IBM WebSphere Portal Unified Task List Portlet - Developer Pack

Saw this in the Catalog today, whilst looking for something completely different ;-)

The developer package includes a jump start example which covers the processing of a sample business process from start to finish in WebSphere Portal. It should be used with the UTL catalog bundle to enable you to quickly create and configure an end to end task processing scenario for use on WebSphere Portal Server with WebSphere Process Server as the back end business process engine.

The Unified Task List Developer Pack provides a start to finish business process sample solution for ®WebSphere Portal Server and WebSphere Process Server. The Developer Package is provided to allow you to get started quickly with the Unified Task List Portlet for WebSphere Portal Server and the Business Process Support builders for WebSphere Portlet Factory which are included with Unified Task List Catalog entry(See link below to download.) Inside the Developer Pack you will find the start to finish sample for managing business process transactions in WebSphere Portal Server using WebSphere Process Server as the business process engine. There are also sample WebSphere Portlet Factory models provided to show how to quickly and easily create human task processing portlets for WebSphere Portal Server using the Business Process Support builders for Portlet Factory included in the Unified Task List catalog bundle. The Unified Task List Developer Pack should be used in conjunction with the Unified Task List Portlet for WebSphere Portal Server v7.0. This download also includes and older version of the Unified Task List Portlet for use with Portal Server versions older then Portal Server 6.1.5. 

Included in the Unified Task List Developer Pack

• Sample Business Process for WebSphere Process Server
• Sample war file which includes the task processing Portlets for the Business Process.
• WebSphere Portlet Factory Archive which includes the sample Portlets source and all their dependencies.
• An older unsupported version of the Unified Task List for use with Portal Server versions older then Portal Server 6.1.5. 

Prerequisite Software:

Unified Task List Portlet for Portal Server:

https://greenhouse.lotus.com/plugins/plugincatalog.nsf/assetDetails.xsp?action=editDocument&documentId=B83A591CD238D9AA85257706006AE752

Wiki Documentation:

UTL Dev Pack: http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/portalwiki.nsf/dx/Draft_Unified_Task_List_Developer_Pack
UTL: http://wiki1.swg.usma.ibm.com/ldd/portalwiki.nsf/dx/Unified_Task_List

IBM Redbooks - Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V8 Programming Guide

The WebSphere Application Server support team posted this to Twitter earlier today.

IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V8 is the full-function Eclipse 3.6 technology-based development platform for developing Java Platform, Standard Edition Version 6 (Java SE 6) and Java Platform, Enterprise Edition Version 6 (Java EE 6) applications. Beyond this function, Rational Application Developer provides development tools for technologies, such as OSGi, Service Component Architecture (SCA), Web 2.0, and XML. It has a focus on applications to be deployed to IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Portal.

Rational Application Developer provides integrated development tools for all development roles, including web developers, Java developers, business analysts, architects, and enterprise programmers.

This IBM Redbooks publication is a programming guide that highlights the features and tooling included with Rational Application Developer V8.0.1. Many of the chapters provide working examples that demonstrate how to use the tooling to develop applications and achieve the benefits of visual and rapid application development. This publication is an update of Rational Application Developer V7.5 Programming Guide, SG24-7672.


The redbook is here with the PDF downloadable here.

Worth a read if you're looking to use RAD for your RAD :-)

Want to know what goes best with what ? Then check this out ...

A friend had previously mentioned this a few months back, but the factoid had only made my L1 cache, and had been flushed from memory :-(

Today, another IBM colleague, Michael Alexander, also mentioned it on Twitter, so I thought I'd write it down before I forget it :-)

Over at IBM.COM, there's a rather useful little site entitled Software product compatibility reports which produces seports about compatible software combinations.

As an example, want to know about the operating systems that support IBM WebSphere Process Server v7 ? Then check out this sample report.

Reports include: -

Operating systems for a specific product

Usage: Find out all the operating systems on which a product you have in mind runs.
 

