Contents

List of Figures

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Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Overview of the Upgrade Process to WebLogic Portal 10.3.6

• 1.1 Definitions
• 1.2 Portal 9.2, 10.0, 10.2, 10.3, 10.3.2/10.3.4/10.3.5 to 10.3.6 Upgrade Overview
• 1.3 Portal 8.1 to 10.3.6 Upgrade Overview
• 1.4 Library Module Changes
• 1.5 Supported Features Comparison
• 1.6 Security
• 1.7 Event Handling

2 Upgrading to WebLogic Portal 10.3.6

• 2.1 Before You Begin
• 2.2 Database Changes During Upgrade
• 2.3 DDL Files
• 2.4 Backing Up Your Applications and Data
• 2.5 Removing Unneeded Database Objects
• 2.6 Upgrading to WebLogic Portal 10.3.6
  • 2.6.1 Upgrading Your Portal Domain
  • 2.6.2 Upgrading from Portal 9.2 and 10.0/10.2/10.3/10.3.2/10.3.4/10.3.5
  • 2.6.3 Upgrading from Portal 8.1 to 10.3.6
• 2.7 Functional Changes for WebLogic Portal 10.3.6

A Functional Changes Affecting Your WebLogic Portal Environment

• A.1 Functional Changes from Portal 8.1 to 10.3.6
  • A.1.1 Upgrading to the SQL Authenticator
  • A.1.2 Upgrading Federated Portals from 8.1 to 10.3.6
    • A.1.2.1 Overview
    • A.1.2.2 Upgrading Producer and Consumer Applications
    • A.1.2.3 Upgrading Only the Producer Applications
    • A.1.2.4 Upgrading Only the Consumer Applications
    • A.1.2.5 Listing Producer Handles
    • A.1.2.6 Updating Producer Registration Handles
  • A.1.3 Upgrading UUPs
  • A.1.4 Understanding JSP Tag Changes
  • A.1.5 Manually Upgrading Passwords in Content Management Repositories
  • A.1.6 Maintaining Content Queries
  • A.1.7 Upgrading Look & Feels
  • A.1.8 Import Wizard Does Not Handle Some Legacy Jar Files
  • A.1.9 Changes in Behavior Between Struts 1.1 and 1.2
  • A.1.10 Portlet State Persistence
  • A.1.11 WSRP Security Compatibility
  • A.1.12 Working with Encoding in HTTP Responses
    • A.1.12.1 Setting Encoding for 8.1
    • A.1.12.2 Setting Encoding for 10.3.6
  • A.1.13 Disconnected Desktop Requires desktopStateShared Property
  • A.1.14 Correcting Duplicate Portlet Category Names in an Upgraded Application
  • A.1.15 Propagation Utility Web Application Obsolete
  • A.1.16 Definition Labels Not Editable in 10.3.6
  • A.1.17 Propagation Inventory Compatibility
• A.2 Functional Changes from Portal 9.2 to 10.2/10.3/10.3.2/10.3.4/10.3.5
  • A.2.1 Upgrading Federated Portals
  • A.2.2 Upgrading UUPs
  • A.2.3 Disconnected Desktop Requires desktopStateShared Property
  • A.2.4 Re-Index WLP Content
  • A.2.5 WSRP Security Compatibility
  • A.2.6 Upgrading Propagation Scripts
  • A.2.7 Propagation Inventory Compatibility
  • A.2.8 RDBMS Security Store

B Performing Database Upgrade Tasks Manually

• B.1 Upgrading your Main WebLogic Portal 8.1, 9.2, or 10.0/10.2/10.3/10.3.2/10.3.4/10.3.5 Database
• B.2 Upgrading 8.1, 9.2, or 10.0 Derby Databases
• B.3 Upgrading to the 10.3.6 WebLogic Server SQL Authenticator
• B.4 Upgrading Separate 8.1 Behavior Tracking Databases
• B.5 Upgrading Additional 8.1, 9.2, or 10.0 Content Management Databases
• B.6 Dropping Deprecated RDBMS Authenticator Tables After Upgrade
• B.7 Dropping Deprecated Compoze Database Tables After Upgrade

C Upgrading WebLogic Portal 8.1 Projects to WebLogic Portal 10.3.6

• C.1 WebLogic Portal 8.1 Features Not Supported in WebLogic Portal 10.3.6
• C.2 Upgrade Considerations and Tips
  • C.2.1 Command-Based and Ant Task Upgrade Not Supported
  • C.2.2 Enabling Communities Features in Upgraded Visitor Tools
  • C.2.3 Upgrading Look And Feels
  • C.2.4 Upgrading Custom Controls that Have Custom Properties
  • C.2.5 Upgrading Tuned Thread Pools for Forked Portlets
  • C.2.6 Upgraded Applications Use Struts 1.1 and Related J2EE Libraries
  • C.2.7 Changes in Behavior Between Struts 1.1 and 1.2
  • C.2.8 Ampersand Entities in Portal URLs
  • C.2.9 Upgrading Individual application-config.xml Files Later
  • C.2.10 Correcting Duplicate Portlet Category Names Before Propagating an Upgraded Application