Release Notes

Introduction

Topics Included in this Section

What's New in BEA WebLogic Integration 8.5 Service Pack 5

Enhancements to Event Generators and Integration Controls

Performance Improvement on Cluster

Process Configuration and Monitoring

Enhancements to Worklist Task Information

Platform Support and System Requirements

Tutorials

Tutorials and Samples for WebLogic Integration

Adapters

Upgrading to WebLogic Integration 8.5 SP5

Known Limitations

Administration and Configuration

Running Business Processes

Security Configuration Dependency on web.xml

OutOfMemory Error Possible if a JPD is Invoked Using the Test Console

Full Build Required to Update Process Information Displayed in the WebLogic Integration Administration Console

When Starting WebLogic Server, the WebLogic Integration Domain Generates Process Tracking Messages

WebLogic Integration Resources Require Process Projects

Result of trackdata() Call Not Recorded For Large Documents on Transaction Rollback

Netscape 7.1 Not Supported For WebLogic Platform, Adobe SVG Viewer 3.0 Not Supported on Netscape 7.1

Rapid Browser Refresh Can Generate an Exception

The Global Message Broker "Time of Last Reset" Field Should Be Ignored

Editing a Service Connection While Deploying an Adapter Instance Can Cause a Null Pointer Exception

Internet Explorer Cannot Access the WebLogic Integration Administration Console on Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Deleting Tasks in Worklist Administration Module May Display Empty Pages

Worklist Administration Module May Throw Exception Traces

Application Integration

Republish Application Views to Incorporate New EJB Descriptors

Multiple Primary Event Generator Instances Result in Database Conflicts

Set SupportsLocalTransaction to True on XA Pool for Event Connection

Performance Issues When Posting Event Messages to Remote Application View Clients

Asynchronous Service Error Counts Multiplied by the Number of Servers in the Cluster

Synchronous Service Counts Multiplied By the Number of Managed Servers After a Rollback

Async Service Counts and Suspended Async Service Counts Can Be Incorrect in Cases Where Database or EIS Failures Occur

Event Generator Target Changes for a Suspended Application View Apply Only to New Events (DBMS Sample Adapter)

In Iterative Development Mode, Applications Deployed as EAR, JAR, WAR, or RAR files Are Not Available to Clients Such as the Application View Design Console

Business Process

How to View More Events in the Test Browser

Versioning a Stateful Business Process Can Cause ClassNotFoundException in Previously Non-versioned Instances

The Freeze on Failure Property is Ignored for Explicit Transactions

Timeout Attribute not Supported on Transaction Blocks

Behavior of rename-old Attribute for the File Control

Use of @jpd:unexpected-message Annotation

Control Send Node in a Business Process Invoking a WebLogic Workshop Web Service, Which in Turn Invokes a Method on a Stateful or Stateless EJB May Fail

"Could not update process instance info for process type..." Warning Appears in Log

Delay in Message Delivery to Business Processes that Subscribe to JMS Channels

When Creating a New Process Application the "Libraries for the project xxxWeb are out of date" Dialog May Appear

Non-Conforming WSDL for Business Processes Using SOAP with Attachments

SOAPFaultException Not Supported for Generating SOAP Faults from JPDs

ProcessRuntimeMBean Failing to Retrieve Stateless Business Process Instance Information in Development Mode

Unhandled Exceptions

Uncommitted Local Transaction when Connection Returned to Connection Pool

Select Variable Button Disabled in Transformation Dialog Box

Performance Issue for Large Business Processes

Cluster Configurations

Deploying an EAR in Cluster Configurations Causes Certain Warnings that Can Be Ignored

On DB2, Process Instance May Remain in Running Mode Indefinitely After Recovery

Controls

Do Not Use Underscores In Control Callback Method Names

File Override Behavior of the File Control

FTPS Not Supported for File Control

http-xml Protocol Not Supported For Service Broker Control

Invalid Authentication Setting is Available When Editing Controls in WebLogic Server Process Edition

Overwrite Option Does Not Work When Suffix Type Is Set To Timestamp (File Control)

Parent Process Not Notified of Failed Call to Subprocess (Process Control)

Passing XML Bean from JWS to JPD Using Process Control Generates Exception

Making Synchronous Calls Using a Process Control Across Application Boundaries with Complex Java Types

Specified Scheme, Server Name, or Port Number in Process Control Target is Ignored

Service Broker Control Query Builder Limitation

Service Broker Control Cannot Be Used to Access a Queue Through a Foreign JMS Connection Factory

Event Generators

Retrieving or Filtering on Timer Event Generator Metadata with Channel Type of XML is Not Supported

