Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

What's New in Oracle Application Server Release Notes?

• Chapter 2, "Installation Issues"
• Chapter 3, "General Management and Security Issues"
• Chapter 4, "High Availability"
• Chapter 5, "Oracle Forms"
• Chapter 6, "Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE
• Chapter 8, "Oracle Application Server Portal"
• Chapter 10, "Oracle Application Server Wireless"
• Chapter 11, "Oracle Application Server Packaged-Application and Legacy Adapters
• Chapter 12, "Oracle Application Server Web Cache"
• Chapter 13, Oracle Business Intelligence
• Chapter 14, "Oracle Reports"
• Chapter 20, "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 Issues

• 2.1 Installation Issues
• 2.1.1 Failure of File-Based Farm Repository Configuration Assistant
• 2.1.2 Oracle Database 10.1.0.4.2 Patch Set Restriction
• 2.1.3 Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.4.2) Patch Set
• 2.1.4 Non-English Welcome Pages URL Link Pages Incorrectly Coded
• 2.1.5 Harmless Error Message
• 2.1.6 Distributed OracleAS Metadata Repository and Oracle Internet Directory on Separate Computers Throws Error
• 2.1.7 Welcome Link Coded Incorrectly
• 2.1.8 OracleAS Metadata Repository Creation Assistant Should Not Allow Loading into Oracle 10.1.0.4 Database
• 2.1.9 Installing 10.1.2.0.2 Middle Tiers Against an Existing Infrastructure
• 2.1.10 IBM WebSphere Required Patch Version 6.0.2
• 2.1.11 Oracle Ultra Search Required (Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.x) only)
• 2.1.12 Patch Required Prior to Running the Metadata Repository Creation Assistant on a 10.2 Real Application Cluster Database
• 2.1.13 Populate DB_DOMAIN Before Running Oracle Metadata Repository Creation Assistant on an Oracle 10.2 Database
• 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

3 General Management and Security Issues

• 3.1 General Issues and Workaround
• 3.1.1 Backup and Restore Does Not Function with Multiple Java Virtual Machines
• 3.1.2 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
• 3.5 Documentation Correction

4 High Availability

• 4.1 OracleAS Disaster Recovery: Discover Topology Command
• 4.2 OracleAS Disaster Recovery: Real Application Clusters Database Supported

5 Oracle Forms

• 5.1 General Issues and Workarounds
• 5.1.1 Availability of JACOB Libraries for WebUtil
• 5.1.2 Java Related Dialogs and Microsoft Windows Are Not Read By JAWS
• 5.1.3 Location of JAWS Scripts
• 5.2 Configuration Issues and Workarounds
• 5.2.1 Exception When Clicking Other Items While Inputting Multibyte Characters
• 5.2.2 CLOB Data Cannot be Retrieved When Query Data More Than Max Width
• 5.2.3 FRM-92102 Existing Sessions Disconnect When User Added To JAZN
• 5.2.4 Monitoring CPU Usage and Response Time
• 5.3 Documentation Errata
• 5.3.1 Incorrect Key Mapping
• 5.3.2 Incomplete JVM Pooling Example
• 5.3.3 Incorrect Script Tag Names
• 5.3.4 Incorrect Default Threshold Setting Description
• 5.3.5 Incorrect Parameter Names in URL

