PI06904: ISSUE WITH JSF AND WSRP

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Issue with JSF and WSRP
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Customers using a JSF 2.0 portlet on        *
  *                  WebSphere Portal Server version 8.0 as a    *
  *                  Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP).    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When a JSF 2.0 portlet project          *
  *                      deployed on WebSphere Portal is using   *
  *                      Web Services for Remote Portlets        *
  *                      (WSRP), JSF 2.0 resource loading and    *
  *                      AJAX features do not work.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The JSF 2.0 portlet bridge code needs to be updated to create
  the resource url using the Portal API when using Web Services
  for Remote Portlets (WSRP). Also, the JSF code needs to be
  updated to fix the URL encoding issue.
  

Problem conclusion

• The JSF 2.0 Portlet Bridge was updated to create the resource
  url using Portal API when using Web Services for Remote
  Portlets (WSRP). The JSF code was updated to fix the URL
  encoding issue.
  
  The fix will not be active until the following context-params
  are added and their values set as true in the web.xml:
  
  <context-param>
   <param-name>com.ibm.faces.portlet.WSRP_ENCODE_RESOURCE_PATH</pa
  ram-name>
   <param-value>true</param-value>
  </context-param>
  
  <context-param>
   <param-name>com.ibm.ws.jsf.uriEncodeCheckForLowercaseChar</para
  m-name>
   <param-value>true</param-value>
  </context-param>
  
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix packs 8.0.0.10 and 8.5.5.3.  Please refer to the
  Recommended Updates page for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE APP S

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0800

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

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