PQ62515: AAT GUI FIELD HELP ON CLASSPATH AND ADDITIONAL CLASSPATH ARE INCORRECT ON WAS 4.02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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APAR status Closed as documentation error. Error description There is conflicting information in the 4.03 release notes and t he AAT gui field help. The release notes are correct. The "add itional classpath" in the AAT field help should state that a ab solute path is ok. The "classpath" should only use relative pat hs.Local fix Problem summary **************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: WebSphere Application Server users of the * * Application Assembly Tool (AAT). * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The AAT GUI field help has incorrect * * information regarding classpath. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** The following information was added to the release notes due to a problem found with the AAT tool. The field help for the AAT is also obtained from this information, and since the InfoCenter is not dynamically updated, the way this information is provided is via a release note. The defect number is 115734 and states: Correction to "Assembly properties for Web modules" (115734) The Version 4.0 InfoCenter article "6.6.8.0.aa: Assembly properties for Web modules" contains inaccuracies. The descriptions for classpath and additional classpath should be as follows: Classpath Specifies the full class path for the Web application. Specify the values relative to the root of the EAR file and separate the values with spaces. You should not use absolute values that reference files or directories on the hard drive. To specify classes that are not in JAR files but are in the root of the EAR file, use a period and forward slash (./). Consider the following example directory structure in which the file myapp.ear contains a Web module named mywebapp.war. Classes reside in class1.jar and class2.zip. myapp.ear/mywebapp.war myapp.ear/class1.jar myapp.ear/class2.zip Specify class1.jar class2.zip as the value of the Classpath property. Note that loading of .class files from the EAR file is not supported, as it is not J2EE portable. Additional classpath Specifies an additional class path used to reference resources outside of those specified in the archive. Specify the values relative to the root of the EAR file and separate the values with semicolons. You typically use this attribute as a mechanism for extending the classpath of a WAR file without actually modifying the MANIFEST file of the WAR file. In general, it is better to use the Class-Path: attribute of the MANIFEST file for assembly tasks. You should not use absolute values that reference files or directories on the hard drive. Consider the following example directory structure in which the file myapp.ear contains a Web module named mywebapp.war. Additional classes reside in class1.jar and class2.zip. myapp.ear/mywebapp.war myapp.ear/class1.jar myapp.ear/class2.zip Specify class1.jar;class2.zip as the value of the additional classpath property. Note that loading of .class files from the EAR file is not supported, as it is not J2EE portable.Problem conclusion Closing this as a documentation change for the AAT help fields.Temporary fix Comments
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following: APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following: Modules/Macros
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Document Information |
Product categories: Software > Application Servers >
Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application
Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 400
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ62515
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jun 27, 2002
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