Useful IBM FileNet Technote when setting up FileNet v5.2 environment

Below are some of the technotes that I found useful in resolving known issues while setting up FileNet v5.2 environment. 

Also has some other technotes which are good to know when setting up FileNet v5.2 environment.

• Process service applets cannot be launched in Workplace due to java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError exceptions after applying Content Platform Engine (CPE) 5.2.0.3

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21669539

• Process service applets cannot be launched in Workplace XT due to java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError exceptions after applying Content Platform Engine (CPE) 5.2.0.3

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21668501

• Configuration Manager CMUI displays blank boxes instead of characters in the graphical interface

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21663471

• Configuring the Rendition Engine Connection when using an Oracle RAC database

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21670179

• How to add system properties and FileNet.properties properties

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21496579

• Content Collector does not detect cluster or other nodes in version 4.0

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675812

• Troubleshooting problems with viewers in IBM Content Navigator

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27039281

• New install of IBM FileNet P8 Rendition Engine (RE) cannot publish to .PDF

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21389813

• While attempting to configure the JPSMonConfJMXMon Monitor, an UnknownHost error was reported for the event in IBM Enterprise Content Management System Monitor

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21625580

• IBM Enterprise Records declaration error when using IBM FileNet Content Manager V5.2 FP3

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21669418

• Running P8 Client Applications with WebSphere Application Server 8.5.x

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655351

• Running P8 Client Applications with WebSphere Application Server 8.0.0.x

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27023814

• IBM Enterprise Records Web application gives a "Null" error when attempting to login

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21626250

• Manually creating a configuration profile when you cannot connect to the web application server

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27039360

• Configuring single sign-on for Workplace XT by using Kerberos/SPNEGO

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27019844

• Configuring single sign-on for IBM Content Navigator by using SPNEGO/Kerberos on WebSphere Application Server (IBM FileNet P8)

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27036837

• How to disable Content Engine (CE) client-side Buzz (com.filenet.wcm.api) logging

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21683849

• Who's using my port? (AIX, Linux, Windows example)

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21264632

• Data codes related to 'LDAP: error code 49' with Microsoft Active Directory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21290631

• Permission requirements in a Microsoft Exchange 2007 or Microsoft Exchange 2010 environment

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21431315

• IBM Content Navigator known limitation: Enabling logs for viewer server side operations

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21600364

Converting FileNet ID's based on Oracle/DB2 from byte reversal format to GUID [and vice-versa]

If you have been working on FileNet based on various database, you would be familiar that MSSQL stores the FileNet GUID is the same exact format as what can be seen in FileNet Enterprise Manager using the datatype 'uniqueidentifier'

But when using DB2 or Oracle, the data related to GUID is stored in a byte reversal format. If you are not really familiar with it, there is a technote available from IBM explaining this and the process to get the GUID out of the byte reversed format.

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21587420

I have attached a small html file which can perform this operation in bulk, for use during testing or for any other reason where you might find it useful. It can also can perform GUID to hexadecimal format. 

• Download the html file locally on your machine, open it in your favorite browser. 

GUIDv3.zip

• Copy the byte reversed string from the database

• Paste the byte reversed string into the text area, one per line.

• Click the 'Get GUID' button to get the GUID format of the byte reversed string.

Use the GUID to search within FEM, ACCE or using FileNet API's.

You can also used the GUID string from FEM/ACCE or any other source and convert them to a hexadecimal byte reversed format using the same utility for use in SQL script. You can also have a mix of these values for conversion.