Category Archives: IBM WebSphere Portal

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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WebSphere Portal VersionInfo.log

The WebSphere Portal VersionInfo.log file is commonly requested by IBM support as it describes the version and fix level of your platform. Here’s where it is located: <wp_profile>/PortalServer/log

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JQuery, WebSphere Portal PageBuilder theme, and IE8

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WebSphere Portal Search Resource Round-up

Following is a round-up of various reference documents related search functionality in IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM Web Content Manager. This page is updated whenever new and useful links are discovered.

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How to use custom JVM properties as configuration variables for your custom theme or J2EE application

Putting configuration parameters for your custom theme or J2EE application in Java properties files or XML files is lame. First of all, it’s a hassle for administrators to set the same attributes in multiple files in various locations on multiple … Continue reading

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User Impersonation Programming in WebSphere Portal

The user impersonation feature in WebSphere Portal allows specified users or groups the ability to assume the profile of others. In this way, administrators or help-desk staff can view a personalized and secured portal the way another end-user sees it. … Continue reading

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WebSphere Portal API and SPI JavaDocs

The JavaDoc documentation for the WebSphere Portal APIs and SPIs can be found in: <PortalServer>\doc\Javadoc For WebSphere Portal 7, you will find the following directories there: api_docs CollaborativeServicesAPI CollaborativeServicesIMPL Infrastructure Mashups Personalization spi_docs There is also the IBM Search and … Continue reading

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Things You Can Trace in WebSphere Portal

Updated: Oct 27, 2011 Tracing packages and classes can be a real benefit to WebSphere Portal development and administration. For a handy reference of all the kinds of packages and classes you can trace, you can look in the WAS … Continue reading

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