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Enabling and Disabling Components for Content Server

Enabling a Component
There are several ways to enable a component:
1/ComponentTool: Run DomainHome/ucm/short-product-id/bin/ComponentTool to
enable a component. For example:  ComponentTool -enable component_name
2/Component Wizard: Choose Enable from the Options menu. For more
information.
3/Component Manager: Select the checkbox next to a component name to enable a
server component specified on the Component Manager screen.
4/Advanced Component Manager: On the Advanced Component Manager page,
select a component name, and then click Enable to enable the component.

Disabling a Component
There are several ways to disable a component:
1/ComponentTool: Run DomainHome/ucm/short-product-id/bin/ComponentTool to
disable a component. For example: ComponentTool -disable component_name
2/Component Wizard: Choose Disable from the Options menu. For more
information.
3/Component Manager: Clear the checkbox next to a component name to disable a
server component on the Component Manager screen.
4/ Advanced Component Manager: On the Advanced Component Manager page,
select a component name, and then click Disable to disable the component.

Updating Component

From the Configure for Instance screen, the Update Component Configuration screen is displayed for the specified component if you can modify its configuration, or if you cannot modify it, a message is displayed.
Content Server has Update Component Configuration screens for these components:
*Folders_g
*PDF Watermark
*Content Tracker
*Content Tracker Reports
*Site Studio
*DesktopIntegrationSuite
*DesktopTag
*EmailMetadata

Downloading a Component

You can use the Advanced Component Manager to download a component for
Content Server.
To download a component from the advanced component manager:
1. In the Administration tray or menu, choose Admin Server, then Component
Manager.
The Component Manager page opens.
2. In the first paragraph on the Component Manager page, click advanced
component manager.
This displays the Advanced Component Manager page, which has a list of
components available for downloading.
3. Choose the component to be packaged from the Download Component list.
4. Click Download to display the File Download screen.
5. Select Save this file to disk, and click OK.
6. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to a directory, change the file name if
necessary, and click Save.

From Oracle Technology Network:

You can download a component for Content Server from Oracle Technology Network
(OTN).
To download a component from OTN:
1. In a web browser, go to the OTN website at
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/downloads/index.html.
2. On the Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Software Downloads page, click WebCenter
Content on the left.
3. On the Oracle WebCenter Content page, click Core Capabilities.
4. On the Oracle WebCenter Content Core Capabilities page, click Download.
5. On the Downloads page, click Individual UCM Component Downloads, and
download the component you want.

Creating Custom Components

Custom components can alter defaults for your system, add new functionality, or
streamline repetitive functions. You can create and use custom components to modify
a Content Server instance without compromising the system integrity.

You can use the following types of resources to customize Content Server:
*HTML includes
*Dynamic data tables
*String resources
*Dynamic tables
*Static tables
*Queries
*Services
*Templates
*Environment resources

Component Wizard Overview

The following steps provide an overview on using the Component Wizard to create a custom component.

1. Launch the Component Wizard:

■ (Windows) From the Start menu, choose Programs, then Content Server, then instance_name, then Tools, then Component Wizard.

■ (UNIX) Navigate to the DomainHome/ucm/cs/bin/ directory and run the ComponentWizard program: ./ComponentWizard

2. If other components are already available, the Component List window opens. Select Add.

If no other components are available, the Component Wizard main window opens. Choose Options, then click Add.

Enabling the Component

After creating a component, you should enable it and test it.

1. In the Component Wizard main window, choose Options, then Enable.

2. Restart the Content Server instance.

3. Test the newly created component.

Enabling and Disabling a Component :

Use one of the following procedures to enable or disable a component from the Component Wizard:

Option 1 

1.Open the component in the Component Wizard.

2. In the Component Wizard main window, choose Options, then Enable.

3. Restart the Content Server instance. The component is now enabled or disabled.

4. Navigate to the pages affected by the component to ensure that the addition or removal of the customization is working as you expected.

Option 2

1.Use either of the following methods to display the Component List window:

■ Start the Component Wizard.

■ In the Component Wizard main window, choose Options, then Open.

2. Select the component to be enabled or disabled.

3. Click Enable or Disable for the condition you want to set the component.

4. Restart the Content Server instance. The component is enabled or disabled.

5. Navigate to the pages affected by the component to ensure that the addition or removal of the customization is working as you expected.