Beginning Oracle WebCenter Portal 12c: Build next-generation enterprise portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal

Develop enterprise portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal 12c software and enrich those applications with social computing services, including discussions, documents, blogs, wikis, tags, and links. This book covers all functionalities and aspects from a developer, architect, and administrator point of view.

Enterprise portal technology is used for creating intranet and extranet portals which enhance collaboration within a company. The book is intended to complete and fill in the gaps of the official documentation from an administrator and developer perspective.

Beginning Oracle WebCenter Portal 12c provides an overview of the architecture behind Oracle WebCenter Suite and the Oracle Fusion Middleware platform. Sample code written in Java is included along with best practices developed from the authors’ experience of using Oracle WebCenter Portal for building enterprise portals.

What you will learn

• Enterprise Portal and Oracle WebCenter Portal concepts
• Basic administrator knowledge
• Basic developer knowledge
• Overview of the tools and services offered by Oracle WebCenter Portal
• How to develop Portal Assets using JDeveloper IDE
• How to develop new components(Portlets JSR-286 and ADF Task Flows) using JDeveloper IDE
• REST API integration with Portal
• Enterprise content management with Portal

Who this book is for

Developers, architects, project managers and portal administrators in the Oracle Fusion Middleware (FMW) area. IT professionals working in FMW or WebLogic stack can also make use of this book.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Enterprise Portals
Chapter 2: Introduction to Oracle WebCenter Portal 12c
Chapter 3: Oracle WebCenter Portal 12c Administration
Chapter 4: Portal Asset Development
Chapter 5: Working with Pages and Navigation
Chapter 6: Extend Portal with Shared Libraries
Chapter 7: WebCenter Portal Task Flow Customization
Chapter 8: Portlets Integration Using JSR 286
Chapter 9: Creating Pagelet Producer
Chapter 10: Portal Security Administration
Chapter 11: Content Integration
Chapter 12: Portal Tools and Services
Chapter 13: Extending WebCenter Portal