Mastering WebCenter Portal Templates – Part 1

One of the best ways to get started with the WebCenter Portal Framework is taking a close look at what the source code of out-of-the-box page templates. When you create a new WebCenter Portal Application, two similar templates are generated for you:pageTemplate_globe.jspx and pageTemplate_swooshy.jspx. The context root Sometimes it comes handy to get a hold [...]

WebCenter 11g Patch Set 3 Launch – Overview and Demo

If you missed the live launch of WebCenter PS3 or had difficulty with the streaming, it’s now available for playback… Andy MacMillan, VP of product management for Enterprise 2.0 reviews Oracle’s Portal evolution, gives an overview of the Oracle WebCenter Suite, touching on topics such as application integration, social computing, content management, and development experience. [...]

Configuring WebCenter Applications with Portal Features

When creating a new application in JDeveloper using the WebCenter Portal Application template, in Step 4 of the application creation wizard you find a checkbox hiding in the middle of the page, controlling the style of your application: “Configure the application with standard Portal Features”. If you have it checked, which it is by default, [...]

WebCenter PS3 Portal Framework VirtualBox Appliance

The brand new (and very first) WebCenter PS3 VirtualBox appliance is available for download. This VM image targets WebCenter developers and includes the most important features needed to evaluate and test the WebCenter Portal Framework: Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 5 Oracle XE Universal Database 10.2.0.1 Oracle Universal Content Management PS3 (11.1.1.4.0) Oracle WebLogic Server [...]

Is JSR 168 Not Supported by WebCenter Patch Set 3?

This question may came up when you try to build a JSR 168 portlet or attempt to open one in JDeveloper 11g R1 PS3. In the latter case what happens is that your portlet gets automatically upgraded to a JSR 286 portlet. Given that JSR 286 supersedes JSR 168, most of the time this doesn’t [...]