Oracle WebCenter Content Server Customization

Introducing Oracle WebCenter

• About Oracle WebCenter Content Server Customization Capabilities
• Introducing What can be Customized and How

Describing the Oracle WebCenter Content Server Architecture

• Understanding the Role of SOA
• Identifying Where System, Standard, and Custom Components are Stored
• Describing the Oracle WebCenter Content Server Startup Sequence
• Introducing Usage and Concepts of Services

Using Component Wizard

• Packaging and Installing Components
• Introducing Tag Filtering
• Identifying Files Created in a Component and the Resulting Directory Structure
• Using Different Types of Content Server Resources
• Understanding Where Component Wizard Stores Created Files
• Enabling Components
• Defining the Default HTML Editor

Using Idoc Script

• Using Idoc Script to Alter the Presentation of the Content Server
• Using Idoc Script to Alter the Functionality of the Content Server
• Understanding the Programming Capabilities of Idoc Script

The Glue File and the Environment Resource

• Creating an Environment Resource
• Explaining the Purpose of the Glue File
• Identifying Sections, Including MergeRules and ResourceDefinition

The HTML Include Resource and Localization Strings

• Defining and Calling an HTML Include
• Labeling the Different Resource Types
• Differentiating Between Idoc Script and Java Related Resource Types
• Using the Super Tag
• Building Localized Strings

The Query Resource

• Creating a Query
• Explaining the Role of the Query Resource
• Passing Parameters to a Query

The Service Resource

• Analyzing the Structure of a Service
• Describing the Purpose of the Service Resource
• Understanding the Various Ways a Service can be Called
• Creating a Service Resource

The Template Resource

• Passing Parameters to the Template
• Creating a New Template
• Modifying an Existing Template
• Explaining the Difference Between the Template Definition File and the Template Page Assembly File
• Using MergeRules ResultSet

Integrating WebCenter Content

• About WebCenter Content Web Services

Planning Your Component

• Determining the Necessary Resources for Creating a Component
• Identifying the Necessary Code Changes

Modifying the Navigation

• Investigating the 11g Navigation Engine Reference
• Changing the Criteria of a Navigation Link
• Modifying Navigation Menus With Data Includes/Resource Tables
• Installing and Enabling the NewLayout Component
• Changing the Icon for a Navigation Link in Tree Display
• Understanding Navigation Concepts
• Switching to a New Layout
• Moving an Existing Navigation Link

Creating a New Layout and Skin

• Modifying the Component
• Exploring the New Layout Component
• Creating a Custom Skin
• Understanding User interface Purpose and benefits of Layouts and Skins
• Modifying the Banner Image

Advanced Troubleshooting and Error Tracing

• Using Variable Substitution Order
• Understanding the Use and Effect of #env, #active, #local
• Enabling Troubleshooting Options
• Understanding the DataBinder

Changing Metadata Attributes

• Describing Metadata Attribute Variables
• Discussing Resource Includes
• Changing Metadata Attributes Like Required Fields, Hidden Fields, and Read-Only Fields
• Introducing Idoc Script Page Flags

Using Dynamic Server Pages as Alternatives to Custom Components

• Creating an HCST Dynamic Server Page (*.hcst)
• Creating a Custom Include (*.idoc Resource File)

Content Server Forms

• About Advantages of Using Oracle Content Server Forms
• Describing the Life Cycle of a Form
• Creating a New Custom Service Class
• Creating a Form

Overview of Java Customization

• Introducing JDeveloper
• Describing the Customization Available With Java

Integrating Custom Java Code Into the Oracle WebCenter Content Server

• Creating a Custom Component Tracing Section
• Deploying a Java Project Into a Component Folder
• Extending a Component Classpath With a Custom JAR file
• Creating a Service Calling a Custom Service Class
• Writing a Custom Service Class using JDeveloper
• Extending the Core Oracle Content Server Java Classes

Creating Custom Idoc Script Functions and Variables With Java Code

• Deploying the Idoc Script Extension With JDeveloper
• Creating Custom Idoc Script Functions and Variables
• Creating a Stand-alone Custom Java Class

Executing Code at Key Events: Utilizing Java Filters

• Creating a Custom Java Filter
• Configuring a JDeveloper Project to Create a Java Filter
• Understanding the Power of Filters
• Creating a Component Referencing a Custom Java Filter

Creating Custom Java Service Handlers

• Calling Custom Methods From Existing Content Server Services
• Configuring a JDeveloper Project to Create a Java Service Handler
• Registering Custom Java Code for Use Within Standard Services