Deployment Roadmap Deploying WebCenter Portal Applications

Deploying WebCenter Applications 7-5

7.1.5 Creating and Registering the Metadata Service Repository

Before deploying an application to a Managed Server, you may need to create and register a Metadata Service MDS repository schema for the application on the WebLogic Domains Administration Server instance. The target server Oracle WebCenter Custom Portal server or Oracle WebCenter Custom Services Producer server already has the MDS data source configured, so this step is only required if you do not want to use the pre-configured server MDS data source. Do not, however, create a new MDS schema if it is being shared by other applications. At deployment time, some configuration information and application metadata exported into the EAR file must be imported into a MDS schema for use in the production environment. Importing the metadata occurs automatically during deployment when you select a target metadata schema as explained in Section 7.1.6, Deploying the Application to a WebLogic Managed Server . You create the MDS schema using the Repository Creation Utility RCU. After creating the MDS schema, you must register it using either Fusion Middleware Control, or from the command line using WLST. This section contains the following subsections: ■ Section 7.1.5.1, Creating an MDS Schema Using the Repository Creation Utility ■ Section 7.1.5.2, Registering an MDS Schema Using Fusion Middleware Control ■ Section 7.1.5.3, Registering an MDS Schema Using WLST

7.1.5.1 Creating an MDS Schema Using the Repository Creation Utility

Before you deploy an application, you must first create the MDS schema on a database server instance using the Repository Creation Utility RCU, and then register it on the administration server for the domain to which youre deploying so that the applications metadata can also be deployed. When following these instructions, be sure to note the MDS schema name and the login credentials for accessing it. You need this information for subsequent steps in the deployment process. To create the MDS schema: 1. Navigate to RCU_HOMEbin and start the RCU with the following command: rcu The RCU Welcome page displays see Figure 7–2 . Caution: If you deploy using an MDS schema that was created during the WebCenter installation instead of using a custom schema as described in this section, you risk damaging data in those schemas. 7-6 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle WebCenter Figure 7–2 RCU Welcome Page

2. Click Next.

3. Select Create and click Next.

The Database Connection Details page displays see Figure 7–3 .