Customizing Resource Bundles on WebSphere and WebLogic Application Servers

Prerequisites

Create custom resource bundle using the Resource Bundle editor in TIBCO MDM Studio and then deploy the customized resource bundle at the enterprise or an application level in TIBCO MDM. For information, refer to TIBCO MDM Studio Repository Designer User's Guide.

After you deploy the customized resource bundle in TIBCO MDM, the custom resources are created in the following location:
  • For Windows: %MQ_HOME%/custom/resources/com/tibco/mdm/properties/mdm
  • For Linux: $MQ_HOME\custom\resources\com\tibco\mdm\properties\mdm

Procedure

  1. Add $MQ_HOME/custom/resources to the CLASSPATH of application server startup script.
    • For WebLogic application server: add $MQ_HOME/custom/resources to the CLASSPATH in environment file or the application server startup script.
    • For WebSphere application server:
      1. Log in to the Administrative console of WebSphere Application Server.
      2. In the left panel, expand Servers > Server Typesand click WebSphere application servers. The Application servers panel is displayed on the right.
      3. Under Preferences, click servername. For example, server1. The Configuration tab is displayed.
      4. Under Server Infrastructure, expand Java and Process Management and click the Process definition link. The Configuration tab is displayed.
      5. Under Additional Properties, click the Java Virtual Machine link. The Configuration tab is displayed.
      6. In the Classpath field, enter ${MQ_HOME}/custom/resources.
  2. Click OK.
    A message is displayed with the Save and Review options.
  3. Click the Save link to save changes to the master configuration.

What to do next

  1. Restart TIBCO MDM server.
  2. Log on to TIBCO MDM and verify the customized text.