Congratulations! Your organization has made an investment in a leading enterprise content management and portal system, and even better, you get to manage and administer the system. Lucky you, right? As long as users can access the system, find what they need, and receive important, system generated notifications that are relevant to them they will generally be happy and leave you alone, right?

Unfortunately, a complete state of end-user bliss doesn’t exist – if it did, there might not be a need for system administrators. The reason for this is there will be many different personas that will access and use the system, and each will have their own set of likes, dislikes and complaints. For example, some users won’t like the interface (most popular complaint). Others will complain about the (perceived) lack of features and functionality. Regardless, as the system administrator you will not be able to satisfy all user requests, but with Fishbowl’s Administration Suite  you will be able to ensure WebCenter users get the most out of inherent features and system functionality.

Administration (Admin) Suite brings together Fishbowl’s most popular components for WebCenter automation. The reason for their popularity is they truly help administrators be more efficient when performing the most common and repetitive tasks within Oracle WebCenter Content, as well as they provide additional functionality that provides organizations with more business value. These include rule-based security mappings to provide users with the right level of access (read, read/write, read/write/delete, etc.), enabling custom email notifications to be sent for content subscriptions, scheduling and off-loading the process of bulk loading content in WebCenter, and the addition of several workflow features to aid in workflow creation, review and auditing. Let’s take a closer look of each of these components.

Advanced User Security Mapping (AUSM)

• Overview:
  • AUSM provides rule-based configuration to integrate external user sources (LDAP or Active Directory) with Oracle WebCenter. Rules can be created to assign aliases to users based on their directory information, and this information can be directly imported into WebCenter. AUSM also provides reporting capabilities to quickly audit user access and troubleshoot permission issues.
• Business Problems it solves:
  • Decreases the time it takes for administrators to integrate an enterprise security model with Oracle WebCenter. No more having to create multiple (sometimes hundreds…) of mappings between LDAP groups and roles in WebCenter
  • Enables administrators to quickly troubleshoot user access issues
  • Accelerates new user access to content in the system by not having to wait until users log in

Subscription Notifier

• Overview:
  • Subscription Notifier provides an intuitive interface for administrators to create subscriptions for tracking and managing business content. This is done through queries that can be scheduled to run at various intervals. For example, you can create queries to notify a contract manager at 90, 60 and 30 days before a vendor contract expires. You can also create queries that notify content owners that content is X days old and should be reviewed.
• Business problem it solves:
  • Ensures internal and external stakeholders have visibility, and have enough time to respond, to when high-value content is set to expire (contracts, etc.)
  • Helps avoid duplication of effort by alerting teams when new content is available – sales teams get notified when new marketing content is checked in, for example
  • Provides owners of web content with triggers to update, create new or delete – this can help keep content on the site fresh and new which is important for SEO

Enterprise Batch Loader

• Overview:
  • Enterprise Batch Loader provides a robust, standalone component for WebCenter administrators to quickly and efficiently load content into the system. This content can come from ERP, CRM, CAD and other business systems as Enterprise Batch Loader can be configured to “watch” folders where such data is output and then create a batch load file for loading into WebCenter. Metadata from these systems can also be mapped to fields existing in WebCenter.
• Business problems it solves:
  • Helps organizations reduce content repositories and file shares by automating the process of checking content into Oracle WebCenter
  • Ensures high-value data from ERP, CRM, CAD and other business systems gets loaded into WebCenter, providing a single location for users to access and find information

Workflow Solution Set

• Overview:
  • Packed with 9 powerful features, Workflow Solution Set complements the out-of-the-box Oracle WebCenter workflows through detailed auditing, the ability to search for content in workflow, and the ability to customize email notifications and the workflow review pane. Workflow Solution Set makes it easier for users to interact with and fully leverage WebCenter Content workflows.
• Business problem it solves:
  • Helps remove confusion from the workflow process by enabling explicit instructions to be included in the workflow review pane or email notifications
  • Ensures the history of a workflow is fully retained – including rejection comments
  • Provides visibility into content that is in a workflow, which natively in WebCenter items in a workflow are not included as part of search results
  • Improves performance of review process by separating out workflow items into pages instead of one long list

With Fishbowl’s Administration Suite, managing Oracle WebCenter Content becomes a more streamlined and efficient process for system administrators. The suite’s powerful tools—Advanced User Security Mapping, Subscription Notifier, Enterprise Batch Loader, and Workflow Solution Set—offer practical solutions to common challenges, from optimizing user access and content notifications to simplifying bulk content management and enhancing workflow visibility. By leveraging these tools, administrators can focus less on repetitive tasks and more on driving greater business value from their WebCenter investment. Empower your team to get the most out of Oracle WebCenter Content and ensure that all users—from the everyday employee to the top executive—benefit from a more efficient, user-friendly, and robust content management experience.