CSDT Tips

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CSDT can have a tendency to be "delicate", especially the 7.6 version. At Function1 we recently completed an upgrade from Fatwire 7.6 to WebCenter Sites 11g for a client, and we used quite a lot of CSDT to get the data migrated. Below are some of the lessons we learned along the way, which we bring to you in this blog as useful CSDT tips.

Tip #1: The "toSites" Catch

Drupal Commerce

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Recently I had the opportunity to setup a bilingual Drupal eCommerce site for a client.  My immediate reaction was to use Drupal Commerce for this project. After all, it's architectural design and codebase are more inline with Drupal's best practices, especially with the use of entities for each product variation (size, color, etc. where each variation would have its unique SKU) whereas UberCart treats each product as a separate node all together.

Fix: Importing elements from a 12.2.1.0 JSK using CatalogMover

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Recently ran into an interesting situation working with the current release of the WebCenter Sites JSK (12.2.1.0) that I felt was worth noting. While most aspects of the JSK and development environment are packed away into tidy shell scripts ( start, stop, cleanup, etc.), using the CatalogMover utility would often fail when trying to perform a catalog import.

Using CatalogMover to perform an element import is a common step in many set-ups, from installing GSF, to populating a fresh development environment with existing elements.

Key Considerations When Creating Project Estimations

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Two major factors of a project’s success are if the project is delivered on time and within budget. However, being able to create accurate estimates sometimes feel like rocket science!! 

 

Enhance your WCS Dashboard Widgets with D3.js

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As far back as I can remember, WebCenter Sites' Contributor UI dashboard widgets have been simple HTML tables full of text. Behold, D3.js, a JavaScript library that helps "bring your data to life" and easily create animated graphics. 

A good use case for this is the two dashboard widgets that come with Function1's LingoTek inside WebCenter Sites product (pictured below), which simply show some numbers about recent activity between WCS and Lingotek.

 

Splunk 6.5 Under the Hood: Clustering Enhancements

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Intro

By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the release of Splunk Enterprise 6.5. Those of you who were at .conf 2016 got to see many of the new features during the keynotes, in sessions, and at the various booths.

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