# JavaTM EE Connector Architecture Specification (JCA) Technology Compatibility Kit, Version 1.7
Release Notes, Sept 2013

## Kit Contents

The JCA, Version 1.7 Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) includes the following items:

- JCA TCK tests for signature, API, and End-to-End tests:

- A signature test checks that all of the public APIs are supported in the JCA Version 1.7 implementation that is being tested

- API tests for all of the public APIs under the `javax.resource` package (and its sub-packages)

- End-To-End tests that demonstrate compliance with the JCA 1.7 Specification

## Platform Notes

The JCA TCK tests have been built and tested with JavaTM Platform, Standard Edition 7 (Java SE 7).

The JCA TCK tests have been run on the following platforms:

- Solaris 11 Express (x64 architecture)
- MAC OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1+)
- Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8
- Oracle Linux 6
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 6
- Ubuntu Linux 12.10
- Suse Enterprise Linux 11

The JCA TCK tests have been run against the JCA 1.7 Reference Implementation.

## Installing, Setting Up, and Running the JCA TCK

Refer to the JCA TCK 1.7 User's Guide for complete instructions on installing, setting up, and running the JCA TCK. The online version of the JT Harness version 5.0 documentation is available here.

## JCA TCK Requirements, Facts, and Figures

> The JCA TCK requires a minimum of 203 MB of free disk space:

> - JCA TCK (zipped): 31 MB
> - JCA TCK (unzipped): 164 MB
> - Space for JCA log/report files: 8 MB minimum

> The test suite bundle contains the following:

> - EARs: 0
> - JARs: 39
> - WARs: 24
> - RARs: 17

> - Total tests: 132

## Status Information

### Exclude List

> You can find the exclude list in the JCA bundle in `<TS_HOME>/bin/ts.jtx`. Since the list can change over time, please be sure to get the latest exclude list available on the Java Partner Engineering Web site.

## Bugs Fixed in the JCA 1.7 Sept-2013 Patch Release

The following table lists the IDs of the bugs fixed in the JCA 1.7 Sept-2013 Patch release. Descriptions of these bugs can be found online in the Oracle Bug DB or by clicking a bug ID below.

Bugs Fixed in the JCA 1.7 Sept-2013 Patch Release
| 17403749 16978487

## Known Problems and Workarounds

### Running the JCA TCK Against Java EE RI on Windows

> When configuring and running the JCA TCK against the RI on Windows, please make sure to install all related software (J2SE, the RI, the TCK, etc.) on the same drive (for example, `C:`). If you want to install on a drive other than `C:`, please be sure to change the following properties in `<TS_HOME>/bin/ts.jte:`

>     s1as.applicationRoot=c: