Configure WebCenter Content and Oracle Content and Experience for the WCC Connector
An Administrator can register and configure a WebCenter Content (WCC) and Oracle Content and Experience for the WCC content connector so site users can pull content from the WebCenter Content Server into their sites.
The following sections describe the WebCenter Content connector and how to use it:
- Verify Network Accessibility for a WCC Connector
- Check WebCenter Content Readiness
- Check Oracle Content and Experience Readiness
- Set Up the Security Policy on WebCenter Content Server
- Configure the WebCenter Content Connector
- Specify WebCenter Content Connector Mappings
- Enable a WebCenter Content Connector for an Asset Repository
- Use a WebCenter Content Connector
- Create a Custom Content Type
- Revoke Authorized Users
- Run the Indexer and File Formats Wizard
Verify Network Accessibility for a WCC Connector
The communication between Oracle Content and Experience and WebCenter Content Server takes place over JAX-WS protocol, so the Oracle Content and Experience instance and WebCenter Content Server need to be on the same network for them to work together.
- For the Oracle Content and Experience Public cloud, the WebCenter Content Server should be accessible from the Public networks.
- For the Oracle Content and Experience private cloud, the WebCenter Content Server should be accessible from that private network.
Check WebCenter Content Readiness
The WebCenter Content connector is deployed on an Oracle Content and
Experience managed server and can be accessed using the context root
/cec-connector/wcc
.
To verify the deployment, go to the following link in the browser:
http://<host>:<port>/cec-connector/wcc/rest/api
This gives the following response which indicates the connector is deployed properly:

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Enable SSL
The Oracle Content Server should be accessible over HTTPS protocol. Access the content server sign-in page using the following URL, which will render the sign-in page in the browser:
Login Page: https://<host_name>:<port>/cs/login/login.htm

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Check Oracle Content and Experience Readiness
The WebCenter Content connector is deployed on an Oracle Content and
Experience managed server and can be accessed using the context root
/cec-connector/wcc
.
To verify the deployment, go to the following link in the browser:
http://<host>:<port>/cec-connector/wcc/rest/api
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Set Up the Security Policy on WebCenter Content Server
We will communicate with the WebCenter Content Server using the JAX-WS communication channel. The JAX-WS endpoints must be secured using the OWSM policies.
We will use the oracle/wss_username_token_over_ssl_service_policy server-side policy. Any client that communicates with the WebCenter Content Server must enter both a user name and a password. If these values are incorrect, then the handshake with the WebCenter Content Server will not be established.
Take the following steps to configure the server-side policy:
- Check the OWSM policy attached to JAX-WS.
To check the policy attached, access
https://<host_name>:<port>/idcnativews/IdcWebLoginPort?WSDL
. You should see the policy <wsp:PolicyReference> field in the wsdl.
Description of the illustration wsdl-owsm-policy.png - If the attached policy is
oracle/wss_username_token_over_ssl_service_policy, then ignore the
steps that follow.
Description of the illustration wcc-enterprise-manager.png - If the attached policy is a different one, then first detach that
policy, and then attach the policy
oracle/wss_username_token_over_ssl_service_policy. The
steps to attach or detach a policy follow. If no policy is attached, tfollow the
steps.
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Take the following steps to Attach an OWSM Policy:
- Go to the WebCenter Content Server Enterprise
Manager:
Sign in with your administrator credentials (weblogic/<password>)http://<host_name>:<port>/em
- On the Target Navigation page, choose Application Deployments -> Oracle UCM Native Web Services -> oracle UCM Native Web Service(UCM_Server1).
- Choose Application Deployment -> Web Services.
- On the IdcWebLoginPort (Web Services Endpoint)
page, click Attach/Detach Policies.
Description of the illustration attach-detach-policies.png - In the directly attached policies section, if there is any policy other
than oracle/wss_username_token_over_ssl_service_policy attached, first detach
it. Then attach the oracle/wss_username_token_over_ssl_service_policy
policy:
- Click the policy whose category is
Security, select it, and then click
Detach.
Notice that this policy will go away from the Directly Attached Policies list.
Description of the illustration detach-policy.png - Attach the oracle/wss_username_token_over_ssl_service_policy
policy.
Under Available Policies, search for oracle/wss_username_token_over_ssl_service_policy. In the result section, select oracle/wss_username_token_over_ssl_service_policy, and then click the Attach button.
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- Click the policy whose category is
Security, select it, and then click
Detach.
- Verify that oracle/wss_username_token_over_ssl_service_policy is
under Directly Attached Policies, click Validate, and then
clickOK. After the popup closes, click the
Return button. No restart is required.
Description of the illustration validate-policy.png - Access
https://<host_name>:<port>/idcnativews/IdcWebLoginPort?WSDL.
You should see the policy oracle/wss_username_token_over_ssl_service_policy being attached to the IdcWebLoginPort wsdl. This confirms that the policy is attached correctly.
Description of the illustration wsp-policy.png - Also, verify that the https://<host_name>:<port>/idcws/GenericSoapPort?WSDL wsdl loads successfully.
Configure the WebCenter Content Connector
Before you start using the WebCenter Content Connector in an Oracle Content and Experience instance, the connector needs to be registered, configured, and enabled on the Oracle Content and Experience side.
To configure a WebCenter Content Connector for Oracle Content and Experience:
- Sign in to Oracle Content and Experience as an administrator.
- Go to Administration > Integrations > Content
Connectors, locate the out-of-the-box connector Webcenter Content,
and click Enable next to it.
Description of the illustration webcenter-content-fields.png - Enter a description and select the Allow content type creation and Enable for end-users checkboxes.
- Enter details for Additional Fields:
- WebCenter Content JAX-WS Connection URI: http://<host_name>:<port>/idcnativews
- WebCenter Content Server JAX-WS Client Policy: oracle/wss_username_token_over_ssl_client_policy
- WebCenter Content Server Web Context Root: /cs (This depends on Content Server setup.)
- Click Save.
The WebCenter Content connector is now enabled and ready to be used.
Specify WebCenter Content Connector Mappings
Selection of the Allow content type creation option for a WebCenter Content Connector creates a WebCenter-Content content type in Oracle Content and Experience by the administration user who is configuring the connector.

