Requirements for Native Documents

Working With Content Files 10-5 2. From the list, select the contributor data file to be edited and click the Edit icon Figure 10–6 . The selected contributor data file is opened and can be edited in source view. Figure 10–6 Edit Icon The design of a contributor data file is such that editing should be done through Contributor, rather than in Source view in Designer. While it is possible to edit the file directly, it is much easier to edit the contributor data file through Contributor or switch to a different file through the Switch Content Wizard see Section 12.3, Assigning Content With The Switch Content Wizard .

10.8 Working With Native Documents

In Site Studio, you can assign a contributor data file or a native document to a contribution region, and individual contributors can add and edit contributor data files and native documents on the Web site. A contributor data file is generated by Site Studio. It is an XML file that is designed to be edited using the Contributor application. As an XML file, it is in a web-ready format that can be easily pulled into a web page similar to the way an include file can be pulled into another web page. A native document, however, is generated by a third-party application Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and so on and is generally introduced by you or a contributor. The document, in its original state, cannot be viewed on a web page so it is converted into a web page using Dynamic Converter when the server delivers the page to the browser. Unlike contributor data files, native documents do not require the Contributor for editing. The converted document displays in the placeholder as the page is displayed, and the appropriate application Microsoft Word, and so on is loaded when the contributor edits the data. This section covers the following topics: ■ Requirements for Native Documents on page 10-5 ■ Editing a Native Document on page 10-6 ■ Using a Conversion Definition With Native Documents on page 10-6 ■ Using Dynamic Converter Template Selection Rules on page 10-7 ■ Sample Fragments for Native Documents on page 10-8 ■ Using Direct Delivery on page 10-9

10.8.1 Requirements for Native Documents

A native document can be assigned to a contribution region in the same way that a contributor data file can. Native documents are added to the site in the same way that contributor data files are added to the site create a link to the file, add the file to a dynamic list, or check the file in so that its metadata matches a dynamic list or a query performed on the site. 10-6 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Site Studio Designer Unlike contributor data files, however, native documents require additional configuration steps on the server so that they appear on the Web site as intended. These steps include the following: ■ You must have Dynamic Converter installed and running on the content server so that it can convert native documents into web pages. ■ You must have Check Out and Open installed and running on the content server so that contributors can check out and edit a native document directly from the Web site using the menu on the contribution graphic. ■ The native documents must be a supported file format of Dynamic Converter. ■ By default, a blank Dynamic Converter template one with minimal settings is used to convert the document so that it looks similar to the original. To further customize the appearance of the web page so that it matches the site, you should fine tune the template or templates used to convert the document see Using a Conversion Definition With Native Documents on page 10-6. ■ You, or the contributors, must have the associated third-party application installed on the computer that is being used to edit the file. ■ If you, or contributors, plan to add native documents to the site using a method outside of Site Studio for example, using the Oracle Content Server check-in form, WebDAV Client, or Web Folders, then you must check those files in with the same metadata used by the site, and if necessary, a section of the site.

10.8.2 Editing a Native Document