This chapter describes how to install additional components in Oracle WebCenter Content Server.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Server components for Content Server are installed by default, however, custom components and components downloaded from Oracle Technology Network must be installed and enabled before they can be used.
Note:
If you need only to enable or disable an installed component, see Enabling and Disabling Components for Content Server.
You can install components using one these methods:
Before installing a component, you must first download it to your instance. A component cannot be downloaded unless it meets the following requirements:
IdcHomeDir
/system
directory (that is, DomainHome
/ucm/idc/system
). This excludes all packaged components unless a patch has been uploaded to a component.You can package a custom component in a ZIP file for installation on multiple Content Server instances with the Component Wizard.
To package a component for installation:
Follow these steps to install the component using the Advanced Component Manager:
Follow these steps to install the component using the Component Wizard:
Start the Component Wizard:
(Windows operating system) From the Start menu, choose Programs, then Oracle WebCenter Content Server, then your server, then Utilities, and then Component Wizard.
(UNIX operating system) Run the ComponentWizard
script in the DomainHome
/ucm/cs/bin
directory.
The Component Wizard main screen and the Component List screen are displayed.
On the Component List screen, click Install.
The Install screen is displayed.
Depending on the component being installed, a new menu option appears in the Administration tray or menu or on the Admin Applet page. Some components simply extend existing functionality and do not appear as separate new options. For more information, see the component's documentation.