Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets Release Notes

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January 31, 2012

These release notes contain descriptions of new features, changes in functionality, known problems, and other last-minute information about Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets. For the latest release notes and additional information, contact Oracle Technical Support

Document history:

Date	Description of change
Jan 31, 2012	Rebranded product to Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets
June 15, 2011	Gadget Server 1.1.1 Release
January 31, 2011	Gadget Server 1.1 Release
October 27, 2010	Updated SPD to include LDAP
September 16, 2010	Updated SPD for clarity and support of CS 75 Patch 5
June 25, 2010	Gadget Server 1.0 Release

Table of Contents 

Getting Started

What's New in Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets

Installation Notes

Known Issues in Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets

Issues Fixed in Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets

Known Issues in Gadget Server 1.0

Current Limitations of Gadget Server 1.0

Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets Supported Platforms

Getting Started

The Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets document set provides documentation for different kinds of users. Updates to product documentation, as they are made, are posted to the Oracle Support site. For a description of the documents, please refer to the Documentation Notes link on the site. Check the site regularly for the latest set.

What's New in Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets

What's new in Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets

Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets introduces new deployment options, enhancements for dashboard and gadget customization, and updates for the administration interface. Additional platform support has also been added. These features are summarized below:

Dashboard & Gadget Deployment Options

· Single Gadget Deployment - Single gadgets can be deployed on web pages without the dashboard container.

· Flexible hosting of the Gadget Global Catalog - The Gadget Global Catalog can be installed on Content Server sites other than the AdminSite.

· WEM storage of visitor profile information - The native WEM repository can be used for storing Gadgets visitor information instead of using the LDAP system.

Dashboard Customizability and Extensions

· Support for customizable CSS - Custom CSS can be used for both dashboards and individual gadgets.

· Optional login bar - The login bar is now optional for the dashboard. This enables the creation of public dashboards shown to all users without requiring authentication.

· OAuth suppor - The OAuth APIs of OpenSocial 1.0 are now supported. This enables use of UI elements to support logons to third-party sites and therefore provides additional personalization options within gadgets.

· Dashboard height specification - The height of the dashboard is no longer fixed and can be configured.

Administration Interface Enhancements

· Gadget validation - Gadgets performs validation of registered gadget descriptors and pre-population of gadget metadata.  (Note: This is only at time of adding the gadget and the validation only applies to the validity of the xml file and not a guarantee that the gadget will render properly on the dashboard.)

New Platform Support*

· JBoss 4.2.3 application server is now supported.

· The Gadgets UI can be accessed using Safari 5

· Gadgets has been upgraded to use Shindig 2.0 and OpenSocial 1.0.

*Please refer to the Supported Platform Document  (SPD) section for complete platform information.

What's new in Gadget Server 1.0

FatWire Gadget Server enables enterprises to harness the power of gadgets - small applications that can be placed on websites and easily customized by site visitors - to provide visitors with a personalized and highly interactive experience online. FatWire Gadget Server enables organizations to:

• Deliver dashboards that can be personalized by site visitors
• Quickly create new gadgets and use them on sites
• Syndicate gadgets out to third-party websites
• Deploy a seamless WEM solution including gadgets

Benefits of FatWire Gadget Server:

• Drive repeat visits and customer loyalty through providing site visitors with at-a-glance access to exactly the content they want
• Quickly add gadgets to your web presence using out-of-the-box gadgets and third-party gadgets
• Broaden reach for the organization's content and brand by syndicating gadgets for use on other sites
• Easily and efficiently deliver a rich and engaging web experience for visitors with gadget management tools natively integrated with the entire FatWire Web Experience Management suite

Installation Notes

Refer to the Gadgets Installation Guide for installation and deployment requirements / recommendations

Note the following:

• Widgets are certified with valid html host pages only (tested on XHTML 1.0 of Strict doctype)

· JavaScript must be turned on for Dashboard pages

• Visitor CAS should be installed on the same domain as the live site
• Gadgets Admin application is not supported in standalone mode (view) and is meant to be accessed only via Content Server WEM UI

· For the Gadgets Dashboard application - IE users must set the browser to receive all third party cookies 

· OpenSocial Gadget Container JavaScript API is supported

Known Issues in Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets

Gadgets Admin App

(#24653) Gadget title names are not validated, it is possible to enable a gadget with a name that already exists

