11 Replies Latest reply on Aug 8, 2012 2:42 PM by wayne_stoddard

    RF 3.3.3, IBM RAD 7.5 & Websphere 7

    0rsa

      Hello everybody,

       

       

      Last 48h, I was hard trying to set up RichFaces on Rational Application Developer from IBM with a Websphere 7 server.

       

      Today, I'm at this step :

       

      - I created a dynamic web project and configure it to use JSF 1.2 (library for JSF is provided by IBM : jsf-ibm.jar)

       

      - I followed this tutorial : http://docs.jboss.org/richfaces/latest_3_3_X/en/devguide/html/GettingStarted.html

       

      - My jars list :

       

           * commons-beanutils-1.8.0

           * commons-collections-3.2

           * commons-digester-1.8.1.jar

           * commons-loggins-1.0.4

           * customcomponent.jar

           * customcomponent_annotations.jar

           * icu4j_3_4_1.jar

           * jhighlight-1.0.jar

           * jsf-ibm.jar

           * richfaces-api-3.3.3.Final.jar

           * richfaces-impl-3.3.3.Final.jar

           * richfaces-ui-3.3.3.Final.jar

       

      - My files list :

       

      web.xml

       

      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
      <web-app id="WebApp_ID" version="2.5" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd">
          <display-name>
          RichFaces</display-name>
          <context-param>
              <param-name>org.richfaces.LoadStyleStrategy</param-name>
              <param-value>ALL</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <param-name>org.richfaces.LoadScriptStrategy</param-name>
              <param-value>ALL</param-value>
          </context-param>
          
