Preface

This tutorial introduces you to Oracle WebCenter Spaces, a powerful platform for self-service portal creation and management as well as social collaboration. Developed using Oracle WebCenter Framework, WebCenter Portal, and WebCenter services, WebCenter Spaces allows you to quickly and easily build a custom application that supports business users in all their daily tasks: collaborating with people, sharing knowledge via documents, messaging, organizing groups, scheduling events via calendar, and so on. In addition, this document explains how to use WebCenter Spaces to operate within a Space, a key offering designed to help small groups share information and interact in a collaborative setting.

Audience

This document is intended for users wishing to familiarize themselves with WebCenter Spaces. While the bulk of the tutorial is geared toward business users, there are some set-up tasks that must be completed by an administrator so that users can work through the tutorial successfully. These steps are documented in Chapter 1, "Preparing for the Tutorial."

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Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle WebCenter and Oracle Fusion Middleware documentation sets:

• Oracle WebCenter Framework Developer's Guide

• Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle WebCenter Spaces

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle WebCenter

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebCenter

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Enterprise Deployment Guide for Oracle WebCenter

• Oracle Fusion Middleware High Availability Guide

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Convention	Meaning
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