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Importing/Exporting a WebSphere Profile – The .CAR file

dan — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:52:46 +0000

You can import and export your WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Process Server profiles into .CAR archive files. Importing and exporting version 6 WebSphere Application Server profiles provides the specific wsadmin (or RAD/WID) steps to perform. Similar Posts:Migration to WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Enterprise Bus 6.2 – Mandatory reading Exploring The Contents of a WID Module [...]

Common Event Infrastructure API and usage documentation

dan — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:26:36 +0000

Your business has decided to use CEI to emit business relevant events, you got approval for your project, you are ready to code.. and then find out that there’s a thin amount of documentation on how to actually work with the APIs. Below are some links that can help you figure out whats going on: Use the [...]

XPath Duration Constants Specification

dan — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:32:08 +0000

If you would like to specify a constant value for an XPath Duration (used in a wait activity or an escalation) you can follow the format specified by the w3 consortium for durations. The lexical representation for duration is the [ISO 8601] extended format PnYn MnDTnH nMnS, where nY represents the number of years, nM [...]

Uninstalling or updating the WebSphere V6.1 test environment using Installation Manager

dan — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:55:24 +0000

Uninstalling or updating the WebSphere V6.1 test environment using Installation Manager; Update Failed. If you try to update your WebSphere Process Server Unit Test Server from 6.1 to 6.1.2, you may run into an error. This can occur because updates have been applied to the server outside of Installation manager. Basically, WID’s Installation Manager and WPS’s [...]

Managing tasks and business processes using WebSphere Business Space

syndication — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Learn how to create WebSphere BPM V6.1.2 Business Space dashboards using the run-time artifacts from the WebSphere BPM V6.1.1 Clips and Tacks tutorial. You'll create a business space to manage the tasks and business forms input, run some processes that use forms, and finally create a business space you can use to monitor the process and tasks.

WebSphere Process Server operational architecture: Part 1: Base architecture and infrastructure components

syndication — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Part 1 of this two-part article series dives deeply into the operational architecture of IBM WebSphere Process Server. This article introduces you to concepts, such as Service Component Architecture (SCA), Business Process Choreographer (BPC) and Service Integration Bus (SIB) in the context of WebSphere Process Server, and shows you how they work together to build a secure transactional runtime environment for your SOA. In this respect, you will be able to better articulate the technical architecture of WebSphere Process Server, which will improve your ability to operate WebSphere Process Server in your organization..

What’s new in WebSphere Integration Developer V6.2

dan — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:26:39 +0000

From DeveloperWorks, What’s new in WebSphere Integration Developer V6.2 New enhancements to IBM® WebSphere® Integration Developer V6.2 support the latest features and standards provided by WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere ESB V6.2. … You’ll learn about the solution view, editor enhancements, and services gateway pattern support, and be introduced to new features like business calendars and [...]

WebSphere Process Server invocation styles

dan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:58:07 +0000

From DeveloperWorks, WebSphere Process Server invocation styles As you author applications in WebSphere Integration Developer, you may find it necessary to set or verify the invocation style that one component will use to call another. Users are often surprised to find that this is not as easy a task as it may seem. This article explains [...]

Updates required for WebSphere Integration Developer debugger to work when security is enabled

dan — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:48:29 +0000

According to the tech-note, you have to follow some manual steps to get the debugger to work on a server that has security enabled: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24015747v Similar Posts:WebSphere Process Server Failed Event Manager: “The Recovery Sub-system is disabled.” IBM Support Flashes Introducting the SCA HTTP Binding Avoid the WebSphere Integration Developer Debugger Variable Substitution in WSAdmin: Variables in braces are treated as [...]

MQ Import Anti-Pattern: Multiple MQ Imports connecting to single pair of physical request/response queues

dan — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:06:52 +0000

The scenario I have an MQ Request queue that takes multiple types of business objects as input. The MQ request queue consumer evaluates the type of the message and routes it to the appropriate downstream service. When the response comes back from the downstream system, it is placed into the single MQ Response queue. Therefore, the [...]