          <context-param>
              <description>
              The location where state information is saved.
      Valid values are 'server' (typically saved in HttpSession) and 'client' (typically
      saved as a hidden field in the form.
      Default is server.</description>
              <param-name>javax.faces.STATE_SAVING_METHOD</param-name>
              <param-value>server</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              Comma-delimited list of context-relative resource paths under which the JSF implementation
      will look for application configuration resources, before loading a configuration resource
      named /WEB-INF/facesconfig.xml (if such a resource exists).</description>
              <param-name>javax.faces.CONFIG_FILES</param-name>
              <param-value>/WEB-INF/faces-config.xml</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              The default suffix for extension-mapped resources that contain JSF components.
      Default is '.jsp'.</description>
              <param-name>javax.faces.DEFAULT_SUFFIX</param-name>
              <param-value>.jsp</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              Monitors Faces JSP files for modifications and synchronizes a running server with
      the changes without restarting the server. If this parameter is set to false or
      removed from the deployment descriptor, any changes made to Faces JSP files may
      not be seen by the server until it is restarted. This parameter is usually set
      to true while the Faces JSP files are being developed and debugged in order to
      improve the performance of the development environment.</description>
              <param-name>com.ibm.ws.jsf.JSP_UPDATE_CHECK</param-name>
              <param-value>true</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              Load JSF runtime when the application server starts up. If this parameter is set to false or removed,
      JSF runtime will be loaded and initialized when the first JSF request is processed.
      This may disable custom JSF extensions, such as factories defined in the project.</description>
              <param-name>com.ibm.ws.jsf.LOAD_FACES_CONFIG_AT_STARTUP</param-name>
              <param-value>true</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              If set to true disables use of MultipartFacesContext, allowing underlying implementations to be used.
      MultipartFacesContext is required when the FileUpload component is used, and can be disabled otherwise.</description>
              <param-name>com.ibm.faces.DISABLE_JWL_MULTIPART_CONTEXT</param-name>
              <param-value>false</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              Value, in milliseconds, to be used for Expires header for resources served by the JavaScript Resource Servlet.
      Default is never (31536000000 milliseconds or 1 year).</description>
              <param-name>com.ibm.faces.RESOURCE_EXPIRE_MS</param-name>
              <param-value>31536000000</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              Defines the strictness of the conversion when converting from a string to a date.
      The higher the value, the more exactly the value must conform to the format.
      If 0 (liberal), all 'literals' are ignored while parsing a value, mis-ordered components will be rearranged,
      any missing component is supplied using the current datetime, misspellings and incomplete spellings are allowed
      (to the extent that they can be evaluated), 'E' and other non-unique components are ignored.
      If 1 (strict), all 'literals' are ignored while parsing a value, any missing component is supplied using the current
      datetime, misspellings and incomplete spellings are allowed (to the extent that they can be evaluated),
      'E' and other non-unique components are ignored. For example if the pattern is MMMM dd, yyyy a user can enter 'Feb/02/04'
      and it will be parsed as February 02, 2004.
      If 2 (very strict), an exact match is required except long month names can be 'shortened' to the minimum number of unique
      characters and 'E' and other non-unique components are ignored. Literals must match exactly.
      Default is 1.</description>
              <param-name>com.ibm.faces.DATETIME_ASSIST_STRICTNESS</param-name>
              <param-value>1</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              Defines the strictness of the conversion when converting from a string to a number.
      The higher the value, the more exactly the value must conform to the pattern.
      For numbers, currently strictness levels of 0 and 1 are equivalent. If the strictness is 2,
      if number is signed, the sign must be provided (otherwise it's assumed positive).
      Default is 1.</description>
              <param-name>com.ibm.faces.NUMBER_ASSIST_STRICTNESS</param-name>
              <param-value>1</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              Defines the path for resources such as JavaScript libraries and images.
      The value can be either:
      1. An empty string. Context path of the current application will be used.
      2. A path string. Example: /project13. A number. Specifies the number of nodes to use from the context path starting from the left.
      Example: With a value of 1 if the context path is /screen/faces/SSID110267549/RID1102676
      the path will be evaluated as /screen
      Default is an empty string.</description>
              <param-name>com.ibm.faces.USE_UNENCODED_CONTEXT_PATH</param-name>
              <param-value></param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              Sets a custom url-pattern for the JavaScript Resource servlet.
      Should match servlet mapping setting for the JavaScript Resource servlet. If the default default mapping
      value '/.ibmjsfres/*' is modified, this context-param should also be modified.
      </description>
              <param-name>com.ibm.faces.JS_RESOURCE_SERVLET_URL_PATTERN</param-name>
              <param-value>/.ibmjsfres/*</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              If set to true, forces JavaScript Resource Servlet to cache all resources on the server.
      This can be useful when client-side caching is turned off.</description>
              <param-name>com.ibm.faces.JS_RESOURCE_SERVLET_CACHE</param-name>
              <param-value>false</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              Sets a custom charset mapping properties file similar to converter.properties in WAS.</description>
              <param-name>com.ibm.faces.ENCODING_MAPPING</param-name>
              <param-value>converter.properties</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              If set to true, the entire JavaScript library, containing code for all components, will be included
      in the generated pages as one file. If set to false or removed, multiple smaller JavaScript files will be
      included, depending on the components used on the page.Default is false.</description>
              <param-name>com.ibm.faces.USE_HXCLIENT_FULL</param-name>
              <param-value>false</param-value>
          </context-param>
          <context-param>
              <description>
              Specifies maximum size for the request content processed by MultipartExternalContext.
      Can be used to prevent large files from being uploaded.
      Takes an integer value, in bytes. 0 or empty means there is no limit.
      Default is no limit.
      </description>
              <param-name>com.ibm.faces.MAX_REQUEST_CONTENT_SIZE</param-name>
              <param-value>0</param-value>
          </context-param>
          
          <!-- Plugging the "Blue Sky" skin into the project -->
          <context-param>
             <param-name>org.richfaces.SKIN</param-name>
             <param-value>blueSky</param-value>
          </context-param>
          
          <!-- Making the RichFaces skin spread to standard HTML controls -->
          <context-param>
                <param-name>org.richfaces.CONTROL_SKINNING</param-name>
                <param-value>enable</param-value>
          </context-param>
          
          <servlet>
              <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
              <servlet-class>javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet</servlet-class>
              <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
          </servlet>
          <servlet>
              <servlet-name>JavaScript Resource Servlet</servlet-name>
              <servlet-class>com.ibm.faces.webapp.JSResourceServlet</servlet-class>
              <load-on-startup>-1</load-on-startup>
          </servlet>
          <servlet-mapping>
              <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
              <url-pattern>
              *.jsf</url-pattern>
          </servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-mapping>
              <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
              <url-pattern>
              /faces/*</url-pattern>
          </servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-mapping>
              <servlet-name>JavaScript Resource Servlet</servlet-name>
              <url-pattern>
              /.ibmjsfres/*</url-pattern>
          </servlet-mapping>
          <welcome-file-list>
              <welcome-file>index.html</welcome-file>
              <welcome-file>index.htm</welcome-file>
              <welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file>
              <welcome-file>default.html</welcome-file>
              <welcome-file>default.htm</welcome-file>
              <welcome-file>default.jsp</welcome-file>
          </welcome-file-list>
          
