Installation Steps for the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Collaborative Portal

You can use the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Collaborative Portal to implement JD Edwards EnterpriseOne HCM Self-Service. This guide does not describe in detail how to install and configure the Collaborative Portal. However, this section provides an overview of the general steps involved in installing and configuring the Collaborative Portal.

Use these steps as a guide to the installation and configuration process for the Collaborative Portal and the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne portlets. You should perform these steps in the order listed.

1. Verify that you meet the minimum technical requirements (MTRs) to implement the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Collaborative Portal.

   JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 8.98 Hardware and Software Requirements Guide

2. Install and configure the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne system.

   Apply the updates, service packes, or Electronic Software Updates (ESUs) specified in the MTRs.

   See your JD Edwards EnterpriseOne installation documentation.

3. Install and configure the IBM WebSphere Portal.

   Use one of these guides:

   • JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools IBM WebSphere Portal for Unix Guide

   • JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools IBM WebSphere Portal for Microsoft Windows Guide

   • JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools IBM WebSphere Portal for IBM i for Power Systems Guide

4. Install and configure the Oracle WebCenter Portal:

   See "Oracle WebCenter Spaces" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne WebCenter Spaces Configuration for Related Information Application Framework Guide.

5. Install and configure the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Collaborative Portal.

   JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 8.98 Collaborative Portal Installation

6. Generate JD Edwards EnterpriseOne portlets in the WebClient_Portal.war file.

   Use both of these guides:

   • "Understanding Portlet Forms" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Form Design Aid Guide

   • " Generating Portlets" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Form Design Aid Guide

   • JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 8.98 HTML Web Server Installation, Appendix A: Generating JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Serialized Objects, Generating an FDA-Created Portlet

7. Install the WebClient_Portal.war file in the Collaborative Portal.

   WebSphere Portal for Multiplatforms:

   See http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v510/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc/wpf/welcome.html

8. Create pages and add portlets to pages in the Collaborative Portal.

   WebSphere Portal for Multiplatforms:

   See http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v510/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc/wpf/welcome.html