The following message is displayed when connecting tohttp://212.241.202.162:8080/db(Chrome, Firefox and IE8):
<http://212.241.202.162:8080/db> > > Error Report An error occured in this application. Please contact your system administrator or your software vendor to report this problem. On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Baker Hughes <[email protected]>wrote: > Greetings all, > > The Better & Better committee of the U2 User Group would like to announce > the availability today of the B&B application online. > > We would like to thank all the current and past U2 B&B Committee members > that have helped craft the vision over the last few years for this website, > as well as the various U2UG Board members that have provided crucial > guidance. > > We are glad to partner with DesignBais, one of the leading providers of > software in the Multi-Value / U2 industry. The B&B application was > developed in DesignBais with UniVerse on the backend. Please thank David > Mclean and all the folks at DesignBais, along with us, as you have > opportunity. http://www.designbais.com/ > > As with so many U2UG projects, a big thanks also goes to Brian Leach for > hosting the application on his server, along with the U2UG website. > http://www.brianleach.co.uk<http://www.brianleach.co.uk/index.html> > > > A word about the B&B application itself: > > The primary purpose is to advance the role of U2UG in providing feedback to > IBM regarding their U2 product offering suite. > > You can log enhancement requests or bug-fixes for specific products. > (Please do a search for your request before entering it to avoid > duplicates.) Please be aware that logging bug-fixes here should not be > considered a replacement for communicating with your IBM channel partner > that is providing you support. There is no desire on the part of the U2UG > B&B committee to undermine the relationship that each U2 shop has with their > software / service provider. Our role is to provide a clearing house for > requests in order to provide synergy and focus to help carry IBM's efforts > forward, and to provide a forum for the "troops in the trenches" to express > their expert input regarding the requests in the channel. > > What will happen with the requests? The role of the B&B committee will > begin to transition now to start reviewing these tickets as they come in and > facilitate their presentation to IBM. Be ready to provide a business case > for your request should you be contacted for such. Also ---- we need help > in this task. This is your opportunity to provide input on where the U2 > suite is going. We know IBM has direction in this regard, we are simply > partnering and facilitating in this mission. Send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> if you would > like to join B&B. > > Temporary limitations of the B&B application: > > Because the B&B app and the website are sharing the same UniVerse seats on > the backend, don't be discouraged if you get a 303 error 'cannot display > webpage' just try again later. We don't expect a flood of folks to get on > at once, but if more than a few try to login at once this could occur. We > hope to upgrade the UV license in the not too distant future, which is a > separate project that the U2UG Board is actively working on. > > A separate login is required for the B&B application at present. Soon you > will be able to login to the U2UG website and simply click a link to the B&B > app, without entering through a separate login dialogue. You will still see > the splash page so that you know where you are and that you are entering the > B&B app. > > There are still a few enhancements that are planned but we thought it best > to go ahead and get the application 'out there' for the user community to > begin using, and providing feedback. To request an enhancement, enter a > ticket in the application, selecting B&B application from the Products drop > down. The folks at DesignBais delivered the application to U2UG in much the > same form as you will see when you login. Donald Bridges with Sunset > Programming is now helping to tweak the app further to better serve the U2 > community. Brad Davis is also developing some reports in the app. Other on > the B&B committee who know or are learning DesignBais will help them in > these efforts. > > What Browser to use? There were recent questions about different browsers > working with the app. The following notes / instructions are provided to > resolve those questions. We again thank Donald Bridges for his on-going > labors on this application, for beyond the call - he compiled these notes. > > Regarding Firefox. Although I normally use IE7, I performed the following > updates to my Firefox install and was able to connect, no problem. There > are some screen shots that Donald included with the Firefox instructions > that will not post to the U2 list. If you need these, request a copy by > emailing [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. One > of the B&B members will email you the graphical version of these notes. > > Hopefully, this new offering for the U2UG community will help take our > collective energy and success to the next level, and help insure continued > success for the U2 suite of product offerings from IBM. > > Warm regards, > -Baker Hughes > U2UG Board Member (at large) > On behalf of the entire B&B group > > > 1. The application is located at http://212.241.202.162:8080/db. > > 2. If you are using Firefox, please read this section. The > application can run in Firefox if you have the IE Tabs add-in installed. > https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419. When you go to any > website in Firefox that is IE Centric (.asp pages, .aspx pages, etc.), you > will click on the little firefox logo on the lower right side of your > browser to switch the browser engine to IE. > > Alternatively and recommended, once you have the add-in installed, click on > Tools in Firefox and select the IE Tabs Option. The default tab is Sites > Filter. Enter the application location to the URL input box and click Add. > You are now setup to use the IE Rendering Engine for the website each time > you go to the location specified. > > > 3. The application runs natively in IE7 and IE8. There have been > instances in IE8 when the website will not load correctly. These have been > resolved by making all of the forms in the application W3C compliant. If you > should experience this, please let us know so we can troubleshoot the > situation. > > 4. If you are using an application other than IE or Firefox, please > let us know. We are currently looking at how Safari could use the > application and will update this information later this week. > > > > ________________________________ > This communication, its contents and any file attachments transmitted with > it are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential > proprietary information. > Access by any other party without the express written permission of the > sender is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. > If you have received this communication in error you may not copy, > distribute or use the contents, attachments or information in any way. > Please destroy it and contact the sender. > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > -- -Kevin http://www.PrecisOnline.com _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