Using the RDBMS Event Generator in a Cluster

RDBMS Event Generator Trigger Not Deleted For Certain Trigger Type Events Created on Microsoft SQL Server

Using the RDBMS Event Generator to Publish String or XML Type Channels

RDBMS Event Generator Data Loss

RDBMS Event Generator Channel Rule Definition

Slow Down of Sybase Database Table or Microsoft SQL Table When Using RDBMS Event Generator

Restrictions on Trigger Type Events Created on Informix Databases

Enabling Auto Commit for RDBMS Event Generators when Working with Informix Databases

Creating New RDBMS Event Generator Channel Rule Definitions in Informix Databases

Creating Triggers on a Sybase Database Table

Correct Data Not Published for Informix Database Triggers with Different Data Types

Automatic Delete for Query or Post Query Events in RDBMS Events

View All Timer Event Generators Page Does Not Refresh Status

Setting Event Generator Polling Interval for Configuration Changes

Timer Event Generator May Not Reflect Changes in Business Calendar

File Event Generator FTP Supports Only Windows and UNIX Type FTP Servers

Large Message Transfer Fails in RDBMS Event Generator

Data Transformation

Rebuild of a Schema project Sometimes Disables Typed XML Types

XMLBeans APIs Not Supported for Local Element and Complex Type Variables Produced by XQuery

Do Not Delete the System XSD Schema Files

Casting is Limited or Unsupported Between Some XML Schema Types and Java Types in Transformations

IOExceptions Thrown in Test View

Test XML Generation for XML Schemas With Choice Groups or the Pattern Schema Components Are Not Supported

Using XQuery Keywords in XPath Expressions

Deviations from the W3C XQuery August 2002 Draft Specifications

MFL Transformations in Linux Environment

Message Format Error While Using MFL Non-XML to XML Transformation Method in Format Builder

Transformation Exception for In-Flight Processes when Shutting Down and Restarting Server

Limitation on Number of Nested Tags Displayed in XQuery Mapper Text View

Database and Operating Systems

Continuous Execution of Applications on Solaris 8, Solaris 9, or Solaris 10 Operating Systems Using an Oracle Database Can Cause the Java Hot Spot VM (1.4.2_04) to Fail

For Sybase Databases, Using TEXT or IMAGE Data Types in Prepared Statements Causes Certain JDBC Errors that Can Be Ignored

Oracle Deadlocks Intermittently During Trading Partner Transactions While Using the ebXML Business Protocol

DataDirect Sybase Driver Limitation

Message Archiver Failure for DB2

WebLogic Integration Startup Database Check Does Not Support Use of Global Synonyms

Business Processes Abort or Do Not Complete after Database Crashes During Two-Phase Commit

Multiple WebLogic Integration Domains Cannot Use the Same Database Schema

XA Transaction May Break with XAER_RMERR Error

Exception May Occur While Inserting a BLOB During Batch Update

JDBC Connections May Become Defunct When DBMS Connectivity is Lost

DB2 XA Configurations May Run at a Slow Rate

Trading Partner Integration

The ebXML Protocol Uses the Remote Trading Partner's Values for Retry Number, Retry Interval, and Persist Duration

Using Controls to Send Messages from Participant Business Processes is Not Recommended

Trading Partner Integration API Changes

The Default Trading Partners have New Trading Partner IDs

DOCTYPE is Not Preserved in XQuery Transformations

Update Older Bulkloader XML Files when Using Signature Configurations

WebLogic Administration Console Generated Client Certificates May Not Work for Two Way SSL Testing

Bulk Loader Utility is Not Compatible with XA Database Drivers

Extraneous Error When Deleting a Certificate

Upgrading WebLogic Integration

After Upgrading to WebLogic Integration 8.1 SP4, startWebLogic.sh and startManagedWebLogic.sh Do Not Have Executable Permission

Upgrade Scripts Fail in Certain Instances During Upgrade From Initial Release of WebLogic Integration 8.1 to WebLogic Integration 8.1 SP2

JMS Connection Factory for RDBMS Event Generator Not Created Automatically

Worklist Run-time State Cannot Be Migrated from WebLogic Integration 8.1 Initial Release to any Service Pack Release

Out of Memory Error when Upgrading WebLogic Integration 8.1 SP2 Cluster Domain to WebLogic Integration 8.1 SP4 Domain on Solaris

Upgrade Script May Skip Substitutions

WebLogic Workshop Online Help

Use of WebLogic Workshop Online Help Off Network

Using the Suppressible Attribute for a Static Subscription Sample Documentation—WebLogic Builder Strips CDATA Block Notation From Deployment Descriptors