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Part I Introduction to Oracle WebCenter Portal
1
Introduction to Administration for Oracle WebCenter Portal
1.1
Introducing Oracle WebCenter Portal
1.2
Oracle WebCenter Portal Architecture
1.2.1
WebCenter Portal Framework
1.2.2
Application Development Framework
1.2.3
Portal Composer
1.2.4
Tools and Services
1.2.5
Discussion Server
1.2.6
Analytics
1.3
Oracle WebCenter Portal Topology
1.3.1
Oracle WebCenter Portal Topology Out-of-the-Box
1.3.2
Oracle WebCenter Portal Managed Servers
1.3.3
Oracle WebCenter Portal Startup Order
1.3.4
Oracle WebCenter Portal Dependencies
1.3.5
Oracle WebCenter Portal Configuration Considerations
1.3.6
Discussions Server Configuration
1.3.7
Oracle WebCenter Portal State and Configuration Persistence
1.3.8
Analytics Considerations
1.3.9
Oracle WebCenter Portal Log File Locations
1.4
Understanding the Oracle WebCenter Portal Installation
1.5
Understanding Administrative Operations, Roles, and Tools
1.6
Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics
1.7
Understanding Security
1.8
WebCenter Portal Application Deployment
1.9
Data Migration, Backup, and Recovery
1.10
Oracle WebCenter Portal Administration Tools
1.10.1
Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control Console
1.10.1.1
Displaying
Fusion Middleware Control Console
1.10.2
Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
1.10.2.1
Locking Domain Configuration
1.10.3
Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)
1.10.3.1
Running Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) Commands
1.10.3.1.1
Hints and Tips Running for Oracle WebCenter Portal WLST Commands
1.10.4
System MBean Browser
1.10.5
WebCenter Portal
Administration Pages
Part II Getting Started
2
Getting Started Administering WebCenter Portal
2.1
Role of the System Administrator
2.2
Installing
WebCenter Portal
2.3
Setting Up WebCenter Portal for the First Time (Roadmap)
2.4
Customizing WebCenter Portal for the First Time (Roadmap)
2.5
System Administration for
WebCenter Portal
– Fusion Middleware Admin Role (Roadmap)
2.6
System Administration for
WebCenter Portal
–
WebCenter Portal
Admin Role (Roadmap)
3
Starting Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control
3.1
Displaying Fusion Middleware Control Console
3.2
Navigating to the Home Page for
WebCenter Portal
3.2.1
Home Page for WebCenter Portal
3.2.2
Navigating to the WebCenter Portal Home Page
3.3
Navigating to Dependent Components
4
Starting and Stopping Managed Servers and Applications for Oracle WebCenter Portal
4.1
Starting Node Manager
4.2
Starting and Stopping Managed Servers for WebCenter Portal Application Deployments
4.2.1
Oracle WebCenter Portal Managed Servers
4.2.2
Starting and Stopping Managed Servers
4.3
Starting and Stopping the
WebCenter Portal
Application
4.3.1
Starting
WebCenter Portal
Using Fusion Middleware Control
4.3.2
Starting
WebCenter Portal
Using WLST
4.3.3
Stopping
WebCenter Portal
Using Fusion Middleware Control
4.3.4
Stopping
WebCenter Portal
Using WLST
Part III Administering Tools and Services
5
Managing Tools and Services
5.1
Introduction to Managing Tools and Services
5.1.1
Back-end Repositories for Tools and Services
5.2
Configuring Back-end Data Repositories for Tools and Services
5.2.1
Setting Up the MDS Repository
5.2.2
Setting Up Database Connections
5.2.3
Setting Up Back-end Server Connections
5.2.4
Setting Up a Proxy Server
5.2.4.1
Setting Up a Proxy Server Using Fusion Middleware Control
5.2.4.2
Setting Up a Proxy Server Using WLST
5.2.5
Setting Up External Application Connections
5.3
About Tools and Services in WebCenter Portal
5.3.1
Enabling and Disabling Tools and Services in
WebCenter Portal
5.3.2
Configuring Tools and Services for WebCenter Portal
6
Managing Connections to Oracle WebCenter Content Server
6.1
About Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connections
6.2
Prerequisites for Configuring Oracle WebCenter Content Server
6.2.1
Installation Prerequisites for Oracle WebCenter Content Server
6.2.2
Installation Prerequisites for Inbound Refinery
6.2.3
Configuration Prerequisites for Oracle WebCenter Content Server and Inbound Refinery
6.2.4
Security Prerequisites for Oracle WebCenter Content Server and Inbound Refinery
6.3
Configuration Roadmap for Oracle WebCenter Content Server
6.4
Configuring Oracle WebCenter Content Server
6.4.1
Enabling Mandatory Components
6.4.1.1
Enabling the FrameworkFolders Component
6.4.1.2
Enabling the WebCenterConfigure Component
6.4.2
Configuring the Dynamic Converter Component
6.4.2.1
Enabling the Dynamic Converter Component
6.4.2.2
Specifying the File Type, File Size, and Timeout Settings
6.4.3
Configuring the Inbound Refinery
6.4.3.1
Creating an Outbound Provider
6.4.3.2
Selecting the File Formats To Be Converted
6.4.3.3
Enabling the Conversion of Wikis and Blogs into PDFs
6.4.3.4
Specifying the Timeout Setting for File Conversions
6.4.4
Setting Up SSL for Oracle WebCenter Content Server
6.4.5
Configuring the SES Crawler
6.4.6
Setting Up Site Studio
6.4.6.1
Enabling the iFraming UI
6.4.7
Enabling Full-Text Search
6.4.8
Creating Content Profiles in Oracle WebCenter Content Server
6.4.9
Enabling Digital Asset Manager
6.4.10
Additional Optional Configurations for Oracle WebCenter Content Server
6.4.10.1
Configuring Oracle WebCener Content Server for Desktop
6.4.10.2
Configuring the File Store Provider
6.4.10.3
Setting Up Node Manager
6.4.10.4
Configuring Localization Properties
6.4.10.5
Showing and Hiding the Wiki Markup Tab in the Rich Text Editor
6.4.10.6
Disabling Text Wrapping in the Rich Text Editor
6.4.11
Registering the Default Oracle WebCenter Content Server Repository
6.4.11.1
Configuring the Default Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connection for Oracle WebCenter Portal
6.4.11.2
Checking the Oracle WebCenter Portal Data Seeded in Oracle WebCenter Content Server
6.5
Creating a Connection to Oracle WebCenter Content Server
6.5.1
About Creating a Connection to Oracle WebCenter Content Server
6.5.2
Creating a Connection to Oracle WebCenter Content Server Using Fusion Middleware Control
6.5.2.1
Connecting to Oracle WebCenter Content Server Using Socket-Based Communication
6.5.2.2
Connecting to Oracle WebCenter Content Server Using Secure Socket-Based Communication
6.5.2.3
Connecting to Oracle WebCenter Content Server Using JAX-WS
6.5.2.4
Connecting to Oracle WebCenter Content Server Using HTTP
6.5.3
Registering Oracle WebCenter Content Server Using WLST
6.5.4
Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connection Parameters for RIDC Socket Types
6.6
Changing the Default Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connection
6.6.1
Changing the Default Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
6.6.2
Changing the Default Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connection Using WLST
6.6.3
Setting Connection Properties for the Default Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connection
6.6.3.1
Setting Connection Properties for the Default Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
6.6.3.2
Setting Connection Properties for the Default Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connection Using WLST
6.7
Modifying Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connection Details
6.7.1
Modifying Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connection Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
6.7.2
Modifying Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connection Details Using WLST
6.7.3
Modifying Cache Settings for Content Presenter
6.7.4
Configuring the Cache to Check for External Oracle WebCenter Content Server Changes
6.7.4.1
Modifying Oracle WebCenter Content Server's Contributor Data Files
6.7.4.2
Modifying Oracle WebCenter Content Server's Cache Invalidation Interval
6.7.4.2.1
Modifying the Cache Invalidation Interval Using Fusion Middleware Control
6.7.4.2.2
Modifying the Cache Invalidation Interval Using WLST
6.7.4.3
Testing the Cache Settings
6.8
Deleting Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connections
6.8.1
Deleting Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
6.8.2
Deleting Oracle WebCenter Content Server Connections Using WLST
6.9
Changing the Maximum File Upload Size
7
Managing Analytics
7.1
About Analytics in WebCenter Portal
7.1.1
Analytics Components
7.1.2
Analytics Task Flows
7.2
Configuration Roadmap for Analytics
7.3
Analytics Prerequisites
7.3.1
Analytics – Installation
7.3.2
Analytics – Configuration
7.3.3
Analytics – Security Considerations
7.3.4
Analytics – Limitations
7.4
Configuring Analytics Collector Settings
7.4.1
Setting Analytics Collector Properties Using WLST
7.4.2
Setting Analytics Collector Properties Using Fusion Middleware Control
7.5
Registering an Analytics Collector for Your Application
7.5.1
Registering an Analytics Collector Using Fusion Middleware Control
