12.07.2009

JDeveloper 11g: Installing BPEL/SOA Suite components via Update Center

Here some screenshots to the steps from this posting (Adding the missing BPEL/SOA Suite components to jdeveloper 11g):

Add this URL:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/101/update/fmw_products.xml
as an update center:

Then select at least the Oracle SOA Composite Editor:

and wait...

and wait...



Installing JDeveloper 11g: Screenshots...

Here some screenshots of a installation of JDeveloper 11g. This is different to 10g installations, because it is not possible to unzip the package. You really have to install parts of a weblogic server:




At this step it is not possible to install only JDeveloper and skip the Weblogic Server. You have to install the Core Application Server and the Configuration Wizard and Upgrade Framework.







02.07.2009

JDeveloper 11g: Missing BPEL/SOA Suite components?

The new Oracle JDeveloper 11g (11.1.1.1.0) is released and it is really a big package (>900MB). But after downloading and installing there is no way to create SOA Suite projects or BPELs...
??
First check: Yes, this JDeveloper was released for developement of Oracle's Fusion Middleware components.
Second check: Is the SOA Suite included inside the Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1?

Ok, it is inlcuded in the documentation...
So let's search for the missing BPEL/SOA Suite components and voila:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12839_01/integration.1111/e10275/intro.htm#BABEBBGD
Oracle SOA Suite is not automatically installed with Oracle JDeveloper. Before you can create SOA applications, SOA composite applications, and projects, you must download the Oracle SOA Suite extension for Oracle JDeveloper (file name soa-jdev-extension.zip) from the Oracle Technology Network and import it into JDeveloper.
So after some browsing here the link for this soa-jdev-extension.zip.
Just stop jdev, unzip it into <WHEREEVERYOUINSTALLEDIT>/jdeveloper und start once again.
Done.
Now you can create SOA project for 11g like shown in this posting.

Addendum (Thanks to Gerard Davison):
The better way of doing this is to add
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/101/update/fmw_products.xml
to the list of update centers under check for update. That way JDeveloper will tell you when new versions are available.