Oracle WebCenter Tutorial 11g
Regardless of your experience with Oracle WebCenter, this tutorial will walk you through setting up and managing your pages in the system. This includes installing Oracle WebCenter, managing your pages, and creating alternate routes. You can also learn how to report properties and content data in the system.
Overview of Oracle WebCenter
Using the WebCenter Portal, you can build collaborative applications for your business. Oracle WebCenter Portal is a web platform that combines dynamic user interface technologies to create collaborative applications. It is open and extensible. It provides a configurable work environment, utilities for the entire product lifecycle, and runtime tools. It provides a rich set of features for developing collaborative applications. You can use it to create social applications, extranets, employee intranets, customer extranets, and blogs. It also enables you to interact with services directly from your application.
The WebCenter Portal uses a standards-based service-oriented architecture (SOA) to interact with applications. It provides REST APIs that allow developers to build rich interactive client-side applications. It also supports various services, including RSS news feeds, social networking features, and blogs. You can also interact with external servers in your application. You can use wizards to build portlets and secure your application. You can also use a stateless analytics collector that performs requests immediately.
The WebCenter Portal also provides utilities for facilitating entire production lifecycles. This includes tools for managing user names and passwords. You can also use an easy integration with SMTP mail servers. It also supports disaster recovery.
The Oracle WebCenter Portal has an open architecture that allows for a wide range of applications. You can create role-based portals. You can also use it to create composite applications. It also provides utilities for security, information consumption, and social networking.
Managing pages in Oracle WebCenter
Managing pages in Oracle WebCenter 11g is an exercise in multitasking. You may be able to edit, create, delete a page, or copy a page. You may also be able to send links to a page. It depends on the page template you're using.
To be able to perform the tasks discussed in this chapter, you'll need to assign sufficient access privileges to a user. Page access may be controlled by the application administrator, or you may be able to configure the application to restrict page styles.
The Oracle WebCenter Content user interface is a new feature as of 11.1.1.8. You'll need to connect to the Content Server using JAX-WS to use it. Then, you'll need to add the JAR file for HTTP client/httpcodec. You'll also need to configure your managed server to require client authentication.
The Oracle WebCenter Content application is configured by default to use a native interface. However, you can still edit and configure the application using the WebCenter Content user interface. You'll need to log in as a Content Server administrator.
The Composer page is an editing window that allows you to change page properties. The PageDef tab at the bottom of the pane allows you to view the page's source code. You can also display the page's underlying *.jspx file. The page is saved when you click Save.
You may also use the Actions menu to send links to pages. The Send Mail icon opens a mail application compose window, where you can enter the URL of a page.
Creating alternate routes in Oracle WebCenter
Creating alternate routes in Oracle WebCenter 11g is one of the things that you'll need to do to maintain a consistent experience across your organization. Oracle WebCenter Content is valuable for organizing, storing, and controlling digital content. It allows you to easily access, view, upload, and review information using a variety of browsers and devices.
One of the most exciting aspects of Oracle WebCenter Content is its ability to manage multiple files as one document. You can easily add, delete, and change the metadata of multiple documents from one place. You'll also be able to receive e-mail notifications when a new file is ready for review.
Another nifty Oracle WebCenter Content feature is the ability to upload documents using Windows Explorer. Users can also use the native 11g interface to upload, view, and manage files and images. In addition, you can use this feature to convert images into compressed files, which can be served out of a separate streaming server.
Another cool feature in Oracle WebCenter Content is the ability to create shortcuts for items. These shortcuts are handy for locating the items you want. You can also create folders to store files or shortcuts to the specification documents for a project.
Another cool feature in Oracle WebCenter is creating custom tags and associated metadata. This information can be used for displaying assets on a website.
Report properties and content data
Using Oracle WebCenter Content, you can organize and manage information electronically. This allows you to find information quickly and efficiently. You can also view information through a variety of browsers and devices.
When you upload a document to Oracle WebCenter Content, metadata is automatically assigned. This information can be used to find documents based on subject or author. In addition, you can filter the metadata fields by document profile. You can also change the metadata of multiple documents at one time.
Oracle WebCenter Content uses a native 11g user interface to provide familiar user experiences. This allows you to view and search for content, convert images, and group images. In addition, you can access and download videos. You can also search for documents using full text.
The native 11g user interface provides the same experience to users as using Microsoft Windows Explorer or Lotus Notes. You can also access the content through email. You can also print, e-mail, and share documents from the document page. The Document page also allows you to navigate multi-page renditions. The results page displays only documents that you have permission to view.
Oracle WebCenter Content Server provides a hierarchical folder interface. You can configure directories in any local disk path. To optimize performance, Oracle WebCenter Content Server recommends using the FrameworkFolders component. This component provides enhancements to Contribution Folders. In addition, the component resolves performance issues.
Installing Oracle WebCenter
Whether you are a new user or an Oracle WebCenter veteran, there are certain things you need to know. These include the high-level tasks of installing the product and how to do it. You can find more detailed information about these in Oracle's online help. Using the Fusion Middleware Configuration Wizard, you can configure Oracle WebCenter products, such as the WebLogic Server and Oracle Portal.
The Repository Creation Utility (RCU) in Oracle Database 11. g can help you create a schema for an Oracle WebCenter Content application before or after installation. However, before you start, you need to have an up-and-running database. You must also ensure the database is compatible with the Repository Creation Utility. You can install a database on the same machine as Oracle WebCenter Content, but it's better to have a database on a different system.
In addition, the LC_ALL environment variable must be set to UTF-8 encoding to process Unicode. This enables the operating system to process the UTF-8 character set.
For more information, check out Oracle's System Requirements and a Specifications document. This document includes information about hardware and software requirements, as well as minimum disk and memory requirements. You can also refer to the Oracle WebCenter Administrator's Guide for Application Adapters.
Oracle WebCenter also includes the Oracle Application Extension Framework (OAEF), which enables the deployment of Oracle WebCenter Content applications to the Oracle WebLogic Server. The Oracle WebCenter Portal also includes a Discussion Server, which can integrate announcements and discussion forums into your web application.
TEAM Informatics is a recognized leader with Oracle WebCenter
Among the Oracle WebCenter products and services is WebCenter Content, a powerful content management suite that provides everything you need to create content-enabled applications. WebCenter Content is a multi-tiered system that enables you to create content-enabled portals, applications, websites, and social networks. Oracle WebCenter Content also provides leading-edge content management solutions, including document capture, a learning-based intelligent document recognition solution, and an enterprise-class imaging platform.
TEAM Informatics, a leading enterprise software firm, is an Oracle partner with expertise in the records management domain. TEAM has a solid record of providing records management solutions and related services. TEAM has also moved significantly into the public sector in the past few years. This expansion has allowed TEAM to build a customer list in the burgeoning government market.
WebCenter Content is comprised of many components that work together seamlessly. This includes a well-defined development environment, a set of components for building collaboration sites, and a set of components for building portals. All of these products are integrated with leading business applications. For instance, WebCenter Content integrates with E-Business Suite, Oracle's flagship enterprise resource planning software, and Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Resources application.
The WebCenter suite also includes WebCenter Services, a set of independently deployable collaboration services that enables you to build websites, portals, and social networks that are interactive and engaging. WebCenter Services also has a robust set of APIs for integrating these services with other Oracle applications and can be used to build custom UIs.