Stardust Release 2.1.1

Release 2.1.1 is the Stardust contribution to Luna SR2. It is functionally identical with release 2.1.0 with the exception that it is compiled and tested against Luna SR2 upstream dependencies and contains some minor bug fixes.

Supported Platforms

The following tables list all supported micro versions for:

Note
We do not expect any problems in all micro versions covered in the following tables of supported platforms, but we cannot strictly guarantee correct end-to-end system functionality in other platform versions than the Reference Test Platforms, as bugs in the platform code and problems introduced by combining different unforeseen micro-level versions of the different platform components could in rare cases introduce incorrect system behavior that is beyond our control. Refer to section Reference Test Platforms for a list of fine grained version information for our regression test platforms.

Supported Portal Platforms

The Stardust portals are currently supported on the following user agents:

User Agents Supported Versions
Internet Explorer (except Web Modeler and Rules Management perspectives) 9.0, 10, 11
Mozilla Firefox 29, 30 (note that future browser releases are not tested with Stardust yet and might cause issues)
Google Chrome 34, 35 (note that future browser releases are not tested with Stardust yet and might cause issues)

Supported Database Servers

The following database servers are currently supported by Stardust:

Server Supported Versions
Oracle 10g, 11g R1 (11.1.0.6.0), 11g R2 (11.2.0.1.0)
DB2 UDB 9.5, 9.7
Derby 10.8.2.2
MySQL 5.0, 5.1
Sybase ASE 15.0
SQL Server 2008, 2012

Supported Application Servers

The following application servers are currently supported by Stardust:

Server Supported Versions
IBM WebSphere 7, 8 (8.0.0.5 or later)
Oracle WebLogic 10.3.3, 10.3.6, 12.1.2 (12c)
JBoss 7.1, EAP 6.2
Jakarta Tomcat 7

If you don't see your favorite database or application server in this list, please send a request to us. We continuously update the list of supported databases and application servers.

Supported Java Runtime

Vendor Supported Version
Oracle, Sun Java SE 6
Oracle JDK 7
IBM 32 Bit JRE 6.0 (together with WebSphere 7)
Oracle JRockit 6 (together with Oracle 11g application server)

Other System Dependencies

Vendor Supported Version
Spring 3.2.4
Jackrabbit 2.6.1
Hazelcast 2.4

Reference Test Platforms

The following tables provide fine grained version information for our regression test platforms.

Reference Test Database Servers

The following database servers are currently tested as reference:

Server Supported Versions
Oracle 10.2.0, 11.2 R2
DB2 UDB 9.7.5
Derby 10.8.2.2
MySQL 5.1.59
Sybase ASE 15.7
SQL Server 2012

Reference Test Application Servers

The following application servers are currently tested as reference:

Server Supported Versions
IBM WebSphere 7.0.0.21, 8.0.0.3
Oracle WebLogic 10.3.3, 10.3.6, 12.1.1
JBoss 7.1.1, EAP 6.2
Jakarta Tomcat 7.0.41, 7.0.50, 7.0.54

New Features and Improvements

The following new features and bug fixes have been introduced with this release:

Business Process Modeler Preview Functionality

The following functionality of the Business Process Modeler has been introduced as or is still customer technology preview only. Note that these previews may not be functionally complete and are not intended for production use.

The Stardust Portal provides a configuration switch to show or hide features that are provided as technology preview.

New Features and Bug Fixes

The following main features and bug fixes have been introduced with this release:

Bug-ID Description
Bug 459023 Update example model versions to 2.1.1
Bug 459022 Upgrade Stardust to 2.1.1 - Adjust version mapping
Bug 459020 Upgrade Stardust to 2.1.1 - Adjust facet version
Bug 450455 Continuous update of build scripts for Luna SR2

Stardust API Changes

Deprecated API

The following API methods are deprecated:

Known Issues and Restrictions with this Release

For general known issues and restrictions, please refer to the Troubleshooting section in the online documentation.

Known Issues

Portal - Exception occurs when expanding a repository folder with a large number of child nodes in a JBoss environment

If you expand a repository folder having a number of child nodes that exceeds a maximum number of about 500 and you are using a JBoss server, the following Exception might occur:

JBWEB000065: HTTP Status 500 - JBWEB002004: More than the maximum number of request parameters (GET plus POST) for a single request (512) 
   were detected. Any parameters beyond this limit have been ignored. To change this limit, set the maxParameterCount attribute 
   on the Connector.

To resolve this issue, add the following property to your JBoss configuration:

<system-properties>
   <property name="org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.MAX_COUNT" value="1000"/> 
</system-properties>

WebLogic 11g - client side error occurs when deploying a process model from Console command

A client side error occurs in case you deploy a process model from the Console command in an EJB with DB2 environment.

To resolve this problem, set the following system property:

-Djavax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory="com.ctc.wstx.stax.WstxInputFactory"

This forces to use the shipped woodstox implementation wstx-asl-3.2.8.jar.

Issues with modern skin

The modern skin has the following issues in Mozilla FireFox or Google Chrome:

Known Restrictions

Limitation for User Names

Colon (":") characters are not supported in user names as this leads to misinterpretations in a WebService environment.

Known Restriction in the Business Process Modeler

Some functionality and elements supported in the Eclipse modeler are not supported in the Business Process Modeler yet. Please refer to chapter Compatibility and Analogy of Models of the Business Process Modeling Handbook for details.

Known Restriction for using the Business Process Reporting Perspective in IE9

Using the Business Process Reporting perspective in IE9 currently has the following restrictions:

Testing a Rule Set implementation

Note that you need a lifecycle management environment to be able to run and test a Rule Task implementing a Rule Set. Please contact our Sales Support Team for details.

Technical Rules editor code restriction

For the time being, you need to append _field to each variable in the code editor of a technical rule in the Rules Management perspective. Refer to chapter Defining Technical Rules for details.

Importing WSDL in SOAP UI fails with formal parameter of type Java Enumeration

In case you use a formal parameter of primitive data type Java bound Enumeration in a Process Interface, the WSDL generator fails to create a WSDL document.

UI Mashup application restrictions

UI Mashup applications have the following restrictions:

Limitations with JBoss 7.1

The following modifications need to be applied in the JBoss 7.1 server:

Due to an issue, the JBoss default JSF implementation cannot be changed as parameter WAR_BUNDLES_JSF_IMPL is not working in JBoss 7.1.1. (WAR file using WAR_BUNDLES_JSF_IMPL embedded in an EAR file fails deployment). This is caused by the issue: JSF Version retrieved from deployment unit instead of top level deployment unit.

As a workaround, in com/sun/jsf-impl/main module in jsf-impl-2.1.7-jbossorg-2.jar/META-INF : the .tld files have to be renamed to e.g. *-tmp.tld .

Limitations with JBoss 7.1 for EJB3 Deployment

While deploying JBoss 7.1 for EJB 3, the following exception may occur: org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceNotFoundException: Service service jboss.ejb.default-resource-adapter-name-service not found

For a successful deployment, add the following under <subsystem xmlns="urn:jboss:Domain:ejb3:1.4"> in the standalone.xml file.

<mdb>
   <resource-adapter-ref resource-adapter-name="hornetq-ra"/>
   <bean-instance-pool-ref pool-name="mdb-strict-max-pool"/>
</mdb>

Upgrading from a Previous Release

A runtime upgrade is not required for this release. For other upgrading issues introduced with earlier releases, please refer to chapter Upgrading to Later Versions. You will find all upgrading steps necessary for your specific version.

Previous Releases