2 Installing and Configuring Oracle JDeveloper

This chapter describes how to set up the Oracle JDeveloper development environment to use with Oracle WebCenter Content.

This chapter includes the following sections:

2.1 Install JDeveloper

If you do not already have JDeveloper 12.2.1.0.0 installed, download Oracle JDeveloper 12c (12.2.1.0.0) Studio Edition from this location:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/jdev/downloads/index.html

Use the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle JDeveloper, available from the same directory, to install and start JDeveloper 12.2.1.0.0 Studio Edition on one of the supported platforms (Windows, Linux, UNIX, or Mac OS system).

Note:

If you have installed other versions of JDeveloper on the same computer, the first time you start this version of JDeveloper, you will be prompted to import preferences from the previous installation. Click No to continue without importing preferences from the previous installation.

2.2 Creating an Integrated WebLogic Server Domain

For a newly installed JDeveloper Studio instance, you need to create an integrated Oracle WebLogic Server domain to set up your development environment.

To create an integrated WebLogic Server domain:

  1. Open JDeveloper.

  2. From the Run menu, choose Start Server Instance.

  3. Choose and enter a password, and then enter it again to confirm it. All other fields can have default values. Click OK.

  4. Monitor the log window until you see the message:

    IntegratedWebLogicServer started.

  5. Stop the server. From the Run menu, choose Terminate, and then choose IntegratedWebLogicServer.

2.3 Configuring JDeveloper for Defining Seeded Customizations

You can specify JDeveloper configurations to better support defining seeded customizations.

To configure JDeveloper for defining seeded customizations:

  1. In the Application Navigator, choose Show Libraries from the Applications Window Options menu.

    This makes each project list all its libraries in the Application Navigator.

  2. Open *.jsf and *.jsff files in Source mode:

    1. Choose Preferences . . . from the Tools menu.

    2. Select File Types in the left panel

    3. Click the Default Editors tab on right side.

    4. Scroll down to locate the row for ADF Fragment File, and change its default editor to Source.

    5. Locate the row for XHTML/Facelets Source (which is for .jsf files), and change its default editor to Source.

    6. Click OK.