Preserving Application Configuration Redeployment Considerations

Deploying WebCenter Applications 7-31 7. In the Deployment Plan section, do one of the following: ■ Select Create a new deployment plan when deployment configuration is done to automatically create a deployment plan after the redeployment process. ■ Select Deployment plan is on the machine where this web browser is running and enter the path to the plan or click Browse to find the plan. ■ Select Deployment plan is on the server where Enterprise Manager is runnin g and enter the path to the plan or click Browse to find the plan. 8. Click Next. The Application Attributes page displays see Figure 7–22 . Figure 7–22 Application Attributes Page

9. In the Context Root of Web Modules section, specify the context root for your

application if you have not specified it in application.xml. The context root is the URI for the web module. Each web module or EJB module that contains web services may have a context root.

10. In the Target Metadata Repository section, select the MDS repository and enter the

Partition .

11. Click Next.

The Deployment Settings page displays see Figure 7–23 . Caution: Be careful to use the same repository connection and partition name that you used when you originally deployed the application. If you do not, all customizations are lost. 7-32 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle WebCenter Figure 7–23 Deployment Settings Page 12. On this page, you can perform common tasks before deploying your application, such as configuring connections, or you can edit the deployment plan or save it to a disk. You can: ■ Configure web modules ■ Configure application security for application roles and policies ■ Configure ADF connection settings

13. Click the edit icon for Configure ADF Connections to check connection settings

associated with the WebCenter Portal application. The Configure ADF Connections page displays see Figure 7–24 . Figure 7–24 Configure ADF Connections Page

14. Click the edit icon for each connection and check that the connection settings are

correct for the target environment for example, staging or production. Note: Editing ADF Connections is only necessary for connections not set after a prior deployment. Any connections configured after a prior deployment will override settings you make during this step.