IBM WebSphere Business Modeler Basic,
Version 6.2

Interim Fix 1 Readme

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This is an interim fix for IBM® WebSphere Business Modeler® Basic, Version 6.2.

This readme document contains the following sections:

Installing the interim fix

There are two ways you can install WebSphere Business Modeler interim fixes:

  • Download the required files to a local repository and use the IBM Installation Manager Update Packages wizard to install the files from the repository.
  • Use the IBM Installation Manager Update Packages wizard to download and install the required files automatically from an IBM download site.

To install the interim fix from a local repository

1.       Download the 6.2.0.0-WB-ModelerBas-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 6.2.0.001.

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 V6.2 include the national language support files that are required for installing additional languages.

If you are already using WebSphere Business Modeler V6.2, 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 Basic V6.2.

Fixes included in the interim fix 1

This interim fix includes proactive fixes for the following defects:

·         Eliminated the warning that had occurred after installing the NL2a language update.

·         If custom icon for a Project tree element is set at the element level or globally through preferences, when generating the process an exception is thrown when resolving the icon name and the process is not published.

·         Process in sample projects can not be opened.

·         Cannot import the WBI Workbench V4.2.4 (.org) files.

·         Cannot import Fabric service whose name is in DBCS.

·         Fabric: Address mismatch Input/Output set names.

·         Error when switching to swimlane layout with autosplits.

·         StackOverflow Exception in Fabric Import Wizard.

·         Fabric: Unable to open application process after an update.

·         Fabric: When importing an application flow with multiple channels, only generate a single input set on the top-level process. Currently, we generate one Input set per channel. But this is causing problems upon export to WID/Comp Studio.

·         Fabric: Flow connections are lost if the source outputs are in a different order from the target inputs.

·         Performing an import from WBSF Respository, the Business Space is accessible and all projects are selectable for import, however, Modeler fails to import any of the Role or ComplexObject 'types', but does import the Vocab project.