A Framework Approach to Building an Oracle WebCenter Intranet, Extranet, or Portal

A Framework Approach to Building an Oracle WebCenter Intranet, Extranet, or Portal

Fishbowl Solutions

www.fishbowlsolutions.com

Agenda

+About Fishbowl Solutions+Portal Solution Accelerator - Introduction+Customer Successes+PSA – Overview, New Features, Components+Demonstration+Comparison with WebCenter Portal 11.1.1.8+Why PSA?+Q & A


Today’s Speakers

Jason LamonMarketing Team Lead

Jerry AberSenior Solutions Architect

Andy WeaverSenior Software Consultant – Portal Team Lead


About Fishbowl Solutions

Experience+ Over 700 projects since founding in 1999+ Oracle “Gold” Partner+ Oracle “Public Sector Pillar Partner”

Expertise+ Portals and Content Management+ Enterprise Information Management+ Business Process Automation

Customer Successes+ Across verticals

Award Winning+ Forrester Groundswell Award - Mobile App+ Oracle Excellence Award+ Enterprise 2.0 Blazer+ ECM Architect of the Year


Leading WebCenter Innovations

WebCenter Mobile WebCenter Portals & Intranets

Google Search Integration


Portal Solutions Accelerator: Business Value

Provide a fast-start framework to build a portal, intranet or extranet:

1. Reduce risks and overall complexities - ADF

2. Accelerate time to market3. Better engage business groups

and users


Customer SuccessesPortal Solution Accelerator


AAM

+ Business Problems before PSA:– Low overall adoption of Intranet– Rigid and cumbersome process

to add new and update existing content

– ADF-based site was too complex to manage and maintain

+ Benefits after PSA:– Public Spaces templates

simplified architecture– Eased content contribution

through pre-packaged profiles– Mega menu navigation

accelerated content access


University of Pretoria

+ Business Problems before PSA:– Fragmented information

systems– Limited collaboration – Low WebCenter ROI – a lot of

one-off projects

+ Benefits after PSA:– Distributed contribution and

personalization– Increased collaboration – Microsites eased navigation


More Successes…

+Large Healthcare Provider– Employee Intranet– 12,000 total users– ROI: Realize WebCenter Project

Win

+Workers Compensation Insurance Provider– Framework used to create 2 public

facing websites• ROI: Enable user contribution –

remove IT


OverviewPortal Solution Accelerator

Layered View of Portal


What About Intranet In A Box (IIAB)?

+Name change– Features to build and deploy a Intranet, Extranet, Portal– No proprietary technology – customers not “boxed in”

+PSA 2.0 is IIAB with new features/enhancements– More user productivity tools– More administrative tools


Portal Solution Accelerator (PSA)

• Packaged Software & Services

• WebCenter Content-Based Portal

• Leverages WebCenter Portal

• Built-in Personalization• Perfect jump start

for any portal


PSA – What’s Included?

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Portal Integration Suite

• Content Snippet• Search Portlet

Framework• Mega-menu• Contacts / Event Calendar• WYSIWYG Editor• Editor Pick Lists

• People Finder• User Personalization• Breadcrumbs• Related Content

Page Templates/ADF Templates

Static/Dynamic Page Layouts

Topic - Article - Detail - Search - Gateway Hub - Forms & DocsSee All - Campaigns - Newsletters - Media Assets

Services v Departments v Forms & Docs v Contacts v About Us v

News

• Date – Text• Date - Text

YOUR LOGO OR COMPANY

IMAGE HERE

Events

Text Text


Architecture

WebCenter Portal

WebCenter Content

Content Storage:• Articles, PDFs, Images, etc.• Digital Assets• Transformation• Workflow

WebCenter Resource Catalog

Fishbowl PSA• Portal Integration Suite• Content Snippet• Search Portlet

Framework• Mega-menu• Contacts / Event

Calendar• WYSIWIG Editing• Editor Pick-lists

• People Finder• User Personalization• Breadcrumb• Related Content

WebCenter OOB Resources

• Content Presenter• Discussions• Document Library• Discussions• Events / Calendar• Etc…

WebCenter Intranet Space• Membership• Enterprise Content• Micro-sites (sub spaces)

• Main landing page• Page Layouts• Application Integration

User Sites• User space or Group

Collaboration• User generated content• Team/Project based

Fishbowl PSA• In-context editor• Governance• Personalization data

• Profiles & Rules for Portal

• Navigation data


New FeaturesPortal Solution Accelerator


PSA 2.0 - New Features

End User Tools

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Administrative Tools


PSA 2.0 End User Tools - Dynamic Editing

+Dynamic Editing– Full browser based

editor– Edit in place– Features:

