Contents

List of Examples

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

Part I Understanding Oracle WebCenter

1 Introduction to Oracle WebCenter Administration

• 1.1 Introducing Oracle WebCenter
• 1.2 Oracle WebCenter Architecture
  • 1.2.1 Oracle WebCenter Framework
  • 1.2.2 Oracle Application Development Framework
  • 1.2.3 Oracle Composer
  • 1.2.4 WebCenter Services
  • 1.2.5 WebCenter Spaces
  • 1.2.6 Portals
  • 1.2.7 Composite Applications
• 1.3 Oracle WebCenter Topology
  • 1.3.1 Oracle WebCenter Topology Out-of-the-Box
  • 1.3.2 Oracle WebCenter Managed Servers
  • 1.3.3 Oracle WebCenter Startup Order
  • 1.3.4 Oracle WebCenter External Dependencies
  • 1.3.5 Oracle WebCenter Configuration Considerations
  • 1.3.6 Oracle WebCenter State and Configuration Persistence
  • 1.3.7 Oracle WebCenter Log File Locations
• 1.4 Oracle WebCenter Spaces
• 1.5 Custom WebCenter Applications
• 1.6 Planning WebCenter Installations
• 1.7 Understanding the WebCenter 11g Installation
• 1.8 Understanding Administrative Operations, Roles, and Tools
• 1.9 Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics
• 1.10 WebCenter Application Deployment
• 1.11 Data Migration, Backup, and Recovery
• 1.12 Oracle WebCenter Administration Tools
  • 1.12.1 Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control Console
    • 1.12.1.1 Displaying Fusion Middleware Control Console
  • 1.12.2 Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
  • 1.12.3 Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)
    • 1.12.3.1 Running Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) Commands
  • 1.12.4 System MBean Browser
  • 1.12.5 WebCenter Spaces Administration Pages

Part II Getting Started With Oracle WebCenter Administration

2 Getting WebCenter Spaces Up and Running

• 2.1 Role of the Fusion Middleware Administrator
• 2.2 Role of the WebCenter Spaces Administrator
• 2.3 Installing WebCenter Spaces
• 2.4 Setting Up WebCenter Spaces for the First Time (Roadmap)
• 2.5 Customizing WebCenter Spaces for the First Time (Roadmap)

3 Maintaining WebCenter Spaces

• 3.1 Role of the Fusion Middleware Administrator
• 3.2 Role of the WebCenter Spaces Administrator
• 3.3 System Administration for WebCenter Spaces (Roadmap)
• 3.4 Application Administration for WebCenter Spaces (Roadmap)

4 Getting Custom WebCenter Applications Up and Running

• 4.1 Installing Oracle WebCenter and Oracle WebCenter Framework Libraries
• 4.2 Deploying Custom WebCenter Applications for the First Time (Roadmap)

5 Maintaining Custom WebCenter Applications

• 5.1 System Administration for Custom WebCenter Applications (Roadmap)

Part III Basic Systems Administration for Oracle WebCenter

6 Starting Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control

• 6.1 Displaying Fusion Middleware Control Console
• 6.2 Navigating to the Home Page for WebCenter Spaces
• 6.3 Navigating to the Home Page for Custom WebCenter Applications
• 6.4 Navigating to Dependent Components

7 Deploying WebCenter Applications

• 7.1 Deploying Custom WebCenter Applications
  • 7.1.1 Deployment Prerequisites
  • 7.1.2 Preparing the Application EAR File
    • 7.1.2.1 EAR File Contents
  • 7.1.3 Preparing the Target Environment
    • 7.1.3.1 Creating and Provisioning a WebLogic Managed Server Instance
      • 7.1.3.1.1 Creating and Provisioning a WebLogic Managed Server Using a Jython Script
      • 7.1.3.1.2 Creating and Provisioning a WebLogic Managed Server Using the WLS Administration Console
      • 7.1.3.1.3 Creating a WebLogic Managed Server Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.1.3.2 Creating and Registering the Metadata Service Repository
      • 7.1.3.2.1 Creating an MDS Schema Using the Repository Creation Utility
      • 7.1.3.2.2 Registering an MDS Schema Using Fusion Middleware Control
      • 7.1.3.2.3 Registering an MDS Schema Using WLST
    • 7.1.3.3 Configuring the Target Environment
      • 7.1.3.3.1 Configuring the JDBC Data Source
  • 7.1.4 Deploying the Application to a WebLogic Managed Server Instance
    • 7.1.4.1 Deploying Applications Using Oracle JDeveloper
    • 7.1.4.2 Deploying Applications Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.1.4.3 Deploying Applications Using WLST
    • 7.1.4.4 Deploying Applications Using the WLS Administration Console
    • 7.1.4.5 Saving and Reusing the Deployment Plan
  • 7.1.5 Transporting Customizations Between Environments
  • 7.1.6 Configuring Applications to Run in a Distributed Environment
• 7.2 Undeploying Custom WebCenter Applications
  • 7.2.1 Undeploying WebCenter Applications Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 7.2.2 Undeploying WebCenter Applications Using WLST
  • 7.2.3 Removing an Application's Credential Map
• 7.3 Redeploying Custom WebCenter Applications
  • 7.3.1 Redeployment Considerations
    • 7.3.1.1 Preserving Application Configuration
      • 7.3.1.1.1 Preserving Configuration Across Deployment Using WLST
    • 7.3.1.2 Preserving Application Metadata
    • 7.3.1.3 Preserving Portlet Customizations and Personalizations
  • 7.3.2 Redeploying WebCenter Applications Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 7.3.3 Redeploying WebCenter Applications Using WLST
• 7.4 Post-Deployment Configuration
  • 7.4.1 Configuring Security
  • 7.4.2 Configuring Connections
  • 7.4.3 Configuring Data Sources
  • 7.4.4 Tuning the Application

8 Starting and Stopping WebCenter Applications

• 8.1 Starting Node Manager
• 8.2 Starting and Stopping Managed Servers for WebCenter Application Deployments
• 8.3 Starting and Stopping WebCenter Spaces
  • 8.3.1 Starting WebCenter Spaces Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 8.3.2 Starting WebCenter Spaces Using WLST
  • 8.3.3 Stopping WebCenter Spaces Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 8.3.4 Stopping WebCenter Spaces Using WLST
• 8.4 Starting and Stopping Custom WebCenter Applications
  • 8.4.1 Starting Custom WebCenter Applications Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 8.4.2 Starting Custom WebCenter Applications Using WLST
  • 8.4.3 Stopping Custom WebCenter Applications Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 8.4.4 Stopping Custom WebCenter Applications Using WLST

9 Setting Application Properties

• 9.1 Setting Application Properties for WebCenter Spaces
  • 9.1.1 Specifying the BPEL Server Hosting WebCenter Spaces Workflows
  • 9.1.2 Enabling Oracle SES Crawlers in WebCenter Spaces
• 9.2 Setting Additional Properties for Custom WebCenter Applications

