WebSphere

 

Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows

 

Changes to the XML configuration interface for this version of portal

This topic describes the changes that were made to the XML configuration interface from earlier versions to current versions of IBM® WebSphere® Portal Express. This information can be useful to you if you migrate your WebSphere Portal from one version to a later version.

The syntax of XML scripts has undergone only minor changes between the earlier versions and the current version of the portal.

 

Changed XML schema

The XML schema is updated for new versions of WebSphere Portal Express as required. Make sure that your XML scripts specify the correct version of the XML schema according to the version of the portal installation. For example, for portal Version 6.0 specify Version 1.4. of the XML schema as follows: 

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
   <request     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="PortalConfig_1.4.xsd"
    type="export | update">
     . . . configuration . . .
   </request>

The different versions of WebSphere Portal Express use the following syntax definitions for the XML configuration interface:

WebSphere Portal Express Version XML schema
6.0 PortalConfig_1.4.0.2.xsd
5.0.2 PortalConfig_1.2.1.xsd

 

Use the XML configuration interface over a secure connection with SSL

With WebSphere Portal Express Version 6.0 you can now use the XML configuration interface with SSL over a secure HTTPS connection. For details about how to do this refer to Working with the XML configuration interface.

 

New XML resources in WebSphere Portal Express Version 6.0

In WebSphere Portal Express Version 6.0 the following new resource tags have been introduced:

For more details about these tags refer to the XML configuration interface: reference.

 

New XML attributes in WebSphere Portal Express Version 6.0

This section lists the attributes that have been added to WebSphere Portal Express for Version 6.0.

New domain attribute for the default resource attributes

A new attribute domain has been added to the default resource attributes. You can use this attribute to specify in which database domain a specific resource should be stored. For the export case you also can use this attribute to export resources from a specific domain only.

New owner and parentref attributes for the portletinstance tag

Two new attributes owner and parentref have been added to the portletinstance tag. This is a new feature for personalized content, where only portlet parameters but no page structure is changed.

For more details about these attributes and how to use them refer to the XML reference.

 

Related information

 

Parent topic:

The XML configuration interface