IBM WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced
Version 6.1.2

Interim Fix 1 Readme

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This is an interim fix for IBM® WebSphere Business Modeler® Advanced Version 6.1.2.

Installing the interim fix
Fixes included in this interim fix

Installing the interim fix

There are two ways to install WebSphere Business Modeler interim fixes:

To install the interim fix from a local repository

1.       Download the 6.1.2-WB-ModelerAdv-MultiOS-IF0000001.zip file.

2.       Extract the downloaded ZIP file into a temporary directory.

3.       To open Installation Manager, go to Start > All Programs > IBM Installation Manager > IBM Installation Manager.

IBM Installation Manager opens.

4.       On the menu bar, go to File > Preferences.

5.       In the left navigation panel, click Repositories.

6.       In the Repositories panel, click Add Repository.

7.       Click the Browse button and navigate to the directory where you have downloaded and unzipped the files for the interim fix.

8.       Select repository.config.

9.       In the Add Repository dialog box, click Open.

10.   Click OK.

The Add Repository dialog box closes.

11.   In the Preferences window, click OK.

12.   Follow the instructions below to apply the interim fix to your WebSphere Business Modeler package.

 

To complete the installation of the WebSphere Business Modeler interim fix

1.       Go to Start > All Programs > IBM Installation Manager > IBM Installation Manager.

The IBM Installation Manager opens.

2.       Click Update.

The Update Packages wizard starts.

3.       Select the WebSphere Business Modeler package.

4.       Click Next.

Installation Manager searches for updates in its repositories and the predefined update sites for WebSphere Business Modeler. If you do not have the files for the interim fix in a local repository, Installation Manager will download the required files.

5.       On the Updates page, select Version 6.1.2.001.

6.       Click Next.

The License page opens, displaying the list of licenses for the updates you selected.

7.       Click each item to review the license agreement text.

8.       If you agree to the terms of the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.

9.       Click Next.

The summary page opens.

10.   Click Update.

Installation Manager installs the interim fix.

11.   After the installation finishes, click Finish.

The Update Packages wizard closes. You have successfully installed the interim fix.

12.   Close IBM Installation Manager.

Note: Before using WebSphere Business Modeler in a language other than English, you must first install the language you want to use. The interim fixes for WebSphere Business Modeler 6.1.2 include the national language support files that are required for installing additional languages. 

If you are already using WebSphere Business Modeler 6.1.2, you can run the Modify Packages wizard to install additional languages either before or after applying any fixes.

Fixes included in this interim fix

This is a cumulative interim fix for WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced Version 6.1.2.

Fixes included in the interim fix 1

The table below describes fixes contained in this interim fix, including the PMR number and APAR identifier for each fix.

PMR Number

Related APAR Identifier

Description

 

JR29606

Enabled the display of multiple roles assigned to a single task in reports.

This interim fix also includes the following fixes associated with APAR JR29937:

·         Enabled automatic sorting of repository assets on the Summary page in published projects.

·         Fixed the hover help text for the Show Inputs and Outputs button.

·         Enabled the interconnection of new local processes, as well as the connection of new local processes to existing connections.

·         Decreased response time for changing process styles.

·         Fixed errors with exporting the imported projects.

·         Fixed the display of business rule descriptions in the Change Analysis view.

·         Enabled the connection of output pins on one task to input pins on a different task in Process Editor.

·         Fixed the display of repository names in the repository selection combo box.

·         Fixed the display issues in the WPS mode.

·         Enabled renaming the process resource attachments.

·         Enabled editing simple and multiple-choice default decision names in Process Editor.

·         Fixed the generation of Monitor MM files.

·         Disabled the connection of start nodes to sub-processes and loop nodes.

·         Enabled viewing tree structures in Simulation Editor.

·         Fixed errors associated with publishing modified Modeler projects in the BPM repository.

·         Disabled the use of global preference images in imported processes.

·         Enabled the import of MAR files from Desktop.

·         Fixed annotation messages in the Chinese Excel template.

·         Fixed the display of names of high- and low-level models in generated WID and Monitoring projects on the Monitor’s Dashboard.

·         Enabled selecting and moving off-page connectors and split nodes in Process Editor.

·         Enabled the creation of bulk resources from imported MS Excel worksheets.

·         Enabled the migration of projects that contain invalid IDs of project resources that no longer exist.

·         Enabled the creation of business item utilization reports.

·         Enabled the generation of default metric maps for business measures created from start or end time and for business measures created from business item input or output templates.

·         Enabled the deletion of sub-processes with annotations.

·         Improved the CVS check-out time.

·         Improved the performance of export operations, where multiple Schemas are referenced through xsd:import or xsd:include elements.

·         Fixed the display of RAM name and description in IBM Installation Manager during the installation of multiple repositories.

·         Enabled the import of WSDL files that contain references to XSD meta Schemas.

·         Improved time for importing external models.

·         Fixed CVS check-out errors.