Creating a Deployment Definition

Create a deployment definition to deploy deployment packages to one or more Unwired Servers.

1. Right-click a Mobile Application project and select Add > New Item .
2. In the Add New Item dialog, select Deployment Definition.
3. Enter a name for the deployment definition file.

   The file extension must be .dply.

4. Click Add.

   The deployment definition is created, and its configuration tabs display.

5. On the Package Selection tab:
   1. Select one or more servers to deploy the deployment packages to.
   2. To add a server, click New Connection Profile.
   3. To test the server connection, click Ping.
   4. Select the packages to deploy.
   5. To add a new package, click New Package Definition.
6. On the Role Mappings tab:
   1. (Optional) Select Perform role mapping following deploymentto perform role mapping after deployment from the Unwired Server administration console to which the package is deployed.
   2. For each package definition, select its Roles folder.
   3. For each role in the development package, select the server role to which it maps.

      You can map a logical (design-time) role, to one or more physical (run-time) roles.

7. On the Server Connection Mappings tab you can map design-time connection profiles to run-time Unwired Server connections.

   You can map a logical (design-time) role, to one or more physical (run-time) roles.

   1. Select the design-time connection profile.
   2. Depending on the MBO type, select the Unwired Server connection to which the connection maps.

      Some MBO types, for example, file and Web service, do not use server connection mappings.

8. Select File > Save All to save your changes.