5.5.1 Configuring AEM forms on JEE using Partial Turnkey Express mode

Note: Press F1 in Configuration Manager to view Help information for the screen you are viewing. You can view the configuration progress at any time by clicking View Progress Log.
Note: During configuration, if you must reset the data in Configuration Manager by using the Reset to Default option, ensure that you relaunch the Configuration Manager. Otherwise, you may encounter some missing configuration screens.
  1. If you are continuing from the installation of AEM forms on JEE, proceed to step 3; otherwise, navigate to the [aem-forms root]\ configurationManager\bin folder and run the ConfigurationManager.bat script.

  2. When prompted, select the language to use, and then click OK .

  3. On the Welcome to Adobe Experience Manager forms screen, click Next .

  4. On the Upgrade Task Selection screen, ensure that Upgrade from LiveCycle ES4 SP1 is deselected. If you are performing a upgrade from LiveCycle ES4 SP1 to AEM forms on JEE, see the Upgrading to AEM forms on JEE using Turnkey guide .

  5. On the Correspondence Management Selection screen, Correspondence Management option is selected by default. With this option selected, you will be presented with the configuration screens to configure Correspondence Management.

    Click Next to continue.

5.5.1.1 Configuring data source and Application Server

  1. On Flexible Turnkey Installation screen, do one of the following tasks
    • Leave the Skip dataSource configuration option deselected to configure the data source, and then click Next.

    • Select the Skip dataSource configuration option if you have already configured the data source, and click Next.

    This screen will appear only if you have already configured the datasource.

  2. On the Datasource configuration screen, enter the appropriate information to configure the database connection string and click Test Database Connection to ensure that the connection is configured properly.
    Note: If the database server is not running or is not set up yet, you can still configure the data source; however, the Test Database Connection will result in a failure message.
  3. On the Application Server configuration screen, click Configure , and then click Next.

Important: If you are using the SQL Server database, ensure that you turn on the Windows Authentication Mode for SQL Server after configuring application server on this screen. For detailed steps, see Integrated security.

5.5.1.2 Select Configuration Mode and Correspondence Management

  1. On the Turnkey Mode screen, select Express Mode (recommended for quick deployments) and click Next to proceed to the next section.

  2. On the Correspondence Management Selection screen, select the Correspondence Management and then click Next . This screen appears only if have already installed the Correspondence Management .

5.5.1.3 Select modules

  1. On the Modules screen, ensure that the AEM forms on JEE modules that you have licensed and want to deploy are selected, and click Next .

    Note: You do not need to deploy all of your licensed modules at the same time. You can rerun Configuration Manager later to deploy more modules.
  2. On the Configure Turnkey JBoss SSL screen, add the information to configure the SSL certificate and click Configure JBoss SSL , when complete click Next.

    You can skip this step and configure it later in the Configuration Manager.

    • Certificate Alias: The alternate unique name that is used to reference the certificate.

    • Keystore filename: The name of the keystore that is assigned to store the keys and the certificate.

  3. On the CRX Configuration screen:

    1. Specify the path to the repository. The default location is [aem-forms root] /crx-repository.

    2. Select the repository type, as appropriate. If selecting CRX3 Mongo DB, specify the Mongo database name and URL to the database.

    3. Optionally, select AEM Samples need to be installed to install AEM samples.

    4. Click Configure to create the required repository files at the specified location.

    It configures the repository to bundle within the Core EAR file for AEM forms on JEE.

    Click Next to continue.

    A backup (adobe-jboss-core-ear.orig) for the original Core EAR file is taken in the [aem-forms root]\deploy folder. You can restore the EAR file in case you want to run the set up again without the CRX repository.
    Note: Once the packages are configured, you cannot remove them by re-running the Configuration Manager. For clean uninstallation of deployed packages, you need to uninstall and delete the packages using Package Manager.

5.5.1.4 Install verification samples

( Forms, Assembler, and Output, only ) On the Adobe Experience Manager forms Installation Verification Sample (IVS) EAR files screen, you can install three service-specific sample applications. Select Include IVS EARs in deployment set and click Next to install these sample files.

adobe-output-ivs-jboss.ear, adobe-assembler-ivs.ear, and adobe-forms-ivs-jboss.ear appear only if you have selected respective modules on the Modules screen.

Note: Do not deploy the IVS EAR files to a production environment.

5.5.1.5 Configure Connector for EMC Documentum

On the Specify Client for EMC Documentum screen, do one of the following tasks:
  • Deselect the Configure Connector for EMC Documentum Content Server option to manually configure EMC Documentum later, and then click Next .

  • Leave the Configure Connector for EMC Documentum Content Server option selected, enter the appropriate version and directory path for EMC Documentum client, and click Verify . When complete, click Next and complete the tasks on the following screens:

    • On the Specify EMC Documentum Content Server Settings screen, specify the required values and click Next.

    • On the Configure Connector for EMC Documentum screen, click Configure Documentum Connector . When complete, click Next.

5.5.1.6 Configure Connector for IBM Content Manager

On the Specify Client for IBM Content Manager screen, do one of the following tasks:
  • Deselect the Configure Connector for IBM Content Manager option to manually configure IBM Content Manager later, and then click Next.

  • Leave the Configure Connector for IBM Content Manager option selected, enter the appropriate directory path for IBM Content Manager client, and click Verify. When complete, click Next and complete the tasks on the following screens:

    • On the Specify IBM Content Manager Server Settings screen, specify the required values and click Next.

    • On the Configure Connector for IBM Content Manager screen, click Configure IBM Content Manager Connector. When complete, click Next.

5.5.1.7 Configure Connector for IBM FileNet

On the Specify Client for IBM FileNet screen, do one of the following tasks:
  • Deselect the Configure Connector for IBM FileNet Content Manager option to manually configure IBM FileNet later, and then click Next.

  • Leave the Configure Connector for IBM FileNet Content Manager option selected, enter the appropriate version and directory path for IBM Filenet client, and click Verify . When complete, click Next and complete the following screens:

    • On the Specify IBM FileNet Content Server Settings screen, specify the required values and then click Next.

    • On the Configure Connector for IBM FileNet Process Engine screen, specify the appropriate version (if enabled) and directory path, and then click Verify. When complete, click Next .

    • On the Specify IBM FileNet Process Engine Server Settings screen, specify the required values and click Next.

    • On the Configure Connector for IBM FileNet screen, click Configure FileNet Connector. When complete, click Next.

5.5.1.8 Configure Connector for Microsoft SharePoint

On the Configure Adobe Experience Manager forms Connector for Microsoft SharePoint screen, do one of the following tasks:
  • Deselect the Configure AEM forms Connector for Microsoft SharePoint option to manually configure Microsoft Sharepoint later, and then click Next.

  • Leave the Configure AEM forms Connector for Microsoft SharePoint option selected. Specify the required values, and click Configure SharePoint Connector. When complete, click Next .

5.5.1.9 Verify Configuration for ECM Connectors

On the Verify Configurations screen, do one of the following tasks:

  • If you are configuring the connectors for the first time or have modified any of the configurations on the previous screens, leave the Restart Application Server option selected and click Validate Configuration s . When successfully validated, click Next .
    Note: The validation of IBM FIleNet may fail if there are special characters, such as hyphen (-), underscore (_), comma (,), or dot (.) in the directory name containing the IBM FileNet client.
  • If you wish to configure connectors later, deselect the Restart Application Server option and click Validate Configurations . When successfully validated, click Next .

5.5.1.10 PDF Generator configuration

  1. In the Administrator user credentials for native PDF conversions screen, enter the user name and password of a user with administrative privileges on the server machine. Click Add user.

    Add at least one administrative user for Windows 2008 Server and Click Next .

    Note: On Windows 2008 Server, disable User Account Control (UAC) for the users you add. To disable UAC, click Control Panel > User Accounts > Turn User Account Control on or off and deselect Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer . Click OK . Your changes become effective when the system is restarted.
  2. In the PDFGenerator System Readiness Test screen, click Start to validate if the system has been appropriately configured for PDF Generator.

  3. Review the System Readiness Tool Report and click Next .

5.5.1.11 Configure Acrobat Reader DC extensions Credentials

In the Acrobat Reader DC extensions Credential Configuration screen, choose one of these options:
  • Browse and select a Reader Extensions credential file. Enter the Credential Password and name for the credential. Click Next .

  • Skip this step by selecting Configure Later Using AEM forms administration console and click Next . You can configure the Rights credential from administration console ( Settings > Trust Store Management > Local Credentials ).

5.5.1.12 Task summary

  1. Review the Configuration Manager task summary list and select Next Steps to launch an html page containing information about user and administrative interfaces for AEM forms on JEE.

  2. After you finish configuring AEM forms on JEE, complete the post-deployment activities that apply to your solution implementation. (See 6 Post-Deployment Activities )

  3. If you reconfigured SSL or you are running Configuration Manager on a server where you have already configured AEM forms on JEE you must restart JBoss for the SSL configuration to take effect.

    Note: Before restarting the application server, ensure that CRX is completely installed and running. Otherwise, the repository may corrupt. To verify that CRX is up and running, ensure that the following checks are passed:
    • Go to http://<server>:<port>/lc and ensure that you can log in using the configured username and password. The default username/password are administrator/password.

    • Go to http://<server>:<port>/system/console and ensure that all the bundles are in active or fragment state.

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