Set up file type definitions to enable Document Conversion Services.

Set up file definition types to ensure that document conversions works for Microsoft Office, Lotus SmartSuite , and OpenOffice file types.

1. Locate the content-types.properties file in the following directory:
   APPSERVER_ROOT/java/jre/lib

2. Update the content-types.properties file as follows. These extensions are case-sensitive.

   Microsoft Office 2007

   application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document: \ description=Microsoft Word 2007 file;\ file_extensions=.docx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation: \ description=Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 file;\ file_extensions=.pptx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet: \ description=Microsoft Excel 2007 file;\ file_extensions=.xlsx

   Microsoft Office (before 2007)

   application/msword: \ description=Microsoft Word;\ file_extensions=.doc application/vnd.ms-excel: \ description=Microsoft Excel;\ file_extensions=.xls application/vnd.ms-powerpoint: \ description=Microsoft PowerPoint;\ file_extensions=.ppt

   Lotus SmartSuite

   application/vnd.lotus-freelance: \ description=Lotus Freelance;\ file_extensions=.prz application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3: \ description=Lotus 1-2-3;\ file_extensions=.123 application/vnd.lotus-wordpro: \ description=Lotus WordPro;\ file_extensions=.lwp

   OpenOffice

   application/vnd.sun.xml.writer: \ description=Open Office;\ file_extensions=.sxw application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.template: \ description=Open Office;\ file_extensions=.stw application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global: \ description=Open Office;\ file_extensions=.sxg application/vnd.sun.xml.calc: \ description=Open Office;\ file_extensions=.sxc application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.template: \ description=Open Office;\ file_extensions=.stc application/vnd.sun.xml.impress: \ description=Open Office;\ file_extensions=.sxi application/vnd.sun.xml.impress.template: \ description=Open Office;\ file_extensions=.sti application/vnd.sun.xml.draw: \ description=Open Office;\ file_extensions=.sxd application/vnd.sun.xml.draw.template: \ description=Open Office;\ file_extensions=.std application/vnd.sun.xml.math: \ description=Open Office;\ file_extensions=.sxm

3. Install the appropriate package for the system.

   Systems	Extra Packages
   AIX	X11R6
   HP-UX	X11R6
   IBM i (v7r1)	X11R6
   Linux	X11R6 LessTif or Motif with libXm.so.1 (Stellent 8.0.1) LessTif or Motif with libXm.so.2 (Stellent 7.75 or earlier)
   Solaris	X11R6
   Windows	n/a

   If OpenMotif is included on the Linux server, do not need to install the LessTif Rational Portfolio Manager package. The binary files for the LessTif package are already included.

Example

A temporary directory is used for document conversion.

/tmp

To create a temporary directory other than the default, edit the convertors.xml file in...

WP_PROFILE/PortalServer/dcs

Add the property tempDir to the <global> tag as follows:

<global>
    <property name="tempDir" value="yourtempDirectory"/>
</global>

What to do next

To start the native application when you click the attachment, the following MIME types must be registered in WebSphere Application Server to enable browsers to properly display documents of that type. The following extra types must be registered:

• application/msword doc

• application/vnd.ms-excel xls

For AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, we must start IBM Workplace Services Express from the console or an X-Server-enabled client with the same privileges (xhost+) as the console.

Graphical conversions require access to an X Windows server. They require access to the Xm, Xt, and X11 libraries. Also, the DISPLAY environment variable must be set to the account that Portal is running under. The DISPLAY must be valid at the point that Portal is started. Therefore, telnetting to a server and starting Portal from there does not work. We must start the portal from an X terminal.

For AIX, HP-UX, and IBM i, refer to the prerequisites as described in Configure images for Document Conversion Services.

Parent Document Conversion Services