Installing Toro Bookmarks/Notes Channels

[lauramc...@gmail.com]

I installed the bookmarks and notes channel but it seems that I may
have forgotten something or there may be some additional configuration
that I am unaware of.

When I add these as channels I get the following errors:
WARN [ErrorRendering#305] error.CError.[] Dec/08 10:31:58 -
ErrorDocument XML is
<error code="2">
<channel>
<id>n67</id>
<name>Toro Notes Channel</name>
</channel>
<throwable class="org.jasig.portal.PortalException"
renderedAs="java.lang.Throwable">
<message>org.jasig.portal.PortalException:
net.unicon.academus.domain.lms.OperationFailedException: Unable to
retrieve the specified user: mccordl</message>
<stack>org.jasig.portal.PortalException:
org.jasig.portal.PortalException:
net.unicon.academus.domain.lms.OperationFailedException: Unable to
retrieve the specified user: mccordl
at
net.unicon.portal.channels.notes.NotesChannel.setStaticData(NotesChannel.java:
335)
at
org.jasig.portal.MultithreadedCharacterChannelAdapter.setStaticData(MultithreadedCharacterChannelAdapter.java:
26)
at
org.jasig.portal.ChannelManager.instantiateChannel(ChannelManager.java:
747)
at
org.jasig.portal.ChannelManager.startChannelRendering(ChannelManager.java:
1106)


This is what is inside my catalina log file:
Loading /properties/factoryImpl.properties
Channel [Toro Bookmarks Channel, 221, n64] was instantiated in layout
1 by Laura McCord (mccordl) at Sat Dec 08 10:31:57 CST 2007
Loading /properties/academus-lms.properties
Loading /properties/academus-apps-lms.properties
Loading /properties/academus-apps.properties

PersonDirectoryService implementation is:
net.unicon.portal.common.PersonDirectoryServiceImpl
** The Following Exception Was Swallowed by uPortal **
null
java.lang.NullPointerException
at
org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.PoolingConnection.normalizeSQL(PoolingConnection.java:
178)
at
org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.PoolingConnection.createKey(PoolingConnection.java:
170)
at
org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.PoolingConnection.prepareStatement(PoolingConnection.java:
92)
at
org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.DelegatingConnection.prepareStatement(DelegatingConnection.java:
248)
at org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.PoolingDataSource
$PoolGuardConnectionWrapper.prepareStatement(PoolingDataSource.java:
302)


Thanks,
Laura

[lauramc...@gmail.com]

Ok, nevermind... That was weird, all of a sudden they are working
now.... Go figure!

-Laura

[Andrew Petro]

Laura,

While I'm pleased to hear you're taking a look at the Toro software, I
am wondering: what is the draw of Toro Bookmarks beyond the UW-
Wisconsin-originated Bookmarks JSR-168 portlet shipping with uPortal
2.6.x (and now multiply publishable via the Channel Manager in uPortal
2.6.1)?

Bookmarks is one of these things where I feel like it would be best to
standardize on a particular distribution and give that distribution
the features it needs to have to meet the majority of schools' needs.
I recall there was even some discussion of *not* releasing that
Bookmarks channel source code in Toro to encourage standardization on
and enhancement of the portlet shipping with uPortal.

So if there are ways the out-of-the-box uP 2.6.x JSR-168 portlet needs
to improve to meet needs...

Andrew

[loulou2u]

Andrew,

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply, I just got back from our
Holiday vacation. To answer you question, I am undecided on keeping
the Toro Bookmarks channel, I don't want users to freak out with all
of the changes that will be made. However, I have been looking into
the Bookmarks channel that comes with uPortal 2.6.... What I am trying
to figure out is how to pre-populate the Bookmarks channel so when
users login, they will initially see a predefined set of bookmarks.
Drew sent some information on how to do it but I haven't gotten it to
work yet.

Laura

On Dec 17 2007, 5:21 pm, Andrew Petro <microcl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Laura,
>
> While I'm pleased to hear you're taking a look at the Toro software, I
> am wondering: what is the draw of Toro Bookmarks beyond the UW-
> Wisconsin-originated Bookmarks JSR-168 portlet shipping with uPortal
> 2.6.x (and now multiply publishable via the Channel Manager in uPortal
> 2.6.1)?
>
> Bookmarks is one of these things where I feel like it would be best to
> standardize on a particular distribution and give that distribution
> the features it needs to have to meet the majority of schools' needs.
> I recall there was even some discussion of *not* releasing that
> Bookmarks channel source code in Toro to encourage standardization on
> and enhancement of the portlet shipping with uPortal.
>
> So if there are ways the out-of-the-box uP 2.6.x JSR-168 portlet needs
> to improve to meet needs...
>
> Andrew
>