How to Get Started with Openspace

Openspace is a web application that enables you to host gadgets and widgets. Using Openspace, you can add web content from different sources as gadgets and customize how they are displayed. Openspace provides a unified view of all your gadgets and acts as a gateway to your frequently used services.

Openspace provides an interface that connects to TIBCO BPM runtime. Using Openspace, you can access the functions you need to carry out your daily tasks, such as mapping users to organizational entities and running business services. A business service is a set of actions that accomplishes some sort of business function. For example, a business service could be designed to handle an incoming insurance claim. A business service can display forms, start processes, access databases, run scripts or call web services.

On completion of this tutorial you will be familiar with:

• logging into Openspace
• adding gadgets in Openspace
• using layouts in Openspace
• using the Business Services gadget to start business services.

Before You Begin

This tutorial uses the WelcomeUsers application, which is a sample application used to illustrate BPM functionality. For more information about the WelcomeUsers application see the Create, Deploy, and Run Your First BPM Application tutorials.

Before you start this tutorial, make sure that:

• The WelcomeUsers application is deployed to BPM. See the How to Implement and Deploy the WelcomeUsers Application tutorial.
• The user “Clint Hill” is mapped to the Testers position in the WelcomeUsers organization model. See the How to Map Users to the WelcomeUsers Organization Model tutorial.

For more information about TIBCO Openspace, see the TIBCO Openspace User Guide.