the Wired Mode
Adapter projects created using TIBCO Business Studio always run in the Wired Mode. For detailed information about how to create an adapter project in TIBCO Business Studio, refer to Chapter 4, Configuring an Adapter Service Engine Instance.
Creating a Service Assembly
To create a service assembly, follow these steps:
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Right-click the SOAProject.composite file under the Composites folder and select Service Assembly from the pop-up menu.
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After completing the process, the deployment package, SOAProject.saf, is created in the Deployment Packages folder.
Figure 48 A Service Assembly
Refreshing a Created Service Assembly
To refresh a service assembly already created, follow these steps:
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Right-click the service assembly file, SOAProject.saf, under the Deployment Packages folder, and select Refresh Service Assembly from the pop-up menu.
Creating a Service Assembly Archive
To create a service assembly archive, follow these steps:
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Right-click the service assembly file, SOAProject.saf, under the Deployment Packages folder, and select Build Archive from the pop-up menu.
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After completing the process, a ZIP file, SOAProject.zip, is created in the Deployment Packages folder, as shown in Figure 49.
Figure 49 A Service Assembly Archive
This service assembly archive can now be deployed and started using TIBCO ActiveMatrix Administrator. For detailed information, refer to Deploying a Service Assembly Archive.
For Adapter Projects Running in the Unwire Mode (Using EAR2SA Tool)
Adapter projects created using TIBCO Designer always run in the Unwired Mode. For detailed information about how to create an adapter project in TIBCO Designer, refer to TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapter for Siebel Configuration and Deployment.
Importing an EAR File
An adapter EAR file created using TIBCO Designer for the adapter project must be imported into TIBCO Business Studio.
To import an EAR file, follow these steps:
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Select the ActiveMatrix SOA project in the Project Explorer panel and select Import... from the pop-up menu. The Import dialog appears.
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Expand the General folder and double-click the File System folder. The File System page appears in the Import dialog, as shown in Figure 50.
Figure 50 Select an EAR File to Import
 
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Click the Browse button next to the From directory field to navigate to the directory where the EAR file is located. Click the Browse button next to the Into folder field to select a folder where the EAR file is imported into.
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Click the Finish button to close the dialog.
After completing the process, the EAR file is imported in the ActiveMatrix SOA project.
Creating a Service Assembly Archive
To create a service assembly archive, follow these steps:
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After completing the process, a ZIP file, EAR_File.zip, is created in the Deployment Packages folder.
 
This service assembly archive can now be deployed and started using TIBCO ActiveMatrix Administrator. For detailed information, refer to Deploying a Service Assembly Archive.

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