Preface

This guide details the tasks to be performed to successfully deploy Documentum portlets onto Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 software configured with Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.2 software.

Who Should Use This Book

This manual is intended for the following audiences:

• Java developers who are developing custom JSP-based Web and portal applications that incorporate Documentum functionality

• Web page designers who are configuring WDK client applications.

  To configure WDK-based applications, you must be familiar with the following technologies:

  • JSP 1.1 including tag libraries

  • Cascading style sheets (CSS)

  • HTML, particularly forms, tables, and framesets JavaScript, including client events and event handling, frame referencing, and form

  • Action methods

  • XML

  You must also be familiar with the following additional languages and standards:

  • Java 1.3.1 or 1.4

  • Servlet 2.3

  • Sun JSR-168 standard for portlets

• System Administrators and Product Evaluators

How This Book Is Organized

This document describes how to configure Documentum Portlets. This section is tailored specifically for System Administrators and product evaluators. It also includes some customization examples and debugging information.

Related Books

The following references are available on the Documentum product download site:

• Web Development Kit Development Guide contains general configuration, customization, and application-building information for application developers.

• Web Development Kit and Client Applications Reference Guide contains information about all of the configurable settings for controls, actions, and components in WDK.

• Web Development Kit and Applications Tutorial contains several tutorials on configuring and customizing WDK.

• Web Development Kit and Applications Installation Guide describes how to prepare for, install, and deploy WDK and custom WDK-based applications.

• WDK for Portlets Installation Guide describes how to prepare for, install, and deploy WDK for Portlets.

• WDK and DFC javadocs.

• Documentum Foundation Classes (DFC) 5.3 SP4 Release Notes, Documentum WDK for Portlets 5.3 SP4 Release Notes, and Documentum WebPublisher Portlets Release Notes 5.3 SP1 Release Notes contains information on Fixed and New Bugs.

Check the Documentum technical support Web site for revisions of the documentation. Click the Documentation link to search for documents related to your installed version of WDK or WDK client application. The support site also provides peer support forums that are monitored by technical support experts.

The Documentum developer Web site, provides sample code, tips, white papers, and a wealth of information to assist you in developing Documentum-enabled applications.

Related Third-Party Web Site References

Third-party URLs are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.

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Documentation, Support, and Training

The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:

• Documentation

• Support

• Training

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Meaning	Example
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	machine_name% su Password:
aabbcc123	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine_name%
C shell for superuser	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser	#