This Readme document contains information about the installation of this package and about restrictions in support of IBM Content Navigator, Version 3.0.7 Interim Fix 1
Readme file for:
IBM Content Navigator.
Product or component release:
Version 3.0.7.0
Update name:
Interim Fix 1
IBM Content Navigator build number:
icn307.001.053
IBM Content Navigator Fix ID:
Publication date:
January 31, 2020
Last modified date:
January 31, 2020
Additional documentation for IBM Content Navigator 3.0.7.0 can be found at : https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEUEX_3.0.7/KC_ditamaps/contentnavigator.htm
Daeja ViewONE Virtual 5.0.7 iFix 3 and Daeja ViewONE Professional 4.1.5 Fix Pack 2 iFix 39 are included in this IBM Content Navigator Interim Fix. Please note that the readme for Daeja ViewONE Professional is the same as the readme for Daeja ViewONE Professional 4.1.5 Fix Pack 2 iFix 1.
Dojo Toolkit: 1.15
Snowbound RasterMaster: 20.1.0
Oracle Outside In Technology: 8.5.4 Bundle Patch 7
Known problems, restrictions, and solutions that affect administration and usage of interim fixes are documented as techdocs in the product support knowledge base. Use the following link to query the product support knowledge base by searching for the product and version number: https://www.ibm.com/support/home. In addition, the interim fix includes the following known problems:
Some features of IBM Content Navigator use Java applets. If you access IBM Content Navigator from Google Chrome, Version 42 or later, Chrome displays a message that the plug-in is blocked if you use an applet-based feature
Starting with Google Chrome, Version 42, the Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) is disabled by default. Web applications that use Java applets do not function properly unless NPAPI is re-enabled. For more information on configuring NPAPI-based Java plug-ins under Google Chrome, Version 42, see:
You might see security warnings and update requests when using certain versions of Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE). For information about issues with Oracle JRE, see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21640073
If you use the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool in the following locales, you might see a mix of English and non-English strings:
The Preview action on PDF documents fails on AIX, if using the Snowbound engine. The workaround is to switch to using the OutsideIn engine using these steps:
Additional Known problems and restrictions are contained in the 3.0.7.0 Release Notes at https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEUEX_3.0.7/com.ibm.eucrelnotes.doc/eucrm003.htm
The official statements for hardware and software support for IBM Content Navigator are provided as part of the hardware and software requirements for IBM Content Navigator, Version 3.0.7.0.
For complete details about the hardware and software requirements for IBM Content Navigator see Software Product Compatibility Reports.
The following information and steps apply to IBM Content Navigator. To install the interim fix, perform the steps below using the interim fix executable. When you install an interim fix, you can run the installation wizard or run a silent installation. The interim fix can be installed as an update to IBM Content Navigator Version 3.0.7.0 or later.
The interim fix installation program updates the files in the directory where IBM Content Navigator is installed. After the installation program completes successfully, restart the web application server and redeploy the IBM Content Navigator web application to apply the changes from the interim fix.
For more information about installing IBM Content Navigator Version 3.0.7.0, see https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEUEX_3.0.7/com.ibm.installingeuc.doc/eucin003.htm.
To install IBM Content Navigator, Version 3.0.7 Interim Fix 1:
Install the interim fix by running the installation wizard or
by running a silent installation:
Important: Do not enter line breaks in the
command that you enter to start the installation program.
AIX
At a command prompt, change to the directory where you downloaded the interim fix and enter one of the following commands:
Linux
At a command prompt, change to the directory where you downloaded the interim fix and enter one of the following commands:
Linux for System z
At a command prompt, change to the directory where you downloaded the interim fix and enter one of the following commands:
Windows
At a command prompt, change to the directory where you downloaded the interim fix and enter one of the following commands:
Open the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment tool, click File > Open Deployment Profile, select the target deployment profile and click Open.
If the External Share feature is needed, then perform the bulleted steps below and then continue to Step 7, else continue to Step 7
Run the "Configuring the IBM Content Navigator web application" task. For more instructions, see the topic, "Configuring the IBM Content Navigator web application" in the information center: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEUEX_3.0.7/com.ibm.installingeuc.doc/eucup019.htm.
Run the "Build the Web Application" task. For more instructions, see the topic, Rebuilding the IBM Content Navigator web application in the information center: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEUEX_3.0.7/com.ibm.installingeuc.doc/eucup007.htm.
Run the "Deploy the Web Application" task in the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool for the profile that you want to redeploy.
Stop the IBM Content Navigator web application server.
Clear the application server cache:
For IBM WebSphere Application Server: Delete the following folders:
Delete the navigator folder from the temp temporary directory.
For example, on Microsoft Windows, delete the navigator folder from the following directory: \IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\AppSrv01\temp\ServerName Node01\server1.
Delete the subfolders in the wstemp directory. This folder is different from the temp folder. Do not delete the wstemp folder itself.
For example, on Windows, delete the subfolders in following directory: \IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\AppSrv01\wstemp.
For Oracle WebLogic Server: Delete the navigator folder from the tmp temporary directory.
For example, on Windows, delete the navigator folder from the following directory: \Oracle\Middleware\user_projects\domains\base_domain\servers\AdminServer\tmp\_WL_user.
Start the IBM Content Navigator web application server.
Verify that the correct version of the software is deployed to the web application server. For more information, see the topic, "Verifying your deployment" in the information center: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEUEX_3.0.7/com.ibm.installingeuc.doc/eucup022.htm.
