These release notes cover release information for WebSphere(R) InterChange Server(TM), Version 4.3, for Linux(R). They contain the following sections:
New in this release | Known problems and workarounds |
Hardware and software requirements | Documentation |
Installation and configuration information |
Note: Important information about this product may be available in Technical Support Flashes issued after these release notes were published. These can be found on the WebSphere Business Integration support Web site, http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wbiserver/support. Select the component area of interest and search the flashes section.
This section lists the new features and improvements made in this release.
Hardware and software requirements are included in the product documentation. See Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information for links to those guides.
For hardware and software requirements, installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information specific to this product, refer to the System Installation Guide for UNIX.
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The following problems have been found in this release:
Tracking number |
Description |
24123 |
The temporary string variables declared for map transformations are not initialized and they have a null value. So during map transformations, data conversions on these variables with null values using DtpDataConversion.toXXX(Object objectData) throw DtpIncompatibleFormatException. |
29159 |
System Manager hangs when you right-click to stop a collaboration during debugging a break point; you cannot do anything on the GUI, including finishing the debugged flow. This happens in the debugger because a collaboration with running flows cannot be stopped. The System Manager process must be killed manually |
31603 |
InterChange Server messages (including log messages and other informational messages) are not localized. These messages are in English, and some of the ICS tools display these messages in English even if the tool is set up for a non-English locale. |
42846 |
System Monitor cannot count events that fail connectors in the Server Statistics view. |
43023 | Database-specific SQL reserved words should not be used while creating attributes in a relationship. Their use results in JDBC exceptions while creating the appropriate tables in the underlying database. For example, the SQL reserved words "index", "key", "char", and "table" should not be used in naming the relationship attributes. This exception occurs on SQL2000 on all platforms InterChange Server supports. Also avoid using these words when choosing other databases. |
43439 | When a JMS agent fails, the server is not notified until the heartbeat thread times out, which can take as long as 2 minutes. During this time, the same event might be sent twice to the agent because the collaboration thread can send the request to the agent, and the request sits in the queue. When the heartbeat thread times out, the waiting collaboration thread puts the same event in the failed event table. When the agent starts again, the same event is resubmitted. |
43441 / 43549 | The composite identity relationship (an identity relationship used to relate both parent business object and child business object) feature does not function in ICS 4.3. To use this feature, contact IBM Technical Support. |
Tracking number |
Problem |
8089 |
The SNMP Agent and SNMP Configuration Manager are installed together as a bundle, even though the Agent and the Manager can function on separate machines. |
Document |
Description |
System Installation Guide for UNIX |
Chapter 8, Upgrading the InterChange Server System. In the section "Preparing the existing ICS system," in the command shown for backing up the existing repository: repos_copy -sWICS -o repos_copy.in -uadmin -ppasswd there should be no space between the "-o" flag and the file name, and the example file name is inconsistent with the accompanying text The command should read as follows: repos_copy -sWICS -oRepository411.txt -uadmin -ppasswd |
System Installation Guide for UNIX |
Chapter 8, Upgrading the InterChange Server System. In the section "Validating the Upgrade." The third bullet point reads: Validate that all connectors found their given queues successfully. Select System View from the Server menu in System Manager, and verify that the connectors have green lights icons next to them, and that the status of the connectors is Inactive. The green light icon implies that the connector status is Active, so the bullet should read: Validate that all connectors found their given queues successfully. Select System View from the Server menu in System Manager, and verify that the connectors have green lights icons next to them, and that the status of the connectors is Active. |
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