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Modifying System Functionality 5-1
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Modifying System Functionality
This chapter describes how to change the basic functionality of Oracle Content Server. This chapter includes the following sections:
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Section 5.1, Changing System Settings
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Section 5.2, Using Components
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Section 5.3, Changing Configuration Information
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Section 5.4, Customizing Services
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Section 5.5, Generating Action Menus
5.1 Changing System Settings
Oracle Content Server has a number of features that you can set up to change features systemwide according to your needs. For example, you can use the following
administration tools within Oracle Content Server to customize your content management system settings:
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Admin Server: The Admin Server is a collection of web pages that you can use to configure systemwide settings for Oracle Content Server. To access these pages,
click Admin Server from the Administration tray in the portal navigation bar to display the Admin Server main page. From this page, you can check the status of
each server that is running, and you can check console output.
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System Properties: The System Properties administration application is used to configure systemwide Oracle Content Server settings for content security, Internet
settings, localization, and other types of settings. In the System Properties application, you can set these options:
– Optional functionality for the Oracle Content Server instance
– Options related to content item security
– Options related to the Internet and web interaction
– JDBC connectivity options
– Functionality such as time zones and IP filters
– Localization features
– Directory paths
5-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Developers Guide for Oracle Universal Content Management
Oracle WebLogic Server is the primary tool for setting system properties for Oracle UCM; however, for some purposes you must use the System Properties
application. You do not need administrative-level permissions to set these options; just access to the directory where the instance is installed.
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Web Layout Editor: The Web Layout Editor is used to customize the Library and system home portal page. To access this editor, click Web Layout Editor on the
Admin Applets page. With the Web Layout Editor, you can change the organization of local web pages in the Library and build new portal pages for your
site. You can create links to web sites outside your local site. For detailed information, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Administrators Guide for
Content Server.
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User administration: You can define security groups, aliases, roles, and accounts for the users at your site using the User Admin function. To access this screen,
select Admin Applets from Administration tray or menu, then click User Admin on the Administration Applets for user page. Options on this screen are used to
create aliases, set permissions for security groups, establish roles and permissions associated with those roles, and customize information that is stored about users.
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Other administration customizations: In addition to the system settings that are discussed here, other settings can be changed to match your sites needs:
– Workflows can be designed, customized, and implemented using the
Workflow Admin tool available from the Admin Applets menu
– New custom metadata fields can be created and default values set using the
Configuration Manager
– Customized action screens such as check-in, search, and check-out can be
created using Content Profiles
5.2 Using Components