7.5.2
Registering an Analytics Collector Using WLST
7.5.3
Disabling WebCenter Portal Event Collection
7.5.3.1
Disabling WebCenter Portal Event Collection Using Fusion Middleware Control
7.5.3.2
Disabling WebCenter Portal Event Collection Using WLST
7.6
Validating Analytic Event Collection
7.7
Viewing the Current WebCenter Portal's Analytic Event List
7.8
Purging Analytics Data
7.9
Partitioning Analytics Data
8
Managing Announcements and Discussions
8.1
About Discussions Server Connections
8.2
Discussions Server Prerequisites
8.2.1
Discussions Server - Installation
8.2.2
Discussions Server - Configuration
8.2.3
Discussions Server - Security Considerations
8.2.4
Discussions Server - Limitations
8.3
Registering Discussions Servers
8.3.1
Registering Discussions Servers Using Fusion Middleware Control
8.3.2
Registering Discussions Servers Using WLST
8.4
Choosing the Active Connection for Discussions and Announcements
8.4.1
Choosing the Active Connection for Discussions and Announcements Using Fusion Middleware Control
8.4.2
Choosing the Active Discussion for Discussions and Announcements Using WLST
8.5
Modifying Discussions Server Connection Details
8.5.1
Modifying Discussions Server Connection Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
8.5.2
Modifying Discussions Server Connection Details Using WLST
8.6
Deleting Discussions Server Connections
8.6.1
Deleting a Discussions Server Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
8.6.2
Deleting a Discussions Server Connection Using WLST
8.7
Setting Up Discussions Defaults
8.8
Setting Up Announcements Defaults
8.9
Testing Discussions Server Connections
8.10
Granting Administrator Permissions on the Discussions Server
8.11
Granting Administrator Role on the Discussions Server
8.11.1
Granting the Discussions Server Administrator Role using WLST
8.11.2
Granting the Discussions Server Administrator Role using the Admin Console
8.11.3
Revoking the Discussions Server Administrator Role
8.12
Configuring Discussion Forum Options for WebCenter Portal
8.12.1
Accessing the Discussions Server Admin Console
8.12.2
Specifying Where Discussions and Announcements are Stored on the Discussions Server
8.12.3
Choosing How Many Discussion Topics to Save In Portal Templates
9
Managing Calendar Events
9.1
About Events Connections
9.2
Configuring Personal Events for WebCenter Portal
9.3
Events Prerequisites for Personal Events
9.3.1
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Prerequisites
9.3.1.1
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 - Installation
9.3.1.2
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 - Configuration
9.3.1.3
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 - Security Considerations
9.3.1.4
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 - Limitations
9.3.2
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Prerequisites
9.3.2.1
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 - Installation
9.3.2.2
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 - Configuration
9.3.2.3
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 - Security Considerations
9.3.2.4
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 - Limitations
9.3.3
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Prerequisites
9.3.3.1
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 - Installation
9.3.3.2
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 - Configuration
9.3.3.3
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 - Security Considerations
9.3.3.4
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 - Limitations
9.4
Registering Events Servers
9.4.1
Registering Events Servers Using Fusion Middleware Control
9.4.2
Registering Event Servers Using WLST
9.5
Choosing the Active Events Server Connection
9.5.1
Choosing the Active Events Server Using Fusion Middleware Control
9.5.2
Choosing the Active Events Server Connection Using WLST
9.6
Modifying Events Server Connection Details
9.6.1
Modifying Events Server Connection Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
9.6.2
Modifying Events Server Connection Details Using WLST
9.7
Deleting Event Server Connections
9.7.1
Deleting Event Server Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
9.7.2
Deleting Event Server Connections Using WLST
9.8
Testing Event Server Connections
10
Integrating Other Oracle Applications
10.1
About Integrating Other Oracle Applications
10.2
Integrating Siebel Applications
10.2.1
How to Integrate Siebel Applications as Web Services
10.2.1.1
How to Prepare the Siebel Application
10.2.1.1.1
How to Create an Inbound Web Service
10.2.1.1.2
How to Create Operations for the Inbound Web Service
10.2.1.2
How to Consume a Siebel Web Service Data Control
10.2.2
How to Integrate Siebel Applications Using the Siebel Web Engine
10.3
Integrating E-Business Suite Applications
10.3.1
About Integrating EBS Applications
10.3.1.1
Understanding EBS Integration
10.3.1.2
Requirements for Integrating EBS Applications
10.3.2
Required Configurations for Integrating EBS
10.3.2.1
How to Prepare OID for Use Without Single Sign-On
10.3.2.2
How to Create a User in EBS and Assign a Responsibility
10.3.2.3
How to Configure the EBS Applications Profile Options
10.3.2.4
How to Add the WebCenter Host as a Trusted Portal Using AutoConfig
10.3.3
How to Integrate EBS Applications as WSRP Portlets
10.3.3.1
How to Prepare the EBS Portlet for Remote Access
10.3.3.2
How to Integrate EBS Applications
10.3.3.2.1
How to Prepare the EBS Portlet for Remote Access
10.3.3.2.2
How to Register the EBS WSRP Producer in WebCenter Portal
10.3.3.2.3
How to Add the EBS Portlet to a Portal Page
10.3.3.2.4
How to Test the Portlet Connection
10.3.4
How to Integrate EBS Applications as Data Controls
10.3.4.1
How to Generate the WSDL
10.3.4.2
How to Add a Web Service Data Control to a Portal Page
10.4
Integrating JD Edwards Applications
10.4.1
How to Prepare the JD Edwards Application for Remote Access
10.4.2
How to Register the Producer
10.4.3
How to Add the JD Edwards Portlet to a WebCenter Portal Page
10.4.4
How to Test the Portlet Connection
10.5
Integrating PeopleSoft Applications
10.5.1
About Integrating PeopleSoft Applications
10.5.1.1
Understanding PeopleSoft Integration
10.5.1.2
Requirements for Integrating PeopleSoft Applications
10.5.2
How to Integrate PeopleSoft Applications as WSRP Portlets
10.5.2.1
How to Prepare the PeopleSoft Application for Remote Access
10.5.2.2
How to Configure WS-Security for PeopleTools 8.52 and Later
10.5.2.3
How to Attach a WS-Security Policy to WebCenter Portal
10.5.2.3.1
How to Configure WSS 1.0 SAML Token with Message Integrity
10.5.2.3.2
How to Configure WSS 1.0 Username Token Without Password
10.5.2.3.3
How to Configure WSS 1.0 SAML Token with Message Protection
10.5.2.3.4
How to Configure WSS 1.0 Username Token with Password
10.5.2.4
How to Integrate PeopleSoft Applications in WebCenter Portal
10.5.2.4.1
How to Register the PeopleSoft WSRP Producer for WebCenter Portal
10.5.2.4.2
How to Add the PeopleSoft Portlet to a WebCenter Portal Page
10.5.2.4.3
How to Test the Portal Portlet Connection
10.5.2.5
How to Configure WS-Security for PeopleTools 8.51
10.5.2.5.1
How to Configure WS-Security for WSS10 SAML Token with Message Integrity
10.5.2.5.2
How to Configure WS-Security for WSS10 SAML Token with Message Protection
10.5.2.5.3
How to Configure WS-Security for WSS10 Username Token with Password
10.5.3
How to Integrate PeopleSoft Applications as Data Controls in WebCenter Portal
10.5.3.1
How to Prepare the WSDL
10.5.3.2
How to Create a Web Service Data Control
10.6
Integrating Oracle Business Intelligence Presentation Services
10.6.1
About Integrating Oracle Business Intelligence Presentation Services
10.6.1.1
Understanding Oracle Business Intelligence Presentation Services Integration
10.6.1.2
Requirements for Integrating Oracle Business Intelligence Presentation Services
10.6.1.3
Advanced Integration Options
10.6.2
How to Configure Credentials for Connecting to the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog
10.6.2.1
How to Check for the BIImpersonatorUser
10.6.2.2
How to Create the BIImpersonatorUser
10.6.2.3
How to Grant Permissions to BIImpersonatorUser
10.6.3
How to Integrate Oracle Business Intelligence Objects in WebCenter Portal
10.6.3.1
How to Add or Modify a Presentation Services Connection After Deployment
10.6.3.2
How to Add Oracle BI Objects to a WebCenter Portal Resource Catalog
10.6.3.3
How to Add Oracle BI Content at Runtime
10.6.3.4
How to Modify a Business Intelligence Object's Prompt Values
10.6.3.5
How to Modify a Business Intelligence Task Flow's Initialization Parameters
11
Managing Instant Messaging and Presence
11.1
About Instant Messaging and Presence Connections
11.2
Instant Messaging and Presence Server Prerequisites
11.2.1
Microsoft Lync - Installation
11.2.2