Products that use a specific operating system

Usage: Find out all the products that are supported by an operating system you have in mind

 

Matrix between specific product(s) and desired operating systems

Usage: Find out if a set of software products runs on operating systems you have in mind.

Want to know more ? Then go and check it out here.

Firefox 4 - Rearranging the user experience

Thanks to Andrew Frayling, and to this blog - Sudobits - posting for helping me with something about which I did not know.

Me on Twitter @1835 today   Dear Firefox 4, I quite liked having the home icon to the LEFT of the address bar, so why oh why did you have to put it to the RIGHT ? #fail

Andy on Twitter @ 1840 today   @david_hay you can customise the toolbar in FF4 - http://t.co/Kh1ja8k

Me on Twitter @ 1844 today   @SphericalN now *THAT* I like :-) Cheers, Andy, muchos gracias, senor

In other words, Firefox 4 allows one to customize the UI simply right clicking anywhere in the toolbar, and choosing "Customize".

Simple, or what ?

Have you used IBM Connections or LotusLive ? Then this is NOT for you :-)

Again, I got this from the LotusUserGroup.org newsletter ...

IBM Collaboration Solutions Information Development is looking for volunteers who have never used IBM Lotus Connections or IBM LotusLive, or are new/novice users of either product, to participate in a usability evaluation that is focusing on the overall "getting started" experience with our Lotus and WebSphere Portal products.

A usability evaluation lasts 90 minutes and is conducted via phone and web conference, so anyone can participate regardless of location. This usability study will be conducted May 2 - 10.

If you are interested in participating in this usability evaluation, please send an e-mail to lotusdoc@us.ibm.com, provide your name and email address, and we will contact you.

This is a great opportunity to get your thoughts and opinions heard. Your feedback and suggestions will help drive changes and improvements to our technical content and the overall "getting started" experience for our products. Stay tuned for future usability evaluation announcements throughout the year if you cannot participate at this time.

Got a Mobile ? Like Jam ? Then you should attend the Lotus MobileJam ...

Got this from the LotusUserGroup.org news letter ....

Join Lotus Support and Lotus User Experience for the first ever Mobile Jam during the period May 16 - 19!

Lotus Support and Lotus User Experience are hosting a 4-day event May 16 - 19 especially for users of Lotus mobile products.  Mobile Jam will feature a number of activities focused on helping you be more successful with Lotus mobile products.

Jam activities include Open Mic Webcasts; Q & A with product support experts; usability activities; and online screening of mobile product  videos. There will be special "celebrity" guest appearances by Luis  Pineda, Vice President, Worldwide Technical Support, Lotus Software; Jan  Kenney, Lotus Notes Traveler product manager; and Ed Brill, director of Notes/Domino product management.

Watch this space for special announcements, activity updates, and the Mobile Jam schedule.

Questions? Email Amy Smith, Notes and Domino Information Architect, at amy_smith@us.ibm.com.

IBM Exceptional Web Experience Conference 2011 - A week in Orlando in May - What's not to like ?

So, I'm thinking about how I can wangle a trip to Orlando in May, as I sadly missed Lotusphere ( scheduling conflicts rather than anything else ).

I note that the IBM Exceptional Web Conference is on during the week 16-19 May: -

Join us for the 2011 IBM Exceptional Web Experience Americas event! This conference is dedicated to helping organizations be more successful by highlighting proven business solutions and technical strategies designed to keep pace with rapidly evolving Web user demand and expectations.

The conference will be held at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Registration is now open! The conference had record attendance in Chicago in 2010 and we expect the hotel to sell out early. There are also several other large conventions during our same dates and hotel rooms in the greater Orlando area are expected to go quickly.

We look forward to your participating and experiencing the expertise from IBM subject matter experts, IBM Business Partners and other client attendees at this event!

Perhaps this is the opportunity I have been looking for :-)

If I get there, will I see you there ? Ah, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, GO ON :-)