This chapter describes the roles and responsibilities of system administrators to get WebCenter Portal up and running.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Section 2.3, "Setting Up WebCenter Portal for the First Time (Roadmap)"
Section 2.4, "Customizing WebCenter Portal for the First Time (Roadmap)"
System administrators working with Portal Framework applications, should refer to Chapter 4, "Getting Portal Framework Applications Up and Running."
Permissions:
To perform the tasks in this chapter, you must be granted the following roles:
WebLogic Server: Admin
role granted through the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console.
Users with this role are also known as Fusion Middleware administrators.
WebCenter Portal: Administrator
role granted through Portal Builder Administration.
Users with this role are also known as WebCenter Portal administrators.
See also, Section 1.8, "Understanding Administrative Operations, Roles, and Tools."
Oracle Fusion Middleware provides a single administrative role with complete administrative capabilities—the Admin
role. System administrators with this role can perform the complete range of security-sensitive administrative duties, and all installation, configuration, and audit tasks. This administrator is also responsible for setting up and configuring WebCenter Portal immediately after installation, and performing on-going administrative tasks for WebCenter Portal and other Oracle WebCenter Portal components. This administrator is sometimes known as the Fusion Middleware administrator.
During installation, a single system administrator account is created named weblogic
. The password is the one provided during installation.
Use this administrator account to log in to the Fusion Middleware Control Console and WebCenter Portal, and assign administrative privileges to other users:
Fusion Middleware Control - Add one more users to the Administrator
group using the Oracle WebLogic Administration Console or Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST). For details, see the "Administrative Users and Roles" section in Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Security Guide.
Oracle WebLogic Server provides two other roles, in addition to the Admin
role, namely Operator
and Monitor
. To find out more about these role, see Table 1-7, "WebCenter Portal Operations and Oracle WebLogic Server Roles" in Section 1.8, "Understanding Administrative Operations, Roles, and Tools."
WebCenter Portal - Assign one more users the Administrator
role through Portal Builder Administration. For details, see Section 49.5.3, "Giving a User Administrative Privileges."
WebCenter Portal administrators have the highest privileges within the WebCenter Portal application. This administrator can view and customize every aspect of the WebCenter Portal, manage users and roles, and delegate responsibilities to others.
To find out what other tasks system administrators must do to get WebCenter Portal up and running, follow the steps listed under Table 2-1, "Roadmap - Setting Up WebCenter Portal for the First Time".
To find out what system administrator can do to customize WebCenter Portal out-of-the-box, follow the Table 2-2, "Roadmap - Customizing WebCenter Portal for the First Time".
Note:
System administrators are also responsible for all on-going administrative tasks, for details see Section 3.2, "System Administration for WebCenter Portal (Roadmap) ."
WebCenter Portal installation is described in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebCenter Portal.
The flow chart depicted in Figure 2-1 and Table 2-1 in this section provide an overview of the tasks required to get WebCenter Portal up and running.
Figure 2-1 Setting Up WebCenter Portal for the First Time
Table 2-1 Roadmap - Setting Up WebCenter Portal for the First Time
Actor | Task | Sub-task | Notes |
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Fusion Middleware Administrator |
1. Verify your WebCenter Portal installation |
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Fusion Middleware Administrator |
2. Add/modify connections to back-end components using either of the following tools:
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Back-end components may include: |
|
Fusion Middleware Administrator |
3. Connect external applications and portlet producers using either of the following tools:
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Portlet producers may include: |
|
Fusion Middleware Administrator |
4. Connect back-end severs to the same identity store WebCenter Portal |
Back-end servers may include:
|
|
Fusion Middleware Administrator |
5. Secure communication with WebCenter Portal |
5.b Configure SSL |
|
Fusion Middleware Administrator |
6. (Optional) Configure system options for WebCenter Portal: |
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Fusion Middleware Administrator |
7. Restart WC_Spaces, the managed server on which WebCenter Portal is deployed |
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WebCenter Portal Administrator |
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WebCenter Portal Administrator |
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WebCenter Portal Administrator |
Footnote 1 Auto-configured out-of-the-box
The roadmap in Table 2-2 outlines the tasks that a WebCenter Portal administrator might perform to customize WebCenter Portal for a new target audience.
Table 2-2 Roadmap - Customizing WebCenter Portal for the First Time
Task | Documentation | Actor |
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1. Log in to WebCenter Portal |
Log in to WebCenter Portal with administrative privileges and access the administration pages: Tips: WebCenter Portal URL is Portal Builder Administration URL is |
WebCenter Portal Admin |
2. Customize WebCenter Portal |
Customize WebCenter Portal to suit your audience. Choose a name and logo for your application, apply a corporate brand, set language options, choose default portals, default assets, and more. For details, see: |
WebCenter Portal Admin |
3. Determine self-registration policy |
Establish your policy regarding new user registration. Allow users outside of the WebCenter Portal community to self -register on an invitation-only basis or extend self-registration to the public: |
WebCenter Portal Admin |
4. Plan the public user experience |
First impressions are extremely important. Determine the content displayed on your Welcome page and the appearance of WebCenter Portal before users login: |
WebCenter Portal Admin |
5. Create roles and delegate responsibilities to other users |
Create roles to characterize groups of users and determine what they can see and do in WebCenter Portal. Manage and assign roles for any user in the identity store: |
WebCenter Portal Admin |
6. Customize the Home portal |
Design the default Home portal for WebCenter Portal users. Give them instant access to important information and applications relevant to their roles: Encourage or enforce a consistent look and feel through default page schemes and default page templates: |
WebCenter Portal Admin |
7. Set up discussion forums and announcements |
Configure default options for discussion forums and announcements: |
WebCenter Portal Admin |
8. Set up people connection components |
Configure defaults for activity streams, personal profiles, connections, messages boards, and feedback: |
WebCenter Portal Admin |
9. Set up mail notifications |
Configure default options for everyone's mail: |
WebCenter Portal Admin |
10. Provide ready-made portals and portal templates |
Users can create and manage their own portals without centralized administration. Give them a head-start by creating templates for the types of workspaces and communities they are likely to build: |
WebCenter Portal Admin |