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14.3.2 Registering Discussions Servers Using WLST

Use the WLST command createDiscussionForumConnection to create a discussion server connection. For command syntax and examples, see the section, createDiscussionForumConnection in Oracle Fusion Middleware WebLogic Scripting Tool Command Reference. To configure the Discussions and Announcements services to actively use the new connection, set default=true. Make sure to set additional properties for WS-Security. See Section 14.5.2, Modifying Discussions Server Connection Details Using WLST. For information on how to run WLST commands, see Section 1.13.3.1, Running Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool WLST Commands.

14.4 Choosing the Active Connection for Discussions and Announcements

You can register multiple discussion server connections for a WebCenter application, but only one connection is active at a time. The active connection becomes the back-end discussions server for: ■ Discussions task flows Discussion Forum Manager, Discussions, Popular Topics, Recent Topics, Watched Forums, Watched Topics ■ Announcements task flows Announcements Manager, Announcements This section includes the following subsections: ■ Section 14.4.1, Choosing the Active Connection for Discussions and Announcements Using Fusion Middleware Control ■ Section 14.4.2, Choosing the Active Discussion for Discussions and Announcements Using WLST 14.4.1 Choosing the Active Connection for Discussions and Announcements Using Fusion Middleware Control To change the active connection:

1. Log in to Fusion Middleware Control and navigate to the home page for the

WebCenter application. For more information, see: ■ Section 6.2, Navigating to the Home Page for WebCenter Spaces ■ Section 6.3, Navigating to the Home Page for WebCenter Portal Applications

2. Do one of the following:

■ For WebCenter Spaces - From the WebCenter menu, choose Settings Service Configuration . ■ For WebCenter Portal applications - From the Application Deployment menu, choose WebCenter Service Configuration. Note: To start using the new active connection you must restart the managed server on which the WebCenter application is deployed. For more information, see the section, Starting and Stopping WebLogic Managed Servers Using the Command Line in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide.