Oracle WebCenter Content tagged posts

April 30, 2016 Posted in Blogs

I had engagement to setup Oracle WebCenter Portal and Content for a public sector client before. It took a few days to complete. The procedure to setup enterprise level application is not always smooth. Usually you get fairly complete installation guide, but you could get lost very easily because of two many dependencies in those documents.

In order to make everybody’s life easier, I write down below installation steps for Oracle WebCenter Content 11gR2. With this guidance, you could finish it in a cozy afternoon, then enjoy the sunset at beach park.

1. Download software;
   1. VMware WS 12.0.1 Player for Linux 64bit (free) or Virtual Box 5.0.8 (free);
   2. Oracle Database 11g Express (free);
   3. Oracle Fusion Middleware RCU (Repository Creation Utility) 11g (11.1.1.1.9.0) for Linux x86-64 (561M);

January 31, 2016 Posted in Blogs

Prerequisites: Oracle WebCenter Content, UCM, WebCenter Portal, RIDC

When we do large portal site development, we usually store enterprise content and images in content repository. Content repository offers library services, content check-in / out and versioning, etc., which allows content more manageable and traceable.

A common use case is to present images that store in content repository in portal page directly. Let’s see how we do this under Oracle WebCenter Content and Portal environment.

The idea is to build up a HashMap which holds key-value pairs docName-docURL. When portal page renders, it references to the specific docName key defined in the image tag and loads the image based on the value of docURL from content repository...

December 30, 2015 Posted in Blogs

Prerequisites: Oracle WebCenter Content, UCM, Security, Roles

To manage enterprise content security is always a sensitive and important task since it involves the intellectual property, legal documents and business contracts of an organization.

Oracle WebCenter Content (WCC, previous UCM) provides comprehensive security features through Security Groups, Roles, Permissions, Accounts, Access Control List (ACL) and WebLogic-based Oracle Platform Security Services (OPSS). It is complex, isn’t it? But once you read through this article, you will understand how it works.

Oracle WCC runs as a managed server on WebLogic Server. How does the security login connect to directory services? The answer is Oracle WCC security is driven by WebLogic Server...