WebCenter has changed a lot since the last release. A lot of new features have been introduced. We will try to cover all these features. In the first section, the navigation model, the resource model, and the newly supported JSR 286 standard are covered.
The second section will show you how you can build content-driven portals with the document services. You will also see how to build wikis and integrate the forum services as well as linking items together and allowing the users to find the content they really want.
The last section covers the administration tasks like managing the application in the enterprise manager. You will also see how you can use the WebCenter Analytics and Activity Graph to find out what sections of your portal are popular. You will also see how you can use this information to guide the user to the information they might want.
Chapter 1, Creating an Enterprise Portal with WebCenter, gives a brief overview of the new WebCenter portal template.
Chapter 2, Consuming Portlets, focuses on the uses of the newly supported JSR 286 standard to build and consume portlets in WebCenter.
Chapter 3, Navigation Models and Page Hierarchies, describes the creation and management of navigation models to guide the user through your portal.
Chapter 4, Managing the Resource Catalog, describes the creation and management of different resource catalogs to add components during runtime editing of your pages.
Chapter 5, Managing the Look and Feel of your Portal, shows the building templates and styles to provide a unique look and feel for your portal.
Chapter 6, Integrating Content with Document Services, describes how to use the full functionality of the Content Server to build content-driven portals.
Chapter 7, Discussions and Wiki Services, describes the use of the Wiki and Discussion services to build collaborative portals.
Chapter 8, Organizing and Finding Content, describes how to link items together and allow the users to find content they really want to see.
Chapter 9, Using Polls and Surveys, shows how to build polls to allow users to give their opinions.
Chapter 10, Integrating External Content and Applications, describes the integration of other applications into your own portal.
Chapter 11, WebCenter Spaces, shows how to build collaborative environments and integrate the different services for a feature-rich environment.
Chapter 12, Securing Your WebCenter Portal, describes the functioning of the security model of WebCenter.
Chapter 13, Managing WebCenter Portal Applications, explains the use of the Enterprise Manager to manage your WebCenter portals.
Chapter 14, WebCenter Analytics and Activity Graph, lets you analyze the use of your portals and use the analytics to give the users the information they want.
The focus of this book is on Oracle WebCenter Admin 11g R1; you will only need the following software or IDE:
If you are a WebCenter administrator who wants to keep yourself updated with the newer version, and learn all the important and advanced aspects of administering WebCenter, then this book is for you.
You would need to have WebCenter installed and basic knowledge of administering WebCenter would be required.
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Any command-line input or output is written as follows:
keytool -importcert -trustcacerts -alias webcenter_portal -file webcenter_portal.cer -keystore cacerts -storepass welcome1
New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, in menus or dialog boxes for example, appear in the text like this: "By clicking the Page Properties button, you can modify the Display options of the page and add page parameters".
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