6 Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE

• 6.1 Configuration Issues and Workarounds
• 6.1.1 Oracle JDBC-OCI Driver Upgrade in Oracle Application Server
• 6.1.2 OC4J Out of Memory Errors
• 6.1.3 Configuring Maximum Connections with Oracle HTTP Server
• 6.2 Enterprise Java Beans
• 6.2.1 Deprecated orion-ejb-jar.xml Attributes
• 6.2.2 Big EAR File Deployment Runs Out of Memory
• 6.2.3 Disregard Previous Release Note: Package Name for RMIInitialContextFactory Has Changed
• 6.2.4 Disable EJB Instance Pooling
• 6.2.5 Compile in Non-Batch Mode
• 6.3 OC4J Services
• 6.3.1 Data Sources
• 6.3.1.1 Fatal Error Code Enhancement
• 6.3.1.2 Fixed Connection Pool Problems
• 6.3.2 ORMI
• 6.3.2.1 ORMI - OC4J Only Creates IPv4 Sockets
• 6.3.2.2 ORMI Protocol Is Not Secure
• 6.4 Oracle Application Server Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) Provider
• 6.4.1 Support for auth-method="DIGEST" in <jazn-web-app>
• 6.5 Documentation Errata
• 6.5.1 Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE User's Guide Documentation Errata
• 6.5.1.1 An OC4J Process Is Not Contained in an OC4J Instance
• 6.5.1.2 Correct Cross Reference for Metric-Based Load Balancing Information
• 6.5.1.3 BEA JRockit 1.4.2_05 Supported and Installed with OC4J
• 6.5.1.4 Primers Content Removed from OC4J User's Guide
• 6.5.1.5 Additional OC4J Deployment Notes
• 6.5.2 Oracle XML API Reference Documentation Errata
• 6.5.2.1 Add Information for formDocument() Method
• 6.5.3 Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE Services Guide Documentation Errata
• 6.5.3.1 Corrected SQLServer Data Source Example
• 6.5.3.2 Corrected JDBC Connect String for Third-Party Databases
• 6.5.3.3 Corrected Java Object Cache Code Example for Implementing a CacheEventListener
• 6.5.4 Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE Security Guide
• 6.5.4.1 Incorrect Example in Deployment Roles and Users
• 6.5.4.2 Incorrect internal-settings.xml Information
• 6.5.5 OC4J Release Notes for 10.1.2.0.2
• 6.5.5.1 Disregard Previous Release Note: Package Name for RMIInitialContextFactory Has Changed

7 Oracle HTTP Server

• 7.1 General Issues and Workarounds
• 7.1.1 Log Error Message
• 7.2 Configuration Issues and Workarounds
• 7.2.1 Redirects Break If OracleAS Web Cache is Turned Off or is Disabled

8 Oracle Application Server Portal

• 8.1 OracleAS Portal 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) Issues and Workarounds
• 8.1.1 General Issues and Workarounds
• 8.1.1.1 Error in portal.log File After Installing OracleAS Metadata Repository
• 8.1.1.2 OracleAS Portal Login Fails After OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Middle Tier) Configuration
• 8.1.2 Upgrade Issues and Workarounds
• 8.1.2.1 Configuring OracleAS Portal After Upgrade
• 8.1.2.2 OracleAS Portal Users Cannot Log on to Oracle Ultra Search
• 8.1.3 User Interface Issues and Workarounds
• 8.1.3.1 Issue Adding Regions to Pages Displayed in the Generic Page Portlets
• 8.1.3.2 Portlets on Subpages Not Displayed
• 8.1.3.3 Cannot Set Privileges Using List View on Pages Inheriting Privileges from Parent or Template
• 8.1.4 Export and Import Issues and Workarounds
• 8.1.4.1 Export and Import Does Not Support Reports Server Components
• 8.1.5 Portlet and Provider Issues and Workarounds
• 8.1.5.1 Using OmniPortlet Web Page Data Source After Cloning
• 8.1.5.2 Issue Adding or Deleting Portlets on Page Portlets
• 8.1.6 PDK Issues and Workarounds
• 8.1.6.1 Support for WSRP and JSR 168
• 8.1.7 Globalization Support Issues and Workarounds
• 8.1.7.1 Oracle Text Searching Limitation (Text Files and HTML Files)
• 8.1.7.2 Text Entry Always Right to Left in BiDi Languages
• 8.1.7.3 Non-ASCII Character Limitations in OracleAS Portal
• 8.1.7.4 Non-ASCII Character Limitations in Oracle Instant Portal
• 8.1.7.5 Shared Type Objects Cannot Be Exposed in Non-English Page Group
• 8.1.7.6 Translations Lost When Item Versioning Is Enabled
• 8.1.8 Documentation Errata
• 8.1.8.1 Documentation Errors
• 8.1.8.2 Additional Documentation

