Q:
Is it possible to apply CSS for WCM rich-text editor?
A:
To get a consistent style of texts created with an authoring template, so the CSS is able to be applied into rich text editor. In the Content Form Properties you can define default styles and add your CSS file for rich text field in the Authoring template.
Q:
Is it possible to change subadmin groups of virtual portal after virtual portal was created?
A:
You are able to administer the subadministrators of a virtual portal as required by using the Portal Access Control of your initial portal installation: change the roles and access rights for subadministrators on portlets globally and before you create a virtual portal, configure the Virtual Portal Manager portlet accordingly; change the access rights for subadministrators specifically and after creating a virtual portal, use the Portal Access Control portlets.
Q:
Are there any portlets support for Microsoft Exchange 2007?
A:
Common Personal Information Management portlets (CPP) in WebSphere Portal 6 is focused on the Common Mail portlet. CPP includes the Common Mail and Common Calendar portlets. CPP provides a rich user interface, fully leverages portal services, and supports a range of PIM solutions that include Microsoft Exchange 2003, not 2007.
Q:
We have the TAM and portal integration with authentication, authorization, and credential vault, and I was wondering if this credential vault also has the GSO information or if portal stores the additional credentials in some other way?
A:
WebSphere Portal supports the storage and retrieval of credentials from other vault services, such as Tivoli Access Manager. WebSphere Portal includes a vault adapter to access the Tivoli Access Manager Global Sign-on (GSO) lockbox. Any existing Tivoli resource or resource credentials can be used in your portlets that access the credential vault service without any additional configuration. In addition, the credential vault service and credential vault management portlet can create new or update existing GSO lockbox entries. However, users who are storing credentials in the accessmanagervault.properties file must be defined in Tivoli Access Manager as global signon (GSO) users.
Q:
How do I use the category query string functionality inside the Menu element?
A:
In the menu element search properties, we may define the search for content items that are profiled using specific categories; under this setting, you are able to enter a query string parameter in the properties in order to search and get related content items.
Q:
Is batch-editing the author of content in WCM possible?
A:
Yes, You will able to do this by using WCM API. There are getAuthors, removeAuthors and addAuthors API calls available.
Q:
Is it possible to search WCM content by authors via WCM API?
A:
No, there is no direct call to get docIds for a particular author.
Q:
How can I fetch a static HTML page to the portal through FileServer portlet using absolute path?
A:
It is not possible to use absolute path. Only a relative path can be specified in that portlet. This is correctly described in the Help information of the Fileserver portlet. The file to be displayed has to reside in the the ear or war file of the Fileserver portlet.
Q:
Is it possible to configure the content of the e-mail notification in WCM?
A:
No. It is only possible to include static text in the content of email notification.
Q:
How can I control WCM Design components (e.g. Authoring Template, Presentation Template) so that it can only be used by Content Developers after getting approval?
A:
By default, WCM does not enable workflow on WCM Design components; only content items. However, workflow for design items can be enabled by editing the WCMConfigService.properties. For example, to apply workflow to Templates, append the following:
control.Template=com.aptrix.pluto.workflow.WorkflowControl
Q:
How can I analyze and audit the content in a WCM installation?
A:
WCM does not come with a built-in auditing service, unlike the core Portal. Consider using a 3rd party content auditing tool like Vamosa (well tested with WCM).
Q:
How do I ensure a Portal i5/OS installation is properly cleaned before trying to complete a Portal installation again?
A:
1. Try to remove the portal server profile wp_profile (both server1 and Websphere_Portal) from the HTTP admin. Continue with step 2 whether this fails or not.
2. Uninstall Portal. Make sure it finishes successfully.
3. Remove the wp_profile directory under /QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V6/Base/profiles and remove the PortalExpress directory under /QIBM/ProdData/ if they still exist.
4. Delete all Portal databases if they still exist. These databases normally start with WP. There should be 6 - 8 databases with the following names assuming you only have one portal profile on the system:
WPECMM.LIB
WPECST.LIB
WPEDGN.LIB
WPEFDB.LIB
WPEJCR.LIB
WPELKM.LIB
WPEREL.LIB
WPESYNC.LIB
5. Make sure the user profile wpdb2ins doesn't exist on the AS400.
6. Make sure the directory wpdb2ins doesn't exist under /home
7. Delete the library wpdb2ins.lib, if it still exists.
8. Delete the library QWPE6001 if it still exists.
9. Make sure you are using a user profile that has *SECOFR and *ALLOBJ authority to the system
10. Only install the portal code first without configuring a new server
11. After installation finishes, check the contents of the library QWPE6001 to see if it contains save files.
12. Make sure QEJBSVR still has a password and it is enabled.
13. If all is ok, try to configure a new Portal server from the HTTP admin
Q:
How do I reset the state of a WPF portlet when navigating back to the page from another page by clicking a Portal page tab?