          <!-- Defining and mapping the RichFaces filter -->
          <filter> 
             <display-name>RichFaces Filter</display-name> 
             <filter-name>richfaces</filter-name> 
             <filter-class>org.ajax4jsf.Filter</filter-class> 
          </filter> 
            
          <filter-mapping> 
             <filter-name>richfaces</filter-name> 
             <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
             <dispatcher>REQUEST</dispatcher>
             <dispatcher>FORWARD</dispatcher>
             <dispatcher>INCLUDE</dispatcher>
          </filter-mapping>
              
      </web-app>
      

       

       

       

      faces-config.xml

       

      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
      
      <faces-config
          xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee"
          xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-facesconfig_1_2.xsd"
          version="1.2">
          <application>
              <state-manager>com.ibm.faces.application.DevelopmentStateManager</state-manager>
              <el-resolver>COM.PWCINTERNAL.faces.richfaces.util.CustomComponentELResolver</el-resolver>
          </application>
          <factory>
              <faces-context-factory>com.ibm.faces.context.AjaxFacesContextFactory</faces-context-factory>
              <render-kit-factory>com.ibm.faces.renderkit.AjaxRenderKitFactory</render-kit-factory>
          </factory>
          <render-kit>
              <renderer>
                  <component-family>javax.faces.Panel</component-family>
                  <renderer-type>com.ibm.faces.Composite</renderer-type>
                  <renderer-class>COM.PWCINTERNAL.faces.richfaces.util.CustomComponentRenderer</renderer-class>
              </renderer>
          </render-kit>
          <lifecycle>
              <phase-listener>com.ibm.faces.webapp.ValueResourcePhaseListener</phase-listener>
          </lifecycle>
          <managed-bean>
            <description>UsernName Bean</description>
            <managed-bean-name>User</managed-bean-name>
            <managed-bean-class>demo.User</managed-bean-class>
            <managed-bean-scope>request</managed-bean-scope>
            <managed-property>
               <property-name>name</property-name>
               <property-class>java.lang.String</property-class>
               <value/>
            </managed-property>
          </managed-bean>
          <managed-bean>
              <managed-bean-name>pc_Index</managed-bean-name>
              <managed-bean-class>pagecode.Index</managed-bean-class>
              <managed-bean-scope>request</managed-bean-scope>
          </managed-bean>
          
      </faces-config>
      

       

       

      index.jsp

       

      <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
      <%-- jsf:pagecode language="java" location="/src/pagecode/Index.java" --%><%-- /jsf:pagecode --%><%@page
          language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"
          pageEncoding="ISO-8859-1"%>
      
      <%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core" prefix="f" %>
      <%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html" prefix="h" %>
      <!-- RichFaces tag library declaration -->
      <%@ taglib uri="http://richfaces.org/a4j" prefix="a4j"%>
      <%@ taglib uri="http://richfaces.org/rich" prefix="rich"%>
      <html>
            <head>
                  <title>RichFaces Greeter</title>
            </head>
            <body>
                  <f:view>
                        <a4j:form>
                              <rich:panel header="RichFaces Greeter" style="width: 315px">
                                    <h:outputText value="Your name: " />
                                    <h:inputText value="#{User.name}" >
                                          <f:validateLength minimum="1" maximum="30" />
                                    </h:inputText>
                                    
                                    <a4j:commandButton value="Get greeting" reRender="greeting" />
                                    
                                    <h:panelGroup id="greeting" >
                                          <h:outputText value="Hello, " rendered="#{not empty User.name}" />
                                          <h:outputText value="#{User.name}" />
                                          <h:outputText value="!" rendered="#{not empty User.name}" />
                                    </h:panelGroup>
                              </rich:panel>
                        </a4j:form>
                  </f:view>
            </body>
      </html>
      

       

       

      User.java

       

      package demo;
      
      public class User {
      
          private String name="";
          public String getName() {
              return name;
          }
          public void setName(String name) {
              this.name = name;
          }
      
      }
      

       

       

       

      When I deploy this project, I have this exception :

       

      javax.servlet.ServletException: com.ibm.faces.renderkit.DefaultAjaxRenderer incompatible with org.ajax4jsf.renderkit.AjaxContainerRenderer
      

       

      The jsf_ibm.jar is incompatible with richfaces.

