Application Administration for WebCenter Spaces Roadmap

4 Getting WebCenter Portal Applications Up and Running 4-1 4 Getting WebCenter Portal Applications Up and Running The chapter outlines what Fusion Middleware administrators must do, after installation, to get Webcenter Portal applications up and running. A roadmap is provided to help guide you through the process. The chapter includes the following sections: ■ Section 4.1, Installing Oracle WebCenter and Oracle WebCenter Framework Libraries ■ Section 4.2, Deploying WebCenter Portal Applications for the First Time Roadmap Although WebCenter Spaces is itself a WebCenter application, it does require some special administration tasks that other WebCenter Portal applications do not. To see a comprehensive list of these tasks, refer to Chapter 2, Getting WebCenter Spaces Up and Running . Audience The content of this chapter is intended for Fusion Middleware administrators responsible for WebCenter Portal application administration users granted the Admin role through the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console.

4.1 Installing Oracle WebCenter and Oracle WebCenter Framework Libraries

Oracle WebCenter installation is described in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebCenter. Oracle JDeveloper installation, required for building WebCenter Portal applications, is described in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle JDeveloper. WebCenter Portal applications can be deployed to any WebLogic Server instance that is provisioned with the Oracle WebCenter Framework shared library files. For details, see, Section 7.1.4, Creating a Managed Server . 4-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle WebCenter

4.2 Deploying WebCenter Portal Applications for the First Time Roadmap

The roadmap in Table 4–1 outlines the tasks that a Fusion Middleware administrator must perform to deploy a WebCenter Portal application, developed with Oracle WebCenter Framework, and get it up and running. Note: WebCenter Spaces requires additional administration tasks that WebCenter Portal applications do not. To see a comprehensive list of these tasks, refer to Chapter 2, Getting WebCenter Spaces Up and Running . Table 4–1 Roadmap - Getting WebCenter Portal Applications Up and Running for the First Time Step Documentation Role Step 1 - Verify your Oracle WebCenter installation Verify your Oracle WebCenter installation and settings. See: ■ Installing Oracle WebCenter and Oracle WebCenter Framework Libraries ■ Starting Node Manager Fusion Middleware Admin Step 2 - Launch Fusion Middleware Control Launch the Fusion Middleware Control Console, a Web-based management tool for WebCenter applications. See: ■ Displaying Fusion Middleware Control Console ■ Navigating to the Home Page for WebCenter Portal Applications Learn about the command-line administration tool WLST. See Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool WLST . Fusion Middleware Admin Step 3 - Deploy the WebCenter Portal application Create a suitable container in which to deploy the WebCenter Portal application archive: ■ Creating a Managed Server ■ Creating and Registering the Metadata Service Repository ■ Deploying the Application to a WebLogic Managed Server See also, Deploying WebCenter Applications . Fusion Middleware Admin Step 4 - Reconfigure back-end servers Reconfigure back-end server connections, if required, through Fusion Middleware Control. Fusion Middleware Admin ■ Content Repositories ■ Managing Content Repositories ■ Mail Servers ■ Managing the Mail Service ■ BPEL Servers ■ Managing the Worklist Service ■ Collaboration Services ■ Managing the Announcements and Discussions Services ■ Managing the Instant Messaging and Presence Service ■ Secure Enterprise Search ■ Managing Oracle SES Search in WebCenter Getting WebCenter Portal Applications Up and Running 4-3 ■ Analytics Services ■ Managing the Analytics Service ■ Activity Graph Services ■ Managing the Activity Graph Service ■ Personalization Services ■ Managing WebCenter Personalization ■ External Applications ■ Managing External Applications ■ Portlet Producers ■ Registering WSRP Producers ■ Registering Oracle PDK-Java Producers ■ Registering the Pagelet Producer ■ Group Events, Links, Lists, Notes, and Tags ■ Setting Up Database Connections ■ Setting Up the MDS Repository Step 5 - Connect to an identity store Ensure that your identity store is installed, configured, and contains all the required user data. See: ■ Configuring the Identity Store See also Oracle Fusion Middleware Security Guide. Fusion Middleware Admin Step 6 - Restart the managed server Restart the managed server on which the application is deployed. See: ■ Starting and Stopping Managed Servers for WebCenter Application Deployments Fusion Middleware Admin Step 7 - Verify WebCenter Portal application configuration Login to the application to verify the configuration: identity store, services, applications, and so on. ■ Using WebCenter Portal Administration Console WebCenter Portal Application Admin Step 8 - Perform administrative tasks through WebCenter Portal Administration pages Perform administrative duties: ■ Set application-level preferences ■ Manage users and grant application roles ■ Manage and configure application resources ■ Manage and configure content ■ Manage and configure portlet producers ■ Manage and configure external applications ■ Create and manage polls See: Using WebCenter Portal Administration Console Application Admin Table 4–1 Cont. Roadmap - Getting WebCenter Portal Applications Up and Running for the First Time Step Documentation Role