A:
In order to reset the state of a WPF portlet when clicking a Portal page tab, modify the Portal theme as per Technote "How to create a theme that does not preserve the state when navigating from page to page".
Q:
What is the Best Practice to migrate content from WCM 2.0.2 to WCM 6.0 and not maintain its version?
A:
1. Migrate everything from 2.0.2. to 5.1.0.X. I would recommend migrating to a 5.1.0.5 system (they might run into PK13120 on a lower WCM version).
2. Syndicate only live items from this 5105 system to another 5105 system. This will ensure that versions will not get syndicated but will also cause any draft items not to get syndicated.
3. Migrate from WP 5105 server to the 6.0.X server with no versions but only live content.
Q:
How can the WCM Rich Text Editor (RTE) be customized to turn off certain feature buttons?
A:
It cannot be done with the out-of-the-box RTE. The RTE must be replaced with a more powerful one. The available options are:
1) Ephox EditLive! is the recommended RTE for WCM integration; it has more flexibility, power and is tested to work with WCM.
2) Other possible RTEs might be like OpenSource RTEs such as FCKEditor and TinyMCE. However, no tight integration is available with WCM; there is a need to write custom integration code. This has been done before.
Q:
Do I need to restart the Subscriber Portal after changing the syndication interval at syndicator end and rebooting the Syndicator Portal?
A:
No, you do not need to restart the Subscriber Portal if it is a one way syndication. According to the WCM Syndication Design, the SYNDICATOR initiates the syndication. So in the case of one way syndication, you only need to restart the Syndicator. However, in the case of two way syndication you need to restart both servers since both are acting as Syndicators!
Q:
Is it possible to have two syndicator on one portal, each having a different syndication frequency?
A:
Currently, WCM has no way to automatically syndicate libraries on a varied or different schedule. All libraries, and more importantly all syndicator / subscriber pairs, are triggered based on the itemChangedTaskDelay value in the WCMConfigService.properties file. More simply put, the itemChangedTaskDelay defines a system wide timer for all syndication events. The only way to get around this is to utilize manual syndication for varying libraries.
Q:
Is it possible to push a single content from Authoring to delivery server without syndicating the Library?
A:
In WCM 6.0.x, it is not possible. The smallest syndication granularity you can obtain is at the Library level.
Q:
How do I share Portlet and HTTP Session without the use of Application scope?
A:
Under JSR168 standard, session sharing between portlets and servlets are difficult at best. Wait until Portal supports JSR286. As per the article below, shared session across Web applications will be in the standard:
Comment lines: Stefan Hepper: Why you should take an early look at the Java Portlet Specification V2.0
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# Shared session attributes -- for sharing session data beyond the current Web application.
JSR 286 provides the shared session attributes that can be shared across Web applications. In the portlet.xml file, you can define the attributesthat are shareable declaratively, and then use the existing portlet session APIs and the application session scope to share this attribute across Web applications.
Q:
Why I cannot see newly created items in my search results?
A:
As the search indexes are updated periodically, the newly created items will appear in search results after the search index is updated.
Q:
Is it possible to implement a solution where if my primary LDAP server fails, WebSphere Portal redirects their requests to my secondary LDAP server at runtime?
A:
Yes, it is possible to implement LDAP failover in WebSphere Portal.
Q:
Is it possible to use Sametime Portlets with other Portals other than WebSphere Portal?
A:
No, It is not possible to use Sametime Portlets with other portals as they use IBM Portlet API and not JSR 168 compliant API.
Showing posts with label websphere portal faq. Show all posts
Showing posts with label websphere portal faq. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
portal faqs
Q:
How can I change a realm’s name after I made the configuration?
A:
Remember to back up the wimconfig.xml file, located in/config/cells/ cellname/wim/config/.
Two methods, Manually edit wimconfiq.xml file and replace as below,
allowOperationIfReposDown="false">
Or
Run ConfigEngine.bat wp-rename-realm after
adding/modifying the following properties in the wkplc.properties file:
realmName=oldPortalRealm
newRealmName=newPortalRealm
Q:
Can I change a realm’s name after I made the configuration?
A:
Yes you can.
Q:
Why after I deploy my Lotus workflow the workflow process still refers to the previous environment?
A:
There is some workflow need to be activated so the workflow will pick up the new database parameters. To activate your workflow, please refer the following steps;
1. Start Lotus Workflow Architect and open the process you want to modify.
2. From the toolbar, select File -> activate Process.
3. Click OK, a warning dialog is displayed. On the warning dialog, Click Yes.
Q:
Can I use multiple LDAP in a realm?
