Documentation - release notes


1.0 Supported software and specifications
2.0 Limitations
   2.1 Welcome First Steps for optional features
3.0 Known problems
   3.1 Wizards and windows do not release focus to the online Help
   3.2 When upgrading a product the same set of electronic images is required
   3.3 Online help topic "Migrating JavaServer Faces resources with Faces Client Components" may be missing information
   3.4 The online help, tutorials, samples, and welcome must be updated by using the Rational Product Updater
   3.5 The English version of these release notes contain updated information
   3.6 Updates are missing from C++ transformation documentation
   3.7 Updates are missing from Java transformation documentation
   3.8 Links in the installation guide and release notes might appear as if they were visited
   3.9 Navigation links in the release notes might not work properly
   3.10 Table of contents issues with the Spanish version of the installation guide

1.0 Supported software and specifications

Viewing PDF files in Tutorial Gallery

If you are using Adobe Reader 6.0.0, launching a PDF file from the Tutorial Gallery can hang your system.

Other versions of Adobe Reader do not cause this problem. Free upgrades to the latest level of Adobe Reader are available from the Adobe Web site.

Flash plug-in requirement

In order to properly view multimedia user assistance, such as Tours, Tutorials, and Show me viewlets, you need to have Flash Player version 6.0r65 or later installed.

2.0 Limitations

2.1 Welcome First Steps for optional features

Due to differences in plugin loading behavior on different systems, links to wizards and information on optionally installable features may not be displayed in the Welcome.

3.0 Known problems

3.1 Wizards and windows do not release focus to the online Help

Some wizards and windows are modal, which means that until you finish working in them, you cannot switch to a different window in the product. This is an issue when you refer to help topics in the help browser, or tutorials in the Tutorials Gallery for guidance on how to complete a wizard.

To view the online help while you work in a modal window, either print the help information, or set the online help to open in an external browser.

To set the online help to open in an external browser:

  1. Click Windows > Preferences.
  2. Click Help.
  3. Select the Always use external browsers check box.
  4. Click Apply.
  5. Click OK.

Note: Some help information is available in PDF. You can view this information in Adobe Acrobat Reader while working with a modal window.

3.2 When upgrading a product the same set of electronic images is required

When upgrading from one Rational Software Development Platform product to another using the ESD images, ensure that you download and extract the same set of images for the new product that you downloaded and extracted for the original product. The same components installed in the original product will be automatically installed in the upgraded product.

For example, if the Language Pack was originally installed, when upgrading you will need to have the Language Pack downloaded and extracted into the new product installation image.

3.3 Online help topic "Migrating JavaServer Faces resources with Faces Client Components" may be missing information

Information on the following items may be missing from early versions of the online help topic "Migrating JavaServer Faces resources with Faces Client Components":

If your online help topic "Migrating JavaServer Faces resources with Faces Client Components" is missing this information, refer the the html version of the Migration Guide, which is located at root of the first CD or under disk1/migrate.html of the electronic images.

3.4 The online help, tutorials, samples, and welcome must be updated by using the Rational Product Updater

You must update the online help, tutorials, samples, and welcome for this product release by using the Rational Product Updater.

To update this information, on the main menu of the product, click Help > Software Updates > IBM Rational Product Updater.

3.5 The English version of these release notes contain updated information

The English version of these release notes contain updated information. To download the latest version of these release notes, visit www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsa/60/html/readme.html.

3.6 Updates are missing from C++ transformation documentation

In the "Getting started" section of the C++ transformation documentation, the instructions for transforming a model to C++ code should read as follows:

  1. In the Model Explorer view, right-click the UML model; then click Transform > Run Transformation > UML to C++.
  2. In the Run Transform window, on the Target page, click New Project to create a new destination C++ project.
  3. In the New Project wizard, in the Project Name field, type Hello World and click Finish.
  4. In the Run Transform window, click Run.

3.7 Updates are missing from Java transformation documentation

In the "Getting started" section of the Java transformation documentation, the instructions for transforming a model to Java code should read as follows:

  1. Switch to the Modeling perspective.
  2. In the Model Explorer view, right-click a UML class (for example, Class1); then click Transform > Run Transformation > UML2 to Java.
  3. In the Run Transformation window, click Create Target Container.
  4. In the New Java Project window, in the Project Name field, type simple, and click Finish.
  5. In the Run Transformation window, click Finish.

In section 3.2, "Transformation mapping", step 3 should read as follows:

  1. On the menu bar, click Modeling > Transform > Configure Transformations.

In section 3.3, "In-place visualization support", and section 3.6, "Traceability", all instances of the text "Configure Transforms" should be replaced with "Configure Transformations."

3.8 Links in the installation guide and release notes might appear as if they were visited

When you open the installation guide and the release notes for the first time, some of the links might appear as if they were visited.

3.9 Navigation links in the release notes might not work properly

Some navigation links in the release note subcomponents, such as Installation and Documentation, might not work properly.

3.10 Table of contents issues with the Spanish version of the installation guide

The table of contents in the Spanish version of the installation guide appears smaller than it should. Also, the titles throughout the installation guide do not link back to the table of contents. These are formatting issues that do not affect the content in the installation guide.

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