       

      I will try tomorroy to remove this class from jsf_ibm to get a new .jar without this object but I'm affraid to have strange behaviour. due to that...

       

      Someone has already use these technologies together ? Richfaces is really good and I yould to use it!

       

      Thanks in advance and sorry for my English, I did my best ahah

        • 1. Re: RF 3.3.3, IBM RAD 7.5 & Websphere 7
          0rsa

          Hello all,

           

          A new day, a new idea. I will try to install standard JSF with no use of IBM JSF automatic setup.

           

          I will do a debriefing later in this day for people who need to use JSF + RichFaces with RAD & Websphere.

          • 2. Re: RF 3.3.3, IBM RAD 7.5 & Websphere 7
            0rsa

            Well, I gave up. The configuration for Websphere to load standard JSF is just insane and can be problematic for other stuffs.

             

            I tried Dojo which is integrated to RAD and works perfectly with my first try.

             

            Good luck to people who want to use RichFaces with RAD & Websphere

            • 3. Re: RF 3.3.3, IBM RAD 7.5 & Websphere 7
              bdmsavage

              Hi All,

               

              Just came accross this so probably too late to help now but I've tried setting this up and got it running fairly easily.  You just need to make sure that your JSF orientated libraries and config are right, I can dig out our setup if anyone interested.

              • 4. Re: RF 3.3.3, IBM RAD 7.5 & Websphere 7
                wayne_stoddard

                Yes Ben !

                 

                I'm trying to set this up for Websphere 7 now without any luck. Is running fine on WAS 6.1

                 

                Right now I get a blank page rendered.

                • 5. Re: RF 3.3.3, IBM RAD 7.5 & Websphere 7
                  wayne_stoddard

                  web.xml

                   

                  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
                  <web-app xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
                         xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee"
                         xmlns:web="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd"
                         xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd"
                         id="WebApp_ID"
                         version="2.5">

                   

                  <display-name>GCB2</display-name>

                    <context-param>
                    <param-name>javax.faces.PROJECT_STAGE</param-name>
                    <param-value>Development</param-value>
                  </context-param>

                   

                   
                      <context-param>
                          <param-name>javax.faces.STATE_SAVING_METHOD</param-name>
                          <param-value>client</param-value>
                      </context-param>
                     
                      <context-param>
                    <param-name>
                     org.apache.myfaces.COMPRESS_STATE_IN_CLIENT
                    </param-name>
                    <param-value>true</param-value>
                  </context-param>
                     
                      <context-param>
                          <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.ALLOW_JAVASCRIPT</param-name>
                          <param-value>true</param-value>
                      </context-param>
                     
                      <context-param>
                    <description></description>
                    <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.DETECT_JAVASCRIPT</param-name>
                    <param-value>false</param-value>
                  </context-param>

                   

                  <context-param>
                    <description></description>
                    <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.AUTO_SCROLL</param-name>
                    <param-value>false</param-value>
                  </context-param>

                   

                    <context-param>
                     <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.CHECK_EXTENSIONS_FILTER</param-name>
                    <param-value>false</param-value>
                    </context-param>
                   
                    <context-param>
                     <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.READONLY_AS_DISABLED_FOR_SELECTS</param-name>
                    <param-value>false</param-value>
                    </context-param>
                   
                    <context-param>
                     <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.RESOURCE_VIRTUAL_PATH</param-name>
                    <param-value>/faces/myFacesExtensionResource/*</param-value>
                    </context-param>
                   
                    <context-param>
                     <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.ADD_RESOURCE_CLASS</param-name>
                    <param-value>org.apache.myfaces.renderkit.html.util.DefaultAddResource</param-value>
                    </context-param>
                     
                      <context-param>
                          <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.PRETTY_HTML</param-name>
                          <param-value>true</param-value>
                      </context-param>
                     
                      <context-param>
                      <param-name>javax.faces.DEFAULT_SUFFIX</param-name>
                      <param-value>.jsp</param-value>
                  </context-param>  
                     
                      <context-param>
                          <param-name>org.apache.tiles.impl.BasicTilesContainer.DEFINITIONS_CONFIG</param-name>
                          <param-value>/WEB-INF/tiles-def.xml,/WEB-INF/new-tiles-def.xml</param-value>
                      </context-param>
                     
                      <context-param>
                     <param-name>javax.faces.CONFIG_FILES</param-name>
                     <param-value>/WEB-INF/faces-config.xml,/WEB-INF/new-faces-config.xml</param-value>
                    </context-param>
                    <context-param> 
                        <param-name>tiles-extension</param-name> 
                        <param-value>.tiles</param-value> 
                      </context-param>    
                     
