October 2019

Failure to Launch IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool 3.0.6 IF002

October 17, 2019

On 19 September, 2019 IBM Content Navigator 3.0.6 IF002 is released. Which addressed and provide solutions to many problems for its previous version. One thing that is observed while applying / upgrading IBM Content Navigator (ICN) fix pack 3.0.6.2, failure to launch IBM ICN configuration and deployment tool after upgrading from 3.0.6.0 IF001.

IBM Content Navigator configuration and deployment tool does not load and an error occurs:

Symptom:
/opt/IBM/ECMClient/unzipear.xml:8: Error while expanding /opt/IBM/ECMClient/configure/deploy/navigatorEAR.ear
java.util.zip.ZipException: invalid stored block lengths
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Expand.expandFile(Expand.java:148)
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Expand.execute(Expand.java:107)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:288)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:90)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:55)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:508)
at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:357)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:385)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1337)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1306)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.util.AntUtility.go(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.actions.AntRunner.installSelf(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.InstallablePiece.install(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.InstallablePiece.install(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.GhostDirectory.install(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.InstallablePiece.install(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Installer.install(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.actions.InstallProgressAction.ae(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.actions.ProgressPanelAction$1.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.util.zip.ZipException: invalid stored block lengths
at java.util.zip.InflaterInputStream.read(InflaterInputStream.java:175)
at java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:118)
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Expand.extractFile(Expand.java:286)
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Expand.expandFile(Expand.java:141)
… 21 more

Solution:

Please make sure, before the upgradation of IBM ICN 3.0.6 IF002, grant full permission for the user running the install to the ECMClient directory.
Run the following command to assign full rights to root user:

chmod -R 777 Path of ICN installed directory (/opt/IBM/ECMClient/)

Once installed, try to run /opt/IBM/ECMClient/configure/./configmgr again, configuration and deployment tool will be launched successfully as described:

IBM Content Navigator (ICN)

How to Enable Process Designer in ICN

October 4, 2019

Since IBM has launched IBM FileNet P8 related tools such as; Process Designer and Process Administrator which were previously available in IBM FileNet Workplace XT initially. Later on, thesethese features shift to Advanced Content Console for Content Engine (ACCE) and Content Navigator (ICN).

As you installed and configured IBM CPE 5.2.x or 5.5.x versions, by default these features are available in ACCE. On the other hand side, these features can also be enabled in IBM Content Navigator as well on specific desktop if needed. So, how to enable process designer in ICN without workplace XT?

Step by Step Instructions:

You can enable Process Designer to be run from IBM Content Navigator by configuring the appropriate desktops and menus which are demonstrated step by step as under:

Browse to your Content Navigator admin URL ( http://<icn-server>:<port>/navigator?desktop=admin )
Go to Settings > Plug-ins > New Pugin.
Type the url of plug-in or use the installed path of plug-in.
Register CPEAppletsPlugin in ICN.
Save and close Plug-ins section.

Go to Repositories and select your FileNet object store (e.g. FNTOSP8).
Connect to the object store.
Go to Configuration Parameters.
Scroll down and set “Display workflow definition class” to TRUE.
Save and Close to update your configuration.

Go to Menus and scroll down to Default repository context menu.
Type in a name (e.g. My Repository context menu).
Scroll through the “Available” ICN actions and select Process Designer and Process Tracker.
Click the arrow to add these two actions to your new menu.
Save and Close to create your new, custom ICN menu.

Go to Desktops, Select an existing desktop, or Add New Desktop.
Change Default Repository folder context menu to My Repository Folder Context Menu.
Save and Close to update your configuration.

Once you made above changes accordingly, logon through desktop for which you have configured process designer in icn.

Right click on top of the desktop repository name e.g. FNTOSP8 (In my environment).
You will see there is option of Workflow and furthermore these two options are available; process designer and process tracker as you can see below:

Hence, how to enable process designer in icn can be done by doing above steps. For more information please visit: Configuring Process Designer to run from IBM Content Navigator.

Failure to Launch IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool 3.0.6 IF002

Solution:

How to Enable Process Designer in ICN

Step by Step Instructions:

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