Author: smumford Date: 2010-05-19 02:46:54 -0400 (Wed, 19 May 2010) New Revision: 3118 Modified: portal/branches/EPP_5_0_0_Branch_Docs/Enterprise_Portal_Platform_Release_Notes/en-US/Book_Info.xml portal/branches/EPP_5_0_0_Branch_Docs/Enterprise_Portal_Platform_Release_Notes/en-US/Release_Notes.xml Log: JBEPP-279: Added content to Features, Migration and Tech Preview sections as per email from jandersen Modified: portal/branches/EPP_5_0_0_Branch_Docs/Enterprise_Portal_Platform_Release_Notes/en-US/Book_Info.xml =================================================================== --- portal/branches/EPP_5_0_0_Branch_Docs/Enterprise_Portal_Platform_Release_Notes/en-US/Book_Info.xml 2010-05-19 04:59:05 UTC (rev 3117) +++ portal/branches/EPP_5_0_0_Branch_Docs/Enterprise_Portal_Platform_Release_Notes/en-US/Book_Info.xml 2010-05-19 06:46:54 UTC (rev 3118) @@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ ]> <articleinfo id="arti-Release_Notes-Release_Notes"> <title>Release Notes</title> - <subtitle>For use with JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.0</subtitle> + <subtitle>For use with JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.0.0</subtitle> <edition>1.0</edition> <pubsnumber>1</pubsnumber> <productname>JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform</productname> - <productnumber>5.0</productnumber> + <productnumber>5.0.0</productnumber> <abstract> <para> - These release notes contain important information related to JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.0 that may not be currently available in the Product Manuals. You should read these Release Notes in their entirety before installing JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.0. + These release notes contain important information related to JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.0 that may not be currently available in the Product Manuals. You should read these Release Notes in their entirety before installing JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.0.0. </para> </abstract> <isbn>N/A</isbn> Modified: portal/branches/EPP_5_0_0_Branch_Docs/Enterprise_Portal_Platform_Release_Notes/en-US/Release_Notes.xml =================================================================== --- portal/branches/EPP_5_0_0_Branch_Docs/Enterprise_Portal_Platform_Release_Notes/en-US/Release_Notes.xml 2010-05-19 04:59:05 UTC (rev 3117) +++ portal/branches/EPP_5_0_0_Branch_Docs/Enterprise_Portal_Platform_Release_Notes/en-US/Release_Notes.xml 2010-05-19 06:46:54 UTC (rev 3118) @@ -15,12 +15,123 @@ <section> <title>New Features</title> - <warning> - <title>TODO</title> - <para> - Input from Jason here - </para> - </warning> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>Revamped User Interface</term> + <listitem> + <para> + JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform (<emphasis role="bold">EPP</emphasis>) has replaced it's existing JSF user interface with one based upon a new framework that is an extension of the Groovy framework. This new interface includes many new features geared towards enabling more interaction and customization of portals, skins and pages by non-development resources. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Master Object Page Model </term> + <listitem> + <para> + EPP has replaced the existing XML file drive page model towards a new model that treats each portlet page as an object stored in the Java Content Repository. This new model allows for pages to be highly reusable and enables simple page creation, editing and hierarchical node management within the portal. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>New Navigational Controls</term> + <listitem> + <para> + EPP has implemented navigational controls that dynamically and contextually get data from the JCR. These controls are portlet based and can be customized and modified to meet a wide range of navigational options. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Site and Page Wizards</term> + <listitem> + <para> + EPP has implemented wizard capabilities to simplify the creation of pages for non-development resources. These wizards enable selection of page placement in the portal, implenmentation of over 10 out of the box page layouts, addition of portlets and gadgets as well as page security. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Adminsitration Portlets</term> + <listitem> + <para> + EPP has implemented an entirely new set of administration portlets to simplify the management of portlets and gadgets and well as users and groups. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Right to Left Language Support</term> + <listitem> + <para> + EPP supports localization and includes over 12 out of the box language localizations. This includes right to left language support. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Gadget Container</term> + <listitem> + <para> + EPP has implemented the Shindig Open Social Gadget container. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Portlet Bridge 2.0</term> + <listitem> + <para> + A new updated version of the Portlet Bridge Project that enables the easy creation of portlets that reuse JSF, Seam and Rich Faces applications. The new version of the bridge spans a wider range of use cases from the underlying applications as well as support for the Portlet 2.0 (JSR286) specification. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Example Portlets</term> + <listitem> + <para> + EPP includes a directory with additional example and sample portlets that can be compiled and modified to meet customer requirements in projects. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>New Identity Manager</term> + <listitem> + <para> + A new framework to manage users, groups and roles is implemented. This new idenitity manager enables attributes to utilize information from LDAP servers as well as external databases and applications + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>JBoss Enterprise Application Server 5.0</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The JBoss Enterprise Application Server 5.0 (JBoss EAP 5.0) is based on the JBoss AS 5.1.x family and is the latest release of the world's most popular application server. JBoss EAP 5.0 represents the state of the art with the second generation JBoss Microcontainer-based enterprise Java run-time. + </para> + <para> + In addition to supporting the latest Java EE specification (Java EE 5), JBoss EAP 5.0 integrates many of the best enterprise class services for advanced messaging, persistence, transactions, caching and high-availability. