FixPack Notes for
Version  1.0.2.1IF of the WBI Adapter for TCPIP

(For WebSphere ICS versions 4.2.2 and WBIA versions 2.4.0)


The FixPack note contains the following sections:

CONNECTOR REVISIONS

UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS


CONNECTOR REVISIONS

This FixPack contains the following revisions since the last maintenance release :

Available as of Version

APAR/CR Number

Feature

Description

1.0.2.1IF

CR

48205

Base64 Encoding Support for Base64 Encoding of Incoming Data and Base64 Decoding of Outgoing Data. This can be done through configuration properties.
1.0.2

CR

48040

Additional feautures in Request Processing The below feautures have been provided in Request Processing: 1. Async and Sync Request processing. 2. Code change so that Request Processing can bypass Message Handlers. 3. Change in Request Processing to handle Sync flow. The Response BO is set in the Adapter and not the Message Handler
1.0.2

CR

61361

Namespace Conflict with ICS as Broker. BIA_ApplicationMessage Map invoked during Event and Request processing was same. Now they have been made different and added to Inbound and Outbound sections of the Map.
1.0.2

CR

61633

Async Event Processing During Async Event processing Adapter was trying to write data to the Client. This has been rectified.
1.0.1

CR

44170

Event Processing Bug TCPIP Adapter sends one byte data to the TCPIP client, to check if it is Alive, during Event processing.
1.0.1

CR

44171

Globalization bug during Event Processing. The adapter hard codes US_ASCII to default encoding during Event Processing.
1.0.1

CR

44204

Response handling during Request Processing. TCPIP adapter cannot handle Response, other than status, during Request processing.
1.0.1

CR

60794

Request Processing Bug. TCPIP adaper fails to instantiate Data Handler properly, during Request Processing, in certain scenarios.

 


UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS

Add, replace, or remove the following files and directories as indicated (Note that these are rolled up in the FixPack you downloaded):  

 

For Connector Version

Platform 

Add / Replace / Remove

File (Starting from %CROSSWORLDS% / $CROSSWORLDS)

1.0.2.1IF

WIN & UNIX

Replace the file Replace the connector jar with the new jar file provided with the fix. Also create a new CFG file from the conenctor configuration template, BIA_TCPIPAdapterTemplate, provided.
1.0.2

WIN & UNIX

Replace the file Replace the connector jar with the new jar file provided with the fix. Replace the Map BO repository with the BO repository provided with the Build BIA_TCPIPAdapterRepository.zip.
1.0.1

WIN & UNIX

Replace the file connectors\TCPIP\BIA_TCPIP.jar for Windows AND connectors/TCPIP/BIA_TCPIP.jar for Unix

Configure the following for the FixPack to work:

Connector 
Version

Platform

Add / Remove

Property/Legal values (Case-Sensitive)

   1.0.2.1IF

   WIN & UNIX

  Add

EnableBase64Encoding and EnableBase64Decoding. Make EnableBase64Encoding and EnableBase64Decoding to true to encode incoming data to Base64 and decode outgoing data from Base64.