To install and use PAS for OpenEdge, developers and system administrators perform the following main steps.

Developer

As a OpenEdge developer, your responsibilities include the following:

  1. Install Progress Developer Studio.

    Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge is an integrated ABL development environment that helps you to quickly build user-interface and business logic, incorporate and manage application data sources, and run, debug, and deploy code. For more information about installing and getting started with Developer Studio, see Learn About Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge and Get started with Developer Studio.

  2. Create a development instance.

    A development instance of PAS for OpenEdge named oepas1is created when you install Developer Studio. Use Progress Developer Studio to create new instances, or use the default development instance, oepas1. For more information about development instance and how to create an instance, see About development and production instances, and Create a PAS for OpenEdge production instance.

  3. Define properties for your instance.

    Use the Progress OpenEdge options in the Preferences menu to set the launch configuration, startup, server, PROPATH, and database connection properties. For more information about setting workspace preferences that apply to all the projects in a workspace, see Set workspace preferences. For additional information about setting other option in the Preferences menu, see New OpenEdge Project wizard.

  4. Define security.

    Configure the Spring Framework and authentication mechanisms. For more information about Spring security and its configurations, see Learn about Spring security and Configure Spring Security.

  5. Debug your development instance.

    Use the Debug view in Progress Developer Studio. For more information about running and debugging programs, see Run and Debug ABL Programs.

  6. Create archives for production.

    Package your instance for deployment. For more information about how to archive a project that can be distributed to other systems or to other users, see Export projects.

System Administrator

As a system administrator for PAS for OpenEdge, your responsibilities include the following steps to bring your server online:

  1. Move to a PAS for OpenEdge production instance.
    1. Install the license for a production instance.

      Obtain a license for and install the production version of PAS for OpenEdge. For more information about obtaining a license and installing PAS for OpenEdge, see Obtain a license Addendum file, About licensing and installation and Install OpenEdge.

    2. Create the production instance.

      Use PASMAN or OpenEdge Management to generate a production instance. For more information about creating a PAS for OpenEdge production instance, see Create a PAS for OpenEdge production instance.

    3. Configure the production instance.

      Use PASMAN or OpenEdge Management to set server properties, enable transports, and (optionally) deploy the WebSpeed WebHandlers. For more information about configuring an instance, see PASMAN and Use OpenEdge Management to configure an instance.

    4. Deploy applications to the production instance.

      Use PASMAN or OpenEdge Management to deploy applications to your instance. for more information about deploying an instance, see Deploy a web application.

  2. Secure your production instance.
    • Get certificates and keys from IT.
    • Enable TLS.
    • Check user and file permissions.
    • Set the authentication level for the instance and applications.

    For more information about various security consideration for an instance, see Secure PAS for OpenEdge instances.

  3. Test and monitor the production instances.