3-16 Oracle Fusion Middleware Concepts Guide
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Introduction to Oracle Authorization Policy Manager in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Authorization Policy Manager Administrators Guide.
3.4 Oracle WebCenter
Oracle WebCenter includes the following components:
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Oracle Composer
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Oracle WebCenter Framework
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Oracle WebCenter Services
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Oracle WebCenter Spaces
3.4.1 Oracle Composer
Oracle Composer is an innovative component that enables any application or portal to be customized or personalized after it has been deployed and is in use. Oracle
Composer is designed to be extremely easy to use so that business users and end users can edit any page with a few clicks of the mouse. Oracle Composer runs in all modern
browsers and provides a dynamic way to edit Java Server Faces JSF application and portal pages by selecting information and components from the Business Dictionary or
Resource Catalog.
Oracle Composer can be easily added to applications and portals during development at any time to enable this Web 2.0 style of operation, without writing a single line of
code. Oracle Composer can be simply dragged and dropped onto a JSF page to enable this powerful capability.
Customizations change everyones view of an application or portal and are typically required to brand a delivered application or portal for a specific customer or purpose.
Oracle WebCenter and Oracle Composer provide an extremely flexible model for storing customizations in the file system or directly into any database using MDS.
Personalizations change views of a portal or application page. Other users are not affected by the changes you make to a page. Users decide what is important to them
and organize information so that it is quick and easy to find. Oracle Composer enables personalizations by displaying information from Oracles Business Dictionary or
Resource Catalog in a role-based view, so that users see only components relevant to them. The important point is that the page can be tailored by individuals to add any
combination of components to their page whenever they want or need them without affecting everyone elses view of the page.
Oracle Composer is integrated with Oracle WebCenter Framework and Oracle WebCenter Services. You can add Oracle Composer components to your JSF
application pages to enable users to edit those pages at run time. You can add Oracle Composer components at any time during the development lifecycle, when the
requirements of the application demand it. Additionally, you can use the Page service to enable users to create pages at run time.
Oracle Composer has been used extensively inside Oracle WebCenter Spaces to allow you to customize and personalize group and personal spaces. The Oracle WebCenter
Spaces application provides a working example of how end users can take an active role in managing and altering their work environment to match their specific
requirements.
For more information about Oracle Composer, see the Oracle Fusion Middleware Developers Guide for Oracle WebCenter.
Oracle Fusion Middleware Components 3-17
3.4.2 Oracle WebCenter Framework
