Release Notes for Version 3.1.0 of the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for Ariba Buyer

These release notes cover release information for version 3.1.0 of the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for Ariba Buyer. They contain the following sections:
New in this release Limitations
Hardware and software requirements Known problems and workarounds
Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information Documentation updates
Compatibility

Note: Important information about this product may be available in Technical Support Flashes issued after these release notes were published. These can be found on the WebSphere Business Integration support Web site, http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wbiserver/support. Select the component area of interest and search the flashes section.

New in this release

This section lists the new features and improvements in this release.

Refer to the Adapter for Ariba Buyer User Guide for detailed information about the adapter and the new features.

Hardware and software requirements

Hardware and software requirements are included in the product documentation. See Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information for links to those guides.

Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information

Whether you are installing the software from the CD or downloading it from Passport Advantage and installing it from a local directory, refer to the appropriate guide:

These guides also include general configuration information.

For hardware and software requirements and configuration information specific to this adapter, refer to the Adapter for Ariba Buyer User Guide.

Compatibility

Version 3.1.0 of the WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for Ariba Buyer requires either WebSphere InterChange Server, versions 4.2.x, or WebSphere Business Integration Adapters, version 2.3.1.

WebSphere Business Integration Adapters, version 2.3.1, is supported on the following integration brokers:

Limitations

WebSphere MQ cannot send messages over 100 MB in length. If the solution calls for large data sets to be passed between applications, select a transport other than JMS.

Known problems and workarounds

The following problems have been found in this release:

CR number Description
23870 If the repsonse business object of a request-response integration event contains no data (that is, if the PullSchema attribute has no child objects), the integration event returns a status of error.
23871 If the machine specified in the ConnectorURL parameter of Parameters.table is not reachable on the network, the Ariba Buyer application fails to start.

Workaround: Make sure that the machines specified in the ConnectorURL parameter is reachable on the network.


Documentation updates

Product documentation is not included as part of the product package, either by CD or electronic product distribution. The documentation for this product can be found in the following InfoCenters:

To obtain the product documentation, visit the Web site and download the current documentation set for the release that you are using. Follow the instructions provided on the InfoCenter page to complete the installation.

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