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This article presents the OracleAS Portal solution for managing, integrating, and publishing business content into the portal. It explores features like content management, unconstrained presentation, desktop integration, and portal integration with Xythos Web File Client.
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Rajat ShroffDevelopment Manager OracleAS Portal Oracle Corporation Jerry Silver Product Manager OracleAS Portal Oracle Corporation
Oracle Application Server Portal Manage, Integrate, And Publish Your Enterprise Content Into Your Portal
Agenda • Making Business Content More Accessible • Manage in Portal, Publish in Portal • Manage Anywhere, Publish in Portal • Future Direction • Summary
Inform Educate Guide Reuse Control Proprietary Difficult to Use Expensive Hard to Find Complex Publishing Inconsistent Business Content
The Portal Solution Content Integration • Use the Portal to make any content more accessible • Internal and external Web sites • Business content from enterprise applications • Content authored and managed in legacy and best-of-breed content management systems Built-In Content Management • Create, maintain, publish, and search common business content without having to leave the portal for an external application
Portal CM Requirements • Built-in, self-service content management application for creating and managing content directly in the portal • Deploy and/or publish content managed externally to the portal • Consistent user experience for selecting, filtering, and presenting content, regardless of source • Inter-portlet communication to improve the relevancy of published content
OracleAS Portal Manage In Portal, Publish in Portal • Complete set of content management features built-in • Single application reduces cost of integration and management • Build more attractive and interactive portals • Enable Web site consolidation • Leverage Portal framework to improve relevance and accessibility of content
Unconstrained Presentation • Critical for branding external facing sites • Used by 100’s of public sites
Extensible, browser-based authoring Desktop authoring via WebDAV Multi-step approval routing Version Control Check In/Check Out Publish/Expiry Dates Page and Item Subscriptions Expiry Notifications Translations Metadata Management Browser based page-design wizards Reusable page components Flexible layout Automatic navigation Page templates Style wizards Manage in Portal:Features Author and Collaborate Design and Build Pages Administration • Granular access control • Extensible repository • Staging and archiving
Advanced Categorization & Search Features • Extensible Metadata • Attributes • Categories • Perspectives • Integration with Oracle TEXT • Enables advanced search and query-based publishing
Desktop Integration • Use desktop tools to author content • Use desktop tools to save content within portal • Compatible with any WebDAV client: • Windows Explorer, MS Office, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, many others
Enhanced Desktop Integration New • Integration with OracleAS Portal partner Xythos Web File Client • Map Portal WebDAV folder to Windows drive • Access from non-DAV clients (notepad, command prompt, etc.) • Access to “Set Properties”, “Set Access Control”, “Approve”, “View Versions” from the desktop • Offline content authoring
About Xythos Software • Leading developer of Internet file management software for simple content management and collaboration • Xythos WebFile Server and WebFile Client products are licensed to over 325,000 users • Technology is also integrated with Blackboard, SAS, and Stellent content management products • Xythos WebFile Client WebDAV enables any Windows desktop application and supports all WebDAV compatible servers www.xythos.com/
D E M O N S T R A T I O N Portal Integration with Xythos Web File Client
OracleAS Portal Manage Anywhere, Publish in Portal • Publish and aggregate content from any source • Manage consistent presentation regardless of origin
OracleAS Portal Manage Anywhere, Publish in Portal • When does content need to be integrated? • Already managing in an independent CMS • Specialized needs: imaging, catalogs, regulatory compliance, etc. • Repurposing content for multiple applications • Two approaches: • Managed Deployment • Query Based Publishing
Managed Deployment • Copy content from external sources to Portal Repository • OracleAS Syndication Services: Automated push/pull • WebDAV: Direct copy from file system • APIs: Programmatic loading of content and metadata
Portal Page Designers Portal Administrators Subscribe to syndicated content Other Portal Instances Syndicate Content To/From Portal New Subscribe to syndicated content Syndicate content to Portal External Content Sources OracleAS Syndication Services Publish Portal content as offers Subscriber Applications
D E M O N S T R A T I O N Managed Deployment in Oracle Portal
Query Based Publishing • Dynamic, real-time publishing from Portal or external system • Custom Search Portlet: Declarative publishing of Portal content • OmniPortlet: Extensible, standards-based framework for declarative publishing • Custom Portlets: Standards-based development framework