Error Handling in WebSphere Process Server: Developing an Error Handling Strategy

dan — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:58:05 +0000

From DeveloperWorks, Error handling in WebSphere Process Server, Part 1: Developing an error handling strategy With the emergence of service oriented solutions, we’ve seen a sharp rise in developer productivity. Developers are empowered with a new found freedom of service construction and reuse. However, with this freedom comes an increased exposure to inconsistent service definitions. These [...]

Managing tasks and business processes using WebSphere Business Space

syndication — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Versioning business processes and human tasks in WebSphere Process Server

syndication — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0000

This article shows you how to build versions of business processes and human tasks that are based on best practices in IBM WebSphere Integration Developer V6.1 and WebSphere Process Server V6.1.

Seamless access to SAP services using IBM WebSphere integration tools

syndication — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0000

This article shows you how to design, develop, configure, deploy, and test an end-to-end purchase order scenario using WebSphere Process Server, WebSphere Adapters, and SAP. You also learn how to create applications that Web enable SAP services and help in the analysis, design, and implementation of similar integration applications.

IBM Buys ILOG, a Business Rules Engine

dan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:33:01 +0000

Geez, I don’t know how I missed this one. ILOG is a business rules engine that can already integrate with WebSphere Process Server so this acquisition makes sense. It’s better than the one bundled with the product and used by more companies. Anyway, I’ll defer to the bloggers of the world who have more industry insight [...]

IBM Software Support Lifecycle – General Availability, End Of Marketing, End of Support Dates

dan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:28:52 +0000

Planning that new WebSphere Process Server v6.0 GA production deployment? I suggest you check out the End Of Service Dates published by IBM for your versions to ensure that you aren’t painting yourself into a corner before you even start. Beware clicking that last link, it’s a poorly created web page with every single IBM [...]

What’s new in WebSphere Integration Developer V6.1.2

syndication — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000

IBM WebSphere Integration Developer is a powerful tool used by integration developers in the assemble phase of the SOA lifecycle. You can create, test, and debug artifacts for WebSphere Process Server, including WS-BPEL processes and state machines, human tasks, business rules, SCA assembly diagrams, and more. This article examines the features new to WebSphere Integration Developer V6.1.2. Basic knowledge of WebSphere Integration Developer is required for this article.

WebSphere Process Server’s default log size: Very Small

dan — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:46:19 +0000

I did not realize that the default log size of the test server installation of WebSphere Process Server inside of WebSphere Integration Developer was so small. It’s a single one megabyte file. This means that I don’t have all the spring exceptions that I thought I did. I suggest anyone who wants to be able to [...]

IBM Installation Manager Tip: Don’t “Save Files For Rollback”

dan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:41:32 +0000

The ability to roll back a update is a nifty idea. The theory is that you installed something that broke your platform. You can now just ‘undo’ the install. In practice, it’s a feature that next to nobody uses. It requires a deep-faith in the programmers of the rollback logic to return the system to it’s [...]

WebSphere Integration Developer Upgrade from 6.1 to 6.1.2 – Two Hours

dan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:32:43 +0000

I started my update from 6.1 to 6.1.2 and the process took two hours (not including download times). That’s unacceptable. Most of the time was spent installing the WebSphere Process Server fixes. The UI appeared frozen for about an hour (still responsive, just that the progress bar didn’t move). When I jumped down to the logs, [...]

Upgrading WebSphere Integration Developer v6.1 – Installation Manager

dan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:20:00 +0000

In v6.1 you now use the installation manager to update WID to the various fixpacks. I had a very old install of v6.1 GM in a VM that I started up and couldn’t seem to update. I was getting the message “No updates found.”. Then I realized that the VM’s network card was set to ‘Host [...]

WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus does not support Event Sequencing

dan — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:16:56 +0000

Cheers to David Currie for pointing out that while the WebSphere Integration Developer user interface allows you to specify an event sequencing qualifier inside a mediation module, if you attempt to deploy the solution to an WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus Server, you’ll get exceptions. Interestingly enough, if you deploy the same Mediation Module to WebSphere Process [...]

