Setting Up the MDS Repository

11-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle WebCenter This chapter contains the following sections: ■ Section 11.1, What You Should Know About Content Repository Connections ■ Section 11.2, Oracle Content Server Prerequisites ■ Section 11.3, Microsoft SharePoint Prerequisites ■ Section 11.4, Oracle Portal Prerequisites ■ Section 11.5, File System Prerequisites ■ Section 11.6, Registering Content Repositories ■ Section 11.7, Changing the Active or Default Content Repository Connection ■ Section 11.8, Modifying Content Repository Connection Details ■ Section 11.9, Deleting Content Repository Connections ■ Section 11.10, Setting Connection Properties for the WebCenter Spaces Content Repository ■ Section 11.11, Testing Content Repository Connections ■ Section 11.12, Changing the Maximum File Upload Size ■ Section 11.13, Managing Microsoft SharePoint Connections Using WLST Audience The content of this chapter is intended for Fusion Middleware administrators users granted the Admin or Operator role through the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console. See Section 1.8, Understanding Administrative Operations, Roles, and Tools .

11.1 What You Should Know About Content Repository Connections

Oracle WebCenters support of the JCR 1.0 open document standard enables integration with multiple back-end content stores. Oracle WebCenter supports the following content repositories: Oracle Content Server, Microsoft SharePoint, Oracle Portal, and the file system. Prerequisites for each content repository are described in the following sections: ■ Section 11.2, Oracle Content Server Prerequisites ■ Section 11.3, Microsoft SharePoint Prerequisites ■ Section 11.4, Oracle Portal Prerequisites ■ Section 11.5, File System Prerequisites WebCenter users need to store, publish, and share files. The Documents service provides content management and storage capabilities for WebCenter applications, including content upload, file and folder creation and management, file check out, Note: Content repository configuration changes that you make through Fusion Middleware Control or using WLST are not dynamic; you need to restart the managed server on which the WebCenter application is deployed for your changes to take effect. See Section 8.2, Starting and Stopping Managed Servers for WebCenter Application Deployments .