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Oracle WebCenter Suite 11g is the modern user experience platform for the enterprise and the Web. Oracle WebCenter Suite 11g delivers social and collaborative services to help optimize connections between people, information, and applications. WebCenter has changed a lot with its last release. This book will guide you through all the important and new features for managing and administering WebCenter with advanced recipes. Oracle WebCenter 11g PS3 Administration Cookbook is a practical guide that provides over 90 advanced recipes with step-by-step instructions covering important aspects of managing and administering Oracle WebCenter. The book starts by creating an enterprise portal with WebCenter and enhancing it with the new features from the latest 11g version. It then teaches you to build complex navigation models and page hierarchies in detail. It then dives into building Wikis and integrating content with document services. Finally it covers the important administrative concepts of WebCenter Spaces, security, and managing WebCenter applications. A collection of advanced recipes to assist you in your daily tasks when managing Oracle WebCenter What you will learn from this book : Create and manage the navigation models of your portal Get to grips with the newly supported JSR 286 standard to build and consume portlets in WebCenter Build content-driven portals by integrating document services Build collaborative environments and integrate different services for a feature-rich environment Integrate external applications in your portal Master the different ways to customize and personalize WebCenter applications Understand the best-known enterprise 2.0 service – the discussion service Create Wikis – which have changed significantly with the new release Learn how the security model of WebCenter works Deploy and Analyze the use of different portals Understand the use of collaborative services like discussions, wiki, and blog Approach This is a cookbook filled with numerous recipes for learning important and advanced aspects of administering WebCenter. Who this book is written for If you are a WebCenter administrator who wants to keep up to date with the newer version, and learn all the important and advanced aspects of administering WebCenter then this book is for you. You need to have WebCenter installed and to have basic knowledge of administering WebCenter. About the Author Yannick Ongena is an Enterprise 2.0 architect who has dedicated his career to specializing in Enterprise 2.0 portals. With over 5 years experience in Oracle portal products like Oracle Portal and WebCenter he has seen the evolution in enterprise portals. He was one of the first who received the WebCenter Implementation Specialist certification. Yannick is also dedicated to helping out the community: he is the founder of the WebCenter Enterprise Methodology Group, top contributor in the WebCenter forums at OTN, and Enterprise 2.0 SIG leader for Oracle Benelux User Group. Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Creating an Enterprise Portal with WebCenter Introduction Preparing JDeveloper for WebCenter Creating a WebCenter portal Managing pages Changing the look and feel of your portal Editing pages using the composer Chapter 2: Consuming Portlets Introduction Building JSR 286 portlets in JDeveloper Registering a portlet producer at design time Registering a portlet producer at runtime Consuming portlets at design time Consuming portlets at runtime Wiring two portlets together at design time Wiring two portlets together at runtime Contextual wiring of portlets using events Chapter 3: Navigation Models and Page Hierarchies Introduction Creating a navigation model at design time Creating a navigation model at runtime Adding a folder to a navigation model Adding a link to a navigation model Adding content query to a navigation model Adding a page hierarchy to a navigation model Referencing a navigation model Adding a component to a navigation model Adding a custom folder to a navigation model Adding custom content to a navigation model Changing the default start page of your portal Filtering navigation resources based upon business logic Exporting a navigation model Importing an existing navigation model Specifying the default navigation model Managing the page hierarchy Chapter 4: Managing the Resource Catalog Introduction Creating a resource catalog at design time Creating a resource catalog at runtime Adding a folder to a resource catalog Adding a link to a resource catalog Adding another resource catalog to a resource catalog Adding a component to a resource catalog Adding a custom folder to a resource catalog Adding custom content to a resource catalog Adding resources to a catalog at runtime Managing the Resource Library Securing resource catalogs Filtering resources based upon a role or other business logic Selecting a resource catalog based upon business logic Exporting a resource catalog Importing a resource catalog Chapter 5: Managing the Look and Feel of Your Portal Introduction Creating a new template at design time Creating a template at runtime Creating a tree navigation Enabling runtime editing of your template Creating a new page style Chapter 6: Integrating Content with Document Services Introduction Preparing UCM for a remote connection Creating a connection to a content server Creating a content driven navigation model Displaying a single content item with the content presenter Displaying multiple content items with the content presenter Creating a content presenter template for a single item Creating a content presenter template for multiple items Using the document service taskflows Chapter 7: Discussions and Wiki Services Introduction Creating a connection to the discussion service Adding discussion forums to your portal Creating forums Creating topics Adding announcements to your portal Creating an announcement Creating a wiki document Editing a wiki document Chapter 8: Organizing and Finding Content Introduction Creating a connection for the link and tagging services Enabling tagging functionality to pages Showing related content Showing a tag cloud Linking content Linking to a document Linking to a discussion Chapter 9: Using Polls and Surveys Introduction Creating a connection for the poll services Creating a poll Adding a poll to a page Managing sections Managing questions Scheduling a poll Analyzing the results Creating a poll template Applying a template to a poll Chapter 10: Integrating External Content and Applications Introduction Registering an external application in JDeveloper Register an external application at runtime Adding an external application to your portal Integrating external content with the WebClipping portlet Registering the Omniportlet Integrating external content with the Omniportlet Chapter 11: WebCenter Spaces Introduction Creating a discussion and announcement service connection Creating a document service connection Registering external Applications Registering a portlet producer Creating a group space Enabling additional pages Creating subspaces Creating lists Creating a space template Exporting group spaces Importing group spaces Chapter 12: Securing Your WebCenter Portal Introduction Securing pages with the page hierarchy Securing pages at runtime Using Oracle Identity Directory as an identity store Enabling SSL for a WebCenter portal application Securing taskflows Chapter 13: Managing WebCenter Portal Applications Introduction Creating a connection to an application server Deploying a WebCenter Portal Application Undeploying an application Managing connections in the Enterprise Manager Propagating changes from a staging environment to a production environment Viewing log messages in the Enterprise Manager Monitoring the performance of an application Chapter 14: WebCenter Analytics and Activity Graph Introduction Registering a WebCenter Portal application to the Analytics collector Manually running the Gathering Engine Scheduling the Gathering Engine Creating a connection to the activities schema in JDeveloper Using the WebCenter Analytics taskflows Creating your own analytics report Showing an activity stream on your portal Index