Microsoft Lync - Configuration
11.2.2.1
Simple Deployment
11.2.2.2
Remote Deployment
11.2.2.2.1
Building Application Provisioner
11.2.2.2.2
Provisioning
WebCenter Portal
's Proxy Application on Lync Server
11.2.2.2.3
Adding AllowedDomains Using WBemTest
11.2.2.2.4
Migrating Trusted Service Entries Using Topology Builder or PowerShell Cmdlets
11.2.2.2.5
IIS Server Configuration
11.2.2.2.6
Installing UCMA v2.0
11.2.2.2.7
Installing
WebCenter Portal
's Proxy Application
11.2.3
Microsoft Lync - Security Considerations
11.3
Registering Instant Messaging and Presence Servers
11.3.1
Registering Instant Messaging and Presence Servers Using Fusion Middleware Control
11.3.2
Registering Instant Messaging and Presence Servers Using WLST
11.4
Choosing the Active Connection for Instant Messaging and Presence
11.4.1
Choosing the Active Connection for Instant Messaging and Presence Using Fusion Middleware Control
11.4.2
Choosing the Active Connection for Instant Messaging and Presence Using WLST
11.5
Modifying Instant Messaging and Presence Connection Details
11.5.1
Modifying Instant Messaging and Presence Connections Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
11.5.2
Modifying Instant Messaging and Presence Connections Details Using WLST
11.6
Deleting Instant Messaging and Presence Connections
11.6.1
Deleting Instant Messaging and Presence Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
11.6.2
Deleting Instant Messaging and Presence Connections Using WLST
11.7
Setting Up Instant Messaging and Presence Defaults
11.8
Testing Instant Messaging and Presence Connections
12
Managing Mail
12.1
About Mail Server Connections
12.2
Configuration Roadmap for Mail
12.3
Mail Server Prerequisites
12.3.1
Mail Server - Installation
12.3.2
Mail Server - Configuration
12.3.2.1
Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, 2010, or 2013 for WebCenter Portal
12.3.2.1.1
Obtain the Certificate from the Microsoft Exchange Server
12.3.3
Mail Server - Security Considerations
12.3.4
Mail Server - Limitations
12.4
Registering Mail Servers
12.4.1
Registering Mail Servers Using Fusion Middleware Control
12.4.2
Registering Mail Servers Using WLST
12.5
Choosing the Active (or Default) Mail Server Connection
12.5.1
Choosing the Active (or Default) Mail Server Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
12.5.2
Choosing the Active (or Default) Mail Server Connection Using WLST
12.6
Modifying Mail Server Connection Details
12.6.1
Modifying Mail Server Connection Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
12.6.2
Modifying Mail Server Connection Details Using WLST
12.7
Deleting Mail Server Connections
12.7.1
Deleting a Mail Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
12.7.2
Deleting a Mail Connection Using WLST
12.8
Setting Up Mail Defaults
12.9
Testing Mail Server Connections
12.10
Configuring Send Mail Notifications for WebCenter Portal
12.10.1
Enabling Shared Mail Connections for Send Mail Notifications
13
Managing People Connections
13.1
About the People Connections Service
13.2
People Connections Prerequisites
13.3
Configuring People Connections for WebCenter Portal
13.3.1
Accessing People Connections Administrative Settings
13.3.2
Configuring Activity Stream
13.3.3
Configuring Connections
13.3.4
Configuring Profile
13.3.5
Configuring Message Board
13.3.6
Configuring Feedback
13.4
Archiving the Activity Stream Schema
13.5
Specifying a Management Chain for Organization View
13.5.1
Example Embedded LDAP Configuration
13.6
Setting Profile Configuration Properties
13.7
Synchronizing Profiles with the Identity Store
14
Managing RSS
14.1
About RSS
14.2
RSS Prerequisites
14.3
Setting Up a Proxy Server for External RSS News Feeds
14.4
Testing External RSS News Feed Connections
15
Managing Oracle Secure Enterprise Search in WebCenter Portal
15.1
About Search with Oracle SES
15.2
Configuration Roadmap for Oracle SES in WebCenter Portal
15.3
Prerequisites for using Oracle SES
15.3.1
Oracle SES – Installation
15.3.2
Oracle SES – Configuration
15.3.3
Oracle SES – Security
15.4
Setting Up Oracle SES Connections
15.4.1
Testing the Connection to Oracle SES
15.4.2
Registering Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Servers
15.4.2.1
Registering Oracle SES Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
15.4.2.2
Registering Oracle SES Connections Using WLST
15.4.3
Choosing the Active Oracle SES Connection
15.4.3.1
Choosing the Active Oracle SES Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
15.4.3.2
Setting the Active Oracle SES Connection Using WLST
15.4.4
Modifying Oracle SES Connection Details
15.4.4.1
Modifying Oracle SES Connection Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
15.4.4.2
Modifying Oracle SES Connection Details Using WLST
15.4.5
Deleting Oracle SES Connections
15.4.5.1
Deleting Oracle SES Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
15.4.5.2
Deleting Oracle SES Connections Using WLST
15.5
Configuring Oracle SES to Search WebCenter Portal
15.5.1
Setting Up WebCenter Portal for Oracle SES
15.5.1.1
Configuring Search Parameters Using WLST
15.5.1.2
Configuring Search Parameters and Crawlers Using Fusion Middleware Control
15.5.2
Setting Up Oracle WebCenter Content Server for Oracle SES
15.5.3
Setting Up Oracle WebCenter Portal Discussion Server for Oracle SES
15.5.4
Setting Up Oracle SES to Search WebCenter Portal
15.5.4.1
Logging on to the Oracle SES Administration Tool
15.5.4.2
Setting Up Oracle SES to Search Documents
15.5.4.3
Setting Up Oracle SES to Search Discussions and Announcements
15.5.4.4
Setting Up Oracle SES to Search Portals, Lists, People, and Page Metadata
15.5.4.5
Excluding Components from the Spaces Crawler
15.5.4.6
Additional Oracle SES Configuration
15.5.4.7
Configuring Oracle SES Facets and Sorting Attributes
15.5.5
Configuring Oracle SES Version Using WLST
15.5.6
Configuring Search Crawlers Using WLST
15.6
Managing Search in WebCenter Portal Administration
16
Managing Subscriptions and Notifications
16.1
About Subscriptions and Notifications
16.2
Setting Up Default Subscription Preferences
16.2.1
About Subscription Defaults
16.2.2
Setting Subscription Defaults
16.2.3
Setting Subscriptions Preferences in WebCenter Portal
16.3
Setting Up Notifications
16.3.1
About Connection Channels
16.3.2
Notification Prerequisites
16.3.2.1
Installation
16.3.2.2
Configuration
16.3.2.3
Security
16.3.2.4
Limitations
16.3.3
Configuration Roadmap for Notifications
16.3.4
Specifying the Notifications Channel Using Fusion Middleware Control
16.3.5
Specifying the Notifications Channel Using WLST
16.3.6
Example - Setting Up Mail Notifications for WebCenter Portal Using WLST
16.4
Creating and Applying Custom Notification Templates
16.4.1
About Overwriting Default Notification Templates
16.4.2
Overwriting a Default Notifications Template
16.5
Testing the Notifications Connection
17
Managing the SOA Connection for WebCenter Portal Membership Workflows
17.1
Configuration Roadmap for WebCenter Portal Workflows
17.2
About BPEL Connections
17.3
BPEL Server Prerequisites
17.3.1
BPEL Server - Installation and Configuration
17.3.2
BPEL Server - Security Considerations
17.4
Specifying the BPEL Server Hosting WebCenter Portal Workflows
17.5
Configuring WebCenter Portal Workflow Notifications to be Sent by Email
17.6
Excluding Webcenter Portal Workflows URL in OAM
18
Managing Portlet Producers
18.1
About Portlet Producers
18.2
Registering WSRP Producers
18.2.1
Registering a WSRP Producer Using Fusion Middleware Control
18.2.2
Registering a WSRP Producer Using WLST
18.2.3
Adding a Grant to the Policy Store for a Mapped User Identity
18.2.4
Registering a WSRP Portlet Producer in WebCenter Portal
18.2.5
WSRP Producer Connection Parameters
18.2.6
WSRP Producer Security Connection Parameters
18.2.7
WSRP Producer Keystore Connection Parameters
18.3
Testing WSRP Producer Connections
18.4
Editing WSRP Producer Registration Details
18.4.1
About Editing WSRP Producer Registration Details
18.4.2
Editing WSRP Producer Registration Details Using Fusion Middleware Control
18.4.3
Editing Producer Registration Details Using WLST
18.4.4
Editing WSRP Producer Registration Details in WebCenter Portal
18.4.5
Migrating WSRP Producer Metadata to a New WSDL URL
18.4.6
Editing the Portlet Client Configuration
18.5
Deregistering WSRP Portlet Producers
18.5.1
About Deregistering Portlet Producers
18.5.2
Deregistering a WSRP Portlet Producer Using Fusion Middleware Control
18.5.3
Deregistering a WSRP Portlet Producer Using WLST
18.5.4
Deregistering a WSRP Portlet Producer in WebCenter Portal
18.6
Deploying Portlet Producer Applications
18.6.1
Preparing Portlet Producer Applications for Deployment
18.6.2
Deploying a Portlet Producer Application Using Fusion Middleware Control
18.6.3
Deploying a Portlet Producer Application Using Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
18.6.4
