Enterprise Portal Administration Rel 9

Course Description

PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal is a platform on which users can rapidly and cost-effectively combine web solutions with other third-party applications, homegrown solutions, and internet content, to create business-focused communities.The Enterprise Portal Administration class is designed for portal administrators. A wide range of topics is covered in this five-day offering. Students will leave this class with a thorough understanding of the tasks needed to set up and administer PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal.Learn To:Set up PeopleSoft Enterprise PortalAdminister the PortalCombine web solutionsManage Portal contentManage Collaborative FeaturesConfigure and use Resource Finder

Skills Gained

• Set up and administer an enterprise portal
• Manage portal content
• Manage Collaborative Features
• Set up and use the search engine
• Configure and use Resource Finder

Who Can Benefit

• Portal Developer
• System Analysts
• Technical Consultant
• Web Administrator

Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of PeopleSoft Architecture
• Working knowledge of PeopleSoft data organization
• Working knowledge of user validation
• General understanding of internet portal technologies

Syllabus

Describing Enterprise Portal

• PeopleTools Portal Technology
• Portal Products
• Finding Information About PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal in PeopleBooks

Describing Portal Infrastructure

• PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture
• Database Server
• Web Server
• Application Server
• Content Retrieval and Page Assembly

Administering Portal Homepages

• Personalizing the Content and Layout of a Homepage
• Customizing a Homepage
• Using the Guests Homepage as an Alternative Sign On Page

Setting Up the Portal Registry

• Maintaining the Portal Navigation Structure
• Adding Content References
• Adding PeopleSoft Script-based Content References
• Adding Component-based Content References
• Using the Portal Registry API

Maintaining Portal Security

• The PeopleSoft Security Model
• Portal Registry Security

Defining Nodes and Single Sign-on

• Defining PeopleSoft Nodes
• Configuring Nodes
• Enabling Single Sign-on
• Maintaining User IDs and Roles
• Synchronizing User Profiles Across PeopleSoft Databases

Accessing Content

• Configuring Nodes
• Setting Up Single Link
• Installing Content Provider Portal Pack and Navigation Projects

Administering Portal Navigation

• Creating and Maintaining Navigation Collections
• Using Images in Navigation Collections
• Publishing Navigation Collections
• Using My Links

Explaining Presentation

• Modifying Style Sheets and Style Classes
• Templates
• Branding
• Branding Components
• Creating Branding Themes

Creating Pagelets

• Using the Pagelet Wizard
• Creating Component-Based Pagelets
• Deleting, Copying, and Moving Pagelets

Explaining Site Management

• Creating a Site
• Administering a Site
• Publishing to a Site
• Moving Sites Between Databases

Using Content Management

• Using the Content Management Center Pagelet
• Creating Folders
• Creating Content
• Managing Content
• Creating a Content Pagelet for the Homepage

Describing Content Categorization

• Browsing Content
• Describing the Categorization Spider
• Creating Content Taxonomies
• Running the Content Categorization Spider

Managing News Publications

• Creating News Publications
• Administering Content
• Publishing Articles
• Submitting Articles

Managing Collaborative Workspaces

• Setting Up Collaborative Workspaces
• Creating and Managing a Workspace Template
• Creating and Managing a Workspace

Managing Collaborative Tools

• Setting Up and Managing Discussion Forums
• Managing Discussion Content and Participation
• Administering Community Calendar
• Administering Action Items

Explaining Intelligent Context Management

• Types of Related Information
• Setting Up Context Management
• Adding Context Sensitive Content
• Using Content Ratings
• Tracking Usage

Explaining the Search Engine

• PeopleSoft Search Technology
• Building a Search Index
• Searching the Portal
• Using the Saved Search Pagelet
• Setting Up Saved Searches
• Identifying Additional Search Indexes

Using Resource Finder

• Building a Resource Finder Search Collection
• Configuring Resource Finder
• Setting Up Core Tables
• Setting Up Participant Profiles