Extending the REST API Outside of the Box for WebCenter Sites 12c

While the default REST API in WebCenter Sites 12c continues to provide the same basic and key functionalities for developers to use; if a developer or a project required a deeper and more targeted Sites specific task to be implemented, then this is where a customized controller and tailored end-point would have a place to shine....


Rallying the Troops: Getting Your Team Ready for WebCenter Sites

Making the decision to migrate your platform over to WebCenter Sites is a big decision. It takes a great deal of research, planning, and time to ensure a smooth transition. Often times Web Experience Management teams, like ours at Function1, are brought in during these transition times to provide the expertise, experience, and skill necessary to customize the platform to the organization's needs. As the project nears the point of hand-off, clients are faced with a new challenge: Utilizing and Managing WCS on their own.

Like being tossed the keys to your first car after passing your...


Creating a Simple Web Service Client in Java

Even though Web Services have been around for a while (a long while at that), I somehow haven't had the opportunity to actually incorporate any into an application that I have worked on. You may be in the same boat, and so for your edification (and mine) I will walk you through creating a simple client which queries a web service using Java. Here goes nothing. The first step would be to identify a web service that you'd like to use in your application. It could be one that was created by another team in your...


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