• Tool tips• CSS support• Check-in / Check-out


PSA 2.0 End User Tools – Drag and Drop

+ Integrated Drag and Drop for Add New Functions for Search Portlets– Drag and Drop or

browse content– Tag content


PSA 2.0 - New Features

End User Tools

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Administrative Tools


Administrator Tools – Site Manager

+UI to Manage security and pages within Portal– Uses WebCenter Content

security model– Accounts-based security – Set up per site section

contribution – Down to section level


Administrator Tools – Lightweight Web App Integration

+Taskflow placed on page to call another web application– Easy to use web clipping

component– Bridge the gap from legacy

to next-gen application– Pass in URL via Topic links– Business user create deep

links into Web App• Example: Legacy Java or .Net

apps


Components OverviewPortal Solution Accelerator


Topic:

Mega Menu:

Landing Page:

Article:

Related Info:

Contact Info:

Sub-Category:

Category:

Main Menu:

Components Overview


Components: Mega Menu

•Site Section•Category•Topic

Key Benefits:• User controlled• Modify at any time• Menus may be secured to user credentials• Menus may be shared or be unique across sites• Built-in support for user “My Spaces” link


Components: Landing Page - Main

Menu

Carousel

Snippet Content

Search Portlets


Components: Portal Integration Suite

+Serve up WebCenter Content items to your Portal– Search and Snippet portlets– Reusable – JSR-286 standards– WYSIWYG Editing and query-

based content population


Components: Landing Page - Micro

Menu

SecondaryCarousel

Snippet Content

Search Portlet

*Spaces - Poll

*Spaces - Calendar

Legend:Red- OOB w/ OracleBlue – Fishbowl PSA


Components: Topics, Articles, Related, Contact

Topic

Related Content

Contact Information


Content contributionPortal Solution Accelerator


Add Main Menus and Site Sectionsto WebCenter

Secured Contribution

Add Related Content, Contacts,Topics, Related Topics, Articles

Add Categories & Sub-Categories

WebCenterAdmin

MarCom Manager HR ManagerIT Manager

MarCom Team

Member

HR Team Member

IT Team Member

MarCom Team

Member

HR Team Member

IT Team Member

MarCom Team

Member

HR Team Member

IT Team Member


WebCenter Content Profiles

+OOB Profiles to drive navigation structure, content

+Features:– WYSIWYG– Pick lists


Built-in Personalization

+OOB Personalization

+4 customizable levels

+Matches user attributes to content metadata

+Personalize menus, lists, contacts, and more.

+Supports any LDAP repository


When will your organization's next WebCenter Portal project take place?

Poll Question


Demo Fishbowl Portal Solution Accelerator


Success Story – Enterprise Customer Portal

Manufacturer

+ Business Problems:– Disconnected content sources and

applications– High cost to do business – Increase in competitive pressures

+ Solution – Customer Engagement Platform– Order management– Tech publication access– User preferences– Subscriptions– Notifications

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Comparisons with Oracle Portal 11.1.1.8

Feature Fishbowl PSA WCP Trade Off

Page Templates & Layouts

JSP-based ADF-basedComplexity – time to create

Breadcrumb Taskflow

Built-in Present, but not clickable More clicks when navigating

Search Multiple options - GSA Recommend SES End of life

Snippet and Search Portlets

JSP-based Content Presenter with custom ADF templates

Complexity – time to create

Share navigation between sites

Shared Mega Menu Reusable Time to create

Inline Editor In context of page Based on SiteStudio contributor

4+ clicks to get to the editor

Page Assembly Inline and reusable Static to page Not reusable – have to build individually


Benefits summaryPortal Solution Accelerator


PSA: Quick Time to Market

Analysis & Scoping

LaunchUI IntegrationFramework Development

Technology Audit; Discuss

Requirements

Creative discussion; In-house or Fishbowl

Code & ArchitectureDevelopment

Integrate corporatebranding & design

Install Content & Portal Bundles; Load Testing

Branding & Design

Installation,Configuration

Live Site!

Content Contribution

& User Testing

Add site content;Test links and

navigation


Value and Differentiators

1. Reduce Risks and Overall Complexities – ADF– Use of industry web design standards, including Java Server

Pages (JSP), HTML, and CSS – Easy to build and use queries– Simplified architecture through public Spaces templates

2. Accelerate Time to Market– Leverage multiple spaces with same framework– Core repository to maintain images, navigation, layout and content– Pre-packaged content fields, profiles and rules– Simplified architecture through public Spaces templates

3. Better Engage Business Users and Groups– Role-based personalization– Distributed contribution based on roles and groups– In-context content updates– Microsites


Why Fishbowl’s Portal Solution Accelerator?

+ Quick Time to Value– 60 days or less for standard jumpstart

+ Quick Uptime– Quick & easy micro-site creation/duplication– ADF skills not necessary

+ Lowers total investment– Reusable/repeatable framework– Familiar design and deployment patterns

+ Empowered Users– Contributing non-IT users can easily create and

change both the navigation and the content

+ Proven – Numerous customers in production


Questions?


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