Create a New Local Component

Create a local component with Oracle Content Management that you can immediately drop onto the page. This is the starting point for creating any new component.

To create a new local component:

1. Click Developer in the side navigation, then click View all Components.
2. Select Create > Create Local Component.
3. Enter a name, for example, H1_Component, and optionally, a description.
4. Click Create to create a new component.

Now that you have successfully created a component, you should see it in the list of component on the component page, as well as in the Add > Custom component palette for any site you create. Use the following steps to validate your component creation (Checkpoint 1):

1. Create a new site using any seeded template; for example, create a site named ComponentTest using the StarterTemplate template.

2. Select the Edit option, and create an update for the site to open it in an editor.

3. Edit a page within the site you created.

4. Click the Add button (+) on the left bar, and select Custom for the list of custom components.

5. Select H1_Component from the custom component palette and drop it onto the page.

   You should now see a default rendering for the local component you created.

6. Select the context menu for the component.

7. Choose Settings from the drop-down menu.

   You can change the settings to see how seeded component rendering will change.

   You can modify seeded files to create a new custom component.