Preface

This Tutorial introduces you to Oracle WebCenter Portal: Framework, a key component of Oracle WebCenter Portal that enables you to build your own WebCenter Portal: Framework Applications. As you work through this Tutorial, you'll become familiar with Oracle JDeveloper and the components that have been added to support the new Oracle WebCenter Portal: Framework functionality. When you're ready to begin building your own application, you can move on to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Developer's Guide for Oracle WebCenter Portal for assistance.

Note:

For the portable document format (PDF) version of this manual, when a URL breaks onto two lines, the full URL data is not sent to the browser when you click it. To get to the correct target of any URL included in the PDF, copy and paste the URL into your browser's address field. In the HTML version of this manual, you can click a link to directly display its target in your browser.

Audience

This document is intended for users wishing to familiarize themselves with Oracle WebCenter Portal: Framework and learn how to develop WebCenter Portal: Framework Applications.

This Tutorial does not assume any prior knowledge of Oracle JDeveloper or Oracle WebCenter Portal. It does, however, assume that you are already somewhat familiar with the following:

• Oracle Application Development Framework (Oracle ADF)

• Oracle ADF Faces

• HTML coding experience (including CSS and JavaScript)

• XML, XSD, XSL syntax rules experience

• Some understanding of JSPs, JavaScript and/or Java

• Basic knowledge of content management tools and processes

• General web concepts and web site structures

The Tutorial is intended for the developer who wants to learn how to build a WebCenter Portal: Framework application. It is aimed specifically at WebCenter site developers, consultants, project managers, and site administrators who need to build and administer portal applications.

Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Related Documents

For more information on Oracle WebCenter Portal: Framework, see the following documents, which are available on the Oracle WebCenter Suite Documentation page on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) at http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/webcenter/documentation.html:

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Developer's Guide for Oracle WebCenter Portal, which explains how to use Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle WebCenter Portal Framework to develop WebCenter Portal: Framework applications

• Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle WebCenter Portal: Spaces, which explains how to use WebCenter Portal: Framework applications at runtime (in a browser)

For more information on Application Development Framework, see the Oracle Fusion Middleware Fusion Developer's Guide for Oracle Application Development Framework.

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.