9 Core Properties
wcs_properties.json
file:9.1 About the Properties in the Core Category
Properties categorized under Core are created by WebCenter Sites during installation. The properties include database configuration properties, installation properties, and properties that specify the type of system you are running.
9.2 Properties in the Core Category
Table 9-1 provides a description for each of the properties in the JSON file that are associated with the Core category.
Table 9-1 Core Properties
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A boolean that WebCenter Sites uses to determine whether attributes should be inherited from parent to child. Default value: |
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Specifies the SQL string for defining a 64-bit integer field. Possible values:
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Specifies the SQL string for defining a large text field. Possible values:
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Specifies the SQL string for defining a BLOB (binary large object) field. Possible values:
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Specifies the SQL string for defining a CHAR data type. Possible values:
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The primary key of the Default value: Do not change the value of this property. |
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Specifies the name of the column that serves as the primary key for content tables in the WebCenter Sites database. This is a default setting that applies to any content table that does not have a table-specific property that sets a different primary key for it. Value set during installation of the WebCenter Sites content applications: Caution: Do not change the value of this property. If you change it, the WebCenter Sites content applications will not function. To specify a different primary key for an individual content table, create a table-specific key property as described in the paragraphs preceding this table. |
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Specifies how WebCenter Sites creates a date/time literal. Default value: |
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Specifies the SQL string for defining a date/time field. Possible values:
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Specifies the SQL string for defining a double field. Possible values:
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A boolean that WebCenter Sites uses to determine if blobs should have extra path information prepended to avoid directory capacity issues on Unix. Default value: |
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The primary key of the Filter table, a content table that the WebCenter Sites installation creates to store flex filter assets. For information about Filter assets, see Creating Flex Filters in Developing with Oracle WebCenter Sites. Default value: |
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Specifies whether the column names for the tables that WebCenter Sites creates have all lowercase letters. Possible values:
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A boolean that WebCenter Sites uses to determine if nested queries should include data from the outer query. Possible values: Default value: |
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Determines whether WebCenter Sites ignores case when assessing table names. Possible values:
For example, if |
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Specifies the SQL string for defining a 32-bit integer field. Possible values:
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Specifies the maximum size of a Possible values:
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The primary key of the Default value: Do not change the value of this property. |
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The sql for defining a field that will contain monetary values. Choose the default or contact your database administrator. Default value: Do not change this value without consulting your database administrator. |
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Specifies the SQL string for defining a field which allows NULL values; this is nonstandard, though most databases support NULL. Possible values:
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Specifies the SQL string for defining a numeric field. Possible values:
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The primary key of the Default value: |
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Specifies the SQL string that defines a primary key. Possible values:
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Specifies the maximum size of a varchar column that can be queried based on the database driver in use. Possible values:
Default value: |
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A boolean that WebCenter Sites uses to determine which basic form of assetset query to generate. Possible values: Default value: Note: Setting the value of this property to |
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Specifies the SQL string that renames a table in the database, as required by your database vendor. Possible values:
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Specifies whether WebCenter Sites checks security before allowing database access. This property should always be set to Possible values: Default value: Note: The
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Specifies the SQL string for defining a 16-bit integer field. Possible values:
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The primary key of the Default value: Do not change the value of this property. |
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The primary key of the Default value: Do not change the value of this property. |
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The SQL for defining a field that will contain string values. Default value: Do not change the value without consulting your database administrator. |
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Specifies how WebCenter Sites creates a string literal. Possible values:
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A boolean describing whether your database can support Default value: |
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Specifies the SQL string for defining a unique field. Default value: |
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The SQL for defining a field that will contain URLs. Default value: Do not change this value without consulting with your database administrator. |
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Specifies the default base path WebCenter Sites uses for URL attribute files. Default value: |
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Specifies the SQL string for defining a VARCHAR data type. Default value:
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Comma separated list of all the cluster nodes in a given WebCenter Sites environment. Each node has its own name, in a |
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Specifies the name of the context root on which the Community application is installed. |
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Specifies the name of the protocol on which the Community web application is installed. |
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Comma separated list of invalid names which are ignored by CookieServer. Default value: |
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Specifies whether an Internet Explorer browser should interpret the bar (|) character as a forward slash (/) when it is included in a page name. Possible values: For example, when set to Default value: |
