Primary Spring configuration files

[mbt28]

Hi,

I downloaded activity through Eclipse software manager. I want to build it with mysql database support. So, I would like use JNDI however I cannot find primary spring configuration files as I guided it in the activiti user guide. I dont have any directory on my computer called activiti-webapp-explorer2. What did I miss during installation?

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To switch the Activiti Explorer and Activiti Rest web apps from db.properties configuration to JNDI datasource configuration, open the primary Spring configuration files (activiti-webapp-explorer2/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/activiti-standalone-context.xml and activiti-webapp-rest2/src/main/resources/activiti-context.xml), and delete the beans named "dbProperties" and "dataSource". Then, add the following bean
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Thanks.

[yvoswillens]

Hi,

it seems like you installed the Activiti BPMN2.0 Designer plugin for Eclipse. This plugin mainly provides BPMN2.0 modelling features.
To download the Activiti framework please visit http://activiti.org/download.html .

Regards,

Yvo

[mbt28]

Hi,

Well, actually I have already downloaded this file. And opened the war file via Eclipse. I cannot find this database configuration files, actually I do not have mentioned directories. I missed something during installation but I don't know what.

Regards.

[jbarrez]

Uhm … I'm not sure what you are expecting … Eclipse is an IDE. The war goes into a web container. Those two are not the same…

[mbt28]

Hi,

Thank you for the reply. I am looking inside the war file that I downloaded from Activiti website and the files that I downloaded through Eclipse (with opening Activiti project), but I cannot find the folders that I have to place necessary configuration files for to use external database like mysql.

Regards

[trademak]

It's really not clear what you are trying to do. If you are trying to change the database settings in the Activiti Explorer you should look for a file name db.properties.

Best regards,

[mbt28]

Okay, Now I understand my mistake. I need to build activiti with maven but I just tried to fetch the files with eclipse then change setting and deploy. So, as far I understand it doesnt work in this way.

Am I right with these?

The steps should be like this:

Download the activiti from git source not the one on download page.
Change the database configuration files ``JNDI Datasource Configuration``
Build it with maven then deploy

[mbt28]

Hi

Instead of activiti-standalone-context.xml and activiti-context.xm I have activiti-custom-context.xml fıles under resources folder. Shall I use these ones to configure JNDI?
<code>To switch the Activiti Explorer and Activiti Rest web apps from db.properties configuration to JNDI datasource configuration, open the primary Spring configuration files (activiti-webapp-explorer2/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/activiti-standalone-context.xml and activiti-webapp-rest2/src/main/resources/activiti-context.xml), and delete the beans named "dbProperties" and "dataSource". Then, add the following bean:</code>

[mbt28]

I think Activiti has changed its database configuration system and it is not documented yet.

[jbarrez]

Yes indeed. Simply overwrite the datasource in the activiti-custom-context.xml and use the Spring wrapper for jndi datasources