Endeca | Check application component status

Sometimes you need to check provisioned component status for a Endeca application. You can check application component status using one of the three ways.

1. Endeca Workbench :  Use EAC Admin console to check component status. Check Auto Refresh check box on right to refresh status automatically.

Component Status

2. Deployment Template : Run below command from control directory of deployed application.

          runcommand.bat --print-status

Component Status Deployment Template

3. The eaccmd Utility : Run below eaccmd command to check component status.

          eaccmd status --app <application name> --comp <component id>

eaccmd component status

Workbench | Export import workbench users

Sometimes you need to create similar (same set) workbench users on multiple environments (staging and production). Creating same set of users  manually on multiple environments is long process. 

You can these steps to speed up user creation process.

1. Create users manually in one environment : For example in below screen shot I added two users in workbench.

Workbench User Created

 

2. Export users using below command.

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export_users.bat --config ..\conf\export_users.properties --output users.json

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3. Import these exported users on destination environment.

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 import_users.bat --input users.json --config ..\conf\import_users.properties

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Before Import

After Import

Note :  These scripts are available at ENDECA_TOOLS_ROOT\admin\bin

Resolved | Workbench Error org.apache.sling.api.SlingException

Today while accessing Oracle Commerce Workbench got below exception on browser.
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The requested URL /ifcr/sites/Store.html resulted in an error in /apps/endeca/site/html.jsp. Exception: org.apache.sling.api.SlingException: at org.apache.sling.scripting.jsp.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.handleJspExceptionIntern al (JspServletWrapper.java:560) atorg.apache.sling.scripting.jsp.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.handleJspException (JspServletWrapper.java:496)
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Solution : Restart the Endeca ToolsAndFrameworks

Resolved | Missing Discover application folders in Tools And Frameworks

After installing Endeca related softwares I tried to provision the Discover reference application. Then realized that discover application related folders are missing from installation.

Root Cause : ToolsAndFrameworks was installed with installation type Minimal option. This option does not includes the reference application.

Solution : Install ToolsAndFrameworks with installation type Complete option.

Introduction to Endeca Tools and Framework

Oracle Endeca Tools and Frameworks enable the dynamic presentation of content across all channels.

Deployments That Use Oracle Endeca Experience Manager Require the Tools and Frameworks package for  Oracle Endeca Commerce with Experience Manager. Deployments That Do not include Experience Manager Require the Tools and Frameworks package for Oracle Endeca Commerce with Guided Search.

Both versions of the package include the Following:

• Oracle Endeca Workbench, a tools suite That enables merchandising Content Spotlighting, and search  Configuration for cross-channel applications.

• The Endeca Assembler, an API for controlling the presentation of commerce sites and collecting usage information across all channels.

• The Endeca Tools Service.

• The Endeca Deployment Template, A Collection of operational components That Provides a Starting Point  for Developing and deploying Endeca applications.

• The Discover Electronics Reference Application.

Resolving access denied issue while running install_service script in windows.

After installing Tools and Framework you need to run install_service script to install tools and framework as windows service.If you run this script as normal user(non administrator). You will face access denied issue.

To resolve this issue run the script as administrator.Right click on script file then select run as administrator option.Now script will execute successfully.