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 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
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