Part IV Managing Services, Portlet Producers, and External Applications

10 Managing Services

• 10.1 Introduction to Managing Services
• 10.2 Setting Up the WebCenter Repository
• 10.3 Setting Up the MDS Repository

11 Managing Content Repositories

• 11.1 What You Should Know About Content Repository Connections
• 11.2 Content Repository Prerequisites
  • 11.2.1 Oracle Content Server Prerequisites
    • 11.2.1.1 Oracle Content Server - Installation
    • 11.2.1.2 Oracle Content Server - Configuration
      • 11.2.1.2.1 Configuring the Identity Store
      • 11.2.1.2.2 Enabling Full-Text Searching and Indexing
      • 11.2.1.2.3 Configuring Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
    • 11.2.1.3 Oracle Content Server - Security Considerations
    • 11.2.1.4 Oracle Content Server - Limitations in WebCenter
  • 11.2.2 Oracle Portal Prerequisites
    • 11.2.2.1 Oracle Portal - Installation
    • 11.2.2.2 Oracle Portal - Configuration
    • 11.2.2.3 Oracle Portal - Security Considerations
    • 11.2.2.4 Oracle Portal - Limitations in WebCenter
  • 11.2.3 File System Prerequisites
    • 11.2.3.1 File System - Security Considerations
    • 11.2.3.2 File System - Limitations in WebCenter
• 11.3 Registering Content Repositories
  • 11.3.1 What You Should Know About Registering Content Repositories for WebCenter Spaces
  • 11.3.2 Registering Content Repositories Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 11.3.3 Registering Content Repositories Using WLST
• 11.4 Changing the Active (or Default) Content Repository Connection
  • 11.4.1 Changing the Active (or Default) Content Repository Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 11.4.2 Changing the Active (or Default) Content Repository Connection Using WLST
• 11.5 Modifying Content Repository Connection Details
  • 11.5.1 Modifying Content Repository Connection Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 11.5.2 Modifying Content Repository Connection Details Using WLST
  • 11.5.3 Modifying Cache Settings of Virtual Content Repository (VCR)
• 11.6 Deleting Content Repository Connections
  • 11.6.1 Deleting Content Repository Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 11.6.2 Deleting Content Repository Connections Using WLST
• 11.7 Setting Connection Properties for the WebCenter Spaces Content Repository
  • 11.7.1 Setting Connection Properties for the WebCenter Spaces Content Repository Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 11.7.2 Setting Connection Properties for the WebCenter Spaces Content Repository Using WLST
• 11.8 Testing Content Repository Connections
  • 11.8.1 Testing Oracle Content Server Connections
  • 11.8.2 Testing Oracle Portal Connections
• 11.9 Changing the Maximum File Upload Size

12 Managing the Announcements and Discussions Services

• 12.1 What You Should Know About Discussions Server Connections
• 12.2 Discussions Server Prerequisites
  • 12.2.1 Discussions Server - Security Considerations
  • 12.2.2 Discussions Server - Limitations
• 12.3 Registering Discussions Servers
  • 12.3.1 Registering Discussions Servers Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 12.3.2 Registering Discussions Servers Using WLST
• 12.4 Choosing the Active Connection for Discussions and Announcements
  • 12.4.1 Choosing the Active Connection for Discussions and Announcements Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 12.4.2 Choosing the Active Discussion for Discussions and Announcements Using WLST
• 12.5 Modifying Discussions Server Connection Details
  • 12.5.1 Modifying Discussions Server Connection Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 12.5.2 Modifying Discussions Server Connection Details Using WLST
• 12.6 Deleting Discussions Server Connections
  • 12.6.1 Deleting a Discussions Server Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 12.6.2 Deleting a Discussions Server Connection Using WLST
• 12.7 Setting Up Discussions Service Defaults
• 12.8 Setting Up Announcements Service Defaults
• 12.9 Testing Discussions Server Connections
• 12.10 Setting Discussion Forum Options
  • 12.10.1 Specifying Where Discussions and Announcements are Stored on the Discussions Server
  • 12.10.2 Setting Up a Default Group Space Discussion Forum
  • 12.10.3 Enabling Discussion Forums to Publish Group Space Mail
• 12.11 Granting Administrator Role for Oracle WebCenter Discussions Server
  • 12.11.1 Granting the Administrator Role
  • 12.11.2 Revoking the Administrator Role
• 12.12 Troubleshooting Issues with Announcements and Discussions
  • 12.12.1 Discussions Cannot Be Enabled in Group Spaces
  • 12.12.2 Login Does Not Function Properly After Configuring Oracle Access Manager
  • 12.12.3 Category Not Found Exceptions

13 Managing the Events Service

• 13.1 What You Should Know About Events Connections
• 13.2 Events Service Prerequisites
  • 13.2.1 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Prerequisites
    • 13.2.1.1 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 - Installation
    • 13.2.1.2 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 - Configuration
    • 13.2.1.3 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 - Security Considerations
    • 13.2.1.4 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 - Limitations
  • 13.2.2 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Prerequisites
    • 13.2.2.1 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 - Installation
    • 13.2.2.2 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 - Configuration
    • 13.2.2.3 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 - Security Considerations
    • 13.2.2.4 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 - Limitations
• 13.3 Registering Events Servers
  • 13.3.1 Registering Events Servers Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 13.3.2 Registering Event Servers Using WLST
• 13.4 Choosing the Active Events Server Connection
  • 13.4.1 Choosing the Active Events Server Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 13.4.2 Choosing the Active Events Server Connection Using WLST
• 13.5 Modifying Events Server Connection Details
  • 13.5.1 Modifying Events Server Connection Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 13.5.2 Modifying Events Server Connection Details Using WLST
• 13.6 Deleting Event Server Connections
  • 13.6.1 Deleting Event Server Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 13.6.2 Deleting Event Server Connections Using WLST
• 13.7 Testing Event Server Connections
• 13.8 Troubleshooting Issues with Events

14 Managing the Instant Messaging and Presence Service

• 14.1 What You Should Know About Instant Messaging and Presence Connections
• 14.2 Instant Messaging and Presence Server Prerequisites
  • 14.2.1 Microsoft Live Communications Server (LCS) Prerequisites
    • 14.2.1.1 LCS - Installation
    • 14.2.1.2 LCS - Configuration
    • 14.2.1.3 LCS - Security Considerations
    • 14.2.1.4 LCS - Limitations
  • 14.2.2 Oracle WebLogic Communications Server (OWLCS) Prerequisites
    • 14.2.2.1 OWLCS - Installation
    • 14.2.2.2 OWLCS - Configuration
    • 14.2.2.3 OWLCS - Security Considerations
    • 14.2.2.4 OWLCS - Limitations
• 14.3 Registering Instant Messaging and Presence Servers
  • 14.3.1 Registering Instant Messaging and Presence Servers Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 14.3.2 Registering Instant Messaging and Presence Servers Using WLST
• 14.4 Choosing the Active Connection for Instant Messaging and Presence
  • 14.4.1 Choosing the Active Connection for Instant Messaging and Presence Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 14.4.2 Choosing the Active Connection for Instant Messaging and Presence Using WLST
• 14.5 Modifying Instant Messaging and Presence Connection Details
  • 14.5.1 Modifying Instant Messaging and Presence Connections Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 14.5.2 Modifying Instant Messaging and Presence Connections Details Using WLST
• 14.6 Deleting Instant Messaging and Presence Connections
  • 14.6.1 Deleting Instant Messaging and Presence Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 14.6.2 Deleting Instant Messaging and Presence Connections Using WLST
• 14.7 Setting Up Instant Messaging and Presence Service Defaults
• 14.8 Testing Instant Messaging and Presence Connections
• 14.9 Troubleshooting Issues with Instance Messaging and Presence

