Fixpack Readme

IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory 6.0.0.1

First Edition (August 2006)

This edition applies to version 6.0.0.1 of IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.

(C) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

CONTENTS:

1. ABOUT THIS RELEASE
2. FIXPACK INSTALLATION INFORMATION
3. FIXPACK REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS
4. CONTACTING CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5. NOTICES AND TRADEMARKS

1.0 About this Release

1.1 Fixes Contained in this Fixpack

Ref 27808 -- Portlet display issue: Excessive white space occasionally interferes with display of tables in portlets. This problem can occur when using Internet Explorer, to view tables that contain many rows, in some Portal 6.0 Themes. This issue, observable in Dashboard portlets, has been resolved by changing the HTML coding used to create tables.

Ref 27860 -- Portlet Factory Designer on Eclipse 3.2 issue: In some cases, when you run a model with unsaved changes, you are not prompted to save the model before running it. Unsaved model changes are now correctly detected by Portlet Factory Designer on Eclipse 3.2, and force a Save prompt to be displayed.

Ref 27866 -- Italian Locale Resource Bundle translation issue: In the Italian (it) locale, an unnecessary translation of various items in the usertext resource bundle resulted in an exception being displayed by various portlets. This translation mishap has been corrected and no longer causes exceptions to be thrown.

Ref 27881 -- File Upload Builder cross-platform issue: In some case, this Builder pre-pends a path to a file name, resulting in the upload operation failing. This problem is most common when the file being uploaded is from a Windows path (Designer using Internet Explorer), and the File class that supports the Builder is operating on that name on a Linux server. Builder behavior has been modified to accommodate cross-platform operation.

Ref 27933 -- File Upload Builder not multi-user safe: If two users upload the same file at roughly the same time, the second file will overwrite the first, and the first user will see the contents of the second user's file. The Builder now assigns a unique name to uploaded files in the target directory to prevent the overwriting of uploaded files.

Ref 27936 -- Summary Row Builder does not recognize user locale: This Builder provides an input that allows you to specify the number format to use for the generated cell. The Builder interprets this format string by using the server locale, not the user locale.  As a result, if the user locale is French and the server locale is English, elements will be formatted in the French locale, but the generated summary will be displayed in English.

Ref 27963 --In Japanese (jp) locale, the Yen currency character is not displayed correctly for calculated fields. This problem has been resolved by using the correct code page to represent the Yen character.

1.2 - APARs Addressed by this Release

LO15729 -- Resolves fix Ref 27881 above.

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2.0 Fixpack Installation Information

2.1 - Hardware Requirements

Refer to WebSphere Portlet Factory 6.0 Release Notes

2.2 - Software Requirements

Refer to WebSphere Portlet Factory 6.0 Release Notes

2.3 - Fixpack Installation Instructions

To apply this fixpack to an installed copy of WebSphere Portlet Factory 6.0:

  1. Exit WebSphere Portlet Factory 6.0 Designer.

  2. Extract the contents of the fixpack to a convenient location on the machine where Portlet Factory Designer is installed.

  3. Locate and run the Fixpack.exe file.

  4. Follow the instructions in the fixpack installation program to apply the fixpack to the installed version of WebSphere Portlet Factory 6.0.

Note: To successfully install this fixpack, you must know the path where Portlet Factory is installed.

2.3.1Verify Fixpack Installation

To verify that the fixpack was correctly installed:

  1. Start Portlet Factory Designer.

  2. In the Eclipse Help menu, Select, About Eclipse SDK.

  3. In the About Eclipse SKD window, select the IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory icon.

  4. In the About Eclipse SDk Features screen, note that the Portlet Factory Designer version is, 6.0.0.1.

2.4 Upgrading a Project

Once you have applied this fixpack to Portlet Factory Designer, you must modify previously created projects to incorporate fixpack improvements. To incorporate fixpack changes into a project:

  1. Start Portlet Factory Designer and load a project.

  2. In the project's right-click menu, select: WebSphere Portlet Factory Project > Modify.

  3. When prompted, select OK to overwrite existing product files. The Project Modify operations starts.

  4. The New Project Wizard Add Feature Set page is displayed. Note that Feature Sets previously installed in the project are selected. These Feature Sets must now be reinstalled to pick up fixpack changes.

  5. Click Next to re-install selected Feature Sets.

  6. As Additional Project Wizard screens are displayed, click Next to accept existing project settings.

  7. Click Finish to complete project modification and upgrade.

  8. Restart the WebSphere Application Server to insure project changes are picked up in the deployed project WAR file.

3.0 Fixpack Removal Instructions

To remove this fixpack from an installed copy of WebSphere Portlet Factory 6.0:

  1. Halt Portlet Factory Designer.

  2. Open the Windows Control Panel and select Add or Remove Programs.

  3. In the Installed Programs list,  select the WebSphere Portlet Factory Fixpack 6.0.0.1 program.

  4. Click Change/Remove to start the fixpack uninstall program.

  5. Click Next to uninstall the fixpack.

3.1 Removing Fixpack Artifacts from a Project

To remove fixpack enhancements and changes from a project:

  1. Remove the fixpack from Portlet Factory Designer. (See section 3.0 above.)

  2. Start Portlet Factory Designer and load the project.

  3. In the project's right-click menu, select: WebSphere Portlet Factory Project > Modify.

  4. When prompted, select OK to overwrite existing product files. The Project Modify operations starts.

  5. The New Project Wizard Add Feature Set page is displayed. Note that Feature Sets previously installed in the project are selected. These Feature Sets must now be reinstalled to remove fixpack changes.

  6. Click Next to re-install selected Feature Sets.

  7. As Additional Project Wizard screens are displayed, click Next to accept existing project settings.

  8. Click Finish to complete project modification and upgrade.

  9. Restart the WebSphere Application Server to insure project changes are picked up in the deployed project WAR file.

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4.0 Contacting Customer Support

As of May 15th 2006, all support for Bowstreet and new IBM derivative products is being provided through IBM Customer Support. All Bowstreet email and electronic incident submission systems have been replaced by the IBM Electronic Service Request (ESR) system.

In addition, new support forums have been created on IBM developerWorks. Included are 8 different forums for the IBM Portlet Factory and 4 forums for the IBM Workplace Dashboard. These forums are available to external customers and they will be monitored by IBM resources. Links to these forums are included in the support announcement.

4.1 Voice Support

Call 800-IBM-SERV (800-426-7378) in the US and Canada. When calling from outside the US or Canada, please call the appropriate number below:
Europe, Middle East and Africa: +44(0)1475-897169
Inside Australia: 131-426 or 1-800-257373

4.2 Electronic Support

You can directly submit support tickets to IBM. For more information on the IBM ESR sytem, refer to: ibm.com/software/support/probsub.html

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5.0 NOTICES AND TRADEMARKS

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