How to install and configure java program objects

In this document , I will explain step by step procedure to deploy and configure java program objects in Business Objects environment. Following are the steps to publish java program object to CMC:

1. Log On to Central Management Console (CMC)
2. Go to Public Folders & navigate to the folder where you want to host this utility
3. Right-Click on the folder and select ‘Add a Program’ 
4. Select the Program type as Java, browse the jar file for the utility & click Ok
5. Now the program Object is published successfully to CMC.
6. Right-Click on the program Object and select Properties
7. Go to Default Settings & select Program Parameters in the left window pane
8. Class to run option is mandatory for any program object for execution
9. Arguments option to specify input values required by the program to execute e.g. path to cache directory, path for excel output
10. Classpath option to specify path for external jar files used by your program during run time e.g. path of the excel API jar files that are required by a program to generate excel output
11. Once the above options are specified, Click Save & Close
12. After successful completion of the above steps, program objects are ready to be run/scheduled