Deploying a Portlet Producer Application Using WLST
18.6.5
Deploying a Portlet Producer Application Using Oracle JDeveloper
18.7
Managing Oracle PDK-Java Portlet Producers
18.7.1
Registering an Oracle PDK-Java Portlet Producer
18.7.2
Testing Oracle PDK-Java Producer Connections
18.7.3
Editing Oracle PDK-Java Portlet Producer Registration Details
18.7.4
Deregistering an Oracle PDK-Java Portlet Producer
18.7.5
Oracle PDK-Java Portlet Producer Connection Parameters
19
Managing Pagelet Producer
19.1
About Pagelet Producer
19.1.1
Overview
19.1.2
Using the Pagelet Producer Console
19.1.3
Exposing WSRP Portlets
19.1.4
Exposing OpenSocial Gadgets
19.1.5
Exposing WebCenter Interaction Portlets
19.2
Registering Pagelet Producer
19.2.1
Registering Pagelet Producer Using Fusion Middleware Control
19.2.2
Registering Pagelet Producer Using WLST
19.2.3
Configuring the Pagelet Producer Service for WebCenter Portal
19.2.4
Registering Pagelet Producer Using WebCenter Portal
19.2.5
Redeploying Pagelet Producer to a Different Context
19.3
Registering WSRP Portlet Producers in Pagelet Producer
19.4
Using Portlet-Based Pagelets
19.5
Configuring the Trust Service Identity Asserter
19.5.1
About the Trust Service Identity Asserter
19.5.2
Preparing for Configuring the Trust Service Identity Asserter
19.5.3
Executing Trust Service Identity Asserter Configuration
19.6
Managing Import, Export, Backup and Recovery of Pagelet Producer Components
19.6.1
Exporting and Importing Pagelet Producer Resources
19.6.2
Exporting and Importing Pagelet Producer Metadata Using WLST
19.6.2.1
Exporting Pagelet Producer Metadata Using WLST
19.6.2.2
Importing Pagelet Producer Metadata Using WLST
19.6.3
Backing Up and Restoring Pagelet Producer
20
Managing External Applications
20.1
About External Applications
20.2
Registering External Applications
20.2.1
Registering External Applications Using Fusion Middleware Control
20.2.2
Registering External Applications Using WLST
20.3
Modifying External Application Connection Details
20.3.1
Modifying External Application Connection Using Fusion Middleware Control
20.3.2
Modifying External Application Connection Using WLST
20.4
Managing External Applications with the WebCenter Portal Administration Console
20.4.1
Registering External Applications
20.4.2
Editing and Deleting External Applications
20.5
Testing External Application Connections
20.6
Deleting External Application Connections
20.6.1
Deleting External Application Connections Using Fusion Middleware Control
20.6.2
Deleting External Application Connections Using WLST
21
Managing REST Services
21.1
About REST Services
21.2
Performing Required Manual Configurations to Enable REST
21.2.1
Configuring an Identity Asserter
21.2.2
Configuring the WebLogic Server Credential Store
21.3
Understanding Security Tokens
21.4
Changing the REST Root Name
21.5
Using Compression
21.6
Handling Authentication
Part IV Monitoring
22
Monitoring Oracle WebCenter Portal Performance
22.1
Understanding
Oracle WebCenter Portal
Performance Metrics
22.1.1
Understanding Oracle WebCenter Portal Metric Collection
22.1.1.1
Metric Collection: Since Startup
22.1.1.2
Metric Collection: Recent History
22.1.1.3
Metric Collection: Last 'N' Samples
22.1.2
Understanding the Key Performance Metrics
22.1.3
Using Key Performance Metric Data to Analyze and Diagnose System Health
22.1.4
Understanding Some Common Performance Issues and Actions
22.1.5
Understanding Page Request Metrics
22.1.5.1
Understanding Full Page and Partial Page Metrics
22.1.5.2
Recent Page Metrics
22.1.5.3
Overall Page Metrics
22.1.6
Understanding Portlet Producer Metrics
22.1.6.1
Recent Portlet Metrics
22.1.6.2
Overall Portlet Producer Metrics
22.1.6.3
Overall Portlet Metrics
22.1.7
Understanding WebLogic Server Metrics
22.1.7.1
WebLogic Server Metrics Section
22.1.7.2
Recent CPU and Memory Usage Section
22.1.7.3
Recent Session and Thread Usage Section
22.1.7.4
Recent JDBC Usage Section
22.1.7.5
Health Metrics Section
22.1.8
Understanding Security Metrics
22.1.9
Understanding Page Response and Load Metrics
22.1.10
Understanding
Portal
Metrics
22.1.11
Understanding Tool and Service Metrics
22.1.11.1
Metrics Common to all Tools and Services
22.1.11.2
Metrics Specific to a Particular Tool or Service
22.1.11.2.1
Announcements Metrics
22.1.11.2.2
BPEL Worklist Metrics
22.1.11.2.3
Content Repository Metrics
22.1.11.2.4
Discussion Metrics
22.1.11.2.5
Events Metrics
22.1.11.2.6
External Application Metrics
22.1.11.2.7
Instant Messaging and Presence Metrics
22.1.11.2.8
Import and Export Metrics
22.1.11.2.9
List Metrics
22.1.11.2.10
Mail Metrics
22.1.11.2.11
Note Metrics
22.1.11.2.12
Page Operation Metrics
22.1.11.2.13
People Connection Metrics
22.1.11.2.14
RSS News Feed Metrics
22.1.11.2.15
Search Metrics
22.1.11.3
Troubleshooting Common Issues with Tools and Services
22.1.11.3.1
Announcements - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.2
Content Repository (Documents and Content Presenter) - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.3
Discussions - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.4
External Applications - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.5
Events - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.6
Instant Messaging and Presence - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.7
Import and Export - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.8
Lists - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.9
Mail - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.10
Notes - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.11
Page Services - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.12
Portlets and Producers - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.13
People Connections - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.14
RSS News Feeds - Issues and Actions
22.1.11.3.15
Search - Issues and Actions
22.2
Viewing Performance Metrics Using Fusion Middleware Control
22.2.1
Monitoring Recent Performance Metrics for WebCenter Portal
22.2.2
Monitoring
Portal
Metrics
22.2.3
Monitoring Page Metrics for WebCenter Portal
22.2.4
Monitoring Service Metrics for WebCenter Portal
22.2.5
Monitoring All Metrics Through the Metrics Palette
22.3
Customizing Key Performance Metric Thresholds and Collection
22.3.1
Understanding Customization Options for Key Performance Metrics
22.3.2
Understanding Default Metric Collection and Threshold Settings
22.3.3
Configuring Thresholds for Key Metrics
22.3.4
Configuring the Frequency of WebLogic Server Health Checks
22.3.5
Configuring the Number of Samples Used to Calculate Key Performance Metrics
22.3.6
Editing Thresholds and Collection Options for WebCenter Portal
22.4
Diagnosing and Resolving Performance Issues with Oracle WebCenter Portal
22.5
Tuning Oracle WebCenter Portal Performance
22.6
Improving Data Caching Performance
22.6.1
Summary of Coherence Cache Types
22.6.2
Default Coherence Caches in WebCenter Portal
22.6.3
Overriding the Default Configuration
23
Managing Oracle WebCenter Portal Logs
23.1
Introduction to Diagnostic Logging
23.1.1
WebCenter Portal Diagnostics Log
23.1.2
Oracle WebCenter Portal Message IDs
23.1.3
Out-Of-Bound Conditions for Oracle WebCenter Portal Performance Metrics
23.1.4
Loggers
23.2
Viewing and Configuring Log Information
23.2.1
Viewing and Configuring WebCenter Portal Logs
23.2.2
Viewing and Configuring Error Messages in WebCenter Portal
24
Managing Oracle WebCenter Portal Audit Logs
24.1
Introduction to Managing Audit Logs
24.2
Configuring Audit Logging
24.2.1
Setting the Logging Level
24.2.2
Configuring the Audit Store Database
24.3
Viewing WebCenter Portal Audit Events
24.3.1
Using WebCenter Portal Audit Logs
24.3.2
Querying the Audit Schema
Part V Administering Security
25
Managing Oracle WebCenter Portal Security
25.1
Introduction to Application Security
25.2
Default Security Configuration
25.2.1
Administrator Accounts
25.2.2
Application Roles and Enterprise Roles
25.2.3
Default Identity and Policy Stores
25.2.4
Default Policy Store Permissions and Grants
25.2.4.1
Permission-based Authorization
25.2.4.2
Role-mapping Based Authorization
25.2.4.3
Default Policy Store Permissions for WebCenter Portal
25.2.4.4
Default Code-based Grants
25.2.5
Post-deployment Security Configuration Tasks
26
Configuring the Identity Store
26.1
Reassociating the Identity Store with an External LDAP Server
26.2
Configuring the GUID Attribute for External LDAP Identity Stores
26.3
Adding Users to the Embedded LDAP Identity Store
26.3.1
Adding Users to the Identity Store Using the WLS Administration Console
26.3.2
Adding Users to the Identity Store Using an LDIF File
26.3.2.1
Enable External LDAP Access
26.3.2.2
Create an LDIF File
26.3.2.3
Add the Users
26.4
Moving the Administrator Account to an External LDAP Server
26.4.1
Migrating the Discussions Server to Use an External LDAP