                     
                      <!-- Plugging the "Blue Sky" skin into the project -->
                  <context-param>
                    <param-name>org.richfaces.SKIN</param-name>
                    <param-value>blueSky</param-value>
                  </context-param>

                  <!-- Making the RichFaces skin spread to standard HTML controls -->

                  <context-param>
                    <param-name>org.richfaces.CONTROL_SKINNING</param-name>
                    <param-value>enable</param-value> 
                  </context-param>

                   

                    
                     <context-param>

                      <param-name>com.ibm.ws.jsf.JSP_UPDATE_CHECK</param-name>
                      <param-value>true</param-value>
                     </context-param>
                     <context-param>
                      <description>
                      Load JSF runtime when the application server starts up. If this parameter is set to false or removed,
                          JSF runtime will be loaded and initialized when the first JSF request is processed.
                          This may disable custom JSF extensions, such as factories defined in the project.
                          </description>
                      <param-name>com.ibm.ws.jsf.LOAD_FACES_CONFIG_AT_STARTUP</param-name>
                      <param-value>true</param-value>
                     </context-param>
                     
                      <!-- Defining and mapping the RichFaces filter -->
                  <filter>
                      <filter-name>richfaces</filter-name>
                      <filter-class>org.ajax4jsf.Filter</filter-class>
                  </filter>

                   

                  <filter-mapping>
                      <filter-name>richfaces</filter-name>
                      <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
                      <dispatcher>REQUEST</dispatcher>
                      <dispatcher>FORWARD</dispatcher>
                      <dispatcher>INCLUDE</dispatcher>

                  </filter-mapping>
                     
                  <filter>
                  <filter-name>MyFacesExtensionsFilter</filter-name>
                  <filter-class>org.apache.myfaces.webapp.filter.ExtensionsFilter</filter-class>
                      <init-param>
                    <description>Set the size limit for uploaded files.
                              Format: 10 - 10 bytes
                                      10k - 10 KB
                                      10m - 10 MB
                                      1g - 1 GB
                          </description>
                          <param-name>maxFileSize</param-name>
                          <param-value>20m</param-value>       
                      </init-param>
                  </filter>

                  <!-- extension mapping for adding <script/>, <link/>, and other resource tags to JSF-pages  -->
                  <filter-mapping>
                      <filter-name>MyFacesExtensionsFilter</filter-name>
                      <url-pattern>*.faces</url-pattern>
                  </filter-mapping>

                  <!-- extension mapping for serving page-independent resources (javascript, stylesheets, images, etc.)  -->
                  <filter-mapping>
                      <filter-name>MyFacesExtensionsFilter</filter-name>
                      <url-pattern>/faces/myFacesExtensionResource/*</url-pattern>
                  </filter-mapping>

                  <!-- Extensions Filter -->
                      <filter>
                          <filter-name>extensionsFilter</filter-name>
                          <filter-class>org.apache.myfaces.component.html.util.ExtensionsFilter</filter-class>
                          <init-param>
                              <param-name>uploadMaxFileSize</param-name>
                              <param-value>100m</param-value>
                            </init-param>
                          <init-param>
                              <param-name>uploadThresholdSize</param-name>
                              <param-value>100k</param-value>

                          </init-param>
                          <!--
                          <init-param>
                              <param-name>uploadRepositoryPath</param-name>
                              <param-value>/temp</param-value>
                              <description>Set the path where the intermediary files will be stored.
                              </description>
                          </init-param>
                          -->
                      </filter>

                      <filter-mapping>
                          <filter-name>extensionsFilter</filter-name>
                          <url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern>
                      </filter-mapping>
                     
                      <filter-mapping>
                          <filter-name>extensionsFilter</filter-name>
                          <url-pattern>*.jsf</url-pattern>
                      </filter-mapping>   

                   

                    
                  <!-- dispatcher FORWARD Handles forward request from other application.. -->
                  <!-- Available in servlet 2.4  -->
                  <filter-mapping>
                         <filter-name>UserAuthorizationFilter</filter-name>
                         <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
                         <dispatcher>FORWARD</dispatcher>
                         <dispatcher>INCLUDE</dispatcher>
                         <dispatcher>REQUEST</dispatcher>
                         <dispatcher>ERROR</dispatcher>
                  </filter-mapping>

