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The How-To Of Error Messages
October 19, 2012 —
Have you had one of those moments when you wonder what an error message meant? I’ve had one of those “ah ha” moments plenty of times. A “ah ha” followed by a wondrous “hmmm”. The latter comes from realizing that the error message just displayed does not make any sense. For instance: I check out →
Fixing The Search Start Menu (Content Definition)
August 7, 2012 —
By Default, earlier versions of WebCenter Sites (formerly known as Content Server up to 7.5) have faulty Search start menu items when a content definition is specified. The following is an approach to fixing that issue. If you have a better idea, please feel free to share with us in the comments section below. As →
Basic Assets vs. Flex Assets
April 13, 2012 —
In Oracle WebCenter Sites [Content Server], a piece of content [a.k.a. asset] can be one of 2 asset types: Basic or Flex. When building sites, you often have a “battle”, with yourself or others, on what type to use and when the right to use each is. So let’s take a look at the differences →
Categories: Web Experience Management
Drupal – Part II
March 20, 2012 —
I can’t resist the urge to write this, but winter is officially over today and I didn’t have to use the snow blower (not even the snow shovel) a single time this winter season (no, I don’t live in Florida) and at this pace, odds are, in few years I’ll never have to wear any →
Categories: Web Experience Management
How to customize a content-entry form in Oracle WebCenter Sites
February 27, 2012 —
Content-entry form customizations allow for some quality control of content editors’ data entry input or the processing of additional data to meet requirements. In the Content Server world, a form is a simple display of the ordered attributes associated to a content definition. Fortunately, there is some visibility to its inner workings. Let me introduce →
Categories: Web Experience Management
Content Management Systems? Not An Easy Decision!
January 31, 2012 —
Think of three images bundled up as a carousel. One has the name Drupal in bold characters, the second image reads Joomla, and the third one WebCenter Sites. As the carousel is flickering on your screen, you – the stakeholder – have the choice between these three Content Management Systems. Among other factors, cost, features, →
Categories: Web Experience Management
What can WEM do for you?
October 17, 2011 —
Web Content Management is not just about the web anymore, it’s also about managing your mobile, social, print and other emerging channels and ensuring a consistent experience across these channels. Because of this, the industry term has change from Web Content Management to Web Experience Management (WEM). Today’s WEM products focus not just on content →