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Release 2 (10.1.2) for Linux x86
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Preface
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What's New in Oracle Application Server Release Notes?
Chapter 3, "Installation and Upgrade Issues"
Chapter 4, "General Management and Security Issues"
Chapter 6, "Oracle Forms"
Chapter 7, "Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE"
Chapter 9, "Oracle Application Server Portal"
Chapter 11, "Oracle Application Server Wireless"
Chapter 13, "Oracle Application Server Web Cache"
Chapter 15, "Oracle Reports"
Chapter 21, "Oracle Enterprise Manager"
1
Introduction
1.1
Latest Release Information
1.2
Purpose of this Document
1.3
Operating System Requirements
1.4
Certification Information
1.5
Licensing Information
2
Installation and Upgrade Issues
2.1
Installation Issues
2.1.1
Locales zh_TW.EUC and zh_TW in Traditional Chinese Environments Not Supported in the OracleAS Portal Component
2.1.2
Characters Dropped or Truncated
2.1.3
Failure of File-Based Farm Repository Configuration Assistant
2.1.4
Oracle Database10.1.0.4.2 Patch Set Restriction
2.1.5
Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.4.2) Patch Set
2.1.6
Non-English Welcome Pages URL Link Pages Incorrectly Coded
2.1.7
Distributed OracleAS Metadata Repository and Oracle Internet Directory on Separate Computers Throws Error
2.1.8
Welcome Link Coded Incorrectly
2.2
Oracle Application Server Companion CD 10g (10.1.2.0.2)
2.2.1
System Requirements for Oracle Application Server Companion CD 10g
2.2.2
Oracle Sensor Edge Server Administrator's Guide
2.3
Upgrade Issues
2.3.1
Login Link Inoperable
2.3.2
Remaining OracleAS Infrastructure Instance in Farm
2.3.3
Problem Running the mod_osso Configuration Assistant When Upgrading an Oracle Internet Directory in a Partial Replication Environment
2.3.4
Problems or Issues While Upgrading Specific Components
2.3.5
Configuring OracleAS Portal After Upgrade
2.3.6
Upgrading from Oracle Application Server 9.0.4 to 10
g
Release 2 (10.1.2) May Overwrite Custom Ordering of Categories in Oracle Delegated Administration Services
2.3.7
During Upgrade, The Parameters Names Defined in formsweb.cfg are Considered Case-sensitive
2.3.8
OracleAS Forms Services Upgrade Fails While Deploying OracleAS Forms Services EAR File
2.3.9
Identity Management Not Starting Following Upgrade of Seed Database
2.3.10
ORACLE_HOME Value Not Replaced In
workingDirectory
In formsweb.cfg
2.4
Documentation Errata
2.4.1
Additional Steps for OracleAS Single Sign-On HA Configuration
2.4.2
Incorrect File Extensions in Installed Documentation
2.4.3
Missing Step in Oracle Application Server Upgrade and Compatibility Guide
2.4.4
Incorrect Path for OracleAS Upgrade Assistant Log File
2.4.5
Incorrect Version Number on Forms and Reports CD-ROM
3
General Management and Security Issues
3.1
General Issues and Workaround
3.1.1
Error Message When Executing opmnctl Commands
3.2
Port Change Issues
3.2.1
Additional Step Needed After Changing Oracle HTTP Server Listen Port
3.3
Cloning Issues
3.3.1
Considerations for Cloning Oracle Ultra Search
3.3.2
Considerations for Cloning OracleBI Discoverer
3.3.3
Considerations for Cloning OracleAS Forms and Reports Services
3.4
Deployment Issues
3.4.1
Use Trusted Certificates When Enabling SSL Between mod_oc4j and OC4J
3.4.2
Benign Decoding Errors When Running ldapaddmt
3.4.3
Missing Files During restore_config Operation
4
High Availability
4.1
OracleAS Disaster Recovery: Discover Topology Command
5
Oracle Forms
5.1
General Issues and Workarounds
