Prepare

Before deployment, the Axon Ivy project must be available as ivy-archive (IAR) or packed as a zip-archive (ZIP). Therefore, we recommend building the Axon Ivy projects with the help of Maven and the project-build-plugin which is crafting the ivy-archives (IAR) in reproducible manor.

In this build process, an executable *.iar` file is generated from the sources of the Axon Ivy project. Alternatively, the export functionality of the Axon Ivy Designer can also be used.

Application zip

It is also possible to pack multiple Axon Ivy projects in one single zip-archive (application zip). All project dependencies must be resolved, either already installed in the application of the running Axon Ivy Engine or part of the application zip itself.

app.zip
├── hr.iar
└── finance.iar

Using the Application Zip has a significant advantage over deploying individual Axon Ivy projects. When deploying the individual Axon Ivy projects, they must be deployed in the correct order. The sequence is determined by the dependency tree between the Axon Ivy projects. If you pack all projects into an application zip, the Axon Ivy Engine can determine the correct sequence itself.

Warning

The projects to be deployed must be at top level in a application zip. Many operating systems automatically create a parent folder within the zip. The following zip-archive won’t be deployed.

app.zip
└── app
    ├── hr.iar
    └── finance.iar

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