15 Managing the Mail Service

• 15.1 What You Should Know About Mail Server Connections
• 15.2 Mail Server Prerequisites
  • 15.2.1 Mail Server - Installation
  • 15.2.2 Mail Server - Configuration
    • 15.2.2.1 Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 for WebCenter
      • 15.2.2.1.1 Obtain the Certificate from the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
      • 15.2.2.1.2 Add the Certificate to the WebCenter Keystore
      • 15.2.2.1.3 Microsoft Exchange Server Considerations
  • 15.2.3 Mail Server - Security Considerations
  • 15.2.4 Mail Server - Limitations
• 15.3 Registering Mail Servers
  • 15.3.1 Registering Mail Servers Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 15.3.2 Registering Mail Servers Using WLST
• 15.4 Choosing the Active (or Default) Mail Server Connection
  • 15.4.1 Choosing the Active (or Default) Mail Server Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 15.4.2 Choosing the Active (or Default) Mail Server Connection Using WLST
• 15.5 Modifying Mail Server Connection Details
  • 15.5.1 Modifying Mail Server Connection Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 15.5.2 Modifying Mail Server Connection Details Using WLST
• 15.6 Deleting Mail Server Connections
  • 15.6.1 Deleting a Mail Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 15.6.2 Deleting a Mail Connection Using WLST
• 15.7 Setting Up Mail Service Defaults
• 15.8 Testing Mail Server Connections
• 15.9 Setting Send Mail Notifications
• 15.10 Troubleshooting Issues with Mail
  • 15.10.1 Mail Service is Not Accessible in Secure Mode
  • 15.10.2 Mail Service is Not Accessible in Non-Secure Mode
  • 15.10.3 Unable to Create Distribution Lists in the Non-Secure Mode
  • 15.10.4 Unable to Create Distribution Lists in the Secure Mode
  • 15.10.5 Unable to Configure the Number of Mails Downloaded
  • 15.10.6 Unable to Publish and Archive Group Space Mail
  • 15.10.7 Changing Passwords on Microsoft Exchange

16 Managing the People Connections Service

• 16.1 What You Should Know About Administering the People Connections Service
• 16.2 People Connections Prerequisites
• 16.3 Configuring the People Connections Service in WebCenter Spaces
  • 16.3.1 Accessing People Connections Administrative Settings
  • 16.3.2 Configuring Activity Stream
  • 16.3.3 Configuring Connections
  • 16.3.4 Configuring Profile
  • 16.3.5 Configuring Message Board
  • 16.3.6 Configuring Feedback
• 16.4 Troubleshooting Issues with the People Connections Service
  • 16.4.1 Troubleshooting Activity Stream
  • 16.4.2 Troubleshooting Connections
  • 16.4.3 Troubleshooting Profile
  • 16.4.4 Troubleshooting Message Board
  • 16.4.5 Troubleshooting Feedback

17 Managing the RSS Service

• 17.1 What You Should Know About the RSS Service
• 17.2 RSS Prerequisites
• 17.3 Specifying the RSS Feed Proxy
• 17.4 Testing RSS News Feed Connections

18 Managing the Search Service

• 18.1 What You Should Know About WebCenter Search with Oracle SES
• 18.2 WebCenter Search Prerequisites for using Oracle SES
  • 18.2.1 Oracle SES - Installation
  • 18.2.2 Oracle SES - Configuration
  • 18.2.3 Oracle SES - Security
  • 18.2.4 Oracle SES - Limitations
• 18.3 Setting Up Oracle SES Connections
  • 18.3.1 Registering Oracle SES Services
    • 18.3.1.1 Registering Oracle SES Search Services Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 18.3.1.2 Registering and Modifying Oracle SES Services Using WLST
  • 18.3.2 Choosing the Active Oracle SES Connection
    • 18.3.2.1 Choosing the Active Oracle SES Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 18.3.2.2 Choosing the Active Oracle SES Connection Using WLST
  • 18.3.3 Modifying Oracle SES Connection Details
    • 18.3.3.1 Modifying Oracle SES Connection Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 18.3.3.2 Modifying Oracle SES Connection Details Using WLST
  • 18.3.4 Deleting Oracle SES Connections
    • 18.3.4.1 Deleting Search Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 18.3.4.2 Deleting Search Connections Using WLST
  • 18.3.5 Testing Oracle SES Connections
• 18.4 Configuring Oracle SES to Search WebCenter Spaces
  • 18.4.1 Setting Up Oracle SES for WebCenter Spaces
  • 18.4.2 Setting Up WebCenter Spaces for Oracle SES Search
    • 18.4.2.1 Enabling Oracle SES Crawlers Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 18.4.3 Setting Up Oracle Content Server for Oracle SES Search
  • 18.4.4 Setting Up Oracle WebCenter Discussions for Oracle SES Search
  • 18.4.5 Setting Up Oracle SES to Search WebCenter Spaces
    • 18.4.5.1 Logging on to the Oracle SES Administration Tool
    • 18.4.5.2 Setting up Oracle SES to Search Documents
    • 18.4.5.3 Setting Up Oracle SES to Search Discussions and Announcements
    • 18.4.5.4 Setting Up Oracle SES to Search Group Spaces, Lists, Pages, People, Wikis and Blogs
    • 18.4.5.5 Additional Oracle SES Configuration
• 18.5 Troubleshooting Issues with Search
  • 18.5.1 Cannot Grant View Permissions to WebCenter Spaces
  • 18.5.2 Oracle SES Cannot Search WebCenter Objects
  • 18.5.3 "Results Not Currently Available" with Oracle SES Results