(#24677) Pagination count will appear incorrect when deselecting / selecting filtered views of Gadgets

(#24705) Registering gadget which requires features which are unsupported (i.e. not enabled via Shindig) may result in an Internal Server error, this can be resolved by enabling the feature by following the directions provided in the Gadgets Installation Guide

(#24742) OAuth gadget will lose personalization if dragged to a new location in the Admin Dashboard

(#24823) Gadget validation is only for the xml descriptor, it will not check to guarantee successful rendering of the gadget on the Dashboard, this should be verified prior to deployment

(#24828) Deploying a gadget that uses flash within an iFrame are not supported

(#25106) OAuth gadget requires login when settings are changed

(#25172) Entering text in the Gadget URL Descriptor field that his not prefixed by http:// will result in failure to immediately validate the url and the message upon save will be "Failed to create gadget. Reason: consumer key cannot be empty. consumer secret cannot be empty

Dashboard

(#24230) Slideshow sample gadget requires xercesImpl-2.9.1.jar to be copied from gas-os/WEB-INF/lib folder to <JBoss_home>/lib/endorsed folder to render on Dashboards deployed using JBoss

(#25137) Modifying user profile requires refresh for changes to be reflected in OAuth gadgets

(#24553) When a large number of gadgets exist on the dashboard, it may require multiple movements to render the gadget in the desired location

Issues Fixed in Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets

Gadgets Admin App

(#23287) When enabling a gadget for a site, the transfer box will list all sites, not just the site(s) for which the selected gadget is not enabled

(#23337) When enabling gadgets for a site; selecting multiple sites to enable the gadget for and then removing a site, the gadget add will fail. You must retry selecting only the site(s) that you wish to enable the gadget for

Dashboard

       (#23290) Gadgets do not render completely in IE7

       (#23347) Refresh is sometimes required to view changes to the Dashboard in IE8

Known Issues in Gadget Server 1.0

Gadget Server Admin App

(#22888) De-selecting all filters displays all gadgets rather than none

(#23252) Multi-ticket expiry errors are logged in CS Production futuretense log. These can be safely ignored

(#23287) When enabling a gadget for a site, the transfer box will list all sites, not just the site(s) for which the selected gadget is not enabled

(#23288) If the Gadget Server Admin App is selected on a site that does not exist on the CS Delivery system, a blank screen will appear or an error will appear in the Admin App and the application will not be accessible. To resolve this, mirror the site configuration to the production CS.

(#23083) Pagination settings are not preserved after registering new gadgets

(#23337) When enabling gadgets for a site; selecting multiple sites to enable the gadget for and then removing a site, the gadget add will fail. You must retry selecting only the site(s) that you wish to enable the gadget for

(#23352) If an X display is not present when a Gadget is registered and images are added, the server may respond with a 500 error or a crash. Please have an X display available.

Dashboard

      (#23022) Drag and Drop is not capable of scrolling on large dashboards

      (#23290) Gadgets do not render completely in IE7

      (#2) Refresh is sometimes required to view changes to the Dashboard in IE8

Current Limitations of Gadgets 1.0

The following are currently not supported in Gadgets 1.0

· Multiple Dashboards on a single page

· Gadget descriptors which contain user preference definitions that are greater than 4000 characters

· User interface elements not supported - gadgets.skins, gadgets.Tab, gadgets.TabSet, gadgets.oauth.Popup

· Community Comments and Reviews rendered on the same page as Gadget Dashboard

· Custom CSS

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Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 | Gadgets SPD

	Gadgets Management and Production
Content Server version	- Content Server 7.6 Patch 1+ with WEM installed only
Operating System	- Linux Red Hat 5 - Windows 2003 / 2008
Application Servers	- Tomcat 6 (same version as listed in Content Server 76 SPD) - JBoss 4.2.3
Database	- Oracle 10g R2, 11g - SQL 2008
LDAP	- OpenLDAP
JVM	- JDK 1.6.x (same notes apply as are stated in Content Server 76 SPD)
Development Environments	- Content Server 7.6 Patch 1+ JSK (Windows/Linux)
Browser	- IE7 - IE8 - FF3.5.x - Minimal width for dashboard slot is 980px, the default  height is 2000px