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This plugin is used to automate build and deploy operation of webMethods IntegrationServerIntegration Server(ESB) assets into their target environments.

Plugin implements Continuous integration and deployment process for Software AG webMethods ESB assets (IntegrationServer packages) using FlexDeploy tool along with the use of webMethods ABE,Deployer components.

This Document contains instructions for automating the build and deployment of webMethods ESB (named IntegrationServer) assets (named packages)using FlexDeploy.and execute server operations such as Start, Stop, Restart of Integration Server instances. webMethods Plugin automates Build and Deploy processes for integration assets with help of webMethods ABE and WMDeployer components.

FlexDeploy platform enables Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery capabilities which would be applicable for for webMethods Integration Server packages as well. 

Asset Build Environment(ABE)

ABE comes with a set of Build scripts that are used in building the checked out code from source control systems and generating deployer composites. It is used to automate the Build process for a repository based deployment scenario. This is packaged along with the webMethods product suite.

webMethods Deployer

WMDeployer is a tool used to deploy a wide variety of webMethods assets belong to various application integration components that reside on source webMethods runtime components (runtimes) or repositories to target webMethods runtimes. Deployer and its Command Line scripts are offered directly out-of-the-box to support automated deployments. 

Supported Versions

  • Latest version of SoftwareAG-webMethods10 product suite has been tested.

  • Older versions of webMethods

    standalone

    server should work as well, but have not been tested.

  • webMethods
    • -VCS systems Integration is currently implemented for SubVersion only
  • ESB Assets (IntegrationServer packages) are supported for build and deployments.

Key Features

Easily configured. No configurations required at webMethods environment side

  • Easily configurable.

  • Supports webMethods

Deployer

  • Deployer’s repository-based deployment

scenario has been implemented.

  • Building webMethods source code using ABE ANT build Script.

    • Generating Project Automator Files and creating projects in webMethods Deployer for each deployment are automated

    • as recommended by SoftwareAG.

    • Deployment of Packages is supported for standalone webMethods servers and the cluster.

    • Facilitates automatic Deployer project creation using webMethods Project Automator script. This will reduce the manual efforts that are spent today and avoid human errors during

    deploymentContinuous Integration from Version Control Systems to Build and Deployment stages. 

    • deployments.

  • Deploying webMethods Applications to Standalone target Servers using webMethods Deployer.

    • End to end Traceability and Visibility from Source Control to Build & Deployment phases.

    • Plugin handles build for both
    VCS controlled and non VCS source code
    • SCM checked out code and developer exported source code from webMethods Designer as well.

    • Plugin

    also supports

    • enforce version based build

    and deployment without using webMethods ABE & Deployer tools.

  • Only webMethods ESB Assets (IS packages) are considered in scope for build and deployments.

    • Limitations

  • Deploying Applications to webMethods Cluster is not implemented in the current version but will be planned for Next Release.

  • VCS systems currently integrated is SubVersion. Next release will be planned to include Git,TFS etc. 

  • Include Plugin operations to start/stop webMethods standalone Server instances and cluster as well.

    • Support webMethods Runtime based deployment scenario

    • management and helps consistency across environment of the releases, repeatable releases etc.

    • Source Control Repositories supported by FlexDeploy (such as Git, Subversion, TFVC, CVS, PVCS and Perforce) can be used easily, for other Source Control Repositories use generic plugins to extract source code.

    Plugin Operations

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