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Tutorial: Customizing the Content Manager Task Flow in WebCenter Portal 12c (Doc ID 2531010.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 23, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle WebCenter Portal - Version 12.2.1.1.0 to 12.2.1.4.0
Oracle JDeveloper
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Persona: Application Administrator, Developer
Estimated Time to Complete: 75 - 90 minutes

Purpose

This document will show how to customize the Content Server Task Flows in WebCenter Portal 12c.
For this exercise we will do the following customizations:

 

 

Scope

This document is intended for WebCenter Portal Developers who need to customize the Content Server Task Flow in WebCenter Portal.

Note: This document doesn't replace the formal documentation that can be located here:

WebCenter Portal Task Flow Customization in 12c

 

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In this Document
Purpose
Scope
Details
 1. Prepare a Customizable WebCenter Portal Application
 2. Setting up the Workspace for WebCenter Content Task Flow Customizations
 2.1 Get the Task Flow Library/Jar File From the WebCenter Content install 
 2.2 Add the Task Flow Library/Jar File to the JDeveloper Application Class Path 
 2.3 Switch to Customization Developer Role 
 3. Customizing the Document Properties from the Content Manager Task Flow to Update the Title 'Summary' to 'Info'
 4. Customizing the Document Properties from the Content Manager Task Flow to Update the Drop-Down Menu from 'Follow' to 'Subscribe'
 5. Customizing the Document Name Link in the Content Manager Task Flow to Download the File Instead of Opening the File in Viewer Mode
 6. Creating a JAR Deployment Profile to Package the Task Flow Customizations
 7. Rebuild the Application and Deploy the Customizations to a JAR file
 8. Applying the Customization to WebCenter Portal
 9. Verifying the Customizations on WebCenter Portal
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