5.1.1
Backward Compatibility with Earlier Releases
5.1.2
Unix Issues and Workarounds
5.2
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
5.2.1
Non-Internet Explorer Browser Proxy Settings when Using One-Button-Run
5.2.2
Change to Default Setting for FORMS_RESTRICT_ENTER_QUERY Environment Variable
5.2.3
PJC Wizard Now Part of Oracle Forms
5.2.4
Exception When Clicking Other Items While Inputting Multibyte Characters
5.2.5
CLOB Data Cannot be Retrieved When Query Data More Than Max Width
5.2.6
ORACLE_HOME Value Not Replaced In
workingDirectory
In formsweb.cfg
5.2.7
FRM-92102 Existing Sessions Disconnect When User Added To JAZN
5.2.8
Monitoring CPU Usage and Response Time
6
Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE
6.1
OC4J Bugs Fixed in 10.1.2.0.2
6.2
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
6.2.1
Oracle JDBC-OCI driver upgrade in the Oracle Application Server
6.2.2
OC4J Out of Memory Errors
6.2.3
JDK 1.3 With OC4J 10.1.2.0.2
6.2.4
Configuring Maximum Connections with Oracle HTTP Server
6.3
Enterprise Java Beans
6.3.1
Deprecated orion-ejb-jar.xml Attributes
6.3.2
Big EAR File Deployment Runs Out of Memory
6.3.3
EJB Wrapper Code Compilation Fails When Running in zh_CN.GB18030 Locale
6.3.4
Package Name for RMIInitialContextFactory Has Changed
6.3.5
How To Disable EJB Instance Pooling
6.3.6
How To Compile in Non-Batch Mode
6.4
OC4J Services
6.4.1
Data Sources
6.4.1.1
Data Sources Creates the Correct Number of Connection Pools in 10.1.2
6.4.1.2
Fatal Error Code Enhancement
6.4.1.3
Fixed Connection Pool Problems
6.4.2
ORMI
6.4.2.1
ORMI - OC4J Only Creates IPv4 Sockets
6.4.2.2
ORMI Protocol Is Not Secure
6.5
Oracle Application Server Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) Provider
6.5.1
Using the 9.0.4 Oracle Internet Directory Server with 10.1.2.0.2 OracleAS JAAS Provider
6.5.2
Support for auth-method="DIGEST" in <jazn-web-app>
6.6
Documentation Errata
6.6.1
Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE User's Guide Documentation Errata
6.6.1.1
An OC4J Process Is Not "Contained" in an OC4J Instance
6.6.1.2
Correct Cross Reference for Metric-Based Load Balancing Information
6.6.1.3
JDK 1.4.2 Supported and Installed with OC4J
6.6.1.4
Primers Content Removed from OC4J User's Guide
6.6.1.5
Deprecated Oc4JUserKeepalive Parameter in OC4J User's Guide and OC4J Standalone User's Guide
6.6.1.6
Additional OC4J Deployment Notes
6.6.2
Oracle XML API Reference Documentation Errata
6.6.2.1
Add Information for formDocument() Method
6.6.3
Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE Services Guide Documentation Errata
6.6.3.1
Corrected JDBC Connect String for Third-Party Databases
6.6.4
Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE Security Guide
6.6.4.1
Incorrect Example in Deployment Roles and Users
6.6.4.2
Incorrect internal-settings.xml Information
7
Oracle HTTP Server
7.1
General Issues and Workarounds
7.1.1
Oracle HTTP Server (1.0.2.2.x) Cannot Be Used with Oracle Internet Directory 10
g
Release (10.1.2)
7.1.2
Log Error Message
7.1.3
Apache 2.0 Startup Fails
7.2
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
7.2.1
FastCGI Sockets Path Length Error
7.2.2
Oracle HTTP Server Does Not Start After Enabling Port Tunneling or SSL in mod_oc4j
7.2.3
Redirects Break If OracleAS Web Cache is Turned Off or is Disabled
8
Oracle Application Server Portal
8.1
General Issues and Workarounds
8.1.1
Error in portal.log File After Installing OracleAS Metadata Repository
8.1.2
OracleAS Portal Login Fails After OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Middle Tier) Configuration
