Visitor Tools

Hello:
I am using WebLogic 8.1. I have created a Platform from the configuration wizard.
I have followed the directions at http://e-docs.bea.com/wlp/docs81/visitor/vistools.html
for "Adding Visitor Tools to a New Portal Application." I am also running the
visitorTools from a desktop I created with the portal admin tool. I am also using
the pointbase database.
My problem is that I log into the desktop and click on the link to "Customize
my portal". The customization tool comes up and then I change my look and feel.
I click on the "Apply look and feel" button and I automatically return to the
desktop. The login portlet thinks I have logged out, while another portlet displays
my login information (login name and principals). The desktop is displaying the
changes that I made. I then log back in and my changes are still there. I then
log out and the original desktop is returned. I then log back in and my changes
are not displayed.
Any idea what the problem could be? Could the program by trying to access a pointbase
table(s)? Could there be something in one or more of the XML files that I need
to change?
TIA,
Mark

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Is it require to take any licence for this at production environment?
We have used the DVT for Streaming Desktop and it works only when we enable the Dynamic Visitor tools sample in bea workshop while Adding the DVT Facet.
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It should work for Production Env also and as far as I know you DO NOT need any extra or separate license just to support this DVT samples. As the word itself mentions "DVT Samples", since its a kind of sample utility, BEA/Oracle officially do not support it. It can be used freely either in Dev/Test or Prod Env. Just incase if you run into any major issues, which really breaks DVT and if it do not work, then Support may say it is not supported. But still I guess they will not leave it in the air. So best thing is, do full regression testing in Dev/Test Env and then move to the Production Env. It should work for any Env as far as you install the Samples while installing WLP 10.x and Enable this facet when you create the Portal Domain.
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We are using BEA Weblogic 10.2. When I enabled the Visitor Tool, I got the error below:
<Feb 5, 2009 10:59:21 AM PST> <Error> <netuix> <BEA-423405> <An exception [null portalPath] was thrown while rendering the content at [visitorTools/visitorMenu.jsp].
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: null portalPath
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>
<Feb 5, 2009 10:59:21 AM PST> <Error> <netuix> <BEA-423137> <There was an error loading the requested URI /visitorTools/visitorMenu.jsp.>
status = success
<Feb 5, 2009 10:59:44 AM PST> <Error> <netuix> <BEA-423405> <An exception [null portalPath] was thrown while rendering the content at [visitorTools/visitorMenu.jsp].
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: null portalPath
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>
<Feb 5, 2009 10:59:44 AM PST> <Error> <netuix> <BEA-423137> <There was an error loading the requested URI /visitorTools/visitorMenu.jsp.>
I would really appreciate any help that you could extend on this matter.
Thanks. :-)
Warm regards,
Rakie

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"Brodi Beartusk" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
>
Makoto-
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