Monthly Archives: January 2012

Generating SQL Dynamically in IBM Web Experience Factory

The SQL Call builder in IBM Web Experience Factory can process java method calls that are placed in the SQL Statement. Take the following, for example (note the where clause): Example SQL Call Builder – SQL Statement Other options selected … Continue reading

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Tailing WebSphere Portal Log Files in Microsoft Windows

Tailing the WebSphere Portal log files allows you to watch the logs in real-time as they role. In Unix or Linux it can be done with the command tail -f System.out.log, but there is no such command for Windows. Several … Continue reading

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Now Available – WebSphere Portal and WCM V7.0 fix pack 2

Portal and WCM fix pack 2 is now available. The fix pack includes a cumulative collection of fixes and updated support for several underlying components. It updates the IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0 (7.0.0.0) or 7.0.0.1 level to the 7.0.0.2 release … Continue reading

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How to Set the Title of a WebSphere Portal Page from WCM Content Title

The JSR 286 Web Content Viewer portlet can set your overall portal page title based on the title of the content item it’s displaying. Because the portlet can literally change the title element in the HTML head, it can provide … Continue reading

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Debug Tracing in IBM Web Experience Factory

You can turn on debug tracing for a model in IBM Web Experience Factory with the following procedure: In /WEB-INF/config/log4j.properties, set log4j.logger.bowstreet.system.debugTracing to DEBUG Add a Debug Tracing builder to the model and name it ‘debugTrace’. Check ‘Trace all actions’. … Continue reading

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How to Set Default Value of a Text Field in IBM Web Experience Factory

I recently wasted an embarrassing amount of time trying to figure out how to simply set a default value in a text field on a page created by a Data Services User Interface (DSUI) builder. So, after having finally found the solution, … Continue reading

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WebSphere Portlet Factory Placeholder – No portlets defined in project

Problem The project has a portlet adapter, but WEB-INF/portlet.xml has no model defined for the model init-param. After deploying the portlet WAR, the message “WebSphere Portlet Factory Placeholder – No portlets defined in project – projectName” is displayed for the … Continue reading

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