Using WSRP with WebLogic Portal

Introduction to WSRP

The WSRP Standard

WSRP Portlet Type Support

Why Use WSRP?

WSRP Decouples the Deployment and Delivery of Applications

WSRP Delivers both Data and its Presentation Logic

BEA's Implementation of WSRP Requires Little or No Programming

Other Benefits of WSRP

Producers and Consumers

Producers

Simple Producers

Complex Producers

Consumers

WSRP and WebLogic Portal

How WSRP Works

WSRP-compliant Portlet Lifecycle

Development Time

Deployment Time

Building a Simple Remote Portlet

Working with a Remote Portlet

Note on Localization of Remote Portlets

Establishing WSRP Security

Access Control

Security Recommendations

Secure WSRP Messages

Manage User Identity

Secure the /producer Path

Obtaining a Signed Certificate

The Java keytool Utility

keytool Concepts and Terminology

keytool Reference

Obtaining the Consumer Certificate

Configuring the Producer Keystore

Update the WSRP Identity Asserter

Set Up the Producer Keystore

Best Practices for Implementing WSRP

Portlet Programming Guidelines

Performance Tuning Recommendations

Other Guidelines

Applying a Look-and-Feel to a Remote Portlet

The Portlet Look-and-Feel Components

The Look-and-Feel File

Skins and Skeletons

The .css File (Skins)

Image Files (Skins)

JavaScripts (Skins)

JavaServer Pages (Skeletons)

Skin and Skeleton Reference

Themes

Themes Reference

Where to Find Look-and-Feel Components

Look-and-Feel Reference

General Information on Look-and-Feel

Cascading Style Sheets (.css Files)

Skins

Skeletons

Themes

Monitoring and Logging Remote Portlet Performance

Monitoring Producer/Consumer Message Logs

Creating Custom Logs

Working with Producers

Creating a Producer from a Non-Portal Web Application

Making the Conversion in a Portal Enterprise Application

Making the Conversion

Testing the Configuration

Making the Conversion in a Non-Portal Enterprise Application

Testing the Configuration

Creating a Simple Producer from a Complex Producer