# Installation and Upgrade Guide

# Overview of Publisher

Publisher enables portal users to contribute content not only to portal pages, but also to intranets, extranets, and other Web repositories. The Publisher component is integrated with portal user management, document management, and search components to facilitate comprehensive, centralized content administration.

Publisher includes the following components.

Table 2-1 Publisher components
Component | Objects
--- | ---
Publisher | Publisher is a Java application that enables Web publishing.
Publisher Database | This database stores metadata for the content in Publisher
Workflow | Workflow enables content workflow and publishing management. If you are licensed for and install Publisher only to support portal branding, you do not need Workflow, and can disable it. For information on disabling Workflow, see KB article DA_222501, "Enabling and Disabling Workflow Server."
Document Repository Service | Document Repository Service provides a central storage place for large files. The Document Repository Service is also used by AquaLogic Interaction Collaboration.
Publishing targets | You configure Web servers to store published content.
Search Libraries | Publisher uses AquaLogic Interaction Search to index published content.
Image Service | The Image Service serves images, javascript, CSS and other static content for use by the AquaLogic User Interaction system.
Publisher web services | Publisher includes the following standard web services: Publisher Administration Content Items in Workflow Publisher Content Service Publisher Gateway Publisher KD Content Submission Most Recently Used Content Published Content Web Service Work List

Caution: | In AquaLogic Interaction portal deployments, Publisher provides all branding functionality. Follow the instructions in this guide to install the Publisher branding functionality that supports your portal deployment. For licensing requirements, contact your BEA sales representative.

Publisher supports the following languages:

- Chinese (Simplified)
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Dutch
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Portuguese
- Spanish