Custom Search Portlet • Dynamic presentation of content from Portal repository • Enables separation of management and publishing
OmniPortlet Portal Content Integration Framework OmniPortlet Publish Content Extensible Layouts Query Builder Customizations Federated Search Caching Packaging Searchlet Searchlet • Consistent user experience regardless of source • Inter-portlet communication 3rd party CM System Search Systems
Searchlet SPI New • Query Based Publishing & Federated Search through Portal • Uses J2EE standards: J2CA, JAAS, JNDI, WebServices, & JAX-RPC • Available for developers to build integration with CM systems • Out-of-the-box Searchlets available include Google, WebDAV, UltraSearch • Coming Soon – Searchlets for Oracle eMail, Calendar, Files, CMSDK
Searchlet SPI • Interfaces supported include • Query • Catalog browsing • Attribute discovery • You can get more information on building Searchlets fromportalcenter.oracle.com/publishing
Access to 3rd Party CM Systems New • Searchlet for OracleAS Portal partner FAST (FAST Data Search) • Provides customizable Real-Time & Secure access for searching & navigating content management systems • Access to Documentum, Lotus Notes, Exchange, Vignette, Web Servers, File Servers, and application content
FAST Corporate Overview • Fast Search & Transfer (FAST) • The fastest growing Search Technology company • Ranked as Visionary Leader by Gartner Group • FAST Data Search 3.2 is used by the most demanding customers world wide, including: “FAST is the only vendor taking search to it’s logical conclusion:Live interaction with data supporting informed decisions” - Jupiter Research www.fastsearch.com
D E M O N S T R A T I O N Access to 3rd party Content Management Systems
Next Steps & Future Direction • Supplied Searchlets • Google, UltraSearch available in September PDK • WebDAV – coming soon • IMAP, OCS, DASL – planned • 3rd Party CMS integration searchlet – available from FAST • Other partners – in progress • Xythos Web File Client • Enhanced desktop integration • Available in October (currently available for Early Adopters)
Next Steps & Future Direction • XQuery integration in OmniPortlet • Query language for XML • Support for JSR 170 • Proposed Java API for content repositories • Native XML Support • Publish, store content in XML format • Enable integration with search engines for secure content access
Complete set of content management features built-in Single application reduces cost of integration and management Build more attractive and interactive portals Enable Web site consolidation Leverage Portal framework to improve relevance and accessibility of content Publish and aggregate content from any source Manage consistent presentation regardless of origin Summary Manage in Portal, Publish in Portal Manage Anywhere, Publish in Portal
Want to see more? Portal Content Management & Integration • Portal Kiosks in Oracle Demogrounds • Booth 1326, Oracle Application Server • Xythos, FAST Kiosks in Oracle Application Server Partner Pavilion • Booth 710
For more information… • portalcenter.oracle.com • Information on all aspects of OracleAS Portal • portalcenter.oracle.com/portaltools • OmniPortlet and Web Clipping • portalcenter.oracle.com/publishing • Content management, integration, and publishing • portalcatalog.oracle.com • Partner and portlet information …and please fill out the evaluation
Design an Attractive and Compelling Portal InterfaceMonday, 4:00 PM Moscone 133 An Overview of Enterprise Portals: Today and TomorrowTuesday, 11:00 AM Moscone 134 Manage, Integrate, and Publish Enterprise Content into Your PortalTuesday, 8:30 AM Moscone 133 Develop Java Portlets for Your PortalTuesday, 5:00 PM Moscone 252 Get Your Community to Collaborate on the Same Portal PageWednesday, 8:30 AM Moscone 252 Integrate your Enterprise Business Applications Into Your PortalWednesday, 11:00 AM Moscone 252 Tips and Techniques for Deploying a Scalable PortalWednesday, 1:00 PM Moscone 302 Administer and Monitor Your Portal with Oracle Enterprise ManagerWednesday, 4:30 PM Moscone 302 Session & Activity Guide Oracle World Sessions - ENTERPRISE PORTALS
Session & Activity Guide Oracle World Activities - ENTERPRISE PORTALS • Hands On Labs Monday, 10:30 AM – 5:00 PMTuesday, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PMTuesday, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PMTuesday, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PMWednesday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PMThursday, 8:30 AM – 2:30 PMMarriott Hotel - Golden Gate B2 • Oracle DEMOgroundsMonday, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMTuesday, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PMTuesday, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PMWednesday, 11:00 AM – 4:30 PMThursday, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PMShow floor: Booth 1326 Oracle AS • Meet the Portal Guru – Marco TilliTuesday, 3:30 PM Guru Lounge • Portal PartnersOracle Application Server Partner Pavilion Booth 710
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Oracle Application Server Portal Manage, Integrate, And Publish Your Enterprise Content Into Your Portal