Oracle WebCenter Content stores documents which you can then organize into folders just like on your computer. Documents can be reports, presentations, pictures, and anything else that is an electronic file. When you add a file to Oracle WebCenter Content, the file is uploaded to a repository, called a content server, along with information about the file. The information is used when you or others search for the file. This information is called metadata, or document properties, and in addition to being used when searching for documents, it is used to control who can view the document and in what library or folder the document is stored.
Your mobile device allows you to find, view, and share content while you are away from your desk. For example, before getting on an airplane you can find the latest employee expense reports and download them to your Apple iPad. Then when you're in the air and not connected to the content server, you can view the reports. When you land and connect, you can attach the reports to an e-mail and send them on to your boss for approval, or upload them directly to Oracle WebCenter Content as a new document.
In addition to the mobile app, you can use one of the following ways of accessing your files:
Web browser interface: Oracle WebCenter Content provides a web browser user interface for a simple and convenient way of accessing all of Oracle WebCenter Content features. See Oracle Fusion Middleware Using Oracle WebCenter Content to learn more about using the web browser user interface.
Desktop client: Oracle WebCenter Content: Desktop provides convenient access to Oracle WebCenter Content servers directly from Microsoft Windows Explorer, Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and email clients (Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes). See Oracle Fusion Middleware Using Oracle WebCenter Content: Desktop to learn more about using the desktop client.
Oracle WebCenter Content protects your files and has several convenient methods of giving you access when using your mobile device.
Secure Access to Content Server
You must enter a user name and password combination in your mobile app the first time you connect to your content server. This information is passed automatically to the content server each subsequent time you connect. If you sign out from your content server using your mobile application, you will need to enter your user name and password again the next time you connect.
User names and passwords are typically set and managed by a system administrator and are not controlled by you. If you are uncertain what your user name and password are, please ask your system administrator.
Mobile Passcodes on Local Devices
When using Oracle WebCenter Content on a mobile device, you can set a passcode to provide additional security. The passcode is a four-digit number set and managed by you on your mobile device. If you have set a passcode, leaving the mobile application for a specified time requires you to enter the passcode when you return to the application. This helps to protect access if a device is left active where others could use it.
Any files downloaded to your device are encrypted and you are unable to access these files outside of the Oracle WebCenter Content app.
Oracle WebCenter Content has other ways of securing and sharing documents when you connect using something other than your mobile device, such as through a web browser. See the Oracle WebCenter Content documentation for more information.