Preface

This guide describes how to develop web services to expand the functionality of Oracle WebCenter Interaction.

Oracle WebCenter Interaction Development

Oracle WebCenter Interaction is a powerful framework that combines portal, content management, collaboration, integration and search technologies, and provides key application services that allow you to build integrated solutions across diverse platforms and systems.

Every Oracle WebCenter Interaction component is designed to provide a personalized experience for each organization and for specific groups and users. Using the Oracle WebCenter Interaction Development Kit (IDK), you can create powerful applications to meet the specific needs of your organization.

• Chapter 1, "Oracle WebCenter Interaction Development Environment": If you are developing services for Oracle WebCenter Interaction, you will need to understand the system and prepare your IDE for use with the Oracle WebCenter Interaction Development Kit (IDK).

• Chapter 2, "Oracle WebCenter Interaction Portlet and Pagelet Development": Pagelets and portlets are web applications that produce a self-contained, reusable user interface widget. Pagelets/portlets can be used for everything from displaying useful information to building integrated applications that combine functionality from multiple systems.

• Chapter 3, "Content Service Development": Content services allow you to search external repositories through the portal and index external content in the portal Directory. These services allow users to access documents and other resources from multiple repositories without leaving the portal workspace.

• Chapter 4, "Identity Service Development" : Identity Services allow you to integrate established repositories of user information into your portal.

• Chapter 5, "Oracle WebCenter Interaction REST APIs": Oracle WebCenter Interaction REST APIs allow remote web services to post documents to the portal Directory, update Community membership, and post stories to portal user's activity stream through simple HTTP requests.

Audience

This guide is written for developers responsible for creating web services to expand the functionality of Oracle WebCenter Interaction.

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Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle WebCenter Interaction 10g Release 4 (10.3.3.0.0) documentation set:

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebCenter Interaction for Windows

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebCenter Interaction for Unix and Linux

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle WebCenter Interaction for Windows

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle WebCenter Interaction for Unix and Linux

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention	Meaning
boldface	Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.
italic	Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values.
monospace	Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.