19 Managing the Wiki and Blog Services

• 19.1 What You Should Know About the Wiki and Blog Server Connections
• 19.2 Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server Prerequisites
  • 19.2.1 Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server - Installation
  • 19.2.2 Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server - Configuration
    • 19.2.2.1 What You Should Know About Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server
      • 19.2.2.1.1 About the General Menu
      • 19.2.2.1.2 About Administration Mode
    • 19.2.2.2 Accessing the Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server
    • 19.2.2.3 Setting Up Domains and Menus
      • 19.2.2.3.1 Adding a Domain
      • 19.2.2.3.2 Editing a Domain Menu
      • 19.2.2.3.3 Managing Domain Members
      • 19.2.2.3.4 Managing Blog Authors
    • 19.2.2.4 Changing the Theme
    • 19.2.2.5 Creating a User Interface Template
    • 19.2.2.6 Unlocking a Page
    • 19.2.2.7 Managing Users and Roles
      • 19.2.2.7.1 Managing Users
      • 19.2.2.7.2 Managing Permissions for a Role
    • 19.2.2.8 Blocking an IP Address
    • 19.2.2.9 Deleting Wiki Pages and Blog Entries
      • 19.2.2.9.1 Deleting a Wiki Page
      • 19.2.2.9.2 Deleting a Blog Entry
    • 19.2.2.10 Specifying Configuration Parameters
    • 19.2.2.11 Importing Templates and Attachments
    • 19.2.2.12 Specifying Features Supported on Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server
    • 19.2.2.13 Configuring application_config_script
    • 19.2.2.14 Generating the Passcode
    • 19.2.2.15 Backing Up and Restoring Wiki Content
  • 19.2.3 Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server - Security Considerations
  • 19.2.4 Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server - Limitations
• 19.3 Registering Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server
  • 19.3.1 Registering Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 19.3.2 Registering Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server Using WLST
• 19.4 Choosing the Active Wiki and Blog Server Connection
  • 19.4.1 Choosing the Active Wiki and Blog Server Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 19.4.2 Choosing the Active Wiki and Blog Server Connection Using WLST
• 19.5 Modifying the Wiki and Blog Server Connection Details
  • 19.5.1 Modifying Wiki and Blog Server Connection Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 19.5.2 Modifying Wiki and Blog Server Connection Details Using WLST
• 19.6 Deleting Wiki and Blog Server Connections
  • 19.6.1 Deleting a Wiki and Blog Server Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 19.6.2 Deleting a Wiki and Blog Server Connection Using WLST
• 19.7 Testing Wiki and Blog Server Connections
• 19.8 Monitoring Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server
• 19.9 Troubleshooting Issues with Wiki and Blogs

20 Managing the Worklist Service

• 20.1 What You Should Know About BPEL Connections
• 20.2 BPEL Server Prerequisites
  • 20.2.1 BPEL Server - Installation and Configuration
  • 20.2.2 BPEL Server - Security Considerations
  • 20.2.3 BPEL Server - Limitations in WebCenter
• 20.3 Setting Up Worklist Connections
  • 20.3.1 What You Should Know About Worklist Connections
  • 20.3.2 Registering Worklist Connections
    • 20.3.2.1 Registering Worklist Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 20.3.2.2 Registering Worklist Connections Using WLST
  • 20.3.3 Activating a Worklist Connection
    • 20.3.3.1 Activating a Worklist Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 20.3.3.2 Activating a Worklist Connections Using WLST
  • 20.3.4 Modifying Worklist Connection Details
    • 20.3.4.1 Modifying Worklist Connection Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 20.3.4.2 Modifying Worklist Connection Details Using WLST
  • 20.3.5 Deleting Worklist Connections
    • 20.3.5.1 Deleting Worklist Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 20.3.5.2 Deleting Worklist Connections Using WLST
  • 20.3.6 Testing Worklist Connections
• 20.4 Troubleshooting Issues with Worklists
  • 20.4.1 Unavailability of the Worklist Service Due to Application Configuration Issues
    • 20.4.1.1 adf-config.xml Refers to a Non-Existent BPEL Connection
    • 20.4.1.2 adf-config.xml Has No Reference to a BPEL Connection
    • 20.4.1.3 No Rows Yet Message Displays
  • 20.4.2 Unavailability of the Worklist Service Due to Server Failure
    • 20.4.2.1 Users Mismatch in Identity Stores
    • 20.4.2.2 Shared User Directory Does Not Include the weblogic User
    • 20.4.2.3 Issues with the wsm-pm Application
    • 20.4.2.4 Clocks are Out of Sync for More Than Five Minutes
    • 20.4.2.5 Worklist Service Timed Out or is Disabled

21 Managing Portlet Producers

• 21.1 What You Should Know About Portlet Producers
• 21.2 Registering WSRP Producers
  • 21.2.1 Registering a WSRP Producer Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 21.2.2 Registering a WSRP Producer Using WLST
• 21.3 Testing WSRP Producer Connections
• 21.4 Registering Oracle PDK-Java Producers
  • 21.4.1 Registering an Oracle PDK-Java Producer Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 21.4.2 Registering an Oracle PDK-Java Producer Using WLST
• 21.5 Testing Oracle PDK-Java Producer Connections
• 21.6 Editing Producer Registration Details
  • 21.6.1 Editing Producer Registration Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 21.6.2 Editing Producer Registration Details Using WLST
  • 21.6.3 Migrating WSRP Producer Metadata to a New WSDL URL
• 21.7 Deregistering Producers
  • 21.7.1 Deregistering Producers Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 21.7.2 Deregister Producers Using WLST
• 21.8 Deploying Portlet Producer Applications
  • 21.8.1 Understanding Portlet Producer Application Deployment
  • 21.8.2 Converting a JSR 168 Portlet Producer EAR File into a WSRP EAR File
  • 21.8.3 Deploying Portlet Producer Applications Using Oracle JDeveloper
  • 21.8.4 Deploying Portlet Producer Applications Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 21.8.5 Deploying Portlet Producer Applications Using Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
  • 21.8.6 Deploying Portlet Applications Using WLST
• 21.9 Troubleshooting Portlet Producer Issues
  • 21.9.1 Producer Registration Fails for a Custom WebCenter Application
  • 21.9.2 Portlet Unavailable: WSM-00101 Exception

22 Managing External Applications

• 22.1 What You Should Know About External Applications
• 22.2 Registering External Applications
  • 22.2.1 Registering External Applications Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 22.2.2 Registering External Applications Using WLST
• 22.3 Modifying External Application Connection Details
  • 22.3.1 Modifying External Application Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 22.3.2 Modifying External Application Connection Using WLST
• 22.4 Testing External Application Connections
• 22.5 Deleting External Application Connections
  • 22.5.1 Deleting External Application Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 22.5.2 Deleting External Application Connections Using WLST