When you uninstall the interim fix, you also uninstall IBM
Content Navigator.
The interim fix for IBM Content Navigator uninstallation program removes the program and all applied fixes. You cannot remove only the interim fix.
To update the Edit Service client, uninstall the old version and install the new version on Windows. Remove the old version and unpack the new version on Mac.
IO27569 Unable to open document with multiple content elements using Daeja ViewONE Professional Viewer.
(IBM Content Navigator users) An error is displayed when documents with multiple content elements are opened using the Daeja ViewOne Professional viewer. With this fix, documents with multiple content elements can be opened using the Daeja ViewONE Professional viewer.
IO27005 Daeja ViewONE Virtual viewer displays old content of a document updated with new content.
(IBM Content Manager users) The Daeja ViewONE Virtual viewer displays the old content of a document after updating it with new content, say by Merge and Split action or by a Checkin action, when the document's item type has 'Never Create' version policy. With this updated fix, the viewer always displays the updated content, without the need for additional Daeja ViewONE Virtual viewer parameters, modifiedDocumentCheckMethod and modifiedDocumentMinimumCheckTime.
IO26822 Heap memory consumption is unstable intermittently.
(IBM Content Manager users) The heap memory consumption grows continuously, requiring the server to be restarted. With this fix, the memory consumption is stabilized.
IO23858 HTML Viewer displays corrupted text and blank pages.
(IBM Content Navigator users) Corrupted text is displayed when user previews a PDF. With this fix, the issue does not occur.
IO27577 When using Classic theme, the focus outline or search criteria text are not displayed correctly.
(IBM Content Navigator users) When using Classic theme, the focus outline or search criteria text are not displayed correctly. The text in the Search Criteria bar at the top of the search results screen is squeezed together. With this fix, this issue is fixed.
IO27516 Editing the properties of multiple CM documents allows modifying previous versions.
(IBM Content Manager users) When bulk editing properties in All Versions search results, it is possible to edit the properties of prior versions. With this fix, bulk editing properties of prior versions is not allowed.
IO27522 Cipher initialization errors when executing Task Manager tasks.
(IBM Content Navigator Task Manager users) When multiple tasks are scheduled to run at the same time, the tasks are failing to start and the 'CipherException' error caused by 'OverlappingFileLockException' is logged in the Task Manager log file. With this fix, tasks are started successfully.
Security Issue: SSRF vulnerability in viewoneAction fixed.
IO27586 IBM Content manager users cannot authenticate to task manager.
(IBM Content Manager users) Content Manager users cannot access task manager if they are not IBM Content Navigator administrators. With this fix, Content Manager users will be able to access task manager.
IO27322 HTML conversion viewer aligns document to the left.
(IBM Content Navigator users) When opening a document with the HTML Conversion viewer, the document is seen to be aligned to the left side of the viewer instead of in the center. With this fix, the document is aligned to the center.
IO27584 Create a New Notelog Version' checkbox is not hidden.
(IBM Content Manager users) When the Notelogs pane is opened in the viewer, the 'Create a New Notelog Version' checkbox is shown and editable even when the version policy of the notelog part is set to be either always or never create a new version. With this fix, the checkbox is hidden when the version policy of the notelog part is set to be either always or never create a new version.
IO27587 MP4 file fails to be uploaded to the repository.
(IBM Content Navigator users) A CIWEB1042 error with text, 'The document cannot be added to the repository error' occurs sometimes, when uploading MP4 documents. With this fix, this issue does not occur and users can successfully upload MP4 files.
IO27600 Button labels are left-aligned for hebrew, arabic languages instead of being right-aligned.
(IBM Content Navigator users) Button label text is left-aligned (left-to-right) instead of right-aligned (right-to-left) for Hebrew,Arabic and other right-to-left languages. With this fix, this issue is resolved.
IO27523 Not able to open Content Manager OnDemand document if folder name contains special words.
(IBM Content Manager OnDemand users) After upgrading to 3.0.6, when opening document in the OnDemand search results list, if the folder name has special words, the document is not able to be opened. With this fix, the document can open successfully.
IO27532 Custom viewer provided by a plugin fails to launch when there is another custom viewer plugin not enabled for the desktop.
(IBM Content Navigator users) If two custom viewer plugins are registered and only only one of them is enabled on a desktop that has a viewer map with the corresponding custom viewer from the enabled plugin, an attempt to launch the viewer fails with the error, 'Viewer classes have not been loaded' n the browser console, referencing the plugin that is not enabled on the desktop. With this fix, no error occurs and the document can be opened successfully.
IO27574 Extra getworkitems requests are made when a work item's properties are edited.
(IBM Content Navigator users) Extra getWorkItems requests are made when a work item's properties are edited. With this fix, users will no longer see the extra getWorkItems requests.
IO27595 Unable to view contents of an in-basket if there is no default sort column defined and the first column has null values.
(IBM FileNet Content Manager users) User will be unable to view contents of an in-basket if there is no default sort column defined on the in-basket and the first column defined on the in-basket has null values. With this fix, the issue is resolved.
IO27607 Filtering worklist by a subset, displays many other attributes as columns instead of only the subset's attributes.
(IBM Content Manager users) When filtering a worklist by a subset, using the class filter on the top right of the content area, many other attributes defined in the repository are displayed, instead of just the subset's attributes. With this fix, only the attributes defined for the selected subset are displayed.
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