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Importing, Configuring, and Creating Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange Objects in the Portal

After you have run the installation wizard and verified correct installation, import, configure, and create Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange objects in the portal.

Complete the following steps:

Importing the Remote Server and Content Web Service

Import the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange remote server and content Web service into the portal using the Object Migration utility:

  1. On the computer that hosts the portal application, map or mount a network drive connection to the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange host computer or copy files to an accessible directory.
  2. Log in to the portal as an administrator.
  3. Click Administration.
  4. From the Select Utility menu, select Migration - Import.
  5. Browse to the migration package. If you accepted installation defaults, the location is: \\<RemoteServer>\bea\alui\serverpackages\ExchangeWSOAndRemoteServer.pte
  6. Click Load Package.
  7. Select Overwrite Remote Servers.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. Open the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange folder.
  10. Expand the Remote Server section and click the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange remote server.
  11. On the Main Settings page of the Remote Server Editor, in the Base URL box, replace CHANGE_ME with the name of the remote server that hosts Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange.
  12. Click Finish.

Stay logged in to the portal for the next procedure.

Mapping File Types

To map Microsoft Exchange file types to portal file types, import the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange content types into the portal using the Object Migration utility:

  1. From the Select Utility menu, select Migration - Import.
  2. Browse to the migration package. If you accepted installation defaults, the location is: \\<RemoteServer>\bea\alui\serverpackages\MSExchangeCrawlerGlobalObjects.pte
  3. Click Load Package.
  4. Click Finish.

Stay logged in to the portal for the next procedure.

Configuring Security

To configure security settings for the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange:

  1. Deploy an authentication source (for example, LDAP) to manage Microsoft Exchange users. For details, refer to Microsoft Exchange documentation.
  2. Create a remote authentication source in the portal to import the Microsoft Exchange users. For details, refer to the portal’s online help or the Administrator Guide for Oracle WebCenter Interaction.
  3. Configure the Global ACL Sync Map to associate the Microsoft Exchange domain name with the authentication source:
    1. Log in to the portal as an administrator.
    2. Click Administration.
    3. From the Select Utility menu, select Global ACL Sync Map.
    4. Click Add Mapping and choose the authentication source you created in step 2.
    5. In the Domain Name column, click and enter the domain name of the Microsoft Exchange users.
    6. Click Finish.
  4. Open the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange folder.
  5. Expand the Web Service section and click the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange Web service.
  6. On the left, under Edit Object Settings, click Advanced Settings.
  7. Select Supports importing security with each document.
  8. Click Finish.

You will configure additional security settings in the Content Crawler Editor as described in Creating a Content Crawler.

Stay logged in to the portal for the next procedure.

Creating a Content Source

Create a content source to define the area of Microsoft Exchange from which you want to import content. To create a content source, perform the following steps in the portal’s Administrative Object Directory:

  1. Open the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange folder.
  2. From the Create Object menu, select Content Source - Remote.
  3. In the Choose Web Service dialog box, choose the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange Web service.
  4. Configure the content source as described in the online help.

Stay logged in to the portal with the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange folder open for the next procedure.

Creating a Content Crawler

Create a content crawler to import content from the content source. To create a content crawler, perform the following steps in the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange folder of the portal’s Administrative Object Directory:

  1. From the Create Object menu, select Content Crawler - Remote.
  2. In the Choose Content Source dialog box, choose the content source you created in the previous procedure.
  3. On the Main Settings page of the Content Crawler Editor, select Import security with each document. Configure the rest of the content crawler as described in the online help.

Stay logged in to the portal with the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange folder open for the next procedure.

Creating a Job

To import content, you must associate the content crawler with a job and run the job. To create and run a job, perform the following steps in the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange folder of the portal’s Administrative Object Directory:

  1. From the Create Object menu, select Job.
  2. Click Add Operation.
  3. Choose the content crawler created in the previous procedure.
  4. Choose the scheduling values for the job and click Finish.
  5. Name the job and click OK.
  6. When you are finished creating the job, make sure the Oracle WebCenter Content Service for Microsoft Exchange folder is associated with an automation service. For assistance, see the online help under Select Utilities | Automation Service.

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