Upgrade Guide

Upgrading WebLogic Portal Applications

Overview

The Upgrade Process

Definitions

Comparing Supported Features

Look and Feel

Stylesheets

Properties

Scripts

Images

Skeletons

JSP

Layouts

Definition

Group Portals

Webflow Support and Limitations

Exceptions

Pageflows

Portal Services

Security

Commerce and Personalization

Struts

How to Upgrade Existing Applications

Compatibility Domain

Features and Limitations of the Compatibility Domain

Runtime and Administrative Issues

Upgrading to Weblogic Portal 8.1

Conversion of Portal and Portlet Definition Files

Portal Web Applications

Look and Feel Components

Compatibility Domain

Hosting 7.0 Applications in 8.1 Compatibility Domain

Compatibility Explained

Features and Limitations of the Compatibility Domain

Development Issues

XA - Transaction Level Support

MBean Configuration Mechanism

Runtime and Administrative Issues

Listing Parent Groups

Authentication Providers in Portal Compatibility Domain

User and Group Management

Procedure for Hosting in Compatibility

Creating a Portal Compatibility Domain

Before You Begin

Step 1: Create New Portal Domain

Step 2: Edit Start Script

Step 3: Configure the New Domain

Step 4: Configure the Database

Upgrade Existing Data

Security Upgrade

Install and Configure the RDBMS Authentication Provider

Upgrading the Enterprise Application

Before You Begin

Procedure for Each Enterprise Application

Content Management Configuration

Modify Code

Upgrade Application-Synch Files

Final Adjustments to the Domain

Add Users to PortalSystemAdministrators Group

Upgrade CustomerRole in SSPI to point to RDBMS groups.

Users and Groups Specified in fileRealm.properties

Upgrading to WebLogic Portal 8.1

Upgrading from Compatibility Mode to WebLogic Portal 8.1

Upgrading from Compatibility

Before You Begin

Procedure for Upgrading from Compatibility

Adding Catalog Administration

Group Portals

Struts Support

Struts Applications in WebLogic Portal 7.0

Support for Struts in WebLogic Portal 8.1

Upgrading Struts applications to Pageflows in WebLogic Portal 8.1

JSP Tag Replacements

Database and Metadata Upgrade Steps

Overview

Database Upgrade Overview

Step 1: Upgrade Pointbase Triggers

Step 2: Upgrade WebLogic Portal 7.0 Schema

Step 3: Upgrade Application-Sync Files

Step 4: Upgrade Portal and Portlet Files

Step 6: Upgrade ENTITLEMENT_RULESET Records

Step 7: Upgrading Existing Behavior Tracking Data

Upgrading to Service Pack

Step 1: Upgrade an Existing Domain or Create A New SP2 Domain

Upgrading an Existing domain

Creating a New SP2 Domain

Step 2: Upgrade Existing Applications and Projects

Step 3: Redeploy the Upgraded Application

Upgrading to Service Pack

The Service Pack Upgrade Process

Step 1: Upgrade an Existing SP2 Domain or Create A New SP3 Domain

Upgrading an Existing SP2 domain

Creating a New SP3 Domain

Step 2: Upgrade Existing Database Schema

Remove OLD_ Tables After Upgrade (Optional)

Step 3: Upgrade Existing Applications

Step 4: Redeploy the Upgraded Application

Portal Framework Details

Security

Security Framework JSPs

Authentication Providers

Unified User Profile

Connecting to an Active Directory Server

Portal Properties

Portal Component Properties

Desktop Properties

Header and Footer Properties

Book and Page Properties

Placeholder Properties

Portlet Type Properties

Portlet Instance Properties

Framework File Reference

Framework Files

JSP Reference

JSP Tag Changes

JSP Tag Libraries

Notes on Individual JSP Tags