Cant create a domain on FileNet 5.2.1 using the Administration Console for Content Platform Engine ...

... connects to the database and just hangs:

Check your JDBC Driver Version.

Didnt work with:

4.17.29

Updated it to 4.19.26

Works like a charm.

Eddie Vedder on the cover of Classic Rock magazine

i had to laugh .... this considering Pearl Jam and their role in coining 'Modern Rock'

Calling Microsoft CRM 2011 Web Services from Rational Application Developer's Generic Service Client Test

My previous blog post on calling MS-CRM 2011 web services using SoapUI applies. The only thing you have to do extra (assuming your services are secured using NTLM on the server side), is enter your username, password and domain under the 'HTTP Security Settings' section (found in the Transport tab).

Calling Microsoft CRM 2011 Web Services from SoapUI

I will assume you are very familiar with SoapUI and have at least a basic understanding of the MS-CRM 2011 WCF interface. I also assume you are using NTLM to authenticate
(the next part of my journey will be see if i can get WS-Security to work).

1) Import the WSDL from the CRM Server: Start a new SoapUI project and get the wsdl from:
http://your_box_name:yourport/your_crm_context_root/XRMServices/2011/Organization.svc?wsdl=wsdl0

2) I chose just a simple Retrieve operation to get back a single Contact. I changed the stub XML request from:




<!--
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" xmlns:ser="http://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts/Services" xmlns:con="http://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts" xmlns:arr="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
   <soap:Header/>
   <soap:Body>
      <ser:Retrieve>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <ser:entityName>?</ser:entityName>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <ser:id>?</ser:id>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <ser:columnSet>
            <!--Optional:-->
            <con:AllColumns>?</con:AllColumns>
            <!--Optional:-->
            <con:Columns>
               <!--Zero or more repetitions:-->
               <arr:string>?</arr:string>
            </con:Columns>
         </ser:columnSet>
      </ser:Retrieve>
   </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
-->

To:


<!--
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:ser="http://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts/Services" xmlns:con="http://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts" xmlns:arr="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
   <soap:Body>
      <ser:Retrieve>
         <ser:entityName>contact</ser:entityName>
         <ser:id>c3d945f0-9824-e111-b825-005056a30027</ser:id>
         <ser:columnSet>
            <con:AllColumns>false</con:AllColumns>
        <con:Columns>
        <arr:string>fullname</arr:string>
        </con:Columns>
         </ser:columnSet>
      </ser:Retrieve>
   </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

-->


You will notice i had to change the soap envelope from the default generated: "http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" to "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"



3) Enter the following HTTP request headers into SoapUI:





SOAPAction http://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts/Services/IOrganizationService/Retrieve
Accept application/xml, text/xml, */*
Content-Type text/xml; charset=utf-8















4) Set your endpoint to: http://your_box_name_and_port/your_crm_context_root/XRMServices/2011/Organization.svc/web

You should get some data back.

If you get a "bad request", check your SOAP Message.

If you get a "The server cannot service the request because the media type is unsupported.", check your Content-Type.

Alkaline Trio in South Africa

... 2 weeks after hearing this it still seems unreal!

I cannot believe that my favourite band is making their way to South Africa!

I am hoping to pull off some miracle and catch them in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.

Hell Yes!

Top 3 Albums of 2010

Quite a good year for music this. Still easy to come up with my top 3 albums (in no particular order):

1) Alkaline Trio - This Addiction
2) Matt Skiba - Demos
3) Against Me! - White Crosses

Unlikely we will see any new music from these artists in 2011 - 2012 then.

Ruby on Rails IDE Tip

After working on a Ruby on Rails (RoR) project for a bit I would suggest using NetBeans IDE over Aptana IDE for a number of reasons.

Too many to mention at the moment.

Since you don't know me (maybe) I can't just say: "Trust me!" (But you can :) )