26.4.2
Changing the Administrator Group Name
26.5
Configuring Oracle WebCenter Content to Share the WebCenter Portal Identity Store LDAP Server
26.6
Aggregating Multiple Identity Store LDAP Servers Using libOVD
26.6.1
Configuring libOVD for Identity Stores with Complete User Profiles
26.6.2
Configuring libOVD for Identity Stores with Partial User Profiles
26.6.3
Restoring the Single Authenticator
26.7
Configuring Dynamic Groups for WebCenter Portal
26.7.1
Creating a Dynamic Group Using an LDIF File
26.7.2
Creating a Dynamic Group Using the Oracle Directory Services Manager
26.8
Configuring the REST Service Identity Asserter
26.8.1
Understanding the REST Service Instance and Identity Asserter
26.8.2
Setting up the Client Application
26.8.3
Configuring the WLS Trust Service Asserter
27
Configuring the Policy and Credential Store
27.1
Creating a root Node
27.2
Reassociating the Credential and Policy Store Using Fusion Middleware Control
27.3
Reassociating the Credential and Policy Store Using WLST
27.4
Managing Credentials
27.5
Managing Users and Application Roles
27.5.1
Granting the WebCenter Portal Administrator Role
27.5.1.1
Granting the WebCenter Portal Administrator Role Using Fusion Middleware Control
27.5.1.2
Granting the WebCenter Portal Administrator Role Using WLST
27.5.2
Granting Application Roles
27.5.2.1
Granting Application Roles Using Fusion Middleware Control
27.5.2.2
Granting Application Roles Using WLST
27.5.3
Using the Runtime Administration Pages
27.6
Configuring Self-Registration By Invitation in WebCenter Portal
27.7
Setting the Policy Store Refresh Interval and Other Cache Settings
27.7.1
Setting the Policy Store Refresh Interval
27.7.2
Setting the Connection Pool Cache
27.7.3
Setting User Cache Settings
27.7.4
Setting Group Cache Settings
28
Configuring Single Sign-On
28.1
Introduction to Single Sign-On
28.2
Configuring Oracle Access Manager
28.2.1
OAM Components and Topology
28.2.2
Roadmap to Configuring OAM
28.2.3
Installing and Configuring OAM 11g
28.2.3.1
Installing and Configuring OAM 11g
28.2.3.2
Installing and Configuring the Oracle HTTP Server
28.2.3.3
Installing the WebGate on the Web Tier
28.2.3.4
Registering the WebGate Agent
28.2.4
Configuring the WebLogic Domain for OAM
28.2.4.1
Configuring the Oracle Internet Directory Authenticator
28.2.4.2
Configuring the OAM Identity Asserter
28.2.4.3
Configuring the Default Authenticator and Provider Order
28.2.4.4
Adding an OAM Single Sign-on Provider
28.2.5
Installing and Configuring the Oracle HTTP Server
28.2.6
Additional Single Sign-on Configurations
28.2.6.1
Configuring WebCenter Portal for SSO
28.2.6.2
Configuring the Discussions Server for SSO
28.2.6.2.1
Creating a Discussions Server Connection for WebCenter Portal
28.2.6.3
Configuring SOA Server Connections for SSO
28.2.6.4
Configuring OAM for RSS Feeds Using External Readers
28.2.6.5
Configuring the WebLogic Server Administration Console and Enterprise Manager for OAM 11g
28.2.6.6
Configuring Secure Enterprise Search for SSO
28.2.6.7
Configuring Content Server for SSO
28.2.6.8
Restricting Access with Connection Filters
28.2.6.9
Configuring Portlet Producers and Additional Components
28.2.7
Testing Your OAM Installation
28.3
Configuring SAML-based Single Sign-On
28.3.1
SAML Components and Topology
28.3.2
Configuring SAML-based Single Sign-On
28.3.2.1
SAML Single Sign-on Prerequisites
28.3.2.1.1
Configuring WebCenter Content Server for SAML SSO
28.3.2.1.2
Configuring the Discussions Server for SAML SSO
28.3.2.1.3
Configuring and Exporting the Certificates
28.3.2.1.4
Setting Up SSL
28.3.2.2
Configuring SAML-based SSO
28.3.2.2.1
The Single Sign-on Script
28.3.2.2.2
Using the Scripts
28.3.2.3
Configuring SAML SSO for RSS Using External Readers
28.3.2.4
Checking Your Configuration
28.3.2.5
Disabling Your SAML SSO Configuration
28.3.2.6
Removing Your SAML SSO Configuration
28.4
Configuring SSO for Microsoft Clients
28.4.1
Microsoft Client SSO Concepts
28.4.2
System Requirements
28.4.3
Configuring Microsoft Clients
28.4.3.1
Configuring the Negotiate Identity Assertion Provider
28.4.3.2
Configuring an Active Directory Authentication Provider
28.4.3.3
Configuring WebCenter Portal
28.4.3.4
Configuring the Discussions Server for SSO
28.5
Configuring SSO with Virtual Hosts
28.5.1
Understanding the Need for a Virtual Host
28.5.2
Configuring Virtual Hosts for OAM 11g
29
Configuring SSL
29.1
Securing the Browser Connection to WebCenter Portal using SSL
29.1.1
Creating the Custom Keystore
29.1.2
Configuring the Custom Identity and Custom Trust Keystores
29.1.3
Configuring the SSL Connection
29.2
Securing the Connection from Oracle HTTP Server to WebCenter Portal with SSL
29.2.1
Wiring the WebCenter Portal Ports to the HTTP Server
29.2.2
Configuring the SSL Certificates
29.3
Securing the Browser Connection to Discussions with SSL
29.3.1
Creating the Custom Keystore for Discussions
29.3.2
Configuring the Identity and Trust Keystore for Discussions
29.3.3
Configuring and Securing the SSL Connection for Discussions
29.4
Securing the WebCenter Portal Connection to Portlet Producers with SSL
29.4.1
Creating the Custom Keystores for Portlet Producers
29.4.2
Configuring the Identity and Trust Keystores for Portlet Producers
29.4.3
Configuring the SSL Connection for Portlet Producers
29.4.4
Registering the SSL-enabled WSRP Producer and Running the Portlets
29.5
Securing the WebCenter Portal Connection to the LDAP Identity Store
29.5.1
Exporting the OID Certificate Authority (CA)
29.6
Securing the WebCenter Portal Connection to Content Server with SSL
29.6.1
Configuring a Keystore and Key on the WebCenter Portal (Client) Side
29.6.2
Configuring a Keystore and Key on the Content Server Side
29.6.3
Verifying Signatures of Trusted Clients
29.6.4
Securing Identity Propagation
29.7
Securing the WebCenter Portal Connection to IMAP and SMTP with SSL
29.8
Securing the Connection to Oracle SES with SSL
29.8.1
Securing Oracle SES with SSL
29.8.2
Securing the Connection to Oracle SES with SSL
29.9
Securing the WebCenter Portal Connection to an External BPEL Server with SSL
30
Configuring Web Services Security
30.1
Configuring WS-Security for a Typical Topology
30.1.1
Creating the WebCenter Portal Domain Keystore
30.1.2
Creating the SOA Domain Keystore
30.1.3
Configuring the Discussions Server
30.1.3.1
Attaching Security Policies for WebCenter Portal and Discussions Web Service Endpoints
30.1.3.2
Securing the Discussions End Points
30.1.3.2.1
Securing the Discussions Server End Points Using Fusion Middleware Control
30.1.3.2.2
Securing the Discussions Server End Points Using WLST
30.1.3.3
Configuring the Discussions Server Connection Settings
30.2
Configuring WS-Security for Multiple Domains
30.2.1
Setting Up the WebCenter Portal Domain Keystore
30.2.2
Creating the SOA Domain Keystore
30.2.3
Configuring an External Discussions Server
30.2.3.1
Securing the Discussions Service End Points
30.2.3.2
Creating the Discussions Server Keystore
30.2.3.3
Configuring the Discussions Server Connection Settings
30.2.4
Creating the External Portlet Domain Keystore
30.3
Securing WebCenter Portal for Applications Consuming WebCenter Portal Client API with WS-Security
30.3.1
Configuring a Typical Topology for Applications Consuming WebCenter Portal Client API
30.3.2
Configuring a Multiple Domain Topology for Applications Consuming the WebCenter Portal Client API
30.4
JKS Command Summary for a Typical Topology
30.5
JKS Command Summary for Extensions to a Typical Topology
31
Configuring Security for Portlet Producers
31.1
Securing a WSRP Producer
31.1.1
Deploying the Producer
31.1.2
Attaching a Policy to the Producer Endpoint
31.1.3
Setting Up the Keystores
31.2
Securing a PDK-Java Producer
31.2.1
Defining a Shared Key as a Password Credential
31.2.1.1
Defining a Shared Key Using Fusion Middleware Control
Fusion Middleware Control
31.2.1.2
Defining a Shared Key Using WLST
31.2.1.3
Registering an Oracle PDK-Java Producer with a Shared Key
32
Managing Impersonation
32.1
Introduction to WebCenter Portal Impersonation
32.1.1
About WebCenter Portal Impersonation
32.1.2
Best Practices for Using WebCenter Portal Impersonation
32.2
Preparing WebCenter Portal for Impersonation
32.2.1
WebCenter Portal Impersonation Requirements
32.2.2
Turning on Impersonation in OAM
32.2.3
Adding Impersonation Attributes to the Identity Store
32.2.3.1
Adding Impersonation Attributes for Individual Users
32.2.3.2
Adding Impersonation Attributes for Multiple Users
32.3
Configuring WebCenter Portal for Impersonation
32.4
Configuring Impersonators
32.5
Disabling Impersonation
32.6
Turning off the Session Indicator
32.7
Overriding the Impersonation Hotkey
32.8
Managing Audit Logs for WebCenter Portal Impersonation
Part VI Administering WebCenter Portal Lifecycle
33
Understanding WebCenter Portal Life Cycle
33.1
What Is the WebCenter Portal Life Cycle?
