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FAQ -- WebSphere® Portal

Here are questions we've been asked about WebSphere Portals. You can also view the original topic.

Q: Does WebSphere Portal suport a UserID containing DBCS characters?
A:
Yes. In Portal V4, the following configurations are required:

  1. Stop WebSphere Application Server.
  2. Add the following property to admin.config then restart WebSphere Application Server com.ibm.CORBA.ORBCharEncoding=UTF8
  3. Open the Administrative Console and choose WebSphere Portal.
  4. Select JVM Setting tab and then press Advanced JVM Settings
  5. Add the following to Command Line Arguments text field: Dcom.ibm.CORBA.ORBCharEncoding=UTF8
  6. Select OK 
  7. Select Apply 
  8. Stop and restart Portal Server.

In Portal V5, mulitilingual UserID is supported by default.

Q: Does Portal support BIDI?
A:
Yes, WebSphere Portal supports bi-directional languages starting with Version 4.1. Related tags are defined in WebSphere Portal Taglib. These can be used to encapsulate contents which need to 'be bidi-ed' in those languages. You can also add the list of BiDirectional languages separated by ',' or ';' after the key "locales.bidi" in \WebSphere\AppServer\lib\app\config\services\LocalizerService.properties, such as: ar, ur, yi, etc.


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