WebCenter11g: Turorials

Create Default WebCenter Portal Application

* Select File > New > General > Applications
* Select WebCenter Portal Application:

* Enter application name, e.g. wc.app.one:

* Enter project name, defaults to Portal:

* Accept default Java Settings:

* Check Configure the application with standard Portal features

* Enter the name for the web application project to be used for static resources (defaults to PortalWebAssets):

Default Portal: Application Sources

Default Portal: Web Content

WebCenter Admin Console

* Right click index.html and select Run
* Login portal with default login weblogic/weblogic1
* Click Administration link on the top right of the page

Manage Pages

* All page changes are saved in MDS database
* Click Reset Page to remove all page changes

Create Page

* Go to Admin Console > Resources > Structure > Pages
* Click Create Page to bring up Create Page wizard
* Enter:
– Page Name: New Page One
– Page Template: [Application Page Template]
– Page Style: Blank
* Click Create

* Check Show Page check box will cause the page to show up on the navigation

Move Page

* Go to Admin Console > Resources > Structure > Pages
* Click Action icon and select Move Page
* Select page parent and click OK

* Click Sub Pages icon to see child pages

Secure Page

* Go to Admin Console > Resources > Structure > Pages
* Click Action icon and select Set Access
* Default to Inherit Parent Security
* Click Delegate Security
* Set page access as needed
* Click OK when done

Create New Page Template

* Right click pagetemplates folder (Portal > Web Content > oracle > webcenter > portalapp > pagetemplates) and select New
* Select Web Tier > JSF > JSF Page Template and click OK
* Enter:
– File Name: MyTemplateOne.jspx
* Check Use a Quick Start Layout and click Browse…
* Select desired layout
* Check Options: Apply Themes
* Click OK

* Select Facet Definitions and click green add button
* You must add a new facet named content:

Edit Page

* Go to Admin Console > Resources > Structure > Pages
* Click Action icon and select Edit Page

* Click Change Layout:

* Click Page Properties to view:

* Click Add Content:

* You can view page source by clicking View > Source:

Build JSR-286 Portlets

Create Portlet Application and Project

* Select File > New > General > Applications > Portlet Producer Application and click OK
* Enter:
– Application Name, e.g. wc.jsr286.one
– Directory, e.g. jdev\workspace1\wc.jsr286.one
– Package prefix, e.g. wc.jsr286.one
* Click Finish to accept all defaults.

Create Portlet

* Select File > New > General > Web Tier > Portlets > Standard-based Java Portlet (JSR 286)
* Click OK to bring up Create JSR 286 Java Portlet wirzard
* Enter portlet:
– Name, e.g. MyPortletOne
– Class, e.g. MyPortletOne
– Package, e.g. wc.jsr286.one.portlet
– Language, e.g. English (United States)
* Click Next and enter additional portlet information
* Click Next
* Click each portlet mode and select Generate ADF-Faces JSPX

* Click Add button to add additional portlet modes

* Specify portlet preferences
* Click Finish to accept all other defaults

Generated Project Structure

Edit Portlet Configuration

* Portlet configuration can be edited in protlet.xml file:

Consuming Portlets

* WebCenter Supports JSR-286 portlets and WSRP
* All portlets in WebCenter are remote (benefits: loose coupling and scaling)

Register JSR-286 Portlets at Design Time in JDev

* WebCenter sample portlets page: http://localhost:7101/wsrp-tools/

* Open WebCenter Portal application, e.g. wc.app.one
* Right click Application Resources > Connections and select WSRP Producer…

* Enter Producer Registration Name: WsrpPortletProducer0
* Enter WSDL URL: http://localhost:7101/wsrp-tools/portlets/wsrp2?WSDL
* Click Next and accept all other defaults by clicking Finish

Register JSR-286 Portlets at Run Time in Web Browser

* Login WebCenter portal, e.g. weblogic/weblogic1
* Go to Administration > Services > Portlet Producers
* Click Register
* Enter
– Producer Name: My WSRP Producer
– WSDL URL: http://localhost:7101/wsrp-tools/portlets/wsrp2?WSDL
* Click Test button to test connection
* Click OK to register (WSDL stored in MDS)

Consuming Portlets at Design Time

* Open Web Content > oracle > webcenter > portalapp > pages > home.jspx

* Drag Application Resources > Connnections > WSRP Producer > WsrpPortletProducer0 > Parameter Form Portlet onto page Panel Customizable.
* Select ADF Rich Portlet or Trinidad HTML Portlet and click OK.

* Click the Bindings tab for the page and click Page Definition File link to view the page definition file.

Consuming Portlets at Runtime

* Go to Admin Console > Resources > Structure > Pages
* Click Action icon and select Edit Page
* Click Add Content
* Go to Portlets > WsrpPortletProducer0
* Click Add to add a portlet

* Click the Edit icon to edit portlet properties

Wiring Two Portlets at Runtime

* Identical parameter names within different portlets are wired automatically by WebCenter. Otherwise, follow below steps to wire up two portlets.
* Follow Consuming Portlets at Runtime setion to add both Parameter Form Portlet and Parameter Display Portlet to home page.
* Find Parameter Form Portlet Id (Portlet Edit Icon > Display Options > Id), e.g. portlet5627356773
* Click Parameter Display Portlet edit icon
* For each parameter, click Edit Icon (down arrow that looks like a V) for the parameter and select Expression Building…
* Choose Choose a value > Page Parameter > portlet<id>_parameter1 and click OK

* Click Display Options and enter the Parameter Form Portlet id into the Partial Triggers input field, e.g. portlet5627356773

* Test wiring by enter parameter values and click OK

References

* Oracle WebCenter 11g PS3 Administration Cookbook By: Yannick Ongena;