Part V Advanced Systems Administration for Oracle WebCenter

23 Managing Security

• 23.1 Introduction to WebCenter Application Security
• 23.2 Default Security Configuration
  • 23.2.1 Administrator Accounts
  • 23.2.2 Application Roles and Enterprise Roles in WebCenter Spaces
  • 23.2.3 Default Identity and Policy Stores
    • 23.2.3.1 File-based Credential Store
  • 23.2.4 Default Policy Store Permissions and Grants
    • 23.2.4.1 Permission-based Authorization
    • 23.2.4.2 Role-mapping Based Authorization
    • 23.2.4.3 Default Policy Store Permissions for WebCenter Spaces
    • 23.2.4.4 Default Code-based Grants
  • 23.2.5 Post-deployment Security Configuration Tasks
• 23.3 Configuring the Identity Store
  • 23.3.1 Reassociating the Identity Store with an External LDAP
  • 23.3.2 Tuning the Identity Store for Performance
  • 23.3.3 Adding Users to the Identity Store
    • 23.3.3.1 Adding Users Using the WebLogic Server Administration Console
    • 23.3.3.2 Adding Users to the Embedded LDAP Using an LDIF File
  • 23.3.4 Moving the Administrator Account to an External LDAP Server
    • 23.3.4.1 Migrating the WebCenter Discussions Server to use an External LDAP
    • 23.3.4.2 Changing the Administrator Group Name
  • 23.3.5 Granting the WebCenter Spaces Administrator Role to a WebCenter Spaces User
    • 23.3.5.1 Granting the WebCenter Spaces Administrator Role Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 23.3.5.2 Granting the WebCenter Spaces Administrator Role Using WLST
  • 23.3.6 Configuring the Oracle Content Server to Share the Identity Store LDAP Server
• 23.4 Configuring the Policy and Credential Store
  • 23.4.1 Creating a root Node
  • 23.4.2 Reassociating the Credential and Policy Store Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 23.4.3 Reassociating the Credential and Policy Store Using WLST
  • 23.4.4 Managing Credentials
  • 23.4.5 Configuring Self-Registration By Invitation in WebCenter Spaces
• 23.5 Managing Users and Roles
• 23.6 Configuring WebCenter Applications and Components to Use SSL
  • 23.6.1 Securing the Browser Connection to WebCenter Spaces with SSL
    • 23.6.1.1 Creating the Custom Keystore
    • 23.6.1.2 Configuring the Custom Identity and Java Trust Keystores
    • 23.6.1.3 Configuring the SSL Connection
  • 23.6.2 Securing the Browser Connection to a Custom WebCenter Application with SSL
  • 23.6.3 Securing the Connection from Oracle HTTP Server to WebCenter Spaces with SSL
  • 23.6.4 Securing the Browser Connection to the Wiki Service with SSL
  • 23.6.5 Securing the WebCenter Spaces Connection to Portlet Producers with SSL
  • 23.6.6 Securing the WebCenter Spaces Connection to the LDAP Identity Store
    • 23.6.6.1 Exporting the OID Certificate Authority (CA)
    • 23.6.6.2 Setting Up the WebLogic Server
  • 23.6.7 Securing the WebCenter Spaces Connection to OCS with SSL
  • 23.6.8 Securing the WebCenter Spaces Connection to IMAP and SMTP with SSL
  • 23.6.9 Securing the WebCenter Spaces Connection to Oracle SES with SSL
  • 23.6.10 Securing the WebCenter Spaces Connection to OWLCS with SSL
  • 23.6.11 Securing the WebCenter Spaces Connection to Microsoft Live Communication Server with SSL
• 23.7 Configuring a WebCenter Application to Use Single Sign-On
  • 23.7.1 Configuring Oracle Access Manager (OAM)
    • 23.7.1.1 OAM Components and Topology
    • 23.7.1.2 Configuring OAM Using Scripts
    • 23.7.1.3 Configuring the Webtier Components
      • 23.7.1.3.1 Configure mod_weblogic (mod_wl_ohs.conf)
      • 23.7.1.3.2 Create an AccessGate Entry
      • 23.7.1.3.3 Install WebGate on the WebTier
    • 23.7.1.4 Manually Configuring the Access System
    • 23.7.1.5 Manually Defining the WebCenter Policy Domain
    • 23.7.1.6 Configuring the Policy Manager
      • 23.7.1.6.1 Configuring the Oracle Internet Directory Authenticator
      • 23.7.1.6.2 Configuring the OAM Identity Asserter
      • 23.7.1.6.3 Configuring the Default Authenticator and Setting the Provider Order
      • 23.7.1.6.4 Configuring the Application for Oracle Access Manager SSO
    • 23.7.1.7 Additional Configurations
      • 23.7.1.7.1 Configuring the WebLogic Server Administration Console and Enterprise Manager
      • 23.7.1.7.2 Configuring the Discussions Server for SSO
      • 23.7.1.7.3 Creating a Discussions Server Connection for WebCenter Spaces
      • 23.7.1.7.4 Configuring the Wiki Server
      • 23.7.1.7.5 Restricting Access with Connection Filters
  • 23.7.2 Configuring Oracle Single Sign-On (OSSO)
    • 23.7.2.1 OSSO Components and Topology
    • 23.7.2.2 Configuring the Oracle HTTP Server and Associated mods
    • 23.7.2.3 Configuring the OSSOIdentityAsserter
    • 23.7.2.4 Registering OHS with Oracle SSO
    • 23.7.2.5 Configuring the Discussions Server for SSO
  • 23.7.3 Configuring SAML-based Single Sign-on
    • 23.7.3.1 SAML Components and Topology
    • 23.7.3.2 Configuring SAML-based Single Sign-on
      • 23.7.3.2.1 Preparing WebCenter Spaces and Services for SAML SSO
      • 23.7.3.2.2 Generating and Registering Certificates
      • 23.7.3.2.3 Creating the SAML Credential Mapping Provider Instance
      • 23.7.3.2.4 Configuring a Relying Party
      • 23.7.3.2.5 Configuring Source Site Federation Services
      • 23.7.3.2.6 Configuring the SAML Identity Assertion Provider
      • 23.7.3.2.7 Configuring Destination Site Federation Services
      • 23.7.3.2.8 Checking Your Configuration
  • 23.7.4 Configuring SSO with Microsoft Clients
    • 23.7.4.1 Microsoft Client SSO Concepts
    • 23.7.4.2 System Requirements
    • 23.7.4.3 Configuring SSO with Microsoft Clients
      • 23.7.4.3.1 Configuring the Negotiate Identity Assertion Provider
      • 23.7.4.3.2 Configuring an Active Directory Authentication Provider
      • 23.7.4.3.3 Configuring WebCenter Spaces
      • 23.7.4.3.4 Configuring the Discussions Server for SSO
• 23.8 Configuring WS-Security
  • 23.8.1 Configuring WS-Security for a Simple Topology
    • 23.8.1.1 Setting Up the WebCenter Domain Keystore
      • 23.8.1.1.1 Creating the WebCenter Domain Keystore
      • 23.8.1.1.2 Configuring the Keystore with WLST
      • 23.8.1.1.3 Configuring the Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
      • 23.8.1.1.4 Unconfiguring a Keystore Provider Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 23.8.1.2 Configuring the Discussions Server for a Simple Topology
      • 23.8.1.2.1 Importing the WebCenter Domain Certificate
      • 23.8.1.2.2 Creating the Keystore Certificate Properties File
      • 23.8.1.2.3 Specifying the Properties File for ClassLoader
      • 23.8.1.2.4 Updating the System Properties for WS-Security
      • 23.8.1.2.5 Configuring the Discussions Server Connection Settings
    • 23.8.1.3 Configuring the BPEL Server for a Simple Topology
  • 23.8.2 Configuring WS-Security for a Typical Topology
    • 23.8.2.1 Setting Up the WebCenter Domain Keystore
      • 23.8.2.1.1 Creating the WebCenter Domain Keystore
      • 23.8.2.1.2 Configuring the Keystore Using WLST
      • 23.8.2.1.3 Configuring the Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
      • 23.8.2.1.4 Unconfiguring a Keystore Provider
    • 23.8.2.2 Configuring the Discussions Server for a Typical Topology
      • 23.8.2.2.1 Importing the WebCenter Domain Certificate
      • 23.8.2.2.2 Creating the Keystore Certificate Properties File
      • 23.8.2.2.3 Specifying the Properties File for ClassLoader
      • 23.8.2.2.4 Updating the System Properties for WS-Security
      • 23.8.2.2.5 Configuring the Discussions Server Connection Settings
    • 23.8.2.3 Setting Up the SOA Domain
      • 23.8.2.3.1 Creating the SOA Domain Keystore
      • 23.8.2.3.2 Configuring the Keystore Using WLST
      • 23.8.2.3.3 Configuring the Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
      • 23.8.2.3.4 Unconfiguring a Keystore Provider
    • 23.8.2.4 Configuring the BPEL Server for a Typical Topology
  • 23.8.3 Configuring WS-Security for a Complex Topology
    • 23.8.3.1 Setting Up the WebCenter Domain Keystore
      • 23.8.3.1.1 Creating the WebCenter Domain Keystore
      • 23.8.3.1.2 Configuring the Keystore Using WLST
      • 23.8.3.1.3 Configuring the Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
      • 23.8.3.1.4 Unconfiguring a Keystore Provider
    • 23.8.3.2 Configuring the Discussions Server for a Complex Topology
      • 23.8.3.2.1 Importing the WebCenter Domain Certificate
      • 23.8.3.2.2 Creating the Keystore Certificate Properties File
      • 23.8.3.2.3 Specifying the Properties File for ClassLoader
      • 23.8.3.2.4 Updating the System Properties for WS-Security
      • 23.8.3.2.5 Configuring the Discussions Server Connection Settings
    • 23.8.3.3 Setting Up the First SOA Domain
      • 23.8.3.3.1 Creating the SOA Domain Keystore
      • 23.8.3.3.2 Configuring the Keystore Using WLST
      • 23.8.3.3.3 Configuring the Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
      • 23.8.3.3.4 Unconfiguring a Keystore Provider
    • 23.8.3.4 Setting Up the Second SOA Domain
      • 23.8.3.4.1 Creating the SOA Domain Keystore
      • 23.8.3.4.2 Configuring the Keystore Using WLST
      • 23.8.3.4.3 Configuring the Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
      • 23.8.3.4.4 Unconfiguring a Keystore Provider
    • 23.8.3.5 Configuring the BPEL Server for a Complex Topology
    • 23.8.3.6 Setting Up the External Portlet Domain Keystore
      • 23.8.3.6.1 Creating the External Portlet Domain Keystore
      • 23.8.3.6.2 Configuring the Keystore Using WLST
      • 23.8.3.6.3 Configuring the Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
      • 23.8.3.6.4 Unconfiguring a Keystore Provider
    • 23.8.3.7 Setting Up the External WebCenter Domain Keystore
      • 23.8.3.7.1 Creating the External WebCenter Domain Keystore
      • 23.8.3.7.2 Configuring the Keystore Using WLST
      • 23.8.3.7.3 Configuring the Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
      • 23.8.3.7.4 Unconfiguring a Keystore Provider
      • 23.8.3.7.5 Calling WebCenter Spaces WebServices
  • 23.8.4 Securing Oracle WebLogic Communication Services (OWLCS) with WS-Security
  • 23.8.5 Securing a WSRP Producer with WS-Security
    • 23.8.5.1 Deploying the Producer
    • 23.8.5.2 Attaching a Policy to the Producer Endpoint
    • 23.8.5.3 Setting Up the Keystores
  • 23.8.6 Securing WebCenter Spaces for Applications Consuming Spaces Client APIs with WS-Security
    • 23.8.6.1 Generating the Keystores
    • 23.8.6.2 Providing the Keystores and Keystore Information to the Application Developer
    • 23.8.6.3 Registering the Keystores
    • 23.8.6.4 Updating the Credential Stores
      • 23.8.6.4.1 Updating the Credential Store Using WLST
      • 23.8.6.4.2 Updating the Credential Store Using Fusion Middleware Control
• 23.9 Securing a PDK-Java Producer
  • 23.9.1 Defining a Shared Key as a Password Credential
    • 23.9.1.1 Defining a Shared Key Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 23.9.1.2 Defining a Shared Key Using WLST
• 23.10 Troubleshooting Security Configuration Issues
  • 23.10.1 Webcenter Spaces Does Not Find Users in LDAP Provider
  • 23.10.2 Group Space Gets Created with Errors When Logged in as OID User
  • 23.10.3 Users Cannot Do Self-Registration with WebCenter Spaces Configured with Active Directory
  • 23.10.4 User Made Administrator Doesn't Have Administrator Privileges
  • 23.10.5 OmniPortlet Producer Authorization Exception in SSO Environment

24 Monitoring Oracle WebCenter Performance

• 24.1 Understanding WebCenter Performance Metrics
  • 24.1.1 WebCenter Metric Collection: Recent History and Since Startup
  • 24.1.2 Common WebCenter Metrics
  • 24.1.3 Common WebCenter Performance Issues and Actions
  • 24.1.4 WebCenter Service-Specific Metrics
    • 24.1.4.1 Announcements Metrics
    • 24.1.4.2 BPEL Worklist Metrics
    • 24.1.4.3 Content Repository (Documents Service) Metrics
    • 24.1.4.4 Discussions Metrics
    • 24.1.4.5 Events Metrics
    • 24.1.4.6 External Application Metrics
    • 24.1.4.7 Instant Messaging and Presence (IMP) Metrics
    • 24.1.4.8 Import and Export Metrics
    • 24.1.4.9 List Metrics
    • 24.1.4.10 Mail Metrics
    • 24.1.4.11 Note Metrics
    • 24.1.4.12 Page Metrics
    • 24.1.4.13 Portlet Producer Metrics
    • 24.1.4.14 Portlet Metrics
    • 24.1.4.15 RSS News Feed Metrics
    • 24.1.4.16 Recent Activity Metrics
    • 24.1.4.17 Search Metrics
  • 24.1.5 WebCenter Service-Specific Performance Issues and Actions
    • 24.1.5.1 Announcements Service
    • 24.1.5.2 BPEL Worklist Service
    • 24.1.5.3 Content Repository (Documents) Service
    • 24.1.5.4 Discussions Service
    • 24.1.5.5 External Applications Service
    • 24.1.5.6 Events Service
    • 24.1.5.7 Instant Messaging and Presence (IMP) Service
    • 24.1.5.8 Import and Export
    • 24.1.5.9 Lists Service
    • 24.1.5.10 Mail Service
    • 24.1.5.11 Notes Service
    • 24.1.5.12 Page Service
    • 24.1.5.13 Portlets and Producers
    • 24.1.5.14 RSS Service
    • 24.1.5.15 Recent Activities Service
    • 24.1.5.16 Search Service
  • 24.1.6 Group Space Metrics
• 24.2 Viewing Performance Information
  • 24.2.1 Monitoring WebCenter Spaces
  • 24.2.2 Monitoring Custom WebCenter Applications
• 24.3 Viewing and Configuring Log Information
  • 24.3.1 WebCenter Spaces Logs
  • 24.3.2 Custom WebCenter Application Logs