33.2
What Are the Major WebCenter Portal Life Cycle Tasks?
33.2.1
One-Time Setup Tasks
33.2.2
Understanding WebCenter Portal Staging and Production Environments
33.2.3
Lifecycle Tasks
33.3
Permissions Required to Perform WebCenter Portal Life Cycle Operations
33.4
Managing Security Through the WebCenter Portal Life Cycle
34
Deploying Portals, Templates, Assets, and Extensions
34.1
Deploying Portals
34.1.1
About Portal Deployment
34.1.2
Directly Deploying Portals Using WebCenter Portal
34.1.2.1
Creating a Portal Server Connection
34.1.2.2
Deploying a Portal Using WebCenter Portal
34.1.2.3
Viewing Portal Deployment History
34.1.3
Directly Deploying Portals Using WLST
34.1.3.1
Step 1: Complete Prerequisites for Direct Portal Deployment
34.1.3.2
Step 2: Run deployWebCenterPortal in the Source Environment
34.1.3.3
Step 3: Verify Newly Deployed Portal in the Target Environment
34.1.4
Deploying Portal Archives
34.1.4.1
Understanding Portal Archives
34.1.4.1.1
Understanding Connection Property Files
34.1.4.2
Securing Archives
34.1.4.2.1
About Securing Archive Files
34.1.4.2.2
Securing Archive Files
34.1.4.3
Exporting and Importing Portal Archives
34.1.4.4
Exporting Portals to an Archive
34.1.4.4.1
Portal Export Prerequisites
34.1.4.4.2
Exporting Online Portals to an Archive Using WebCenter Portal Administration
34.1.4.4.3
Exporting Online Portals to an Archive Using WLST
34.1.4.4.4
Exporting a Portal Using REST APIs
34.1.4.5
Importing Portals from an Archive
34.1.4.5.1
Portal Import Prerequisites
34.1.4.5.2
Importing a Portal from an Archive Using WebCenter Portal Administration
34.1.4.5.3
Importing a Portal from an Archive Using WLST
34.1.4.5.4
Importing a Portal Using REST APIs
34.1.4.6
Viewing and Extracting Portal Archives
34.2
Deploying Portal Templates
34.2.1
Exporting Portal Templates
34.2.1.1
Exporting Portal Templates to an Archive Using WebCenter Portal
34.2.1.2
Exporting Portal Templates to an Archive Using WLST
34.2.2
Importing Portal Templates
34.2.2.1
Importing Portal Templates from an Archive Using WebCenter Portal
34.2.2.2
Importing Portal Templates from an Archive Using WLST
34.3
Deploying Assets, Devices, and Device Groups
34.3.1
Exporting Assets, Devices, and Device Groups to an Archive
34.3.1.1
Exporting Assets to an Archive from WebCenter Portal
34.3.1.2
Exporting Devices and Device Groups to an Archive
34.3.1.2.1
Exporting Devices and Device Groups Using WebCenter Portal
34.3.1.2.2
Exporting Devices and Device Groups Using WLST
34.3.1.3
Exporting an Asset, Device, or Device Group to an Archive Using WLST
34.3.1.4
Exporting Assets Using REST API
34.3.2
Importing Assets from an Archive
34.3.2.1
About Permissions Required to Import (or Export) Assets
34.3.2.2
Importing Assets from an Archive using
WebCenter Portal
34.3.2.3
Importing Devices and Device Groups Using WebCenter Portal
34.3.2.4
Importing Assets from an Archive using WLST
34.3.2.5
Importing Assets Using REST API
34.4
Deploying Custom Shared Library Extensions
34.5
Moving Connections Details from Staging to Production
34.5.1
Exporting
WebCenter Portal
Connections Details to a File
34.5.2
Importing New
WebCenter Portal
Connections from a File
34.6
Migrating Discussions and Pagelet Producer Resources for a Portal
34.6.1
Exporting Portal Discussions to an Archive
34.6.2
Importing Portal Discussions from an Archive
34.7
Propagating and Redeploying Portals in Production
34.7.1
Understanding Portal Propagation
34.7.2
Propagating Portal Changes Using WebCenter Portal
34.7.3
Propagating Portal Changes Using WLST
34.7.4
Redeploying a Portal Using WebCenter Portal
35
Managing WebCenter Portal Backup, Recovery, and Cloning
35.1
Understanding WebCenter Portal Back Up and Recovery
35.2
Comparing Back up, Recovery, and Migration Tools for WebCenter Portal
35.3
Backing Up Individual Portals
35.3.1
Backing Up Portals Using WLST
35.3.2
Backing Up Discussions and External Data for a Portal
35.4
Restoring Portals from a Backup
35.4.1
Restoring Portals from an Archive Using WLST
35.4.2
Restoring Discussions and External Data for a Portal
35.5
Backing Up an Entire WebCenter Portal Installation
35.5.1
Backing Up and Restoring All WebCenter Portal Schema Data
35.5.1.1
Prerequisites
35.5.1.2
Back Up (Export) WebCenter Portal Schema Data
35.5.1.3
Restore (Import) WebCenter Portal Data
35.5.2
Backing Up and Restoring All MDS Schema Data
35.5.2.1
Prerequisites
35.5.2.2
Back Up (Export) All MDS Schema Data
35.5.2.3
Restore (Import) MDS Schema Data
35.5.3
Backing Up and Restoring All WebCenter Content Data
35.5.4
Backing up and Restoring Discussion Schema Data
35.5.4.1
Prerequisites
35.5.4.2
Back Up (Export) All Discussions Schema Data
35.5.4.3
Restore (Import) Discussions Schema Data
35.5.5
Backing up and Restoring Other Schema Data (ACTIVITIES and PORTLET)
35.5.6
Backing Up and Restoring LDAP Identity Store
35.5.7
Backing Up and Restoring Policy Stores (LDAP and Database)
35.5.8
Backing Up and Restoring Credential Stores (LDAP and Database)
35.5.9
Backing Up and Restoring a WebCenter Portal Domain
35.5.10
Backing Up and Restoring Portlet Producer Metadata
35.5.10.1
Backing Up (Exporting) Portlet Client Metadata
35.5.10.2
Restoring (Importing) Portlet Client Metadata
35.5.11
Backing Up and Restoring Pagelet Producer Metadata
35.5.12
Backing Up and Restoring Analytics Metadata
35.5.13
Backing Up and Restoring Audit Repository Configuration
35.6
Migrating Entire WebCenter Portal to Another Target
35.6.1
Understanding Import and Export for WebCenter Portal
35.6.2
Prerequisites for WebCenter Portal Export and Import
35.6.3
Exporting WebCenter Portal to an Archive
35.6.3.1
Exporting WebCenter Portal Using Fusion Middleware Control
35.6.3.2
Exporting WebCenter Portal Using WLST
35.6.4
Importing a WebCenter Portal Archive
35.6.4.1
Importing WebCenter Portal Using Fusion Middleware Control
35.6.4.2
Importing WebCenter Portal Using WLST
35.6.4.3
Verifying WebCenter Portal After Import
35.7
Restoring an Entire WebCenter Portal Installation
35.8
Using Scripts to Back Up and Restore WebCenter Portal
35.8.1
Understanding Back Up and Restore Script Files
35.8.1.1
master_script.sh
35.8.1.2
wlst_script.py
35.8.1.3
backup.properties and restore.properties Files
35.8.2
Using Scripts to Back Up WebCenter Portal
35.8.2.1
Create Back Up Scripts
35.8.2.2
Complete Prerequisite Tasks for Security Store Back Up
35.8.2.3
Set Back Up Parameters and Customize Scripts
35.8.2.4
Run the Back Up Script
35.8.2.5
Verify Back Up Archives
35.8.2.6
Schedule Regular Back Ups Using the Scripts
35.8.3
Restoring WebCenter Portal from Backups Using Scripts
35.8.3.1
Create Restore Scripts
35.8.3.2
Restore Database Schemas Manually
35.8.3.3
Complete Prerequisite Tasks for Security Store Restore
35.8.3.4
Set Restore Script Parameters
35.8.3.5
Run the Restoration Script
35.8.3.6
Verify Restored Data
35.9
Cloning a WebCenter Portal Environment
Part VII Administering Multilanguage Portals
36
Managing a Multilanguage Portal
36.1
About Languages in WebCenter Portal
36.1.1
Languages Supported Out-of-the-Box by
WebCenter Portal
36.2
Modifying and Translating Strings at the Application Level
36.3
Translating Strings for a Portal
36.4
Modifying and Adding Translations for a Specific String of a Portal
36.5
Adding Support for a New Language to
WebCenter Portal
Part VIII Administering Portals in
WebCenter Portal
37
Exploring the Settings Pages in WebCenter Portal Administration
37.1
About the Settings Pages in WebCenter Portal Administration
37.2
Accessing the Settings Pages in WebCenter Portal Administration
37.3
Working with WebCenter Portal Administration Settings