8.2
Upgrade Issues and Workarounds
8.2.1
Configuring OracleAS Portal After Upgrade
8.3
User Interface Issues and Workarounds
8.3.1
Issue Adding Regions to Pages Displayed in the Generic Page Portlets
8.3.2
Portlets on Subpages Not Displayed
8.3.3
Cannot Set Privileges Using List View on Pages Inheriting Privileges from Parent or Template
8.4
Export and Import Issues and Workarounds
8.4.1
Export and Import Does Not Support Reports Server Components
8.5
OmniPortlet, Simple Parameter Form, and Web Clipping Portlet Issues and Workarounds
8.5.1
Using OmniPortlet Web Page Data Source After Cloning
8.6
PDK Issues and Workarounds
8.6.1
Support for WSRP and JSR 168
8.6.2
Restrictions on Struts Text Tag Lifted
8.7
Globalization Support Issues and Workarounds
8.7.1
Oracle Text Searching Limitation (Text Files and HTML Files)
8.7.2
Text Entry Always Right to Left in BiDi Languages
8.7.3
Non-ASCII Character Limitations
8.7.4
Non-ASCII Character Limitations in Oracle Instant Portal
8.7.5
Shared Type Objects Cannot Be Exposed in Non-English Page Group
8.7.6
Translations Lost When Item Versioning Enabled
8.8
Documentation Errata
8.8.1
Documentation Errors
8.8.1.1
Editing Item/Portlet Properties
8.8.1.2
Editing Pending Items
8.8.1.3
Referencing the Current Version of Images
8.8.1.4
Working in List View
8.8.1.5
Unpublished Items Section Documented Incorrectly
8.8.1.6
Item Level Security and Page Caching
8.8.1.7
User Profile Help Incorrect
8.8.1.8
Defining a Display Style for Results from a Custom Search
8.8.1.9
Applying Background Color or Image to Page Portlets
8.8.1.10
Registering JSR Portlets
8.8.1.11
Corporate Page Groups No Longer Installed
8.8.1.12
Exposing Your Application as a Web Service
8.8.1.13
Changes Required in the Steps to Configure Security in OracleAS Portal
8.8.2
Additional Documentation
8.8.2.1
Inaccurate Data in Log Registry Records
8.8.2.2
Expired Items Remain Visible in WebDAV Clients
8.8.2.3
Enhanced Rich Text Editor
8.8.2.4
Using Oracle Drive with OracleAS Portal
8.8.2.5
Unable to Delete Tabs on Templates
8.8.2.6
Error Removing Subscriber from Virtual Private Portal
8.8.2.7
Unable to Monitor WSRP Providers in This Release
8.8.2.8
Location of the ptlwsrp_data.sql Script
9
Oracle Ultra Search
9.1
Upgrade Issues and Workarounds
9.1.1
Upgrade Fails When Upgrading to 10.1.2
9.2
General Issues and Workarounds
9.2.1
Creating or Editing Oracle Ultra Search ACLs Fails in Non-OracleAS Single Sign-On Mode
9.3
Documentation Errata
9.3.1
Adding and Deleting Subscribers
10
Oracle Application Server Wireless
10.1
General Issues
10.1.1
EDGE_CREATE Script Errors
10.1.2
Database Lock Hangs STREAMS Dispatcher
10.1.3
OracleAS Wireless Patch Required after XDK Patch is Applied
10.1.4
Broken Icons in Wireless Device Portal Homepage
10.1.5
HDML Error When Using Expense Demo Application
10.2
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
10.2.1
Migrate Account Numbers and PINs after Upgrade
10.2.2
SDO_INDEX_METADATA NULL FETCH Error
10.2.3
Updated Transformer Stylesheets Patch Required after Upgrade
10.2.4
OracleAS Metadata Repository Creation Assistant 9.2.0.6 Error with Wireless 10.1.2
11
Oracle Application Server Integration Software
12
Oracle Application Server Web Cache
12.1
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
12.1.1
Patch Available for Configuring OracleAS Web Cache Solely as a Software Load Balancer or Reverse Proxy
12.1.2
Reloading Issue with Cache Operations Success Message in OracleAS Web Cache Manager with Internet Explorer Browser
13
Oracle Business Intelligence
13.1
General Issues and Workarounds
13.1.1
