Upgrade Guide

Overview of the Upgrade Process from WebLogic Portal 8.1 to 9.2

Definitions

Portal Version 8.1 SP4, SP5, and SP6 to 9.2 Upgrade Process Overview

Comparing Supported Features

Webflows and Pipelines Not Supported in Version 9.2

Security

Interaction Management (Personalization)

Content Management API Changes

Autonomy

Upgrading to WebLogic Portal 9.2

Before You Begin

Database Changes During Upgrade

Backing Up Your Applications and Data

Upgrade Steps

Review Functional Changes for WebLogic Portal 9.2

Upgrading Domains to a Maintenance Pack

Before You Begin

Implementation Versions

Steps to Run the Tool and Test the Upgrade

Review Functional Changes for WebLogic Portal 9.2 and 9.2 MP1

Functional Changes Affecting Your WebLogic Portal Environment

Functional Changes Introduced in WLP 9.2 MP1

Domain Upgrade to Version 9.2 MP1

Enabling and Disabling Rich-text Editor

Parameters in web.xml Related to the Rich-text Editor

Default Settings Related to the Rich-text Editor

Out of the box GroupSpace Sample

User Projects

Enabling ResourceProxyServlet

Functional Changes Introduced in WLP 9.2 GA

Upgrading UUPs

Upgrading an 8.1 Java Project

Upgrading Autonomy Search Services

Using 8.1 Search within a 9.2 Portal Application

Upgrading to Use 9.2 Search after Using 8.1 Search with a 9.2 Portal Application

Manually Upgrading Passwords in Content Management Repositories

Maintaining Content Queries

Upgrading Look & Feels

Import Wizard Does Not Handle cm_taglib.jar

Changes in Behavior Between Struts 1.1 and 1.2

Definition Labels Not Editable in Version 9.2

Portlet State Persistence

WSRP Security Compatibility

Working with Encoding in HTTP Responses

Version 8.1 Methodology in Setting Encoding

Version 9.2 Methodology in Setting Encoding

Editing Encoding in Workshop for WebLogic

Disconnected Desktop Requires desktopStateShared Property

Correcting Duplicate Portlet Category Names in an Upgraded Application

Propagation Utility Web Application Obsolete

Performing Database Upgrade Tasks Manually

PointBase Name Changes

Upgrading your Main WebLogic Portal Database

Upgrading PointBase Databases

Upgrading to the WebLogic Server SQL Authenticator

Upgrading Separate Behavior Tracking Databases

Upgrading Additional Content Management Databases

Dropping Deprecated RDBMS Authenticator Tables After Upgrade

Dropping Deprecated Compoze Database Tables After Upgrade