Front cover -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Examples -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Introduction to portals -- 1.1 What are portals -- 1.2 Type of portals -- 1.3 Evolution of portals -- 1.4 Portal framework -- 1.4.1 Portlets -- 1.4.2 Portlet container -- 1.4.3 Portal services -- 1.4.4 Portal server -- Chapter 2. WebSphere Portal architecture overview -- 2.1 WebSphere Portal overview -- 2.2 WebSphere Portal architecture -- 2.3 WebSphere Portal Family -- 2.3.1 IBM WebSphere Portal Enable for Multiplatforms -- 2.3.2 IBM WebSphere Portal Extend for Multiplatforms -- Chapter 3. DB2 Information Integration architecture overview -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Current business trends -- 3.2.1 From on demand to grid computing -- 3.2.2 From grid computing to data federation -- 3.2.3 From data federation to information integration -- 3.3 IBM's DB2 Information Integration overview -- 3.3.1 Data consolidation or placement -- 3.3.2 Distributed access (federation) -- 3.3.3 DB2 Information Integration products -- 3.4 DB2 Information Integrator V8.1 -- 3.4.1 DB2 II V8.1 overview -- 3.4.2 DB2 II components -- 3.4.3 Configuring the federated system -- 3.4.4 Performance considerations -- Chapter 4. WebSphere Portal and DB2 Information Integrator -- 4.1 WebSphere Portal and DB2 II synergy -- 4.2 WebSphere Portal topologies and DB2 II -- 4.2.1 WebSphere Portal in a Windows environment -- 4.2.2 WebSphere Portal clones in a Windows environment -- 4.2.3 WebSphere Portal in an AIX environment -- 4.2.4 WebSphere Portal clones in an AIX environment -- 4.2.5 Summary -- 4.3 Tips for successful deployment -- Chapter 5. WebSphere Portal & DB2 Information Integrator scenarios -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Insurance agent profile -- 5.3 The CFS portal.

5.3.1 Cotton-Wood Financial tab -- 5.3.2 Collaboration Center tab -- 5.4 CFS portal custom portlets -- 5.4.1 Custom portlets development environment -- 5.4.2 My Alerts Portlet -- 5.4.3 Consolidated Calendar Portlet -- 5.4.4 My Search Portlet -- 5.4.5 Claim Entry Portlet -- 5.4.6 Demographics Portlet -- 5.4.7 Claim Notify Portlet -- 5.4.8 Competitive Rates Portlet -- 5.4.9 Cotton-Wood Reports Portlet -- 5.4.10 Cotton-Wood Search Portlet -- 5.4.11 Cotton-Wood Details Portlet -- 5.5 DB2 II versus no DB2 II: A sample portlet -- 5.5.1 Portlet code using native APIs -- 5.5.2 Portlet code using DB2 II -- 5.6 Configuring the JDBC Business Object Builder -- 5.6.1 Generate the Cotton-Wood Search Portlet -- Appendix A. DB2 Information Integrator installation -- A.1 Introduction -- A.2 General prerequisites -- A.3 Installing DB2 Information Integrator Version 8.1 -- A.3.1 Installing on AIX -- A.3.2 Installing on Windows -- A.4 Post-installation steps -- A.4.1 Verify relevant data source environment variables are set -- A.4.2 Verify dbm FEDERATED configuration parameter is set to YES -- A.4.3 Create the federated database -- Appendix B. Configuring data sources in DB2 Information Integrator -- B.1 Introduction -- B.2 Oracle 9i data source -- B.2.1 Install and test the Oracle Client connection -- B.2.2 Create the Oracle wrapper -- B.2.3 Create the Oracle server definition -- B.2.4 Create the Oracle user mappings -- B.2.5 Create the Oracle nickname -- B.2.6 Test the Oracle nickname -- B.3 XML data source -- B.3.1 Create the XML wrapper -- B.3.2 Create the XML server definition -- B.3.3 Create the XML nickname -- B.3.4 Test the XML nickname -- B.4 Table-structured files data source -- B.4.1 Create the table-structured file wrapper -- B.4.2 Create the table-structured file server definition -- B.4.3 Create the table-structured file nickname.

B.4.4 Test the table-structured file nickname -- B.5 Microsoft Excel data source -- B.5.1 Microsoft Excel data source considerations -- B.5.2 Set up Excel ODBC data source name on Windows -- B.5.3 Create the ODBC wrapper -- B.5.4 Create the ODBC server definition -- B.5.5 Create the ODBC nickname -- B.5.6 Test the ODBC nickname -- B.6 WebSphere MQ data source -- B.6.1 Install WebSphere MQ AMI -- B.6.2 Enable the federated database for WebSphere MQ UDFs -- B.6.3 Setup access to your WebSphere MQ queues -- B.7 DB2 UDB for z/OS data source -- B.7.1 Catalog DB2 UDB for z/OS -- B.7.2 Create the DB2 UDB for z/OS wrapper -- B.7.3 Create the DB2 UDB for z/OS server definition -- B.7.4 Create the DB2 UDB for z/OS user mappings -- B.7.5 Create the DB2 UDB for z/OS nickname -- B.7.6 Test the DB2 UDB for z/OS nickname -- B.8 Lotus Extended Search data source -- B.8.1 Create the LES wrapper -- B.8.2 Create the LES server definition -- B.8.3 Create the LES user mappings -- B.8.4 Create the LES nickname -- B.8.5 Test the LES nickname -- B.8.6 Register the Extended Search custom function -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other publications -- Online resources -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- Help from IBM -- Index -- Back cover.