Certification Information
13.1.2
Availability of HWOnline Files
13.1.3
Compatibility Issues with Required Support Files
13.1.4
Resizing Issue with Mozilla and Firefox Browsers
13.1.5
Serif Font Issue in Worksheets
13.1.6
Query Prediction Requires the Majority of the Query Time
13.1.7
Word Wrapping Behavior with OracleBI Discoverer Plus and OracleBI Discoverer Viewer
13.1.8
Applet Appears Behind Browser Window
13.1.9
Corrections to the OracleBI Discoverer Connections Help
13.1.9.1
Account Details: Enter Password page Help topic
13.1.9.2
Account Details: Select Responsibility page Help topic
13.1.9.3
Connect to OracleBI Discoverer page Help topic
13.1.9.4
Account Details: Username and Password page Help topic
13.1.9.5
Account Details: Select Username page Help topic
13.1.9.6
Enter connection details page Help topic
13.1.10
Corrections to the Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Configuration Guide
13.1.11
Corrections to Oracle Enterprise Manager 10
g
Application Server Control Discoverer Help
13.1.11.1
Discoverer Administration page Help topic
13.1.11.2
Discoverer Configuration page Help topic
13.1.11.3
Install Catalog page Help topic
13.1.11.4
Log in to Manage Catalog page Help topic
13.1.11.5
Uninstall Catalog page Help topic
13.1.11.6
Discoverer Plus Configuration page Help topic
13.1.11.7
Discoverer Portlet Provider Configuration page Help topic
13.1.11.8
Discoverer Administration page Help topic
13.2
Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Plus Relational
13.2.1
Text Appearing Truncated or Clipped
13.2.2
Non-ASCII Characters Not Saved Correctly in Title or Text Area
13.2.3
Resizing in Mac OS X Browser
13.2.4
Corrections to the OracleBI Discoverer Plus Relational Help
13.2.4.1
References to the Connect to Discoverer Plus page Help topic
13.2.4.2
Task steps in the "How do I create and save login information in a Discoverer connection?" Help topic
13.2.5
Important Bug Fixes in this Release
13.3
Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Plus OLAP
13.3.1
Issues with Applet Download
13.3.2
Disabled Netscape and Mozilla Browsers
13.3.3
Tabbing Fails to Synchronize Menus
13.3.4
ESC Key Fails to Close Certain Dialogs
13.3.5
Link Tool Works Incorrectly in Some Locales
13.3.6
Memory Issues when Exporting Extremely Large Graphs
13.3.7
Page Setup Dialog Appearing Blank
13.3.8
Printing Worksheets with Large Data Values
13.3.9
Issues with Titles and Text Areas
13.3.10
Errors with JAWS and Format Dialogs
13.4
Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Portlet Provider
13.4.1
Inability to Turn Off Display of Range Min and Max as Labels
13.4.2
Documentation Corrections
13.4.2.1
Refresh Options page Help topic
13.4.2.2
Review Portlet Defaults page Help topic
13.5
Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Viewer
13.5.1
Drill Icons Cannot Be Hidden in OracleBI Discoverer Viewer
13.5.2
Error Sending E-mail in OracleBI Discoverer Viewer
13.5.3
Error Displaying Page for Multiple SSO Users
13.5.4
Inability to Disable the Display of Row Numbers
13.5.5
Issues with OracleBI Discoverer Viewer Embedded in Frames
13.5.6
Known Bug with JAWS Prevents Drilling using Enter Key
13.5.7
JAWS Does Not Read Asterisks that Precede Fields
13.5.8
Corrections to the OracleBI Discoverer Viewer Help
13.5.8.1
References to the Connect to Discoverer Viewer page
13.5.8.2
List of Worksheets page Help topic
13.5.8.3
Printable Page Options page: Content Tab Help topic
13.5.8.4
Preferences page Help topic
13.5.8.5
Task steps in the "How do I create and save login information in a Discoverer connection?" Help topic
13.6
Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer EUL Command Line for Java
13.7
Known Issues with Oracle OLAP Option
14
Oracle Reports
14.1
General Issues and Workarounds
14.1.1
Enabling Backward Compatibility with 9.0.4
14.1.2
Using the New Auto Save Feature in Reports Builder
14.1.3
OracleAS Reports Services Demos Will Not Work If JServ is Configured
14.1.4
JSP Report Does Not Run in Oracle JDeveloper on UNIX
14.1.5
Error While Editing Batch Registered Report in OracleAS Portal
14.1.6
Limitation on Linked Queries for DelimitedData Output
14.1.7
Summary Column Not Aligned for JSP-Based Web Reports with Group Above and Matrix Style
14.1.8
Images in HTML Output of Oracle Reports Not Displayed When Viewed from Oracle Enterprise Manager 10
g
14.1.9
Using New SQL Constructs (Post Oracle Database 9.0.1)
14.1.10
Misalignment in Large Multibyte Reports When Using the Enhanced Font Subsetting Feature with Acrobat Reader 7.0
14.1.11
Incorrect Color for Multiline Text in Paper Design View When Inline HTML Tags Are Used
14.2
Vendor-Specific Issues and Workarounds
14.2.1
Underlines Do Not Display in HTMLCSS Output in Browser
14.2.2
JSP-Based Web Report with Large Number of Columns Generates JSP Compilation Error
14.2.3
Java AWT Windows Hangs with Specific Graphics Cards
14.3
Globalization Support Issues and Workarounds
14.3.1
Setting OUTPUTIMAGEFORMAT in Turkish Environment
14.3.2
MS Mincho Font in PostScript Font Mapping Does Not Work When NLS_LANG is Specified As JA16EUC
14.3.3
Multibyte Reports Containing Oracle Object Types Hang Report Builder
14.3.4
Reports Server's Job Status Messages in Application Server Control Contain Invalid Characters
14.3.5
ENVID Ignored While Detecting Duplicate Job
15
Oracle Internet Directory
15.1
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
15.1.1
Configuring Oracle Internet Directory Fan-out Replication
15.2
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
15.2.1
Configuring Oracle Internet Directory Fan-out Replication
15.3
Administration Issues and Workarounds
15.3.1
Recommended Password Policy Values
15.4
Documentation Errata
15.4.1
Parameters in init$
ORACLE_SID
.ora are Not Loaded Automatically at Database Startup
15.4.2
ODM Online Help Might Have Extra Pages in Non-English Locales
16
Oracle Delegated Administration Services
16.1
General Issues and Workarounds
16.1.1
Realm Values Cannot Be Edited with Oracle Delegated Administration Services Configuration Privileges in Releases 9.0.2, 9.0.4, and 10.1.2
16.1.2
Roles with No Members Are not Displayed in Role Assignment Section in Create/edit User
16.1.3
Resetting Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On Passwords Redirects Users to Oracle Delegated Administration Services Home Page
16.1.4
Exception Thrown in One-Level Realm Scenarios
16.1.5
Upgrading from Oracle Application Server 9.0.4 to 10
g
Release 2 (10.1.2) May Overwrite Custom Ordering of Categories in Oracle Delegated Administration Services
16.2
Administration Issues and Workarounds
16.2.1
Enforcing Assignment and Revocation of Privileges Requires Starting a New Self-Service Console Session
16.2.2
Unified Messaging Voicemail PIN Field Mislabeled in Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console
16.2.3
Unlocking Privileged User Accounts
16.2.4
Create/Edit User Windows in Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console Display Two Time Zone Fields
17
Oracle Directory Integration and Provisioning
17.1
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
17.1.1
Two Oracle Internet Directory Plug-in Features Are not Supported after Upgrade to Oracle Internet Directory 10
