1 Welcome

This book is written for Oracle WebCenter Collaboration and portal administrators who are responsible for maintaining the portal system, getting information into the portal, creating places for users to collaborate on projects, managing projects, and other tasks that improve the usefulness of the portal.

1.1 Typographical Conventions

This book uses the following typographical conventions.

Table 1-1 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	ORACLE_HOME specifies the directory where Oracle products are installed.

1.2 Oracle Documentation and Resources

This section describes other documentation and resources provided by Oracle.

Table 1-2 Oracle Documentation and Resources

Resource	Description
Installation and Upgrade Guide	This guide describes the prerequisites (such as required software) and procedures for installing and upgrading Oracle WebCenter Collaboration. It is available on the Oracle Technology Network at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13158_01/alui/collaboration/docs103/index.html .
Configuration Worksheet	This worksheet allows you to record prerequisite information necessary for installing Oracle WebCenter Collaboration. They are available on the Oracle Technology Network at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13158_01/alui/collaboration/docs103/index.html .
Release Notes	The release notes provide information about new features, issues addressed, and known issues in the release. They are available on the Oracle Technology Network at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13158_01/alui/collaboration/docs103/index.html.
Online Help	The online help is written for all levels of Oracle WebCenter Collaboration users. It describes the user interface for Oracle WebCenter Collaboration and gives detailed instructions for completing tasks in Oracle WebCenter Collaboration. To access online help, click the help icon.
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.