How do I find the URLs of Workflow Center, Workflow Server, Workplace and the REST APIs on a CP4BA deployment?

Question

After the operator finished the installation we have dozens of routes in the namespace. Which URL is the Workflow Center console, which one is the Workflow Server for REST calls, and where is Workplace / Process Admin?

Answer 1

The operator writes every endpoint into the status of the custom resource; that is the authoritative list:

oc get icp4acluster icp4adeploy -n cp4ba -o jsonpath='{.status.endpoints}' | jq -r '.[] | "\(.name): \(.uri)"'
# typical output (names vary slightly per release)
Cloud Pak dashboard: https://cpd-cp4ba.apps.cluster.example.com/
Business Automation Studio: https://cpd-cp4ba.apps.cluster.example.com/bas/BAStudio      (authoring: process designer inside)
Workflow Center console: https://cpd-cp4ba.apps.cluster.example.com/baw-center/ProcessCenter   (repository, servers, snapshots)
Workflow Server (bawins1) - Process Admin: https://cpd-cp4ba.apps.cluster.example.com/baw/bawins1/ProcessAdmin
Workflow Server (bawins1) - REST base: https://cpd-cp4ba.apps.cluster.example.com/baw/bawins1/rest/bpm/wle/v1
Workflow Server (bawins1) - Process REST v2 / Operations REST: .../baw/bawins1/bpm , .../baw/bawins1/ops , Swagger: .../bpm/docs , .../ops/docs
Workplace: https://cpd-cp4ba.apps.cluster.example.com/workplace
Case Manager / Navigator: https://cpd-cp4ba.apps.cluster.example.com/icn/navigator

Rules of thumb: since 21.0.3 everything goes through the Zen front door (cpd-<namespace>.apps.<cluster>) with a path per capability and per Workflow Server instance name (the name in baw_configuration); older releases used one route per component (icp4adeploy-bawins1-baw-server-..., still present as internal routes). The Swagger pages /bpm/docs and /ops/docs on the server route are the quickest way to confirm you hit the right instance. Inside the cluster, pods call each other through services (https://icp4adeploy-bawins1-baw-server.cp4ba.svc:9443) - use those for service-to-service integration to avoid the router.

References

• CP4BA documentation - accessing the capabilities (endpoints)
• CP4BA - testing the workflow REST APIs