Create Redhat JBoss BRMS6 Project in JBoss Developer Studio

 This tutorial explain how to install the BPMS/BRMS plug-ins into JBDS and set up the Drools runtime and configure JBoss BPM Server (EAP-6.1.1).

1. Download and Install Jboss Developer Studio

1. Go to the Red Hat Customer Portal (https://access.redhat.com/downloads/) and log in.
2. Click Downloads → Products Downloads.
3. In the Product Downloads page under JBoss Development and Management section
4. Click Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio.
5. From Software Downloads page, from the Version drop-down menu, select version 7.1.1.
6. On the Software Downloads page that opens, navigate to the Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio 7.1.1 Stand Alone Universal Binary row and click Download.
7. Start the installer

$ cd /path/to/.jar

$ java -jar jboss-devstudio-version-installer-standalone.jar

8. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

2. Installing the BRMS and BPMS Plug-ins

1. Start JBoss Developer Studio.
2. Select Help → Install New Software.
3. Click Add to enter the Add Repository menu.
4. Give the software site a name next to Name field and add the following url in the Location field: https://devstudio.jboss.com/updates/7.0/integration-stack/
   (As an alternative, one can download the offline archive and install from an archive.)
5. Click OK
6. Select the JBoss Business Process and Rule Development feature from the available options and click Next and then Next again.
7. Read the license and accept it by selecting the appropriate radio button, and click Finish.
8. After installation of the plug-ins has completed, restart JBoss Developer Studio.

3. Setting the Drools runtime

Download the generic BPM Suite deployable zip from the Red Hat Customer Portal. Unzip this bundle and find another zip file, jboss-bpms-engine.zip. Unzip this bundle in a convenient location. Set up the Drools runtime in JBDS:

1. From the JBDS menu, select Window and click Preferences.
2. Select Drools > Installed Drools Runtimes.
3. Click Add to reveal the Drools Runtime dialog.
4. Enter the following in the dialog:

Name: Drools 6 Runtime

Path: Browse to the folder where one unzipped the BPMS engine files.

5. Click OK.
6. Click the checkbox next to the runtime to make it the default and click OK.

4. Configuring the JBoss BPMS Server

1. Open the jBPM view by selecting Window → Open Perspective → Other and select jBPM and click OK.
2. Add the server view by selecting Window → Show View → Other... and select Server → Servers.
3. Open the server menu by right clicking the Servers panel and select New → Server.
4. Define the server by selecting JBoss Enterprise Middleware → JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1+ and clicking Next.
5. Set the home directory by clicking the Browse button. Navigate to and select the installation directory for JBoss EAP 6.1.1 which has JBoss BPM Suite installed.
6. Provide a name for the server in the Name field, make sure that the configuration file is set, and click Finish.