Configuring external services involves establishing a connection from the WebLogic domain to the location of the external service. This chapter describes how to configure the services using WebCenter Spaces or the WebLogic scripting tool (WLST).
This chapter contains the following sections:
Section 8.2, "Configuring the Instant Messaging and Presence (IMP) Server Connection"
Section 8.3, "Configuring the Worklist and Workflow Server Connection"
The discussion forum connection can be configured using either WebCenter Spaces or via the WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST):
For additional information on configuring Discussions Server connections, see Chapter 12 "Managing the Announcements and Discussions Services" of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle WebCenter.
The required values for the WebCenter Enterprise Deployment configuration are as follows:
Server URL: http://wcinternal.mycompany.com/owc_discussions
Admin User: the discussions server admin user name
Admin Password: the discussions server admin password
To configure discussions via the WebLogic Scripting Tool, complete these steps:
Start the WebLogic Scripting Tool:
WCHOST1> MW_HOME/wc/common/bin/wlst.sh
In WLST, connect as the administrator:
> connect('weblogic','admin password','ADMINVHN:7001',server='wc_spaces1')
Create the forum connection as follows, using WLST.
> createDiscussionForumConnection(appName='webcenter',name='Jive-DiscussionForum',url=DF_URL,adminUser=DF_USER,default=true,server='wc_spaces1')
To create a Discussions Server connection for WebCenter from Enterprise Manager:
Ensure that at least one of the WebCenter Spaces Managed Servers is running.
Log on to the Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control Console at http://SOAHOST1:7001/em.
From the menu on the left, select Farm_wcedg_domain, WebCenter, WebCenter Spaces, and then webcenter(11.1.1.4.0) (wc_spaces1)to go to the WebCenter Spaces page.
From the WebCenter Spaces WebCenter drop-down menu, select Settings, and then Service Configuration.
Click Discussions and Announcements, and then on Add.
In the Add Discussion and Announcement Connection screen, enter the name (DFConnection), service URL (http://<host>:<port>/owc_discussions) and administrator user name.
Click OK to save the settings.
Restart the WC_Spaces managed servers.
For instructions on configuring Instant Messaging and Presence servers, see Section 16.3, "Registering Instant Messaging and Presence Servers" of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle WebCenter
Before configuring the connection to the BPEL Server which will host the Worklist and Workflow application, there are several prerequisites that need to be met:
The backend requirements for WebCenter Spaces workflows must be completed. This includes the deployment of WebCenter Spaces workflows. These steps can be found in Chapter 22 "Managing External Applications" of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle WebCenter.
The keystores for the WebCenter and SOA servers must be generated. In particular, the steps for configurations when SOA and WebCenter are installed in the same domain must be followed. These steps can be found in Chapter 27 "Securing WebCenter Applications and Components with SSL" of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle WebCenter.
The Worklist Server connection can be configured using either WebCenter Spaces or via the WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST):
Section 8.3.1, "Configuring Worklist and Workflow using WebCenter Spaces"
Section 8.3.2, "Configuring Worklist and Workflow using WLST"
For details on configuring Worklist using WebCenter Spaces, see section 12.5.2.2 of the WebCenter Administration Guide. The required values for the WebCenter Enterprise Deployment configuration are as follows:
SOAP Server URL: http://wcinternal.mycompany.com
For details on configuring Workflow, please ensure the prerequisites have been met according to section 4.7 of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebCenter 11g Release 1 (11.1.1). In particular, ensure that WebCenter Spaces Workflow has been deployed on the SOA Server.
To configure Worklist using the WebLogic Scripting Tool, complete these steps:
Start the WebLogic Scripting Tool:
WCHOST1> MW_HOME/wc/common/bin/wlst.sh
In WLST, connect as the administrator.
> connect('weblogic','admin password','ADMINVHN:7001')
Run the following commands in WLST to configure the worklist server connection:
> createBPELConnection('webcenter', 'WebCenter-Worklist', 'http://wcinternal.mycompany.com',server='wc_spaces1')
> addWorklistConnection('webcenter','WebCenter-Worklist',true,server='wc_spaces1')
> listWorklistConnections('webcenter',false,server='wc_spaces1')
Run the following commands in WLST to configure this same connection as the workflow connection:
> setSpacesWorkflowConnectionName('webcenter','WebCenter-Worklist',server='wc_spaces1')
> getSpacesWorkflowConnectionName('webcenter',server='wc_spaces1')
The portlet producers can be configured using either WebCenter Spaces or using the WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST):
Section 8.4.1, "Configuring the Portlet Producers using WebCenter Spaces"
Section 8.4.2, "Configuring the Portlet Producers Using WLST"
For details on configuring the portlet producers using WebCenter Spaces, see sections 13.2 and 13.3 of the WebCenter Administration Guide Chapter 23 "Managing Security" of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle WebCenter. The required values for the WebCenter Enterprise Deployment configuration are as follows:
To configure the portlet producers using the WebLogic Scripting Tool, complete these steps:
Start the WebLogic Scripting Tool:
WCHOST1> MW_HOME/wc/common/bin/wlst.sh
In WLST, connect as the administrator.
> connect('weblogic','admin password','ADMINVHN:7001')
Run the following commands in WLST to configure the portlet producers:
> registerPDKJavaProducer('webcenter', 'wc-WebClipping1', 'http://wcinternal.mycompany.com/portalTools/webClipping/providers', serviceId='webClipping', timeout=500, establishSession=true ,server='wc_spaces1')
> listPDKJavaProducers('webcenter','wc-WebClipping1',server='wc_spaces1')
> registerPDKJavaProducer('webcenter', 'wc-OmniPortlet1', 'http://wcinternal.mycompany.com/portalTools/omniPortlet/providers', serviceId='omniPortlet', timeout=500, establishSession=true,server='wc_spaces1')
> listPDKJavaProducers('webcenter',name='wc-OmniPortlet1',server='wc_spaces1')
> registerWSRPProducer('webcenter', 'wc-WSRPTools1', 'http://wcinternal.mycompany.com/wsrp-tools/portlets/wsrp2?WSDL', timeout=500,server='wc_spaces1')
> listWSRPProducers('webcenter', 'wc-WSRPTools1',server='wc_spaces1')
You can configure Search Services and crawlers using the procedures in Chapter 21 of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle WebCenter.
Ensure that:
The Search Service has been registered with Oracle Internet Directory as described in Section 21.2.2, "Oracle SES - Configuration" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle WebCenter.
The Search Service connection has been added and created as a new Service as described in Section 21.3, "Setting Up Oracle SES Connections" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle WebCenter.(Section 21.3) WCADM6557
Ensure that any new URLs are added to both the WEBHOST HTTP Server configurations as follows:
<Location /rsscrawl> WebLogicCluster WCHOST1:9000,WCHOST2:9000 SetHandler weblogic-handler </Location> <Location /sesUserAuth> WebLogicCluster WCHOST1:9000,WCHOST2:9000 SetHandler weblogic-handler </Location>