9 Oracle Ultra Search

• 9.1 General Issues and Workarounds
• 9.1.1 Creating or Editing Oracle Ultra Search ACLs Fails in Non-OracleAS Single Sign-On Mode
• 9.2 Documentation Errata
• 9.2.1 Adding and Deleting Subscribers

10 Oracle Application Server Wireless

• 10.1 General Issues
• 10.1.1 Unable to Test Locally Deployed JSPs
• 10.1.2 EDGE_CREATE Script Errors
• 10.1.3 Database Lock Hangs STREAMS Dispatcher
• 10.1.4 OracleAS Wireless Patch Required after XDK Patch is Applied
• 10.1.5 Broken Icons in Wireless Device Portal Homepage
• 10.1.6 HDML Error When Using Expense Demo Application
• 10.2 Configuration Issues and Workarounds
• 10.2.1 Configuration Assistant Error Message
• 10.2.2 IBM WebSphere Required Patch Version 6.0.2
• 10.3 Documentation Correction

11 Oracle Workflow

• 11.1 Configuration Issues and Workarounds
• 11.1.1 Displaying Installation User Interfaces with DirectX Configuration and BEA JRockit 1.4.2_05

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 Obtaining Patch Set for GUID-Generation Issue
• 13.1.4 Clarification of Version Numbers
• 13.1.5 Compatibility Issues with Required Support Files
• 13.1.6 Resizing Issue with Mozilla and Firefox Browsers
• 13.1.7 Serif Font Issue in Worksheets
• 13.1.8 Additional Fonts Required for Non-ASCII Data When Exporting to PDF
• 13.1.9 Query Prediction Requires the Majority of the Query Time
• 13.1.10 Issue When Drilling to Detail on Page Item Set to <ALL>
• 13.1.11 Date Format in OracleBI Discoverer Plus and OracleBI Discoverer Viewer
• 13.1.12 Word Wrapping Behavior with OracleBI Discoverer Plus and OracleBI Discoverer Viewer
• 13.1.13 Applet Appears Behind Browser Window
• 13.1.14 Welcome Page Displays Only in English
• 13.1.15 Help Files in Non-English Languages
• 13.1.16 New User Preferences Added
• 13.1.17 Correction to Oracle Business Intelligence Installation Guide
• 13.1.18 Corrections to the OracleBI Discoverer Connections Help
• 13.1.18.1 Account Details: Enter Password page Help topic
• 13.1.18.2 Account Details: Select Responsibility page Help topic
• 13.1.18.3 Connect to OracleBI Discoverer page Help topic
• 13.1.18.4 Account Details: Username and Password page Help topic
• 13.1.18.5 Account Details: Select Username page Help topic
• 13.1.18.6 Enter connection details page Help topic
• 13.1.19 Corrections to the Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Configuration Guide
• 13.1.20 Corrections to Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Application Server Control Discoverer Help
• 13.1.20.1 Discoverer Administration page Help topic
• 13.1.20.2 Discoverer Configuration page Help topic
• 13.1.20.3 Install Catalog page Help topic
• 13.1.20.4 Log in to Manage Catalog page Help topic
• 13.1.20.5 Uninstall Catalog page Help topic
• 13.1.20.6 Discoverer Plus Configuration page Help topic
• 13.1.20.7 Discoverer Portlet Provider Configuration page Help topic
• 13.1.20.8 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
• 13.3 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
• 13.3.11 Issue Exporting Discoverer Catalog with Non-ASCII Data
• 13.3.12 Corrections to the OracleBI Discoverer Plus OLAP Help
• 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 Using OracleBI Discoverer Portlet Provider with OracleAS Single Sign-On and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Modes
• 13.4.3 Documentation Corrections
• 13.4.3.1 Refresh Options page Help topic
• 13.4.3.2 Review Portlet Defaults page Help topic
• 13.4.3.3 Select Database Connections page (Customize mode) Help topic
• 13.4.3.4 Database Connections 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 Issue Exporting to PDF Under Certain Circumstances
• 13.5.7 Known Bug with JAWS Prevents Drilling using Enter Key
• 13.5.8 JAWS Does Not Read Asterisks that Precede Fields
• 13.5.9 Corrections to the OracleBI Discoverer Viewer Help
• 13.5.9.1 References to the Connect to Discoverer Viewer page
• 13.5.9.2 List of Worksheets page Help topic
• 13.5.9.3 Printable Page Options page: Content Tab Help topic
• 13.5.9.4 Preferences page Help topic
• 13.5.9.5 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
• 13.6.1 Issue with Exported Non-ASCII Data
• 13.7 Known Issues with Oracle OLAP Option

14 Oracle Reports

• 14.1 General Issues and Workarounds
• 14.1.1 OracleAS Reports Services Demos Will Not Work If JServ is Configured
• 14.1.2 Error While Editing Batch Registered Report in OracleAS Portal
• 14.1.3 Limitation on Linked Queries for DelimitedData Output
• 14.1.4 Images in HTML Output of Oracle Reports Not Displayed When Viewed from Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g
• 14.1.5 Misalignment in Large Multibyte Reports When Using the Enhanced Font Subsetting Feature with Acrobat Reader 7.0
• 14.1.6 PL/SQL Compilation Failure When Using SQL Constructs
• 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 Reports Server's Job Status Messages in Application Server Control Contain Invalid Characters
• 14.3.2 ENVID Ignored While Detecting Duplicate Job

15 Oracle Internet Directory

• 15.1 Administration Issues and Workarounds
• 15.1.1 Recommended Password Policy Values
• 15.2 Documentation Errata
• 15.2.1 Parameters in init%ORACLE_SID%.ora are Not Loaded Automatically at Database Startup
• 15.2.2 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 Roles with No Members Are not Displayed in Role Assignment Section in Create/edit User
• 16.1.2 Resetting Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On Passwords Redirects Users to Oracle Delegated Administration Services Home Page
• 16.1.3 Exception Thrown in One-Level Realm Scenarios
• 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 Administration Issues and Workarounds
• 17.1.1 Default Mapping Rule Can Be Simplified in Single-Domain Microsoft Active Directory Deployments
• 17.1.2 Directory Integration and Provisioning Assistant Does not Support SSL Mode 2
• 17.1.3 Shell Script-based Profile Configuration Tools Are Being Deprecated
• 17.1.4 In a High Availability Environment Using Multimaster Replication, Provisioning Events May not Be Propagated or May Be Duplicated
• 17.1.5 The Oracle Directory Integration and Provisioning Server May not Shut Down if It Is Stopped and Immediately Restarted
• 17.1.6 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 Setting NLS and Operating System Locale Environment Variables Before Starting Management Processes
• 20.1.1.1 Checking the Operating System Locale
• 20.1.1.2 Setting the Operating System Locale
• 20.1.1.3 Checking the NLS_LANG Environment Variable
• 20.1.1.4 Setting the NLS_LANG Environment Variable
• 20.1.2 Misleading Error Message When Applying Properties to an OC4J Instance within an Oracle Application Server Cluster
• 20.1.3 Timestamp on Log Files May Not Be Accurate
• 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
• 20.1.20 Blank Screen When Attempting to Display Application Server Control Console in Internet Explorer
• 20.1.21 Verifying that the System Account is Part of the ORA_DBA Group Before Performing Backup and Recovery Operations From Application Server Control
• 20.1.22 Harmless Errors in Log Files
• 20.2 Documentation Errata and Corrections
• 20.2.1 Online Help for the Application Server Control All Metrics Page
• 20.2.2 Error in Online Help Topic About Regular Expressions
• 20.2.3 Removed Section 21.1.19, "Restrictions When Specifying Remote Directories for Backup and Recovery Configuration Settings in the Application Server Control Console Console"