BPEL: Beware the use of nested loops in a short running process

dan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:43:25 +0000

One of the restrictions when dealing with a short running process is that it must always run within a single transaction. The implication is that the process must complete within the default transaction timeout window. On an application server, this is 120s. We had an issue where our Process Server was creating a large number of [...]

WebSphere Integration Developer & WebSphere Process Server v6.1.2 released

dan — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:09:13 +0000

V6.1.2 has been released for WebSphere Integration Developer and WebSphere Process Server. You can read the list of features. I’m going to highlight the ones that interest me: WebSphere Process Server New out-of-the-box, ready-to-run, Web 2.0 BPM client for business users with configurable work lists and detailed work item views, including support for collaboration using prebuilt human [...]

Taking component testing to the next level in WebSphere Integration Developer

syndication — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Test case support, a new feature of WebSphere Integration Developer V6.1, lets you create a test suite, a collection of test cases. The test client allows you to test each component in isolation or as part of the whole module, or system of modules. You can run the suites of test cases at any time to show you whether your latest changes cause tests to fail.

WebSphere Business Integration V6.1 Performance Tuning

syndication — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Draft Redpaper, last updated: Mon, 9 Jun 2008

- Learn valuable tips for tuning
- Get the latest best practices
- Try the example settings

This IBM® Redpaper was produced by the IBM WebSphere® Process Server, WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, WebSphere Adapters, and WebSphere Business Monitor performance teams in Austin Texas, Böblingen Germany, and Hursley England.

UPDATE: WebSphere Adapter for JDBC: Superfluous RecordNotFound Exceptions

dan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:40:00 +0000

A while ago, I posted about the WebSphere Adapter for JDBC always writing an exception to the System.out when a record could not be found. At the time, we were being told that it was not something that would be fixed in the 6.x timeframe. Suddenly, there has been a change of heart from IBM and [...]

WebSphere Integration Developer: Struggling with the Business Object Mapper

dan — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:20:59 +0000

I had a custom snippet in my map between two string attributes and a list of business objects. The idea being that each string from the source should becomes an entry in the business object list with a wrapper. No problem. I wrote up the snippet to create the destination business object (since it does not [...]

Use ARM to monitor SCA invocations in IBM WebSphere Process Server

syndication — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:00:00 +0000

This two-part series shows you how to monitor Service Component Architecture (SCA) invocations using the Application Response Measurement (ARM) standard in IBM WebSphere Process Server V6.1. You can use an ARM implementation, such as IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking, to generate a graphic view of SCA invocations. This article, Part 1 of the series, starts by describing ARM and showing you how to debug synchronous scenarios using Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking. In Part 2, you'll get an introduction to SCA invocation patterns and learn how to debug asynchronous scenarios.

WebSphere Adapter for JDBC: SetObjectKeys NullPointer Exception

dan — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:10:43 +0000

We had a WebSphere Adapter for JDBC export in our module, and it was throwing the following exception: [5/27/08 17:55:52:315 EDT] 0000006b NUXInResource I PollEventManagerWorker run() CWYBS0011I: Polling has started. UserAction=No action is required. [5/27/08 17:55:53:356 EDT] 0000006d NUXInResource E com.ibm.j2ca.extension.eventmanagement.internal.EventSender getObjectForEvent(Event) EventStore impl (com.ibm.j2ca.jdbc.inbound.JDBCEventStoreWithXid@6eec3b01) threw an unexpected and unchecked exception javax.resource.ResourceException: EventStore impl (com.ibm.j2ca.jdbc.inbound.JDBCEventStoreWithXid@6eec3b01) threw an unexpected and unchecked [...]

Business Object Maps and ‘Required’ Attributes

dan — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:01:37 +0000

Just ran into an interesting scenario. We have a business object with a required attribute (amongst a sea of non-required ones). In a business object map, we only set the non-required ones and never set the required ones to any value. In the above example, ‘productStatus’ is required, ‘name’ is not. This is the Mediation Flow Component [...]

