About CAF File Names and Path Lengths
As you develop applications and pages in Composite Application Framework (CAF), be aware of the following file name and path limitations:
Special Characters in File Names
In CAF web and portlet applications, names cannot contain spaces or any of the following characters:
asterisk (*)
Pipe (|)
Back slash (\)
Forward slash (/)
Colon (:)
Double quotes (")
Less than (<)
Greater than (>)
Period (.)
Question mark (?)
File Name and Path Lengths
Although file names can use up to 255 characters, you should create file names that are as brief as possible to ensure that CAF paths are not too long to parse during runtime. Paths that are too long are a problem for applications deployed in a Windows environment.
For Java classes inside a CAF application, the limit is less than 255 characters because you must subtract the length of the path to where the CAF web archive (WAR) file is first unpacked when it is deployed. The following example shows the possible path length when a CAF application is deployed in a Windows environment:
C:\SoftwareAG\MWS\server\default\deploy\wm_yourappname\WEB-INF\classes
