Category Archives: IBM WebSphere Portal

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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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 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

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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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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

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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

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Available Now: IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM Web Content Manager Version 8.0 – Beta 2

The second beta release of IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM Web Content Manager version 8.0 (a.k.a. the IBM Customer Experience Suite) is available now and you can find it here: IBM Customer Experience Suite, IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM Web … Continue reading

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Permitting author access to the search collection in a WCM search component

WCM developers who have editor access to a search component may not have appropriate access to the search collection that the component refers to. In this case, the WCM developer may see a warning message in the WCM authoring UI, … Continue reading

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