Name: PK42078 ============= Summary: freshly installed skin not active Problem Description: After installing a theme and a skin with xmlaccess, whereby the skin is referenced by the theme as default skin, the new skin is not shown by pages that render the new theme. Instead, the portal default skin is used. The problem recovers after the WebSphere_Portal server has been restarted. Problem Solution: workaround in getDefaultForTheme: If the requested skin is nt found, it is ensured that the skin list is invalidated and reloaded. Failing Module(s): Engine: Page Assembly Affected Users: all users Version Information: Portal Version(s): 5.1.0.4 Pre-Requisite(s): Co-Requisite(s): --- Platform Specific: This fix applies to all platforms. Installation: NOTE: YOU MUST FIRST DOWNLOAD THE UPDATE INSTALLER TOOL IN ORDER TO INSTALL A FIX. The Portal Update Installer can be downloaded from the following link: http://www.ibm.com/software/genservers/portal/support 1. Create temporary "fix" directory to store the jar file. 2. Copy jar file to this directory. 3. Shutdown WebSphere Portal. 4. Follow the fix installation instructions that are packaged with the Portal Update Installer on how to install the fix. 5. Restart WebSphere Portal. 6. The temporary directory may be removed. Un-Installation: NOTE: FIXES MUST BE REMOVED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE APPLIED. DO NOT REMOVE A FIX UNLESS ALL FIXES APPLIED AFTER IT HAVE FIRST BEEN REMOVED. YOU MAY REAPPLY ANY REMOVED FIX. 1. Shutdown WebSphere Portal. 2. Follow the instructions that are packaged with the Portal Update Installer on how to uninstall the fix. 3. Restart WebSphere Portal.