2 Net Change for Tools Library, Release 9.1 Update 2

This chapter provides an overview of the updates made to the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools documentation library in support of the Tools 9.1 Update 2 release. It also identifies revisions made to the documentation library since the 9.1 Update 2 GA.

This chapter contains the following topics:

2.1 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 9.1 Update 2 Documentation Overview

This table contains links to the documentation updates in support of the Tools 9.1 Update 2 release.

Note:

For a list of updates to the EnterpriseOne Installation and Upgrade guides, see Net Change for Installation and Upgrade Documentation Library, Release 9.1 Update 2.
Documentation Update Description Guide(s)
Dynamic JDB Table Cache Refresh Dynamic JDB Table Cache Refresh improves performance by caching specific tables. In addition, a mechanism dynamically clears the cache for these tables without having to restart the system. See this chapter in the System Administration Guide:
Customization Object Analyzer The Customization Object Analyzer consists of a dataload UBE and a summary and detail report that enables you to identify customizations. This information enables you to determine the impact and level of effort required to retro-fit the customizations into a newer release of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne.The Customization Object Analyzer UBE and reports are:
  • Object Dataload (UBE)

  • Customization Object Summary

  • Customization Object Detail

See this topic in the Software Updates Guide:
Application Configuration Analyzer The Application Configuration Analyzer is a set of reports that identify differences for processing options, data dictionary items, and user defined codes between releases or environments. The Application Configuration Analyzer reports are:
  • Versions Compare

  • Data Dictionary Compare

  • User Defined Codes Compare

See this chapter in the Software Updates Guide:

Note: The content in the "Using JD Edwards Compare and Merge Tools" section that was formerly in the "Custom Modifications and Packages" chapter was moved to the new "Using JD Edwards Compare and Merge Tools" chapter. Also, the "FDA Compare" section that was formerly in the Form Design Aid Guide was moved into the "Using JD Edwards Compare and Merge Tools" chapter.

JAX-WS-Based Business Services In addition to supporting JAX-RPC based web services, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne supports creating JAX-WS based business service provider web services and consumer proxies using JDeveloper 11g. See these topics in the Business Services Development Guide:

See this chapter in the Business Services Server Reference Guide:

See these topics in the Package Management Guide:

See this topic in the Interoperability Reference Implementation Guide

Media Object Business Services JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Media Object business services provide a way to send and receive media object attachments to and from EnterpriseOne business services and third-party web services. See these topics in the Business Services Development Methodology Guide:

See these topics in the Business Services Development Guide:

See this topic in the Object Management Workbench Guide:

See these topics in the Interoperability Reference Implementation Guide:

See this topic in the Business Services Server Reference Guide:

Converting RTF Media Object Attachments to HTML Text A system administrator can convert all or batches of media object attachments from RTF to HTML. See this topic in the System Administration Guide:
Embedded Oracle BI Control Deprecation Consolidated the two methods of embedding Oracle BI content in EnterpriseOne to one using Related Information Application Framework (RIAF) and retired the Form Design Aid control. See these topics in the System Administration Guide:

See this chapter in the Related Information Application Framework User's Guide:

Note: In the Embedded Business Intelligence for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Guide, a note was added to the beginning that this functionality has been deprecated with Tools Release 9.1 Update 2 and has been replaced by RIAF.

User Experience Improvements User experience improvements include the following enhancements:
  • Breadcrumbs

  • Adding a Favorite from an open application

  • Favorites tab

  • Organizing favorites

  • Considerations for Query Control

See this chapter in the Foundation Guide:
EnterpriseOne Accessibility Features The following features in EnterpriseOne have been made accessible to people with disabilities:
  • Favorites drop-down menu

  • EnterpriseOne pages

  • One View Report menu

  • Advanced Query option

  • Customize Grid options

See these topics in the Foundation Guide:
Form Controls Locked by Default Form controls are locked by default. Hidden form controls can be viewed in design view. See the following topic in the Form Design Aid Guide:
Event Rules Design Tool Enhancements The following features were added to the Event Rules Design tool:
  • Keywords highlighted in color in event rules.

  • Collapsible statement blocks.

  • Expandable business function parameters.

See the following topics in the "Using Event Rules Design" chapter in the Event Rules Guide:
Adding Portlets to EnterpriseOne Pages Added information on how to add portlets to EnterpriseOne Pages, though only Form Design Aid (FDA) portlets are supported. See the following topic in the System Administrator Guide:

2.2 Documentation for Software Updates

This section outlines documentation updates made to the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools guides due to software updates since the Tools 9.1 Update 2 GA.

This section describes documentation changes to these guides:

2.2.1 Security Administration Guide

The following table describes updates to the Security Administration Guide:

Date Chapter / Appendix Name Change Description
9/26/12 Configuring SSL for JDENET Starting with EnterpriseOne Tools Release 9.1 Update 2.1, you can configure EnterpriseOne to use SSL to encrypt all JDENET message data passed between the enterprise server and clients.
11/20/12 Upload and Download Security Starting with EnterpriseOne Tools Release 9.1 Update 2.2, EnterpriseOne provides security that limits the types of files users can upload and download in EnterpriseOne.

2.2.2 System Administration Guide

The following table describes updates to the System Administration Guide:

Date Chapter / Appendix Name Change Description
11/20/12 Understanding Designer, System Administrator, and End-User Tasks for EnterpriseOne Pages Added the following templates for FDA portlets to the list of EnterpriseOne Pages templates:
  • CSS Account

  • CSS Service

11/20/12 Appendix: EnterpriseOne Pages with Portlets Added this appendix as a supplement to the "System Administration and Designer Tasks for EnterpriseOne Pages" chapter.
10/29/13 Understanding Dynamic JDB Table Cache Refresh The following sections were added in support of new table cache resetting capabilities with EnterpriseOne Applications Release 9.1.2:
  • Resetting Database Table Cache Using a Pre-Configured Application

  • Enable/Disable Clear Cache Applications Using UDC


2.2.3 Package Management Guide

The following table describes updates to the Package Management Guide:

Date Chapter / Appendix Name Change Description
1/17/13 Working with Packages for Business Services Added a new section for IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere 8.5.

2.3 Documentation Corrections

This section describes revisions made to the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools guides due to Tools 9.1 Update 2 documentation corrections.

This section describes documentation changes to the following guides:

2.3.1 System Administration Guide

The following table describes corrections to the System Administration Guide:

Date Chapter / Appendix Name Change Description
12/11/13 Setting Up the Composite Application Framework The following section was added to describe how to disable iFrame busting.

2.3.2 Related Information Application Framework User's Guide

The following table describes corrections to the Related Information Application Framework User's Guide:

Date Chapter / Appendix Name Change Description
12/11/13 Troubleshooting RIAF for Generic URLs Added troubleshooting information for disabling iFrame busting.

2.3.3 Package Management Guide

The following table describes corrections to the Package Management Guide:

Date Chapter / Appendix Name Change Description
4/3/14 Working with Packages for Business Services/JAX-WS-Based Business Service Packages (Release 9.1 Update 2) Added JDeveloper 12c to list of supported business service packages
4/3/14 Working with Packages for Business Services/Assembling JAX-RPC Based Business Services for Package Build Removed incorrect information on using migration utility with JDeveloper 12c as it is not supported