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Fri, 27 Jan 20:51
Cutting through BigBlue Tape: Using Collective Passion to Scissor Bureaucracy at IBM | Management Innovation eXchange http://t.co/ol3vGw3o
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Thu, 26 Jan 07:51
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Fri, 20 Jan 17:05
Now available: WebSphere Portal version 7.0, fix pack 2 (7.0.0.2) http://t.co/nO1MPMMt
Wed, 18 Jan 19:25
How to Set the Title of a WebSphere Portal Page from WCM Content Title http://t.co/vawboIjM
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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
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
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
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
How to Set Default Value of a Text Field in IBM Web Experience Factory
I recently wasted anĀ embarrassingĀ 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
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
Web Content Authoring within a Virtual Portal
Though it is not necessary to have a unique WCM Authoring UI per virtual portal, there are some reasons why you might find it useful. Here are three that I can think of: Configuring a unique WCM Authoring UI in … Continue reading
Resolution – 404 errors accessing WCM content through the POC Servlet (/wps/mypoc/…)
Recently, we had a problem where WCM URLs in OmniFind search results (generated by the Portal seedlist mechanism) were giving 404 errors when clicked. These are URLs that contain /wps/mypoc in the URL. This page documents a solution that worked … Continue reading
Troubleshooting WCM Syndication Issues
Following are some things I’ve learned about troubleshooting syndication. I’ll try to keep this page up to date when I learn more… Portal versions and fix levels must be the same between servers in order for syndication to work. (note: … Continue reading
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