WebSphere Integration Developer: Visual Snippet Java Code Generation Is Non-Deterministic

dan — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:50:46 +0000

I present the following exhibit: The only difference between these two snippets is the string that I am setting in the commonName attribute. But, let’s look at the java that was generated under the covers for the bottom snippet: boolean __result__31 = (iFlag != null) && (iFlag.trim().equals("Y")); if (__result__31){ commonj.sdo.DataObject svcCharVal = __result__34; java.lang.String __result__36 = "HIGH SPEED INTERNET"; svcCharVal.set("commonName", __result__36); java.util.List [...]

Visual Snippet Editor: Forgets Java Syntax

dan — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:48:07 +0000

I have the following visual snippet which does not work. Can you spot the error? ‘RemoveLeadingZeros’ is a java snippet that returns a String. I then need to see if the string is a length greater than one. My snippet is marked with the error: “length() is not a method of string”. It’s difficult to spot the error [...]

Getting Started with WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus Part 3: Runtime

syndication — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Draft Redbook, last updated: Wed, 14 May 2008

- Install WebSphere Process Server
- Build topologies based on patterns
- Prepare for deployment

This book provides new users with information on installing and configuring a WebSphere® Process Server and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus runtime environment.

Problem Determination and WebSphere Integration Developer

dan — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:25:44 +0000

In the past, I’ve gone and de-constructed WebSphere Process Server stack traces in an example of problem determination. Now, I’ll talk about what I do when WebSphere Integration Developer goes crazy. A typical WebSphere Integration Developer exception consists of either a builder error pop up dialog or an issue when trying to open an editor. You’ll [...]

When Good Editors Go Bad: Business Object Map UI

dan — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:18:09 +0000

Mapping logic between two business objects or the secret plans for the next Intel Processor? Simply follow path ‘A’ from the Business Object on the left to the destination ‘B’ on the right. Pack a lunch, you may be there a while. Similar Posts:Business Object Maps and ‘Required’ Attributes CWSIP0311E: A user is not authorized to delete [...]

WebSphere Integration Developer – Namespaces Cannot Span Projects

dan — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:41:50 +0000

Say I have a Business Object named BO1, in the namespace “http://www.danzrobok.com/bo” and I have a second business object named BO2, in the namespace “http://www.danzrobok.com/bo”. With WebSphere Integration Developer, I MUST put both of these business objects in the same library or module project. If I split them into two library projects, then I will likely [...]

WebSphere Process Server and RPC/Literal Web Services: Beware Messages defined by ‘type’ instead of ‘element’.

dan — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:06:16 +0000

After a ridiculous amount of XML tweaking and bleeding, I realize that RPC/Literal truly is completely broken in WebSphere Process Server v6.0.2.3. On the response message that consists of a Business Object we would constantly get the exception: Caused by: org.eclipse.emf.ecore.resource.Resource$IOWrappedException: Feature 'MyResultBO' not found. (sca:/message.xml, -1, -1) The XML from the service looks correct: <soapenv:envelope [...]

IBM Redbooks: WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Integration Developer

dan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:18:54 +0000

I was recently asked about where to find resources on WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Integration Developer in order to pass certification tests 093 and 094. I responded to basically search developerworks for articles along with IBM RedBooks. I didn’t really like responding without concrete links, so I did a little browsing of the site and [...]

WSDL Anti-Pattern: xsd:Any and xsd:AnyType To Encapsulate Future Changes

dan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:54:44 +0000

The cousin to yesterday’s WSDL Anti-Pattern: The ‘Single XML String’ Service is the use of the XSD specification’s ‘any’. ‘Any’ literally means “any well-formed XML contained in this section is valid”. ‘anyType’ means “any valid XSD Type”. We can start to see the correlation between the Single XML String service and the use of these [...]

WSDL Anti-Pattern: The ‘Single XML String’ Service

dan — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:31:16 +0000

WSDL is a very useful technology. It allows service providers and consumers to agree on namespaces, operation names, the data to be transmitted in a request and the data to expect in a response. All very good things to know, all in a platform neutral way. Now, WSDL tells us what all the elements and attributes [...]