38
Exploring the Portals Page in WebCenter Portal Administration
38.1
About the Portals Page in WebCenter Portal Administration
38.2
Accessing the Portals Page in WebCenter Portal Administration
38.3
Sorting the Portals Listing
38.4
Creating a Portal
38.5
Exporting and Importing a Portal
38.6
Viewing Information About Any Portal
38.7
Sharing the Link to a Portal
38.8
Closing Any Portal
38.9
Reactivating Any Portal
38.10
Taking Any Portal Offline
38.11
Bringing Any Portal Back Online
38.12
Deleting a Portal
39
Configuring Global Defaults Across
Portal
s
39.1
Customizing the Name and Logo in the Home Portal
39.2
Choosing a Default Page Template
39.3
Choosing a Default Skin
39.3.1
Applying a Skin for WebCenter Portal
39.4
Choosing Default Resource Catalogs
39.5
Customizing Copyright and Privacy Statements
39.6
Customizing the Online Help Link
39.7
Choosing a Default Display Language
39.7.1
Customizing the Language List
39.8
Choosing a Default Start (or Landing) Page
39.8.1
Choosing a Default Start Page for Groups
39.8.2
Choosing a Default Start Page for Authenticated Users
39.8.3
Choosing a Default Start Page for Public Users
39.9
Specifying Session Timeout Settings
39.10
Enabling Self-Registration
39.10.1
About Self-Registration
39.10.2
Enabling Anyone to Self-Register
39.10.3
Enabling Self-Registration By Invitation-Only
39.11
Choosing a Default Look and Feel for New Pages
39.12
Enabling and Disabling Access to the Home Portal
39.13
Setting Up Defaults for WebCenter Portal Tools and Services
40
Managing Security Across Portals
40.1
About WebCenter Portal Security
40.2
About Users
40.3
About Application Roles and Permissions
40.3.1
About Application Roles
40.3.1.1
Default Application Roles
40.3.1.2
Custom Application Roles
40.3.2
About Application Permissions
40.3.2.1
Understanding Application Permissions
40.3.2.2
Default Application Permissions Assignments to Application Roles
40.3.2.3
Understanding Discussion Server Role Mapping
40.3.2.4
Understanding Enterprise Group Role Mapping
40.4
About Roles and Permissions Within a
Portal
40.5
Managing Users
40.5.1
Adding and Removing Users
40.5.2
Assigning Users (and Groups) to Application Roles
40.5.3
Assigning a User to a Different Application Role
40.5.4
Revoking Application Roles
40.6
Managing Application Roles and Permissions
40.6.1
Viewing Application Roles and Permissions
40.6.2
Defining Application Roles
40.6.3
Modifying Application Role Permissions
40.6.3.1
Granting Permissions to the Public-User
40.6.3.2
Granting Permissions to the Authenticated-User
40.6.3.3
Granting Permissions to the Portal Creator
40.6.4
Deleting Application Roles
41
Working with Global Attributes Across Portals
41.1
About Global Attributes
41.2
Adding a Global Attribute
41.3
Editing a Global Attribute
41.4
Deleting a Global Attribute
42
Customizing System Pages
42.1
About System Pages
42.1.1
About Built-In System Pages
42.2
Customizing System Pages for All Portals
42.2.1
Creating a Page Variant of a System Page for Device Groups
42.2.2
Managing a Page Variant of a System Page for Device Groups
42.3
Setting System Page Properties
42.4
Removing All Page Customizations from a System Page
43
Managing Business Role Pages
43.1
About Business Role Pages
43.1.1
About Built-InBusiness Role Pages
43.2
Setting Page Creation Defaults for Business Role Pages
43.3
Creating a Business Role Page
43.4
Specifying the Target Audience for a Business Role Page
43.4.1
Setting Access on a Custom Business Role Page
43.4.2
Providing Public Access to a Custom Business Role Page
43.4.3
Setting Access on a Seeded Business Role Page
43.5
Revoking Access to a Custom Business Role Page
43.6
Showing and Hiding Business Role Pages
43.7
Setting a Default Display Order for Business Role Pages
43.8
Editing a Business Role Page
43.9
Editing the Source of a Business Role Page
43.10
Copying a Business Role Page
43.11
Removing All User Customizations from a Business Role Page
43.12
Deleting a Custom Business Role Page
44
Managing Personal Pages
44.1
About Personal Page Administration
44.2
Setting Application-Level Page Creation Defaults for Personal Pages
44.3
Preventing Users from Creating Personal Pages
44.4
Providing Navigation to Personal Pages
44.5
Changing Access Permissions on a Personal Page
44.6
Editing a Personal Page
44.7
Editing the Source of a Personal Page
44.8
Copying a Personal Page
44.9
Removing All User Customizations from a Personal Page
44.10
Deleting a Personal Page
45
Administering Device Settings
45.1
About Device Settings
45.1.1
Introduction to Device Settings
45.1.2
What Are Devices?
45.1.3
What Are Device Groups?
45.1.4
Other Related Concepts
45.1.5
Basic Use Case: Adding Support for a New Device
45.1.6
Understanding How Device Settings are Applied
45.2
Creating and Managing Devices
45.2.1
Creating a New Device
45.2.2
Editing a Device
45.2.3
Copying a Device
45.2.4
Filtering the List of Devices
45.2.5
Deleting a Device
45.3
Creating and Managing Device Groups
45.3.1
Creating a Device Group
45.3.2
Editing a Device Group
45.3.3
Copying a Device Group
45.3.4
Showing and Hiding Device Groups
45.3.5
Setting a Default Device Group
45.3.6
Ordering Device Groups
45.3.7
Filtering Device Groups
45.3.8
Deleting a Device Group
45.4
Managing Device and Device Group Life Cycles
45.4.1
Downloading a Device Group or Device
45.4.2
Uploading a Device Group or Device
45.5
Previewing Devices
45.6
Guidelines and Best Practices for Device Settings
45.7
Discovering Device Attributes: A Sample Task Flow
46
Customizing Task Flows
46.1
About Task Flow Customization at the Application Level
46.2
Customizing Task Flows at the Application Level
46.3
Removing Task Flow Customizations
47
Analyzing Portal Usage
47.1
About the Analytics Task Flows and Service
47.2
About the Analytics Administration Page
47.3
Working with Analytics Task Flows
47.3.1
Understanding Analytics Task Flows
47.3.1.1
WebCenter Traffic
47.3.1.2
Page Traffic (Administrator)
47.3.1.3
Login Metrics (System Administrator)
47.3.1.4
Portal Traffic (System Administrator)
47.3.1.5
Portal Response Time (System Administrator)
47.3.1.6
Portlet Traffic (Administrator)
47.3.1.7
Portlet Instance Traffic (Administrator)
47.3.1.8
Portlet Response Time (Administrator)
47.3.1.9
Portlet Instances Response Time (Administrator)
47.3.1.10
Search Metrics
47.3.1.11
Document Metrics (System Administrator)
47.3.1.12
Wiki Metrics (System Administrator)
47.3.1.13
Blog Metrics (System Administrator)
47.3.1.14
Discussion Forum Metrics (System Administrator)
47.3.2
Adding Analytics Task Flows to a Page
47.3.3
Customizing Analytics Reports
47.3.4
Personalizing Your Analytics Report
47.3.4.1
Report Display Options
47.3.4.2
Query Options
47.3.5
Setting Analytics Task Flow Properties
47.3.5.1
About the Analytics Service Task Flow Properties
47.3.5.2
Analytics Service Task Flow Parameters
Part IX Appendixes
A
Oracle WebCenter Portal Configuration
A.1
Configuration Files
A.1.1
adf-config.xml and connections.xml
A.1.1.1
Reviewing Post Deployment Customizations in MDS
A.1.1.2
Exporting Configuration Files with MDS Customizations
A.1.1.3
Handling Configuration Conflicts
A.1.1.4
Deleting MDS Customizations for adf-config.xml or connections.xml
A.1.2
web.xml
A.1.3
webcenter-config.xml
A.2
Cluster Configuration
A.3
Configuration Tools
A.4
Modifying the File Upload Size in Content Manager
B
Oracle HTTP Server Configuration for WebCenter Portal
B.1
Oracle HTTP Server Configuration
B.1.1
Scenarios for Using Oracle HTTP Server
B.1.2
Sample mod_wl_ohs.conf
B.1.3
Configuring OHS
C
Third-Party Product Support
C.1
Third-Party Product Support
D