A:
Yes, you can. To configure the LDAP in realm. Please refer to the WebSphere Portal Information Center under title; Adding realm support in Windows (depends on your Operating System)
Q:
Why did when I run the IBM Web Content Management (WCM) MemberFixer tool using URL, I will get this ClassNotFoundException error?
A:
This solve this, do add a File Repository using the "Use built-in repository" button on the Manage Repositories page, there is an InternalFileRepository category and you will need to restart the server. When Portal is configured to use the federated repository, there is only an LDAP repository on the Federate Repositories page.
Q:
Can I disable workflow action in IBM Web Content Management 6.0.x?
A:
Yes you can by using text editor to modify the system's [WPS_ROOT]
\wcm\shared\app\config\wcmservices\ WCMConfigService.properties file.
Add a property named "disableWorkflowAction". Use a comma to separate the workflow action name that you want to disable, for example, disableWorkflowAction=ScheduledMoveAction1, ScheduledMoveAction2
Q:
How and can I implement workflow to Blogs and Wiki in Lotus Quickr?
A:
Yes you can by using use Form and choose form type either Wiki Page or Blog Entry. But first you will need to click on Customize this place in Wiki Place or Blog.
Q:
What is the least requirement for WebSphere Portal v6.01.3 for WebSphere Process?
A:
You will need at least WebSphere Process Server V6.0.2.2 together with WebSphere Application Server V6.0.2.23.
Q:
Can I use DB2 v9.x with WebSphere Everyplace Mobile Portal v6.0 (WEMP)?
A:
Only DB2 v8.1 is supported for WEMP.
Q:
Can WebSphere Portlet Factory connect with SQL Analysis Service?
A:
No. SQL Analysis Service is not supported for WebSphere Portlet Factory.
Q:
What is the mandatory source WebSphere Portal version to migrate to WebSphere Portal 6.1?
A:
Your version of portal must be at least WebSphere Portal 6.0.1.1.
Q:
How can I change the port number after I have installed WebSphere Portal?
A:
You have to stop the WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal. Execute these two commands
ConfigEngine.bat modify-ports-by-startport -
DModifyPortsServer=servername -
DStartPort=starting port number
ConfigEngine.bat modify-ports-by-portsfile -
DModifyPortsServer=servername -
DPortsFile=full path to ports file
After executing the above commands, you have to restart your servers.
How can I change a realm’s name after I made the configuration?
A:
Remember to back up the wimconfig.xml file, located in
Two methods, Manually edit wimconfiq.xml file and replace as below,
allowOperationIfReposDown="false">
Or
Run ConfigEngine.bat wp-rename-realm after
adding/modifying the following properties in the wkplc.properties file:
realmName=oldPortalRealm
newRealmName=newPortalRealm
Q:
Can I change a realm’s name after I made the configuration?
A:
Yes you can.
Q:
Why after I deploy my Lotus workflow the workflow process still refers to the previous environment?
A:
There is some workflow need to be activated so the workflow will pick up the new database parameters. To activate your workflow, please refer the following steps;
1. Start Lotus Workflow Architect and open the process you want to modify.
2. From the toolbar, select File -> activate Process.
3. Click OK, a warning dialog is displayed. On the warning dialog, Click Yes.
Q:
Can I use multiple LDAP in a realm?
A:
Yes, you can. To configure the LDAP in realm. Please refer to the WebSphere Portal Information Center under title; Adding realm support in Windows (depends on your Operating System)
Q:
Why did when I run the IBM Web Content Management (WCM) MemberFixer tool using URL, I will get this ClassNotFoundException error?
A:
This solve this, do add a File Repository using the "Use built-in repository" button on the Manage Repositories page, there is an InternalFileRepository category and you will need to restart the server. When Portal is configured to use the federated repository, there is only an LDAP repository on the Federate Repositories page.
Q:
Can I disable workflow action in IBM Web Content Management 6.0.x?
A:
Yes you can by using text editor to modify the system's [WPS_ROOT]
\wcm\shared\app\config\wcmservices\ WCMConfigService.properties file.
Add a property named "disableWorkflowAction". Use a comma to separate the workflow action name that you want to disable, for example, disableWorkflowAction=ScheduledMoveAction1, ScheduledMoveAction2
Q:
How and can I implement workflow to Blogs and Wiki in Lotus Quickr?
A:
Yes you can by using use Form and choose form type either Wiki Page or Blog Entry. But first you will need to click on Customize this place in Wiki Place or Blog.
Q:
What is the least requirement for WebSphere Portal v6.01.3 for WebSphere Process?
A:
You will need at least WebSphere Process Server V6.0.2.2 together with WebSphere Application Server V6.0.2.23.
Q:
Can I use DB2 v9.x with WebSphere Everyplace Mobile Portal v6.0 (WEMP)?
A:
Only DB2 v8.1 is supported for WEMP.