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>JBoss Microcontainer</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The JBoss Microcontainer is a refactoring of the modular JBoss JMX Microkernel. It is a lightweight kernel that manages the loading, lifecycle and dependencies between POJOs. Together with a Servlet/JSP container, an EJB container, deployers, and management utilities, the JBoss Microcontainer provides a standard Java EE 5 profile. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>JBoss Cache</term> + <listitem> + <para> + JBoss Cache provides replication for EJB and HTTP session state and supports distributed entity caching for JPA. It also provides superior performance and scalability with the new MultiVersion Concurrency Control (MVCC) locking scheme. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>JBoss Web Services</term> + <listitem> + <para> + JBoss Web Services is a framework that provides support for the latest JAX-WS specification as well as a plugin architecture for supporting alternative Web Services Stacks. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> </section> <section id="sect-Release_Notes-Architecture_of_PRODUCT_VERSION"> @@ -515,12 +626,14 @@ <section id="sect-Release_Notes-_Known_Issues_with_this_release_"> <title> Known Issues with this release </title> - <warning> - <title>TODO</title> + <para> - The list below provides a list of issues being tracked at the time of release: + JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.0 is based upon an entirely new JBoss community project named GateIn <ulink type="http" url="http://www.gatein.org">www.gatein.org</ulink>). Previous releases were based upon the JBoss Portal Community Project <ulink type="http" url="http://www.jbossportal.org">www.jbossportal.org</ulink>). </para> - </warning> + <para> + Every reasonable effort has been made to address issues with the previous releases of Enterprise Portal Platform. However, since this is a completely new architecture it is difficult to provide a pure translation of issues from release to release. + </para> + <formalpara id="form-Release_Notes-_Known_Issues_with_this_release_-General_Known_Issues"> <title>General Known Issues</title> <para> @@ -570,29 +683,16 @@ <section> <title>Migration from JBoss Portal 4.3</title> <para> - Read this section to learn about the differences between JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.0 and previous versions that may cause difficulties when moving your applications to version 5.0. + As stated in section 5 of this document, Enterprise Portal Platform 5 is based upon an entirely new core architecture and is not backwards compatible with Enterprise Portal Platform 4.3. </para> - <para> - As a matter of best practice, Red Hat recommends that you test this new version of the JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform thoroughly before deploying it in your production environment. + <para> + As a value added part of an enterprise subscription to EPP the JBoss Portal team is working to develop a set of migration utilities (which may take the form of documentation, guides and/or scripts) to assist customers in migration. We intend to release these utilities in a future revision of JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.x. </para> - <warning> - <title>TODO</title> - <para> - This is a real issue for EPP 5.0. - -- Need PM type overview of types of challenges, context, - and such with diplomatic wording. - -- Also need either technical details, or pointer to where - KBase or other help will be, or recommendation to - pay for professional services, or... - -- Ref: SOA500 RN has a chapter 9 like this. - ==> Jason can you offer guidance on this section? - </para> - </warning> <para> - Customers are advised to contact Red Hat JBoss Support for migration advice before deploying &PRODUCT; into a production environment. + For customers seeking to begin a migration prior to the availability of any Red Hat provided migration utilities, please contact Red Hat JBoss Support for migration advice. Red Hat JBoss support will be the main communication channel for migration knowledge as it is developed. </para> <para> - The JBoss Customer Support Portal can be accessed <ulink type="http" url="https://www.redhat.com/apps/support/">here</ulink>;. + Red Hat JBoss Customer Support can be accessed <ulink type="http" url="https://www.redhat.com/apps/support/">here</ulink>;. </para> </section> @@ -612,10 +712,7 @@ <section> <title>Site Publisher</title> <para> - Required if Site Publisher Tech Preview included - Ref: EAP500 [1] has chapter 9 for CXFF and mod_cluster - ==> TODO: Jason guidance - + EPP also includes an optional download from the Red Hat Customer Support Portal for a technical preview for an optional add on called Site Publisher. Site Publisher is an embedded web content authoring and publication component that provides many addtional features for organizations looking to enable line of business resources to directly manage sites, pages and content within the context of the portal versus through integration with an external web content management system. </para> </section> </section> --> @@ -634,7 +731,7 @@ <term>Installation Guide</term> <listitem> <para> - This document explains how to install and verify the installation of &PRODUCT; using different installation modes. + This document explains how to install and verify the installation of &PRODUCT; using different installation methods. </para> <para> Get the Installation Guide from <ulink type="http" url="http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/JBoss_Enterprise_Portal_Platfo... @@ -656,7 +753,7 @@ <term>Reference Guide</term> <listitem> <para> - This is a high-level usage document. It deals with more advanced topics than the Install and User guides, adding new content or taking concepts discussed in the earlier documents further. It aims to provide supporting documentation for advanced users of &PRODUCT;. Its primary focus is on advanced use of the product and it assumes an intermediate or advanced knowledge of the technology and terms. + This is a high-level usage document. It deals with more advanced topics than the Installation and User guides, adding new content or taking concepts discussed in the earlier documents further. It aims to provide supporting documentation for advanced users of &PRODUCT;. Its primary focus is on advanced use of the product and it assumes an intermediate or advanced knowledge of the technology and terms. </para> <para> Get the Reference Guide from <ulink type="http" url="http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/JBoss_Enterprise_Portal_Platfo...