g
Release 2 (10.1.2)
17.2
Administration Issues and Workarounds
17.2.1
Default Mapping Rule Can Be Simplified in Single-Domain Microsoft Active Directory Deployments
17.2.2
Directory Integration and Provisioning Assistant Does not Support SSL Mode 2
17.2.3
Shell Script-based Profile Configuration Tools Are Being Deprecated
17.2.4
In a High Availability Environment Using Multimaster Replication, Provisioning Events May not Be Propagated or May Be Duplicated
17.2.5
The Oracle Directory Integration and Provisioning Server May not Shut Down if It Is Stopped and Immediately Restarted
17.2.6
Oracle Directory Integration and Provisioning Server Not Sending Provisioning Events Due to Purged Change Log Entries
18
Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On
18.1
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
18.1.1
Additional High Availability Configuration Instructions
18.1.1.1
Update the mod_rewrite Entry for SSO
18.1.1.2
Update targets.xml
19
Oracle Application Server Certificate Authority
19.1
General Issues and Workarounds
19.1.1
Adding "\" to RDN Causes Misprocessing
19.1.2
Third Party Wallet Import Fails Due To localID Value
19.1.3
DN Validation Does Not Correctly Check "=" Character
19.2
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
19.2.1
Unexpected Behavior After Revoking Web Administrator or CA Certificate
19.2.2
Allowable Values of Predicate Usage
20
Oracle Enterprise Manager
20.1
General Issues and Workarounds
20.1.1
Problems with the Oracle Enterprise Manager 10
g
Application Server Control Console After Deinstalling Oracle Application Server 9.0.2 or 9.0.3
20.1.2
Setting NLS and Operating System Locale Environment Variables Before Starting Management Processes
20.1.2.1
Checking the Operating System Locale
20.1.2.2
Setting the Operating System Locale
20.1.2.3
Checking the NLS_LANG Environment Variable
20.1.2.4
Setting the NLS_LANG Environment Variable
20.1.3
Misleading Error Message When Applying Properties to an OC4J Instance within an Oracle Application Server Cluster
20.1.4
Errors When Configuring Components or Adding or Removing OC4J Instances
20.1.5
Problem Viewing Performance Charts and Configuring Identity Management Using a Macintosh Browser
20.1.6
Problems with the Progress Page When Using a Macintosh Browser
20.1.7
Topology Viewer Applet Fails in OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Configuration
20.1.8
Error When Clicking Topology Link from Host Page
20.1.9
Error When Using the ADF BUSINESS COMPONENT Link on the Host Page
20.1.10
Farm Locator Link Lost
20.1.11
Incorrect Status Reported for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer
20.1.12
Changing From JAZN LDAP User Manager Requires OC4J Restart
20.1.13
Posting Data From the Logging Pages
20.1.14
Additional Step When Removing an Application Server Target From the Grid Control Console
20.1.15
Security Considerations When Changing Schema Passwords with the Application Server Control Console
20.1.16
Problems Viewing Some Metrics When OracleAS Portal is Configured for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
20.1.17
Cannot Recover Database Control Files from the Application Server Control Console
20.1.18
Problem Using the Topology Viewer to Perform Operations on an OracleAS Farm When in French or French-Canadian Language Environment
20.1.19
Configuring Security When Oracle Application Server Is Managed by Grid Control
20.2
Documentation Errata
20.2.1
Online Help for the Application Server Control All Metrics Page
20.2.2
Error in Online Help Topic About Regular Expressions