                   

                      <listener>
                          <listener-class>org.apache.myfaces.webapp.StartupServletContextListener</listener-class>
                      </listener>
                     
                     
                     
                      <servlet>
                         <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
                         <servlet-class>org.apache.myfaces.webapp.MyFacesServlet</servlet-class>
                         <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
                  </servlet>

                      <servlet-mapping>
                          <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
                          <url-pattern>/faces/*</url-pattern>
                      </servlet-mapping>
                     
                      <servlet-mapping>
                    <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
                    <url-pattern>*.faces</url-pattern>
                      </servlet-mapping>

                   

                      <servlet-mapping>
                          <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
                          <url-pattern>*.jsf</url-pattern>
                      </servlet-mapping>

                   
                    
                     
                      <servlet>
                        <servlet-name>tiles</servlet-name>
                        <servlet-class>org.apache.tiles.web.startup.TilesServlet</servlet-class>
                        <init-param>
                           <param-name>org.apache.tiles.impl.BasicTilesContainer.DEFINITIONS_CONFIG</param-name>
                           
                           <param-value>/WEB-INF/tiles-def.xml,/WEB-INF/new-tiles-def.xml,/org/apache/tiles/classpath-defs.xml</param-value>
                        </init-param>
                        <load-on-startup>2</load-on-startup>
                     </servlet>

                  [\code]

                   

                   

                   

                  faces-config

                   

                  <?

                  xml version="1.0"

                  ?>

                   

                    

                  <!-- =========== FACES CONFIGURATION FILE ================================== -->

                   

                   

                   

                  <faces-config xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee"

                   

                  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

                   

                  xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee

                  http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-facesconfig_2_0.xsd"

                   

                   

                   

                   

                  <application>

                   

                  <view-handler>org.ajax4jsf.application.AjaxViewHandler</view-handler>

                   

                  </application>

                   

                  version="2.0">

                   

                   

                  • 6. Re: RF 3.3.3, IBM RAD 7.5 & Websphere 7
                    wayne_stoddard

                    jar files used

                     

                    jarFiles.jpg

                    • 7. Re: RF 3.3.3, IBM RAD 7.5 & Websphere 7
                      bdmsavage

                      Hi Wayne,

                       

                      Looking at what you've got here, I think you probably just need to remove the 2 myfaces jar files and possibily jsf-trace.  Then the default for WAS is the sun jsf implementation (which I'm using) so you'll need to change the setting to use myfaces (Admin Console > Applications > {App Name} > JSP and JSF Options).   You can probably set that in the deployment info somewhere but not 100% sure where as not needed to do it before.

                       

                      Give that a go and let me know if more issues and I'll try to help.

                       

                      Ben

                      • 8. Re: RF 3.3.3, IBM RAD 7.5 & Websphere 7
                        wayne_stoddard

                        Thanks Ben,

                         

                        I've removed the jars but there is something preventing the OK button from being shown on the options page to change the implementation.

                         

                        Options.jpg

                        • 9. Re: RF 3.3.3, IBM RAD 7.5 & Websphere 7
                          bdmsavage

                          Interesting, I get that to in RAD but not a problem as I'm using the SUN implementation.  I think it's some kind of bug in the test environment config as the deployment descriptor for the war allows you to set the reload interval but not the JSF setting.  You might want to try the com.ibm.ws.jsf.JSF_IMPL_CHECK property and see if that can override this setting, though this is more of a Websphere Test Environment question that a JSF/Richfaces one.  It works fine on the real websphere, so maybe worth trying the Websphere Developer Edition instead.

                          • 10. Re: RF 3.3.3, IBM RAD 7.5 & Websphere 7
                            mizaelm

                            delete this from facesconfig.xml 

                             

                            <factory>
                                    <faces-context-factory>com.ibm.faces.context.AjaxFacesContextFactory</faces-context-factory>
                                    <render-kit-factory>com.ibm.faces.renderkit.AjaxRenderKitFactory</render-kit-factory>
                                </factory>

                            • 11. Re: RF 3.3.3, IBM RAD 7.5 & Websphere 7
                              wayne_stoddard

                              Found out how to change it on the websphere forum, someone gave me this link http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21385515

                               

                              But after going thru that and removing the myfaces jars and using the bundled ones I still have the same blank page getting rendered problem.

                               

                              My starting menu page ( non-richfaces) comes up OK though, and before I went to RF 3.3.3 I was using 3.1.6