Using the Bluemix™ Deployment Wizard with XPages applications
The Bluemix™ Deployment Wizard is provided in Domino® Designer so that you can deploy XPages applications you have modified in Designer to the Bluemix™ server.
This wizard is part of the functionality and tooling available in Domino® Designer to provide the infrastructure needed to modify, configure, and deploy XPages applications to and from Bluemix™. The Bluemix™ Deployment Wizard lets you deploy XPages applications you have modified in Designer to the Bluemix™ server.
To open the wizard select Design >IBM Bluemix >Deploy Application or use the dropdown menu associated with the Bluemix™ menu toolbar button. You can also right-click on an open application in the Applications Navigator and use the IBM Bluemix >Deploy Application popup menu.
Bluemix™ Deployment Wizard usage example
As mentioned, the Bluemix™ Deployment Wizard lets you deploy XPages applications you have modified in Designer to the Bluemix™ server. The steps outlined next are provided as an example of how you would typically use this wizard.
- After you have modified, save all of your changes to the application.
- Select the application root in the Applications Navigator panel and then click the Bluemix™ icon in the toolbar.
- Select Deploy Application. Designer copies your modified application to the deployment directory, and the application is pushed to Bluemix™. Your application stops, re-stages, and restarts on Bluemix™. This process takes several minutes to fully complete.
- Access your application on Bluemix™.
- Right-click on the application in the Application Navigator and select Bluemix > Open in default system browser. Your application opens in a new browser window.
When your application is finally deployed, you can use the other available services in Bluemix™ to make your application more powerful.