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Daytrader is available in the Apache's subversion repository, run the following command to checkout the source files into the daytrader-2.0 directory.

svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/geronimo/daytrader/trunk/Image Removed <daytrader_home>

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• Access the application pointing your browser to http://localhost:8080/daytrader^{Image Removed}
  
  
  
  
• Click on the Configuration tab.
• Click on (Re)-populate DayTrader Database to generate the sample data, this will open a new window showing the progress.
  The initial population size consists of 200 accounts and 400 stock quotes. These values can be updated via the "Configure DayTrader run-time parameters" link on the "Configuration" tab.

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So far we saw what primitives are available, which of those can be set to run multiple iterations and how to configure the application runtime parameters.

• Point your browser to http://localhost:8080/daytrader^{Image Removed}
• Click on Configuration.
• Click on Configure DayTrader run-time parameters.
• Select EJB from Run-Time Mode.
• Seclect JSP-Images from WebInterface.
• Set Primitive Iteration to 100.
• Click on Update Config.
• Click on Primitives.
• Click on PingServlet2EntityEJBLocal.

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We just saw how to run singular functions/operations tests via the available primitives. The very same settings you configured for running those primitives also affect the GUI for trading simulation.

• Point your browser to http://localhost:8080/daytrader^{Image Removed}
• Click on Trading & Portfolios.
• Accept the default user and password and click on Login.
• You should now be able to begin trading!

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Additional details for configuring and running Daytrader can be found in the application FAQ available by pointing your web browser to http://localhost:8080/daytrader^{Image Removed}

Back to square one

After you performed some tests and want to run a new set from scratch you will need to reset the runtime configuration and transaction data from the database.

• Point your browser to http://localhost:8080/daytrader^{Image Removed}
• Click on Configuration.
• Click on Reset DayTrader (to be done before each run).
• Click on (Re)-populate DayTrader Database.

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In order for the quote price updates to get published to the JMS topic, the "Publish Quote Updates" flag on the configuration page must be enabled.

• Point your browser to http://localhost:8080/daytrader^{Image Removed}
• Click on Configuration.
• Click on Configure DayTrader run-time parameters.
• Make sure you select the Publish Quote Updates checkbox.

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