Q:
Can WebSphere Portlet Factory connect with SQL Analysis Service?
A:
No. SQL Analysis Service is not supported for WebSphere Portlet Factory.
Q:
What is the mandatory source WebSphere Portal version to migrate to WebSphere Portal 6.1?
A:
Your version of portal must be at least WebSphere Portal 6.0.1.1.
Q:
How can I change the port number after I have installed WebSphere Portal?
A:
You have to stop the WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal. Execute these two commands
ConfigEngine.bat modify-ports-by-startport -
DModifyPortsServer=servername -
DStartPort=starting port number
ConfigEngine.bat modify-ports-by-portsfile -
DModifyPortsServer=servername -
DPortsFile=full path to ports file
After executing the above commands, you have to restart your servers.
Some portal faqs
Q:Why does portlet become active even it was inactive before publishing?
A:Under the 'Portlet Publishing' section, "create pages for portlets" was selected by default setting, which creates a page on the portal server under the default label "Rational Portlets" and adds the published portlet to the page. So when you deselect it, portlet is inactive.
Q:How to let Dojo css are not being loaded on blank page?
A:When developing components that use Dojo, you must be aware of the way WebSphere Portal uses Dojo, as well as tips and restrictions when using Dojo. Please create a new theme, called no_dojo, which only contains this page without loading dojo; other pages still are maintained in your default theme, in order to avoid unknown mistakes.
Q:What is Syndication in Web Content Management?
A:Syndication is a method used by IBM Lotus Web Content Management to replicate data from a Web content library on one server to a Web content library on another server.
Q:Instead of using the Deployment Manager, is there any way I can update my common portlet across cluster?
A:Yes, you can use XML configuration interface.
Q:How can I deploy portlet that are unique to a cluster?
A:You can use either the Portal Administration User interface or the XML Configuration Interface.
Q:Can I have duplicate node names in a cell in a cluster environment?
A:No, you will need to rename the node in the deployment manager using IBM WebSphere Application Server command, renameNode.
Q:How to activate a portlet?
A:Run ConfigEngine.bat activate-portlets
Q:What is administrative portlets?
A:Administrative portlets include all of the portlets that appear on the administrative pages when you navigate to Administration.
Q:Is there another way to import XML besides using command prompt?
A:Yes, you may use Import XML portlet. Just navigate to Administration -> Portal Settings -> Import XML
Q:How to customize a theme?
A:You may use Inline Theme Customizer or Theme Customizer in Portal Administration.
Q:How to enable Parallel Portlet Rendering in portlet level?
A:You may change it here:
Select Portal Administration > Portlet Management > Portlets.
Select the desired portlet and click on the Configure (wrench) icon. The portal displays the panel for configuring the portlet.
Mark the Enable parallel rendering checkbox to enable parallel rendering for the portlet.
A:Under the 'Portlet Publishing' section, "create pages for portlets" was selected by default setting, which creates a page on the portal server under the default label "Rational Portlets" and adds the published portlet to the page. So when you deselect it, portlet is inactive.
Q:How to let Dojo css are not being loaded on blank page?
A:When developing components that use Dojo, you must be aware of the way WebSphere Portal uses Dojo, as well as tips and restrictions when using Dojo. Please create a new theme, called no_dojo, which only contains this page without loading dojo; other pages still are maintained in your default theme, in order to avoid unknown mistakes.
Q:What is Syndication in Web Content Management?
A:Syndication is a method used by IBM Lotus Web Content Management to replicate data from a Web content library on one server to a Web content library on another server.
Q:Instead of using the Deployment Manager, is there any way I can update my common portlet across cluster?
A:Yes, you can use XML configuration interface.
Q:How can I deploy portlet that are unique to a cluster?
A:You can use either the Portal Administration User interface or the XML Configuration Interface.
Q:Can I have duplicate node names in a cell in a cluster environment?
A:No, you will need to rename the node in the deployment manager using IBM WebSphere Application Server command, renameNode.
Q:How to activate a portlet?
A:Run ConfigEngine.bat activate-portlets
Q:What is administrative portlets?
A:Administrative portlets include all of the portlets that appear on the administrative pages when you navigate to Administration.
Q:Is there another way to import XML besides using command prompt?
A:Yes, you may use Import XML portlet. Just navigate to Administration -> Portal Settings -> Import XML
Q:How to customize a theme?
A:You may use Inline Theme Customizer or Theme Customizer in Portal Administration.
Q:How to enable Parallel Portlet Rendering in portlet level?
A:You may change it here:
Select Portal Administration > Portlet Management > Portlets.
Select the desired portlet and click on the Configure (wrench) icon. The portal displays the panel for configuring the portlet.
Mark the Enable parallel rendering checkbox to enable parallel rendering for the portlet.
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