These release notes cover release information for Version 2.7.0 of the IBM(R) WebSphere(R) Business Integration Adapter for WebSphere MQ Workflow. These release notes contain the following sections:
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. Click the product you are interested in; if flashes are available, they are located in Self help > Solve a problem > Flashes (Alerts).
This section describes new features and improvements made to this release.
This release introduces AuditQueue, an MQ queue located in the connector-specific property. Its purpose is to manage incorrect information provided in the meta-object ProcessTemplateConfig for both synchronous and asynchronous requests sent from InterChange Server. This feature is specific to the meta-object attribute Timeout=-1. Responses will be sent to AuditQueue instead of to ReplyTo queue.
The adapter now runs on the following platforms:
Refer to the Adapter for WebSphere MQ Workflow User Guide for detailed information about the adapter and the new features.
Between release 2.6.0 and 2.7.0 the following problems, based on customer-reported cases, were fixed.
Tracking number |
Description |
33961 | Responses are not generated for service call requests for the default attribute value Response Timeout= -1(default). A response should be generated to track errors for administrative purposes. |
58403 | The adapter converts a response business object to a Workflow message differently depending on whether the request is synchronous or asynchronous. This has been fixed in Patch 2.6.1.0. |
With this release, the Adapter is no longer supported on Solaris 7.
Hardware and software requirements are included in the product documentation. See Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information for links to those guides.
Whether you are installing the software from the CD or downloading it from Passport Advantage and installing it from a local directory, refer to the appropriate guide:
These guides also include general migration, upgrade, and configuration information.
For hardware and software requirements and configuration information specific to this adapter, refer to the Adapter for WebSphere MQ Workflow User Guide.
If your integration broker is InterChange Server, please note the following:
Make sure that you run this version of the adapter with WebSphere Business Integration Adapters run-time version 1.8.0 or later.
The WebSphere Business Integration Adapters API .jar files and the associated scripts (CWConnEnv.bat and CWODAEnv.bat for Windows(R); CWConnEnv.sh and CWODAEnv.sh for UNIX platforms) are installed by the WebSphere Business Integration Adapters API. Before installing the adapter, make sure that the WebSphere Business Integration Adapters run time is installed. If the version is not 1.8.0 or later, you must download the latest API. This section provides instructions for verifying the current version, downloading the latest version, and enabling the adapter to run on various versions of InterChange Server and Adapter Development Kit (ADK).
To check the version of the run time, locate the manifest file (ProductDir\lib\WBIA.jar) and open it in a suitable Java JAR editor. Look for the following lines:
Implementation-Title: "CWConnectorAPI"
Implementation-Version: 1.8.0
The line Implementation-version indicates the installed version. If the version is not 1.8.0 or later, you must download the latest run time.
To download the latest version of the run time:
After you download and install the run time, you should see the following files:
lib\WBIA.jar
bin\CWConnEnv.bat (Windows)
bin/CWConnEnv.sh (UNIX)
bin\CWODAEnv.bat (Windows)
bin/CWODAEnv.sh (UNIX)
connectors\messages\CwConnectorAgentMessages.txt
This adapter is based on Websphere MQ Workflow API version 3.2.2 and does not support the new features in Workflow API version 3.3 or higher. Although the adapter supports Websphere MQ Workflow 3.5, application support for Java(TM) Corba APIs has been deprecated.
Product documentation is not included as part of the product package, either by CD or by electronic product distribution. The documentation for this product can be found in the following Information Centers:
http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wicserver/infocenter
http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wbicollaborations/infocenter (for collaborations)
http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wbiadapters/infocenter
To obtain the product documentation, visit the Web site and download the current documentation set for the release that you are using. Follow the instructions provided on the Information Center page to complete the installation.