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You can view the content type on the Administration > Assets > Content Types page.

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As an administrator for the asset repository, you can specify mappings for the connector type.
Enable a WebCenter Content Connector for an Asset Repository
Once the connector is configured and enabled, we need to enable it for the asset repository, as follows.
Selecting the connector automatically adds the associated content type to the repository. Be sure to add the required members to the content type for them to be able to access and create content items in the repository.

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Use a WebCenter Content Connector
To use a WebCenter Content Connector, follow these steps.
- Go to the asset repository for which you have configured the connector,
and click Add > Import from WebCenter Content
This launches a WebCenter Content sign-in dialog.
Description of the illustration wcc-sign.png - Enter your WebCenter Content Server credentials.
These credentials will be securely stored on Oracle Content and Experience and can be reused for subsequent access. To clear the credentials, go to Add > Manage Sources > Connector > Revoke.
After your credentials are authenticated, you will see a connector-picker dialog that lists content from the content server.
Description of the illustration connector-picker-dialog.png - Browse through the files and folders. You can also use search for
specific items. Additionally, you can choose to view the listing in various layouts,
like card, compact, and list.
Description of the illustration files-and-folders.pngThe dialog also supports pagination for a large number of files and folders. Select the file or files you are interested in, and click Ok
Description of the illustration select-files.png - You can add to the asset repository. An intermediate dialog lists the
files to be added and lets you choose the collection and channels. You can also
specify tags for the content you are adding. Click Add.
Once Add is successful, content items are created in the asset repository. Two artifacts are created for every document that is added: the actual document (digital asset) and the content item that references the digital asset.
Description of the illustration digital-assets.pngThe following image shows the content item created by referencing the digital asset document.
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Create a Custom Content Type
To create a custom content type, you can reuse an existing content type or create a new one and do the necessary mapping in the connector configuration screen.
For example, suppose we were to register a new WebCenter Content connector for another WebCenter Content instance we want to wire to. We could not check Allow Content type creation and instead choose to use the WebCenter Content content type in the Oracle Content and Experience content type and perform the necessary mappings of the listed attributes.

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Revoke Authorized Users
Once you provide the user credentials, they are stored in Oracle Content and Experience and passed to the connector during subsequent usage, which means the login challenge will not be given all the time.
If you need to sign in as a different user, then the signed-in authorized user needs to be revoked. To revoke an authorized user:
- Click Assets → Add → Manage Sources.
- Click Revoke next to a user name.
- Click OK to revoke the user.
Run the Indexer and File Formats Wizard
To complete the configuration of a WebCenter Content connector, you need to run the Indexer for search results and the File Formats Wizard for IBR configuration in Oracle Content and Experience.
It is mandatory to run the Indexer for a search to return results. For thumbnail generation for documents in the WCC file picker window in Oracle Content and Experience. Choose Administration → Admin Applets → Repository Manager → Indexer.
IBR must be configured for Content Server. Choose Administration -> Refinery Administration -> File Formats Wizard.

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