Oracle® Fusion Middleware

What's New for Oracle WebCenter Content

12c (12.2.1.3.0)

E86790-06

August 2020

What’s New for Oracle WebCenter Content

This section introduces the new features and enhancements of Oracle WebCenter Content.

12c (12.2.1.4.0) — July 2019

Feature Description
DISDefaultDocInfoTab property This property enables you to configure the windows explorer preview pane. If you set the value of this property to IMAGE_DATA, the Windows Explorer preview pane displays the document image data page. If you set the value to RENDITION_INFO, the Windows Explorer preview pane displays the document rendition information page. See Configuring Windows Explorer Preview Pane in Administering Oracle WebCenter Content.

NativeOsUtils

The NativeOsUtils component is now built on Microsoft Visual Studio 2013.

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12c (12.2.1.3.0) — July 2018

Feature Description

Advanced Security

Introduced OracleAdvancedSecurityConfig component to handle the search-related QueryText validation for Core (GET_SEARCH_RESULTS) and FrameworkFolders (FLD_FOLDER_SEARCH) components. The OracleAdvancedSecurityConfig component is enabled by default. See Advanced Security Options in Administering Oracle WebCenter Content.

AutoSuggestConfig

The AutoSuggestConfig component is now configurable and can be enabled or disabled from the Component Manager page. See Enabling or Disabling a Component Using the Component Manager in Administering Oracle WebCenter Content.

Note: If the AutoSuggestConfig component is disabled, the Auto Suggest feature of search fields in the WebCenter Content UI is hidden. The Search field in the side bar, folder picker, or library picker scenarios, such as copy, move, create shortcut, create saved search, and file document windows, is hidden. In addition, the Banner Search Box doesn’t automatically prompt results when a search term is entered.

12c (12.2.1.3.0) — April 2018

Feature Description

SAML-based Single Sign-On

Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) enables cross-platform user authentication between applications. When users log in to the application that is configured as a SAML source, they automatically gain access to all the applications configured as SAML destinations without having to log in to each application separately. See Configuring SAML-Based Single Sign-On in Administering Oracle WebCenter Content.

New configuration variable

Introduced a configuration variable LM_preferoitrendering within the LinkManager component. If the value of this configuration variable is set to TRUE, OIT (htmlexport) uses the internal rendering engine to extract links from the content.

12c (12.2.1.3.0) — August 2017

Feature Description

Universal Records Management (URM) Upgrade

With this upgrade, URM will no longer require a dedicated server but instead URM components will be consumed directly in the WebCenter Content server.

A new option is introduced that allows you to enable full Records Management functionality on the Content Server, including Physical and External sources. See Configuring the Records Management in Content Server.

WebCenter Content User Interface: Annotations

The way you modify annotations has changed. See How do I modify annotations?

Other Miscellaneous Updates

  • Java-based administration applets have been moved to Java Network Launch Protocol (JNLP).

  • Lift and shift of on-premise WebCenter Content to Java Cloud Service (JCS) to enable WebCenter Portal’s migration to cloud.

  • Vertical Cluster support.

12c (12.2.1.2.0) — October 2016

There are no new features for 12c (12.2.1.2.0).

12c (12.2.1.1) — June 2016

Feature Description
Trash

In the WebCenter Content UI, deleting items sends them to the Trash folder instead of being permanently deleted. See Deleting Libraries, Folders, and Documents.

Hybrid Enterprise Content Management (HECM)

In the WebCenter Content UI, you can integrate Oracle WebCenter Content with Oracle Content and Experience to share, copy, and upload content to the cloud server and maintain an easy access to content on the go. See Working with Oracle Content and Experience.

Scan

The process of uploading documents through a scanner has changed in this release. See Uploading Documents from a Web Browser.

Upgrading Inbound Refinery

You can upgrade older versions of the Inbound Refinery (IBR) to the current release. Earlier, newer versions of Inbound Refinery had to be installed instead of being upgraded.

What’s New for Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture

This section introduces the new features and enhancements of Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture.

12c (12.2.1.3.0) — August 2020

Feature Description

Exchange Online

With an email import job, the Import Processor imports files attached to incoming email messages into Capture along with email message elements, such as subject and body text. If you are using Microsoft email exchange service, you have a choice to select either Exchange Service Type as Exchange On-premises or Exchange Online. To configure email Import Processor job settings, see Configuring Email Message and Email Attachment Importing in Managing Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture.

12c (12.2.1.3.0) — October 2018

Feature Description

Thumbnail tooltip displays page number

The tool tip on the page's thumbnail shows the page number for each page in a document. See How do I use the document pane? in Using Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture.

