Hello,

We are looking to set up a proof of concept iNews integration, and I am working through the web services API documentation. I'm setting up an instance of Apache Tomcat to install the inews web services.WAR file - all good. Web services is up and running. I've reached the step in the guidelines which reads "Modify Tomcat’s .\webapps\webclient\WEB-INF\web.xml file with the appropriate iNEWS systems and settings, and then restart the Web Client deployment." This is all well and good, but it's unclear exactly where in that web.xml file I need to add in the information about my iNews server.

I am not a web developer, and iNews administration is also new to me so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance,

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Rob Lawson

CBS News

Here's a general outline of what you need to do for setting up B2B data building:

1. Locate web.xml: The web.xml file is usually located in the WEB-INF directory within the webapps/webclient directory of your Tomcat installation.

2. Backup: Before making any changes, it's a good practice to create a backup of the web.xml file so that you can revert if something goes wrong.

3. Identify Initialization Parameters: In the iNEWS integration documentation, there should be a list of initialization parameters that need to be set in the web.xml file. These parameters would include information about your iNEWS server, such as server hostname, port number, authentication credentials, and other settings.

4. Modify web.xml: Open the web.xml file using a text editor and look for the <context-param> section. This is where you'll add your initialization parameters.

5. Add Initialization Parameters: For each parameter mentioned in the documentation, you will add a <context-param> entry. Here's a general format: