Installation and Upgrade Guide for Oracle WebCenter WSRP Producer for .NET
11g Release 1 (11.1.1.4.0)
E14553-03
March 2011
This book describes how to install and deploy the Oracle WebCenter WSRP Producer for .NET (previously called the .NET Application Accelerator) 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.4.0).
The following hardware and software is required to develop and deploy portlets using the Oracle WebCenter WSRP Producer for .NET.
| Component | Requirements |
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Host Computer |
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Platform |
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Note:
Oracle WebLogic Portal must be configured to block cookies from being stored in the browser (setresource-cookies to block-all in wsrp-producer-registry.xml).The following additional documentation is available.
| Document | Description |
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Release Notes |
The release notes provide information about new features, issues addressed, and known issues in the release. |
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Development Guide |
The Development Guide for Oracle WebCenter WSRP Producer for .NET provides detailed information on authoring portlets using the Oracle WebCenter WSRP Producer for .NET. |
The installation package installs the Oracle WebCenter WSRP Producer for .NET and configures necessary system tools. For details, see Understanding Your Installation.
Before beginning installation, make sure your system meets the prerequisites for installation. For details, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Oracle WebCenter WSRP Producer for .NET.
To install the Oracle WebCenter WSRP Producer for .NET, follow the steps below:
Launch the installer (OracleWebCenterWSRPProducerForDotNet.msi) as a local administrator or as a user who has rights to configure IIS and set file permissions on the folder in which you wish to install the product.
Complete the installation wizard pages as described in the table that follows.
| Wizard Page | Description |
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Select Installation Folder |
Enter the folder where you would like the product installed. |
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Confirm Installation |
If you are ready to install the product click Next to proceed. A panel showing the installation progress should appear. The installer will also launch a small number of command windows. |
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Installation Complete |
Click Close to close the installer. |
The installer adds files and saves configuration settings in the following areas:
The installer sets the localized "NETWORK SERVICE" account to have modify access on the files in the \wsrpdefault directory. The localized "NETWORK SERVICE" account is the default user assigned to execute ASP.NET applications.
The installer lays down the following folders and files:
\Uninstall_resources: Contains executables used by the uninstaller to properly remove virtual directories and shortcuts added by the installer.
\assembly version: Contains assemblies required by the product.
Note:
The installer does not place these assemblies in the GAC by default.\wsrpdefault: Contains a working example of a deployment with the following subfolders:
\App_Themes: Contains styles and skins.
\bin: Contains assemblies for the IIS application associated with the \wsrpdefault folder.
\wsdl: Contains the SOAP endpoint files (.asmx) and WSRP definition files (.wsdl). In particular, WSRPService.wsdl lists the fully qualified paths to the SOAP endpoints. This file can be used to set a different fully-qualified domain name for the host machine.
\portlets: Contains Web Parts or application files.
The installer sets up an IIS web site and IIS virtual directory with application. Both are set to point at the \wsrpdefault folder described in the previous section. An IIS application pool called OraAppPool2 is created to run applications.
The web site is set up on the first available port starting at 8678. If you are using Windows 7 or Windows 2008, you will need to make sure that this port is available to computers coming from the outside (you may need to punch hole in your firewall for this port).
The IIS application is targeted at the virtual directory, \wsrpdefault, not the IIS web site, so you must navigate to the wsrpdefault virtual directory (e.g. http://myhost.mycompany.com:8678/wsrpdefault) rather than the root IIS web site (e.g. http://myhost.mycompany.com:8678).
Note:
Oracle WebLogic Portal's WSRP consumer does not properly render compressed content returned from IIS 7.0 and IIS 7.5. If you are running the WSRP producer for .NET on Windows 2008 or Windows 7, and you are using WebLogic Portal as the consumer, be sure to disable dynamic compression on IIS.The installer adds the following items to the Start Menu:
Oracle Online Documentation
Uninstall
WSRP 1.0 WSDL (registers Web Parts placed in the /wsrpdefault folder as WSRP 1.0 portlets)
WSRP 2.0 WSDL (registers Web Parts placed in the /wsrpdefault folder as WSRP 2.0 portlets)
The WSDL links should be launched in your default browser. To register the portlets, copy one of these links into your WSRP consumer.
To confirm a successful installation, import the WSDL file for the sample Web Part included with installation into your WSRP Consumer using the steps below.
From the Start Menu, click Start|Programs|Oracle Application Accelerator for .NET|WSRP 1.0 WSDL. The WSDL file should open in a browser window.
Copy the URL from the browser window and paste it into your WSRP Consumer's registration tool. If you see any errors:
Confirm that the fully-qualified domain name generated by the installer is correct. If it is not correct, you will need to adjust both the URL to the wsdl and the URLs specified in the WSDL (see Understanding Your Installation for details on the location of the WSDL files).
Confirm that the host allows traffic on the port specified. By default, in Windows 2008 and Windows 7, only TCP traffic is allowed on port 80. You will need to adjust the firewall settings.
You should see a single portlet called Simple Date Time in the list of portlets available on the WSRP producer. Select this portlet and add it to your portal.
If your installation is working correctly, you should be able to see an example portlet with the following functionality:
A button that displays the latest date and time using ASP.NET AJAX.
A button that displays the latest date and time using standard ASP.NET postback.
Personalization of a single string preference from your WSRP Consumer's editor (the Personalize drop-down menu in Oracle WebCenter or the Edit button in Oracle WebLogic Portal).
To upgrade existing Oracle WebCenter Interaction (or AquaLogic Interaction) portlets developed using the .NET Application Accelerator version 1.x, you must make modifications to your code. If you are upgrading from version 1.0, first upgrade to version 1.1.
If your portlet uses the profile provider, you must change the name and type of the profile provider defined in your project's Web.config file to WSRPProfileProvider as shown in the code snippet below.
<profile enabled="true" defaultProvider="WSRPProfileProvider" automaticSaveEnabled="true">
<providers>
<clear />
<add name="WSRPProfileProvider" type="oracle.appaccel.wsrp.WebService.providers.profile.WSRPProfileProvider" applicationName="WSRPProfileProvider"/>
</providers>
<properties>
<clear />
</properties>
</profile>
For portlets developed for Oracle WebLogic Portal that use the profile provider, you must also upgrade property names to the 1.1 MP1 syntax. In version 1.0, the property set name was appended to the property name. In 1.1 MP1, the property name is placed in a group element.
For each custom property set or user profile grouping, create a <group> element in the <properties> element within the <profile> element in the Web.config file for the portlet project. Add each user profile property to its respective group. Each property must be defined with a name and a type. If you provide a default value, it will be used if the property is not available.
Note:
The name of the property must match the name sent by the source application.
<properties>
<group name="homeInfo">
<group name="online">
<add name="email" type="string"/>
</group>
</group>
<group name="CustomProperties ">
<add name="title" type="string" defaultValue="No Title"/>
</group>
<group name="MyProfile">
<add name="Name" type="String" defaultValue="Guest"/>
<add name="Age" type="Int32"/>
</group>
</properties>
Reference the property in the portlet page by name using the Profile object. The correct syntax is shown below.
string title = Profile.CustomProperties.Title string name = Profile.MyProfile.Name; int age = Profile.MyProfile.Age;
The other namespace changes implemented in version 1.1 MP1 provide new classes and do not affect existing 1.0 portlets. (You may need to add namespaces to access new functionality.)
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