Welcome to the Oracle WebCenter WSRP Consumer

This book describes how to install and deploy Oracle WebCenter WSRP Consumer 10.3. It also provides instructions for upgrading to Oracle WebCenter WSRP Consumer 10.3 from earlier versions.

The Oracle WebCenter WSRP Consumer allows you to embed WSRP-portlets in Oracle WebCenter Interaction web applications. The Oracle WebCenter WSRP Consumer acts as the intermediary between the portal and the raw WSRP portlet, known as the WSRP producer. The Oracle WebCenter WSRP Consumer can run on the same platform as the producer, on the portal, or on a middle tier between the portal and the WSRP producers. This allows you felxability in scaling the portal deployment to many business units, each with their own portlets.

How to Use This Book

This guide has been designed to be a quick reference for users with installation experience, while also providing detailed instructions for users installing for the first time.

Audience

This guide is written for the user responsible for installing or upgrading Oracle WebCenter WSRP Consumer. This user must have strong knowledge of the platform operating system, database, web and application servers, and any other third-party software required for installation.

Organization

This chapter provides information on how to use this guide and describes other resources available to help install, deploy, upgrade, Oracle WebCenter WSRP Consumer.
Installation Prerequisites provides hardware and software requirements, as well as environmental and third-party software prerequisites. You must read this chapter and meet the prerequisites prior to proceeding to the installation or upgrade.
Installationprovides detailed instructions for installing and configuring Oracle WebCenter WSRP Consumer.
Oracle WebCenter Interaction and the WSRP Consumer provides instructions for creating and configuring a WSRP portlet in Oracle WebCenter Interaction.

Typographical Conventions

Convention	Typeface	Examples/Notes
Items you need to take action on (such as files or screen elements)	bold	Upload Procedures.doc to the portal. To save your changes, click Apply Changes.
User-defined variables New terms Emphasis Object example names	italic	The migration package file is located in install_dir\serverpackages. Portlets are Web tools embedded in your portal. The URI must be a unique number. The example Knowledge Directory displayed in Figure 5 shows the Human Resources folder.
Text you enter Computer generated text (such as error messages) Code samples	computer	Type Marketing as the name of your community. This script may generate the following error: ORA-00942 table or view does not exist Example: <setting name="SSOCookieIsSecure"> <value xsi:type="xsd:integer">0</value> </setting>
Environment variables	ALL_CAPS	The default location of BEA_HOME is C:\bea.

Oracle Documentation and Resources

Resource	Description
Release Notes	The release notes provide information about new features, issues addressed, and known issues in the release.
Oracle Technology Network (OTN)	The Oracle Technology Network is the world's largest community of developers, DBAs, and architects using Oracle products and industry-standard technologies. Every day, members collaborate via OTN to share real-world insight, expertise, and best practices on how to build, deploy, manage, and optimize applications. As a member of the Oracle Technology Network you will enjoy access to software downloads, discussion forums, documentation, wikis, podcasts, blogs, plus much more. Access the Oracle Technology Network at http://www.oracle.com/technology/index.html.
Oracle Support	The Oracle Support site provides access to all Oracle support resources including online support, software and patches, technical articles, and contact numbers. Access the Oracle Support site at http://www.oracle.com/support/index.html.