25 Managing Export, Import, Backup, and Recovery of WebCenter

• 25.1 Exporting and Importing WebCenter Spaces for Data Migration
  • 25.1.1 Understanding WebCenter Spaces Export and Import
  • 25.1.2 Prerequisites for WebCenter Spaces Export and Import
  • 25.1.3 Migrating Back-end Components for an Entire WebCenter Spaces Application
    • 25.1.3.1 Exporting the LDAP Identity Store
    • 25.1.3.2 Importing the LDAP Identity Store
    • 25.1.3.3 Exporting and Importing the LDAP Credential Store
    • 25.1.3.4 Exporting and Importing the LDAP Policy Store
    • 25.1.3.5 Exporting and Importing a File-based Credential Store
    • 25.1.3.6 Exporting and Importing a File-based Policy Store
    • 25.1.3.7 Exporting Oracle WebCenter Discussions Server
    • 25.1.3.8 Importing Oracle WebCenter Discussions Server
    • 25.1.3.9 Exporting Oracle WebCenter Wiki Server
    • 25.1.3.10 Importing Oracle WebCenter Wiki Server
    • 25.1.3.11 Exporting Oracle Content Server
    • 25.1.3.12 Importing Oracle Content Server
    • 25.1.3.13 Exporting Oracle WebLogic Communications Server
    • 25.1.3.14 Importing Oracle WebLogic Communications Server
    • 25.1.3.15 Exporting Portlet Producers
    • 25.1.3.16 Importing Portlet Producers
  • 25.1.4 Exporting an Entire WebCenter Spaces Application
    • 25.1.4.1 Exporting WebCenter Spaces Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control
    • 25.1.4.2 Exporting WebCenter Spaces Using WLST
  • 25.1.5 Importing an Entire WebCenter Spaces Application
    • 25.1.5.1 Importing WebCenter Spaces Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control
    • 25.1.5.2 Importing WebCenter Spaces Using WLST
  • 25.1.6 Prerequisites for Group Space Export and Import
  • 25.1.7 Migrating Back-end Components for Individual Group Spaces
    • 25.1.7.1 Exporting Discussions for a Group Space
    • 25.1.7.2 Importing Discussions for a Group Space
    • 25.1.7.3 Exporting Wikis and Blogs for a Group Space
    • 25.1.7.4 Importing Wikis and Blogs for a Group Space
    • 25.1.7.5 Exporting Documents for a Group Space
    • 25.1.7.6 Importing Documents for a Group Space
  • 25.1.8 Exporting Group Spaces
    • 25.1.8.1 Exporting Group Spaces Using WebCenter Spaces
    • 25.1.8.2 Exporting Group Spaces Using WLST
  • 25.1.9 Importing Group Spaces
    • 25.1.9.1 Importing Group Spaces Using WebCenter Spaces
    • 25.1.9.2 Importing Group Spaces Using WLST
  • 25.1.10 Migrating Back-end Components for Group Space Templates
  • 25.1.11 Exporting Group Space Templates
    • 25.1.11.1 Exporting Group Space Templates Using WebCenter Spaces
    • 25.1.11.2 Exporting Group Space Templates Using WLST
  • 25.1.12 Importing Group Space Templates
    • 25.1.12.1 Importing Group Space Templates Using WebCenter Spaces
    • 25.1.12.2 Importing Group Space Templates Using WLST
• 25.2 Exporting and Importing Custom WebCenter Applications for Data Migration
  • 25.2.1 Understanding Custom WebCenter Application Export and Import
  • 25.2.2 Prerequisites for Custom WebCenter Application Export and Import
  • 25.2.3 Exporting Portlet Client Metadata (Custom WebCenter Applications)
  • 25.2.4 Importing Portlet Client Metadata (Custom WebCenter Applications)
  • 25.2.5 Exporting WebCenter Services Metadata and Data (Custom WebCenter Applications)
  • 25.2.6 Importing WebCenter Services Metadata and Data (Custom WebCenter Applications)
  • 25.2.7 Migrating Security for Custom WebCenter Applications
  • 25.2.8 Migrating Data (Custom WebCenter Applications)
    • 25.2.8.1 Exporting Data (Custom WebCenter Applications)
    • 25.2.8.2 Importing Data (Custom WebCenter Applications)
• 25.3 Backing Up and Recovering WebCenter Applications
• 25.4 Troubleshooting Import and Export Issues for WebCenter Spaces
  • 25.4.1 ResourceLimitException Issue
  • 25.4.2 Exporting and Importing Group Spaces in Multibyte Languages
  • 25.4.3 Page or Group Space Not Found Messages After Import
  • 25.4.4 Group Space Import Archive Exceeds Maximum Upload File Size
  • 25.4.5 Lists Not Imported Properly
  • 25.4.6 Exporting WebCenter Spaces Customizations

Part VI Application Administration for Oracle WebCenter Spaces

26 Accessing WebCenter Spaces Administration Pages

• 26.1 Logging into WebCenter Spaces as an Administrator
• 26.2 WebCenter Spaces Administration Pages

27 Customizing WebCenter Spaces

• 27.1 Naming Your WebCenter
• 27.2 Customizing the Online Help Link
• 27.3 Customizing the Sidebar
  • 27.3.1 Hiding and Showing Task Flows in the Sidebar
  • 27.3.2 Locking Sidebar Content
• 27.4 Changing the WebCenter Logo
• 27.5 Applying Look and Feel Using Skins
  • 27.5.1 What You Should Know About Application Skins
  • 27.5.2 Selecting a Skin
  • 27.5.3 Making New Skins Available to WebCenter Spaces
• 27.6 Applying Site Templates
  • 27.6.1 Choosing the Default Site Templates for Personal Spaces and Group Spaces
  • 27.6.2 Making New Site Templates Available to WebCenter Spaces
• 27.7 Customizing Copyright and Privacy Statements
• 27.8 Choosing the Default Display Language
• 27.9 Enabling and Disabling WebCenter Services
• 27.10 Enabling and Disabling Personal Spaces
• 27.11 Publishing the WebDAV URL
• 27.12 Making New Page Styles Available
• 27.13 Customizing the Oracle Composer Catalog and Deploying New Task Flows

28 Managing Users and Roles for WebCenter Spaces

• 28.1 Understanding Users, Roles, and Permissions
  • 28.1.1 Understanding Users
  • 28.1.2 Understanding Application Roles
    • 28.1.2.1 Default Application Roles
    • 28.1.2.2 Custom Application Roles
  • 28.1.3 Understanding Application Permissions
  • 28.1.4 Understanding Discussions Server Role and Permission Mapping
  • 28.1.5 Understanding Group Space Roles and Permissions
• 28.2 Managing Users
  • 28.2.1 What You Need to Know About Managing Users
  • 28.2.2 Assigning Users (and Groups) to Roles
  • 28.2.3 Assigning a User to a Different Role
  • 28.2.4 Giving a User Administrative Privileges
  • 28.2.5 Revoking Application Roles
  • 28.2.6 Adding or Removing Users
• 28.3 Managing Application Roles and Permissions
  • 28.3.1 What You Need to Know About Application Roles and Permissions
  • 28.3.2 Defining Application Roles
  • 28.3.3 Modifying Application Role Permissions
  • 28.3.4 Granting Permissions to the Public-User
  • 28.3.5 Granting Permissions to the Spaces-User
  • 28.3.6 Deleting Application Roles
• 28.4 Allowing Self-Registration
  • 28.4.1 Enabling Self-Registration By Invitation-Only
  • 28.4.2 Enabling Anyone to Self-Register
• 28.5 Troubleshooting Issues with Users and Roles

29 Managing Pages in WebCenter Spaces

• 29.1 Managing Business Role Pages
  • 29.1.1 What You Should Know About Business Role Pages
  • 29.1.2 Creating a Business Role Page
  • 29.1.3 Specifying the Target Audience for Business Role Pages
  • 29.1.4 Choosing a Default Display Order for Business Role Pages
  • 29.1.5 Editing a Business Role Page
  • 29.1.6 Copying a Business Role Page
  • 29.1.7 Deleting a Business Role Page
• 29.2 Managing Personal Pages
  • 29.2.1 What You Should Know About Personal Page Management
  • 29.2.2 Setting Up a Default Look and Feel for Personal Pages
  • 29.2.3 Editing Personal Pages with Administrative Privileges
  • 29.2.4 Changing Access Permissions for a Personal Page
  • 29.2.5 Copying a Personal Page
  • 29.2.6 Deleting a Personal Page
• 29.3 Setting Up the Public User Experience
  • 29.3.1 Customizing the Public Welcome Page
  • 29.3.2 Customizing the Login Page
  • 29.3.3 Customizing the Self-Registration Page
  • 29.3.4 Preventing Public Users From Seeing Personal or Business Role Pages

30 Making Applications Available in WebCenter Spaces

• 30.1 What You Should Know About the Applications Pane
• 30.2 Making an Application Available to WebCenter Users
• 30.3 Editing Links in the Applications Pane
• 30.4 Arranging the Applications List
• 30.5 Locking Applications Displayed in the Applications Pane
• 30.6 Removing Links from the Applications Pane

31 Managing Group Spaces in WebCenter Spaces

• 31.1 What You Should Know About Group Space Management
• 31.2 Viewing Group Space Information
• 31.3 Changing the Status of a Group Space
  • 31.3.1 Taking Any Group Space Offline
  • 31.3.2 Bringing Any Group Space Back Online
  • 31.3.3 Closing Any Group Space
  • 31.3.4 Reactivating Any Group Space
  • 31.3.5 Deleting a Group Space
• 31.4 Enabling and Disabling Services
• 31.5 Managing Group Space Templates
  • 31.5.1 What You Should Know About Managing Group Space Templates
  • 31.5.2 Viewing Group Space Templates
  • 31.5.3 Publishing and Hiding Group Space Templates
  • 31.5.4 Deleting a Group Space Template
• 31.6 Troubleshooting
  • 31.6.1 Troubleshooting WebCenter Spaces Workflows
    • 31.6.1.1 Validating the WebCenter Workflow Configuration
    • 31.6.1.2 Troubleshooting Issues with WebCenter Spaces Workflows
  • 31.6.2 Troubleshooting Service Provisioning Issues

32 Exporting and Importing Group Spaces

• 32.1 Exporting Group Spaces
• 32.2 Importing Group Spaces
• 32.3 Exporting Group Space Templates
• 32.4 Importing Group Space Templates
• 32.5 Troubleshooting Group Space Import and Export Issues
  • 32.5.1 ResourceLimitException Issue
  • 32.5.2 Group Space Blocked After Unsuccessful Export or Import
  • 32.5.3 Page or Group Space Not Found Message After Import
  • 32.5.4 Group Space Import Archive Exceeds Maximum Upload File Size
  • 32.5.5 Maximum Number of Group Spaces Exceeded on Export
  • 32.5.6 Lists Not Imported Properly

A WebCenter Configuration

• A.1 Configuration Files
  • A.1.1 adf-config.xml and connections.xml
  • A.1.2 web.xml
• A.2 Cluster Configuration
• A.3 Configuration Tools
  • A.3.1 Configuration Through Fusion Middleware Control, WLST Commands, and System MBeans Browser
  • A.3.2 Editing Configuration Files Manually
• A.4 Tuning Environment Configuration
  • A.4.1 Setting System Limit
  • A.4.2 Setting JDBC Data Source
  • A.4.3 Setting JRockit Virtual Machine (JVM) Arguments
• A.5 Tuning WebCenter Application Configuration
  • A.5.1 Setting HTTP Session Timeout
  • A.5.2 Setting JSP Page Timeout
  • A.5.3 Setting ADF Client State Token
  • A.5.4 Setting MDS Cache Size and Purge Rate
  • A.5.5 Configuring Concurrency Management
  • A.5.6 Configuring CRUD APIs (Create, Read, Update and Delete)
• A.6 Tuning Back-End Component Configuration
  • A.6.1 Tuning Performance of the Announcements Service
  • A.6.2 Tuning Performance of the Discussions Service
  • A.6.3 Tuning Performance of the Instant Messaging and Presence (IMP) Service
  • A.6.4 Tuning Performance of the Mail Service
  • A.6.5 Tuning Performance of the RSS News Feed Service
  • A.6.6 Tuning Performance of the Search Service
  • A.6.7 Tuning Performance of WSRP Producers
  • A.6.8 Tuning Performance of Oracle PDK-Java Producers
  • A.6.9 Tuning Performance of OmniPortlet
  • A.6.10 Tuning Performance of the Portlet Service
  • A.6.11 Configuring Portlet Cache Size
  • A.6.12 Configuring Portlet Timeout
• A.7 Troubleshooting WebCenter Application Configuration Issues
  • A.7.1 WebCenter Does Not Display in the Application Deployment Menu in Fusion Middleware Control
  • A.7.2 Configuration Options Unavailable
  • A.7.3 Configuration Performed in One Application Reflects in Another
  • A.7.4 WebCenter Spaces Logs Indicate Too Many Open Files
• A.8 Troubleshooting WLST Command Issues
  • A.8.1 None of the WLST Commands Work
  • A.8.2 WLST Commands Do Not Work for a Particular Service
  • A.8.3 A Connection with the Name Connection_Name Already Exists
  • A.8.4 WLST Shell is Not Connected to the Oracle WebLogic Managed Server Instance
  • A.8.5 Application with the Same Name Already Exists in a Domain
  • A.8.6 Application with the Same Name Already Exists on a Managed Server
  • A.8.7 Already in Domain Runtime Tree Message Displays

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