WebSphere Default Messaging (SIBus) and WebService Error Handling

dan — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:21:41 +0000

An interesting situation arose the other day for a solution to the following requirements on WPS 6.0.2.3: We have a JMS queue that collects message for a web service Endpoint. We have a web service that is only available during business hours (say 9-5). If we send a request outside business hours, we will get an [...]

Getting Started with WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus Parts 1 & 2

syndication — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Draft Redbook, last updated: Fri, 18 Apr 2008

- Build business integration applications
- Build mediations
- Use adapters

This book provides developers with information on building and testing applications for WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus.

Avoid the WebSphere Integration Developer Debugger

dan — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:44:10 +0000

Yesterday, I had a non-descriptive NullPointerException occur within a visual snippet sub-map in WebSphere Integration Developer. The only message written to the log was something that identified which transformation in the sub-map failed. There was nothing about what line was bad. Rather than filling my code full of “Got Here” and “Did this Runs”, I [...]

Close WebSphere Integration Developer when updating Fixpacks for WebSphere Process Server

dan — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:08:29 +0000

I was attempting to install WebSphere Process Server v6.0.2.3 on the server installed with WebSphere Integration Developer. The install kept failing on me with an exception: Caused by: com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.fileactions.NIFFileActionIOException: The file java/jre/lib/charsets.jar could not be replaced. at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.fileactions.ReplaceFileActionPlugin.execute (ReplaceFileActionPlugin.java:108) at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.fileactions.FileActionPlugin.executeFileAction (FileActionPlugin.java:54) at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.updi.component.was.ComponentFileActions.execute (ComponentFileActions.java:95) at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.updi.component.was.ComponentDeployAction.execute (ComponentDeployAction.java:48) at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.updi.component.was.UpdateComponent.execute (UpdateComponent.java:93) at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.component.ComponentAction.executeComponentActions (ComponentAction.java:215) at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.component.ComponentAction.executeComponentActions (ComponentAction.java:75) at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.install.NIFPackageApplicationPlugin.performUpgrade (NIFPackageApplicationPlugin.java:548) ... 16 more I forgot to close my WebSphere Integration Developer. Once I closed it, [...]

WebSphere Adapter for JDBC: Superfluous RecordNotFound Exceptions

dan — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:27:01 +0000

The WebSphere Adapter for JDBC has some weird behavior if are querying a table. Should your select statement return zero records, the adapter will write a RecordNotFound exception to the System.out log. I can then catch the error in my code and continue along my merry way. Doesn’t sound harmful does it? This about this from [...]

Adding JMS or MQ/JMS Custom Header Attributes

dan — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:20:12 +0000

If you need to add a custom header to your JMS (default messaging) or MQ/JMS message in WebSphere , you have two options. You can specify it as a custom header on the import component in the assembly diagram, or you can use a Medation Module. You can add the custom header property in the assembly [...]

SOA Jam: Unify The Numerous Enterprise Service Bus Products

dan — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:31:37 +0000

I’m on a roll right now with the Impact 2008 SOA Jam (a few hours before it opens officially of course) Anyway, the link is here and the content of the jam follows: What would implementing this idea accomplish? Some kind of consolidation needs to occur at either a runtime level, or tooling. Unify the programming models to [...]

Venting some WebSphere Integration Developer Steam

dan — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:57:48 +0000

In the blog Albees Online, Albin Joseph expresses his frustration that he’s stuck using the buggiest IDE in the World (WebSphere Integration Developer). I’m going to include my thoughts below: Most of the times the server wouldn’t change the status to started even if the server is actually started Agreed. There’s something wrong with the communication between [...]

WebSphere Adapter for FTP – Missing Information in User Guide

dan — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:28:03 +0000

Sometimes you have to chuckle at the titles of PMRs. I came across this one today: “Information not included in the user guide for IBM WebSphere Adapter for FTP V6.0.2” Where they admit they forgot very minor details like the fact you have to create all the directories manually or the ftp location where inbound events will [...]