This topic explains how to start the Customization Dialog,
which is used to customize your IBM® WebSphere® Portal environment.
Before you begin
You must have the product code installed and have access to
the product data sets for both IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS® and IBM WebSphere Portal.Restrictions: - Your logon display must support 3270 emulation and be set to a
minimum of 32 rows by 80 columns (32 x 80) in order for the ISPF WebSphere Portal Customization Dialog
to run.
- If you have a 32-row display and use the ISPF split screen function,
deselect "Always show split line" on the ISPF Settings panel to prevents
the split screen line from displaying and lines in the Customization
Dialog panel from being obscured. Other uses of split screen will
obscure lines in the Customization Dialog.
- If you have a 32-row display, you cannot display the PF key settings.
Displaying the PF key settings will obscure lines on the Customization
Dialog panels. Issue PFSHOW OFF.
About this task
Complete the following steps to start the Customization Dialog:Procedure
- Type the TSO or Workstation command on the ISPF command
line: ex 'hlq.sejpclib(ejpstart)' 'options',
where:
- hlq
- High-level qualifier for the SEJPCLIB data set of WebSphere Portal, for example ejp.
- options
- Command options. Enclose any and all options in a single set of
quotes.
- appl(value)
- Specifies the ISPF application name. This option creates unique
ISPF profiles, usually stored in the "userid.ISPF.ISPFPROF" data set,
that are useful when you want to keep saved variables separate from
those in other target environments. The default value is: EJP7.
Note: It is strongly recommended to always specify an ISPF application
name, and not stay with the default. This allows you to easily differentiate
between customization variables for different nodes.
Important: If you use an existing user ID in a new WebSphere Portal release, you might
receive an error message when you attempt to load saved variables.
To avoid or clear this error, you must either use a new APPL value
or erase your ISPF profile.
For example, type the ex ’ejp.sejpclib(ejpstart)'
'appl(wp8c)' command.
- Press Enter; the copyright panel
of the WebSphere Portal Customization
Dialog displays.
- Press Enter; the WebSphere Portal Configuration for WebSphere Application
Server Customization
Dialog panel displays.
Note: The WebSphere Portal license agreement
displays on the first invocation with a new appl ID. Press PF3 or PF12 to
review and accept the license agreement.
----------------- WebSphere Portal for z/OS Customization ------------------
Option ===> Appl: EJP8
Portal configuration for WebSphere Application Server 8.0
Use this dialog to load the WebSphere Application Server configuration
data in order to install and configure WebSphere Portal for z/OS for
the first time. You must load the WebSphere data as the first step.
Afterwards, you may continue to use these panels to configure your portal.
Specify an option and press ENTER.
Complete?
1 Load base configuration data from z/PMT
2 Configure WebSphere Portal for z/OS
- Choose option 1, and press Enter;
the Load customization variables dialog displays.
You
must complete this step in order to preload the WebSphere Application
Server customization
data before customizing WebSphere Portal.
Type the fully-qualified member name of the data set member containing
the WebSphere Application
Server customization
data created and uploaded from the z/PMT tool. For example, you might
enter 'MYWAS.WASV8.DATA(PMTCELL)'.
----------------- WebSphere Portal for z/OS Customization ------------------
Option ===>
Load WebSphere Application Server Customization Variables
Specify the name of a data set containing the customization variables,
then press Enter to continue.
Data set name: 'MYWAS.WASV8.DATA(PMTCELL)'
If this data set is not cataloged, specify the volume.
Volume:
Note: You will be prompted later for the name of the data set member
containing the WebSphere Deployment Manager settings if you are
loading the data associated with a managed node install scenario.
- After entering the data set name, press Enter to
load the variables and return to the previous panel.
Note: Depending
on the WebSphere Application
Server template
path that you use, you may also be prompted for the Deployment Manager
values; this is a separate dataset member.
- Choose option 2, and press Enter;
the Portal configuration panel displays.
- Choose one of the following options, and then press Enter:
Note for first time uses: If you
are logging in for the first time, you must first define variables
using the Basic configuration tasks panel before
you can choose options 2, 3, 4,
or 5.
- If you choose option 1, you see the Basic
configuration tasks panel. You can configure a base portal,
uninstall the portal, or install and configure a feature pack.
- If you choose option 2, you see the Advanced
configuration tasks panel. You can configure a virtual
portal, configure portal paths (change the Portal URI), run security
configuration tasks, transfer a database, and run advanced cluster
scenarios.
- If you choose option 3, you see the Application
configuration tasks panel. You can configure Productivity
Components, LikeMinds samples, Web Content Manager, Personalization,
and Solution Installer.
- If you choose option 4, you see the Portal
migration tasks panel. You can complete pre-upgrade actions,
post-upgrade actions, WMM to VMM security migration, and post migration
data updates.
- If you choose option 5, you see the Collect
diagnostics panel. You can collect diagnostic information
regarding a problem or other issue with your portal. This option is
always selectable, even if you have not completed option 1.
- Press PF3 to exit the WebSphere Portal Customization Dialog.