Default server URL

When setting preferences in the client, you can specify a default server URL that will show up in the Server field when you launch the client application to sign in to Capture. See Setting preferences in Using Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture.

Total number of batches

The Total number of batches displayed field indicates the total number of batches being displayed on the client. See How do I use the batch pane? in Using Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture.

12c (12.2.1.3.0) — July 2018

Feature Description

Commit Processor scripting

Blank page detection in an Import Processor job

Configure blank page detection during import. See Configuring Blank Page Detection in an Import Processor Job in Managing Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture.

Blank page detection in a Document Conversion job

Configure blank page detection during document conversion. See Configuring Blank Page Detection in a Document Conversion Job in Managing Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture.

12c (12.2.1.3.0) — August 2017

Feature Description

Scripting support to Document Conversion Processor

JavaScript event support to Document Conversion Processor. Ability to use scripts in Document Conversion Processor jobs. See Managing Capture Scripts.

Support for Microsoft Exchange Web Services (EWS)

Support for use of Microsoft email exchange service in Import Processor email jobs. See Configuring Email Message and Email Attachment Importing.

Post-process configuration when no documents are imported

Ability to always post-process when attachments do not match mask(s) in Import Processor email jobs See Configuring Email Message and Email Attachment Importing.

12c (12.2.1.2.0) — October 2016

There are no new features for 12c (12.2.1.2.0).

12c (12.2.1.1) — June 2016

Feature Description

Oracle Documents Cloud Service (DOCS) commit driver

Use the Oracle Documents Cloud Service commit driver to commit documents from Capture to DOCS. See Configuring an Oracle Documents Cloud Service Commit Profile.

Enhancement of DOCS commit driver to support DOCS metadata

Ability to create metadata collections and optionally include selected system fields to metadata collections. See Configuring an Oracle Documents Cloud Service Commit Profile.

Recognition Processor support on all certified operating system platforms.

Recognition Processor support on all certified operating system platforms with the introduction of the Universal Decoder bar code engine. See Managing Recognition Processing.

Capturing and use of TWAIN related metadata

Ability to control and receive the scanner’s imprinter/endorser string and the ability to retrieve bar codes, patch codes, and MICR values recognized by the scanner. See ImageCaptureEngine.

Updates to File Information window in the Capture client

Addition of Endorsement and MICR properties to the File Information window in the Capture client. See How do I view file information?

What’s New for Oracle WebCenter Application Adapters

This section introduces the new features and enhancements of Oracle WebCenter Application Adapters.

12c (12.2.1.3.0) — August 2017

Feature Description

Availability of two different web service implementations for Managed Attachments

Oracle Universal Content Management (UCM) and Application Extension Framework (AXF) provide the following web service implementations for Managed Attachments:

Use of coherence instead of Java Object Cache (JOC)

Oracle Imaging and Process Management (IPM) and AXF uses coherence instead of JOC resulting in the clustering behavior change. See Clustering for AXF in Imaging Managed Servers.

12c (12.2.1.2.0) — October 2016

There are no new features for 12c (12.2.1.2.0).

12c (12.2.1.1) — June 2016

Feature Description
Content Server Web Services for Managed Attachments

Enables to remove Application Extension Framework (AXF) dependency on Managed Attachments. It includes:

Customize Managed Attachments settings based on the E-Business Suite responsibilities Ability to customize Managed Attachments settings based on the E-Business Suite responsibilities. See Customizing Settings Based on Users' Assigned Responsibility ID.

What’s New for Oracle WebCenter Content: Imaging

This section introduces the new features and enhancements of Oracle WebCenter Content: Imaging.

12c (12.2.1.4.0) — July 2019

Feature Description

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Create Applications and Saved Searches in WebCenter Content: Imaging: This OBE illustrates how to create an Application and build a Saved Search by using Oracle WebCenter Content: Imaging.

12c (12.2.1.3.0) — August 2017

Feature Description

User Interface Upgrade

Imaging has a new user interface (Alta skin). See User Interface in Administering Oracle WebCenter Content: Imaging and User Interface in Using Oracle WebCenter Content: Imaging.

Annotations Update

Annotations and supporting content associated with a document are treated as attachments.

Oracle Coherence

Java Object Cache (JOC) has been replaced with Oracle Coherence.

Imaging Managed Server

The imaging managed server which was earlier deprecated in 12.2.1 is now brought back in this release.

Documentation Accessibility

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Access to Oracle Support

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