Digital
Data Connector
The IBM Digital Data
Connector (DDC) for WebSphere Portal is a new feature to integrate data from
external data sources on portal pages by using IBM Web Content Manager
presentation components. Use the Digital Data Connector for WebSphere Portal to
create list-rendering profiles that define the set of attributes available for
your content authors to integrate external data sources.
Information mode
and user assistance
Information mode
displays more inline information, examples, and hover help in the user
interface, such as the site toolbar. Information mode gives you more assistance
when you need it. After you are comfortable and understand the user interface,
you can turn off information mode. Information mode is a global setting.
Information mode is not implemented for the entire user interface. For example,
it is not available for the administration portlets. From the site toolbar, you
can turn it on and off to suit your needs. The user assistance is now divided
into two help sections. One section is specific to the administrator and one is
specific to the content author.
Accessing
administration options
You can now access
Administration from the site toolbar. Click Administration menu icon and select
a specific area of administration from the menu. You can access all the
Administration options in the navigation section after you open an
administration page from the menu.
Configuring
outbound HTTP connections
IBM® WebSphere® Portal
now provides an easier way to configure outbound HTTP connections. In WebSphere
Portal Version 8.0 and earlier versions, outbound HTTP connections were
accessible through the Ajax Proxy service. The Ajax Proxy service was
configured by a configuration document named proxy-config.xml. You find this
document in the /WEB-INF directory of the web module that uses the Ajax Proxy
service. Starting with WebSphere Portal Version 8.5 and the new outbound
connection service, the configuration of outbound HTTP connections is now part
of the standard datastore-based portal configuration.
Theme
optimization analyzer
The theme optimization analyzer creates a validation report that analyzes
your theme and theme components for known issues and reports the number of
errors, warnings, and informational messages. It also includes a detailed
explanation about how to fix the errors that occur.
Simple modules
Simple modules for the resource aggregator framework are provided in the
WebDAV folder. You can define modules quickly with a limited set of features
with these simple modules.
Collaborating
with Worklight
You can expand the capabilities available to your application when you
create a hybrid application that adds native device functions to your portal
with Worklight. When your hybrid application runs with your WebSphere Portal
pages rendered in a native application, WebSphere Portal loads the appropriate
native resources for the device. These resources are loaded automatically
through modules that are provided in WebSphere Portal.
Dojo is no
longer required for tagging and rating
The tag and rating widgets of earlier portal versions required Dojo to be
interactive. The new inline tag and rating widgets do not require Dojo to be
interactive.
Use the Configuration
Wizard to deploy PAA files
You can now install and deploy Portal Application Archive (PAA) files
with the Configuration Wizard. Start the wizard and then go to Add On New
Capability > Install Add-ons.
Social Rendering
List templates
WebSphere Portal page editors can use social rendering to feature social
data that is hosted on a remote IBM Connections server in the context of portal
pages.
Vanity URLs
Vanity URLs are a new feature within WebSphere Portal. You can use vanity
URLs instead of URL mappings.
TopNav removal
The TopNav from earlier themes
has been removed from desktop view. The TopNav itself still exists, but it is
hidden on desktops. If you want to use the TopNav in the desktop view, you can
update the dynamic content spot definition in your theme's plugin.xml.
Default theme
profiles
The standard profiles are now Lightweight and Lightweight with Dojo,
Deferred and Deferred with Dojo, Basic Content and Basic Content with Dojo. The
Full profile has been removed. Profiles can now be hidden also.
Web Clipper
The Web Clipper portlet is no longer supported. Use the Virtual Web
Application Manager portlet instead.
Non-modular
portal themes
The following themes are no longer supported: Portal, PortalWeb2, and Tab
Menu - Page Builder. These themes are migrated as is to WebSphere Portal
Version 8.5. However, they no longer work and are no longer supported. You must
manually update those themes. Merge their function into a clean copy of a
Portal 8.5 theme on the target server.
Shared pages
Shared pages are deprecated.
Enabler
Component
The Enabler component is deprecated.
Only Full
installation options
Before WebSphere Portal Version 8.5, a customer chose either a full
deployment with all the same pages and artifacts or a base deployment to
customize their portal. Starting with Version 8.5, the Configuration Wizard
installs the full deployment. Customers can then remove pages to customize
their portal. Then, they can package their customizations as a Portal
Application Archive (PAA) file. Finally, customers can install their production
server, run the empty-portal task, and install the customization PAA file.
LikeMinds and
Feedback
The LikeMinds and Feedback database domains are deprecated.
Active
Credentials
Active credentials are deprecated from the Credential Vault portlet.
Passive credentials are still available.
Parallel Portlet
rendering
The Parallel Portlet rendering feature is deprecated.
Mashups Enabler
API
The Mashups Enabler API is deprecated.
LTPA version 1
token support
The LTPA version 1 token is deprecated. WebSphere Application Server
Version 8.5.5. disables the LTPA version 1 token by default. If you are
integrating with third-party applications that rely on LTPA version 1, update
the application to support LTPA version 2. If you cannot update the
application, you must manually re-enable LTPA version 1 support after you
complete the migration. For information on updating your application to support
LTPA version 2, see the documentation for the application.
URL mappings
URL mappings are deprecated. If you upgrade from Version 8.0 to Version
8.5, you can continue to use your existing URL mappings, but creating new URL
mappings is no longer supported. Use vanity or friendly URLs.
IBM WebSphere Portal Integrator for SAP
The IBM WebSphere Portal Integrator for SAP portlet is now deprecated.
For SAP integration of single iViews or iPages, use the web application bridge.
Deprecated theme
The WebSphere Portal Page Builder 7.x theme was deprecated.
