Approaches

You can create a WebApp component either top-down, or bottom-up, or by bringing an existing Web application into the ActiveMatrix Service Grid platform.

Top-down approach:

  • You can configure the component reference implementation by using a WTP (Web Tools Platform) project created in the SOA Development Studio (SDS) during the Generate Servlet Implementation.
  • Plugin project: Use this option to create an OSGi-enabled web application.

Bottom-up approach : You bring an existing Web application into the ActiveMatrix Service Grid platform. The existing Web application can be a WAR (Web Archive) file, WTP project, or an OSGi-fied WebApp. If you start with an existing:

  • WAR file: You cannot add properties or references on a component. The DAA has the WAR file bundled in it.
  • WTP project: You can add servlets, references, and properties if required. The WTP project is exported into a WAR file and bundled inside the DAA.