IBM WebSphere(R) Transformation Extender Documentation, Version 8.1, Service Pack 1 Release Notes (rev. 2) (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2006. All Rights Reserved. ===================================================================== CONTENTS ===================================================================== 1. About this release 2. Requirements, installation, and configuration information 3. New or changed behavior 4. Known limitations, problems, and workarounds 5. Contacting customer support 6. Notices and trademarks ===================================================================== 1. ABOUT THIS RELEASE ===================================================================== This release provides product documentation in the form of an IBM Eclipse Help System and in the form of Portable Document Format (PDF) files. IBM Eclipse Help System V3.0.1 ------------------------------ An IBM Eclipse Help System, referred to as "Information Center", is installed with WebSphere Transformation Extender base products. You can access the Information Center from the Help menu from within the Designer applications or from the (Windows) Programs menu. The Information Center opens in your default browser. PDF files --------- You can optionally install the WebSphere Transformation Extender documentation PDF files. The PDF documents that are installed with the Online Library are determined by the products that you have installed. Similarly, the SDK Library documents are installed only when the SDK product has been installed. For best results, install all product components before installing the Online Library in order to view all of the documentation that you are entitled to. After installing the Online Library, you can access it from the IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender 8.1 program menu or by navigating to the following path: install_dir/docs/en/library.pdf ===================================================================== 2. REQUIREMENTS, INSTALLATION, AND CONFIGURATION INFORMATION ===================================================================== A browser is required to view the Information Center. The following browsers are supported for this release: - Internet Explorer 6.0 and higher - Mozilla-based browsers 1.7 and higher - Firefox 1.0 and higher - Safari (UI base mode only) - Konqueror (UI base mode only) Acrobat Reader is required to view the online libraries. You can download the latest version of Acrobat Reader from the Adobe Web site (www.adobe.com). ===================================================================== 3. NEW OR CHANGED BEHAVIOR ===================================================================== About translated documentation ----------------------------- Based country requests, certain documents have been translated from the original English (United States) version to various native languages. The documentation (both PDF and IBM Eclipse Help formats) is displayed based on the country or regional/language settings of your computer at the time of product installation. As an example, the regional and language options on your computer are the equivalent of German at the time you install the product and documentation. When you open either the IBM Eclipse Help System (Information Center)or Online Library, the documents are displayed in the German language. Any documents that were not translated are displayed in the original English (United States)version. Inquiries about translating documents to specific languages should be directed to an IBM representative of the respective country. Online help removed ------------------- Online help, including F1 and question mark help, has been removed from the Type Designer, Map Designer, Integration Flow Designer, Database Interface Designer, and all other applications that have a graphical user interface (GUI). Now, when you select Help > Contents from within an application, the Information Center opens in your default browser. ===================================================================== 4. KNOWN LIMITATIONS, PROBLEMS, AND WORKAROUNDS ===================================================================== Starting and dismissing the Information Center ---------------------------------------------- "Page cannot be displayed" message ---------------------------------- To invoke the Information Center from the user interface of an application, select Help > Contents or press F1. When you close the application interface before closing the Information Center browser, the following message is displayed in the browser: "The page cannot be displayed" To avoid this message, you must first close the Information Center browser before closing the application. To use the Information Center when an application is not open, you must invoke it from the programs menu. For example, on Windows XP select: Start > All Programs > IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender 8.1 > Start InfoCenter "Dismissing" the Information Center ----------------------------------- When you open the Information Center from the programs menu, you must also "Dismiss" the Information Center in order to terminate the Java process that is running. For example, you can start and stop the Information Center from your programs menu: - IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender 8.1 > Start the InfoCenter - IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender 8.1 > Dismiss the InfoCenter ===================================================================== 5. CONTACTING CUSTOMER SUPPORT ===================================================================== Contact Customer Support at 1-800-IBM-SERV or from the product page of the IBM Web site: www.ibm.com/software/integration/wtx ===================================================================== 6. NOTICES AND TRADEMARKS ===================================================================== This information was developed for products and services offered in the U.S.A. IBM may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area. 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