What You Should Know About Content Repository Connections

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11.2.3 Oracle Content Server 11g - Configuration

This section includes the following subsections: ■ Section 11.2.3.1, Configuring Oracle Content Server 11g for All WebCenter Applications ■ Section 11.2.3.2, Configuring Oracle Content Server 11g to Support Item Level Security in All WebCenter Applications ■ Section 11.2.3.3, Configuring Security Between Oracle Content Server 11g and WebCenter Portal Applications

11.2.3.1 Configuring Oracle Content Server 11g for All WebCenter Applications

After installing Oracle Content Server 11g, perform the configuration tasks listed in Table 11–1 . These tasks are common for both WebCenter Portal applications and WebCenter Spaces. This section also includes the following sections to which the tasks in Table 11–1 refer: ■ Section 11.2.3.1.1, Enabling the Conversion of Wikis and Blogs into PDFs ■ Section 11.2.3.1.2, Disabling Undesirable Site Asset Categories in Oracle Site Studio ■ Section 11.2.3.1.3, What You Should Know About the WebCenterConfigure Component ■ Section 11.2.3.1.4, What You Should Know About Creating Content Profiles in Oracle Content Server Table 11–1 Oracle WebCenter-Specific Postinstallation Configuration Tasks for Oracle Content Server Task Description Documentation Enable the Folders_g component This component provides hierarchical folder interface to content in Oracle Content Server. This task is mandatory. For information, see the section Enabling and Disabling a Component in the Oracle Fusion Middleware System Administrators Guide for Universal Content Management. Enable the DynamicConverter component This component enables HTML renditions. Slide Previewer is available in WebCenter when both DynamicConverter and the WebCenterConfigure components are installed. This component must be installed before installing the WebCenterConfigure component. This task is optional but recommended. For information, see the section Enabling and Disabling a Component in the Oracle Fusion Middleware System Administrators Guide for Universal Content Management. Managing Content Repositories 11-7 Enable the WebCenterConfigure component This component configures an instance of Oracle Content Server for WebCenter applications. It sets configuration settings and adds services among other things. This component must be installed after installing the DynamicConverter component. This task is mandatory. For information about the tasks this component performs, see Section 11.2.3.1.3, What You Should Know About the WebCenterConfigure Component. For information, see the section Enabling and Disabling a Component in the Oracle Fusion Middleware System Administrators Guide for Universal Content Management. Configure Oracle Inbound Refinery IBR This is a conversion server that manages file conversions for electronic assets such as documents, digital images, and motion videos. It also provides thumbnail functionality for documents and images and storyboarding for videos. You can use Oracle IBR to convert content items stored in Oracle Content Server. This task is optional. However, thumbnails or renditions in WebCenter applications do not display if Oracle IBR is not configured. For information, see the chapter Configuring Oracle Inbound Refinery in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite. Configure FileStore Provider This is required to store content files in the database. This task is optional. For information, see the section FileStore Provider Information Page in the appendix System Properties and Settings Interface in the Oracle Fusion Middleware System Administrators Guide for Universal Content Management. Configure Oracle Content Server to use an LDAP-based identity store Oracle Content Server must be configured to use the same identity store LDAP server as Oracle WebCenter Spaces. In a production environment, Oracle Content Server must use an external LDAP-based identity store. For information, see Section 11.2.3.3, Configuring Security Between Oracle Content Server 11g and WebCenter Portal Applications and Configuring the LDAP Identity Store Service in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Security Guide. Configure Secure Sockets Layer SSL SSL is required only when the type of Oracle Content Server connection is socketssl. This task is optional. For information, see Section 31.7, Securing the WebCenter Spaces Connection to Oracle Content Server with SSL. Table 11–1 Cont. Oracle WebCenter-Specific Postinstallation Configuration Tasks for Oracle Content Server Task Description Documentation