Migrating Wiki Content to WebCenter Portal
D.1
Understanding Wiki Documents and Wiki Pages
D.1.1
Understanding Wiki Documents
D.1.2
Understanding Wiki Pages
D.2
Migrating Data from the Source Wiki Application to
WebCenter Portal
D.2.1
Preparing
WebCenter Portal
for Importing Wiki Content
D.2.2
Writing and Running a Custom Wiki Extraction Tool to Extract Content from the Wiki Application
D.2.2.1
Extracting and Arranging the Wiki Content
D.2.2.2
Cleaning Up the Source HTML of Wiki Documents
D.2.2.3
Rewriting the URLs
D.2.2.4
Building the ExportImportData.xml Documents
D.2.2.5
Building the Archive File
D.2.3
Using the Document Migration Utility to Import the Archive into the Target Portal
D.2.3.1
Properties Required to Run the Document Migration Utility
D.2.3.2
Migrating Content Using the Document Migration Utility
D.2.3.2.1
Specifying Document Migration Properties in a Properties File
D.2.3.2.2
Specifying Document Migration Properties on the Command Line
D.2.3.2.3
Specifying Document Migration Properties on the Command Line When Prompted
D.2.3.3
Running the Document Migration Utility with Additional Logging
D.2.4
Creating Wiki Pages in WebCenter Portal for the Content in WebCenter Content Server
E
Migrating Folders_g to FrameworkFolders
E.1
Understanding Folders_g Migration to FrameworkFolders
E.2
Understanding the Folders_g and FrameworkFolders Directory Structure
E.3
Migrating WebCenter Portal Data
E.3.1
Migration Roadmap
E.3.2
Running exportFoldersGData to Generate the Pre-Migration Data
E.3.3
Migrating WebCenter Portal MetaData to FrameworkFolders
E.3.4
Running migrateFoldersGDataToFrameworkFolders to Validate the Migrated Data
E.4
Troubleshooting Migration Issues
F
Troubleshooting Oracle WebCenter Portal
F.1
Using My Oracle Support for Additional Troubleshooting Information
F.2
Troubleshooting Oracle WebCenter Portal Configuration Issues
F.2.1
Configuration Options Unavailable
F.2.2
Logs Indicate Too Many Open Files
F.3
Troubleshooting Oracle WebCenter Portal WLST Command Issues
F.3.1
No Oracle WebCenter Portal WLST Commands Work
F.3.2
WLST Commands Do Not Work for a Particular Tool or Service
F.3.3
Connection Name Specified Already Exists
F.3.4
WLST Shell is Not Connected to the WebLogic Server
F.3.5
More Than One Application with the Same Name Exists in the Domain
F.3.6
More Than One Application with the Same Name Exists on a Managed Server
F.3.7
Already in Domain Runtime Tree Message Displays
F.4
Troubleshooting Oracle WebCenter Portal Performance Issues
F.4.1
About Performance Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tools
F.4.2
How to Identify Slow Pages
F.4.3
How to Identify Slow Page Components
F.4.3.1
About the Portal Page Performance Analyzer
F.4.3.2
Enabling and Disabling Portal Page Performance Analysis
F.4.3.3
Displaying and Hiding Page Timing Information for Your Current Session
F.4.3.4
Using the Page Performance Analyzer to Troubleshoot Performance Issues
F.4.4
How to Troubleshoot Slow Page Requests
F.4.4.1
Troubleshooting Live Requests
F.4.4.2
Troubleshooting Stuck Threads
F.4.4.3
Troubleshooting Slow Requests Using JFR Recordings
F.4.4.4
Troubleshooting Memory Leaks and Heap Usage Problems
F.4.4.5
Troubleshooting Slow Requests for Content
F.4.5
How to Troubleshooting Requests using JRockit Flight Recordings
F.5
Troubleshooting WebCenter Portal Workflows
F.5.1
Email Notifications Not Working
F.5.2
Validating the
WebCenter Portal
Workflow Configuration
F.5.3
Troubleshooting Issues with
WebCenter Portal
Workflows
F.6
Troubleshooting WebCenter Portal Import and Export
F.6.1
ResourceLimitException Issue
F.6.2
LockRefreshTask Issue
F.6.3
Portals and Portal Templates Not Available After Import
F.6.4
Unable to Migrate Portals or Documents If the Source and Target Applications Share the Same Content Server
F.6.5
Target Portal Server Shown As Unavailable When Creating a Connection
F.7
Troubleshooting Individual Portal and Portal Template Import and Export
F.7.1
Portal
Blocked After Unsuccessful Export or Import
F.7.2
Page or
Portal
Not Found Message After Import
F.7.3
Portal
Import Archive Exceeds Maximum Upload File Size
F.7.4
Maximum Number of
Portal
s Exceeded on Export
F.7.5
Lists Not Imported Properly
F.7.6
Exporting and Importing Portals with Tools and Services Configured
F.7.7
Tools and Services Disabled After Import
F.7.8
Importing from the Sub
portal
s Page
F.7.9
Unable to Import a
Portal
If the Source and Target Applications Share the Same Content Server
F.7.10
Shared Library Changes Not Available after Portal Deployment
F.7.11
Members Not Listed in an Imported Portal
F.7.12
Deployment Messages Not Displayed in the Browser Locale
F.8
Troubleshooting Issues with Mail
F.8.1
Mail is Not Accessible in Secure Mode
F.8.2
Mail is Not Accessible in Non-Secure Mode
F.8.3
Unable to Create Distribution Lists in the Non-Secure Mode
F.8.4
Unable to Create Distribution Lists in the Secure Mode
F.8.5
Provisioning of Mail Fails in a Portal (Default Distribution List not Created)
F.8.6
Unable to Configure the Number of Mail Messages Downloaded
F.8.7
Unable to Publish and Archive
WebCenter Portal
Mail
F.8.8
Changing Passwords on Microsoft Exchange
F.9
Troubleshooting Issues with Announcements and Discussions
F.9.1
Authentication Failed
F.9.2
Discussions Cannot Be Enabled in
WebCenter Portal
F.9.3
Login Failed
F.9.4
Login Does Not Function Properly After Configuring Oracle Access Manager
F.9.5
Category Not Found Exceptions
F.9.6
Watched Topics and Recent Topics Not Displaying Topics From Multiple Discussion Forums
F.9.7
Discussion and Announcement Updates Not Displayed
F.9.8
Announcements Page Displays "User Is Not Authorized"
F.9.9
Discussions Page Displays "User Is Not Authorized"
F.10
Troubleshooting Issues with Events
F.11
Troubleshooting Issues with Users and Roles
F.12
Troubleshooting Issues with Content Repositories
F.12.1
Documents Tools Unavailable in WebCenter Portal
F.13
Troubleshooting Issues with Analytics
F.14
Troubleshooting Issues with Oracle SES
F.14.1
No Search Results Found
F.14.1.1
Oracle SES Connection
F.14.1.2
Documents and Discussions Connections
F.14.1.3
WebCenter Portal Crawl Configuration
F.14.1.4
Oracle SES Configuration
F.14.1.5
User Authentication
F.14.1.6
Oracle SES Crawling
F.14.1.7
Oracle SES Authorization
F.14.2
Search Failure Errors
F.14.3
Cannot Grant View Permissions to WebCenter Portal
F.14.4
Restricting Oracle SES Results by Source Group or Source Type
F.14.5
Search Results Do Not Include Secured Resources
F.14.6
Search Results Do Not Include Documents
F.14.7
Search Results Do Not Include Discussions and Announcements
F.14.8
Search Results Do Not Include Recently Added Resources
F.14.9
Search Results Do Not Reflect Authorization Changes
F.14.10
Search Results Do Not Include Resources Available to Wide Audience
F.15
Troubleshooting Issues with Notifications
F.16
Troubleshooting External Application Issues
F.16.1
Users Experience Password Lockout
F.17
Troubleshooting Security Configuration Issues
F.17.1
WebCenter Portal Application Does Not Find Users in LDAP Provider
F.17.2
Portal Created with Errors When Logged in as OID User
F.17.3
Users Cannot Self-Register when WebCenter Portal Configured with Active Directory
F.17.4
User Made Administrator Does Not Have Administrator Privileges
F.17.5
OmniPortlet Producer Authorization Exception in SSO Environment
F.17.6
Deploying the SAML SSO-specific Discussions EAR file Produces an Exception
F.17.7
Configuring SAML Single Sign-on Produces 403 Error
F.17.8
Impersonation Session Produces Error with OAM 11.1.2.2.0
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