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Set at installation time. This property points to the location where the shared libraries are installed. Note: Do not change the value of this property. |
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The name of the optional parameter that defines the character encoding of the input. Default value: |
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The default content type string used when streaming text. For example: For UTF-8: For Latin1: Default value: |
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Specifies the folder used by WebCenter Sites Developer Tools imports. Default value: |
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Specifies the name of the default datastore used by Developer Tools. Works in conjunction with Possible values: Default value: |
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Specifies whether large data should be saved in the database or in the file system as an upload column. Default value: |
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Specifies the format of the database connection string used by JNDI datasources. Default value: |
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Specifies the character set used by the WebCenter Sites database. Default value: |
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Defines the type of database to which you are connecting. |
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Specifies the URL of the WebCenter Sites documentation. By default, this property is set to an Oracle documentation website. If you prefer, you can download the most recent documentation kit from that website, install it somewhere on your network, and then set this property to point to that location rather than to the Oracle documentation website. |
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Contains the database JNDI data source name for connecting to your database. |
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Specifies the destination email address for emails sent by the admin user. |
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Specifies the class used as the authenticator for mail operations. Default value: |
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Specifies the default character set that is used for the text in the subject of an e-mail message. Examples:
If this property is blank, its value reverts to the default UTF-8. |
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Specifies the default character set that is used for the text in the body of an e-mail message. Examples:
If this property is left blank, its value reverts to the default |
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Defines the SMTP (e-mail server) host:port that is used by the ContentServer servlet to create and deliver e-mail messages. A valid value is required to send or receive mail. |
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Specifies the password for the e-mail account used by WebCenter Sites (specified by cs.emailaccount). A valid value is required to receive mail. |
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Specifies the e-mail address from which mail is sent. That is, the e-mail address that appears in the From field of an e-mail message. Use one of the following formats:
A valid value is required to send mail. |
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Specifies the protocol supported for sending emails. To enable cs.emailsupportssl, set the value to true. Possible values: Default value: |
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The host string for running the event engine on application servers. In a clustered environment, this property must be set on each cluster member and point to either the primary cluster member or to the cluster member, itself. The second option provides for failover. Legal value: |
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Enables the Timeline feature to see the Site preview based on Asset Revisions functionality. To use Timeline on a content management environment, you must set this value to true. Possible values: Default value: |
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Specifies the HTTP host for WebCenter Sites systems on which the web server does not reside on the application server machine (that is, it is a web connector installation), or in cases where an alternative web server is used to serve pages. Use one of the following formats:
Default value: blank |
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Specifies the HTTP protocol for WebCenter Sites systems where the web server does not reside on the application server machine (that is, it is a web connector installation), or in cases where an alternative web server is used to serve pages. Possible values: Default value: blank, which means the protocol is assumed to be http. |
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Deprecated. Specifies whether the WebCenter Sites variables that contain HTTP header information are created on each page request, as was necessary in pre-4.0 versions of the product. Starting with 4.0, FatWire Content Server provides built-in variables that perform the same function. Default value: For best performance, leave this value set to |
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Configures the WebCenter Sites engine to delete any previously deployed JSP files and clear the application server's working folder (temp and class files) when the WebCenter Sites engine executes the first JSP deployed by WebCenter Sites. The working folder is defined by the application server. Possible values: Default value: |
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Specifies the virtual root (zone) for executing deployed JSP pages. This property is used in conjunction with cs.jsproot, so the two properties must be in sync. Default value: Note: Do not change the value of this property after installation. |
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When the WebCenter Sites engine deploys a new or changed JSP element, the application server may require special processing to complete the deployment of the JSP. In those cases, this property specifies the name of the class which completes the deployment. In other cases, it is left blank. |
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Specifies whether the application server requires the PrintWriter when it runs a JSP element. The WebCenter Sites installation sets this to an appropriate value based on the type of application server you are using. Do not change the value of this property. Default value: |
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Specifies the directory where the application server expects to find JSP files. Some application servers allow this value to be modified by using property settings. WebLogic defines The Do not change the value of this property after installation. Default value: |
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Specifies the directory where class files are created by the application server when executing JSP pages. This is not a required property and can be left blank, but it is normally set at installation. For more information, see cs.jspclear. |
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Defines the name of the implementing class of the |
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Specifies the password for the database account name used for read/write access ( |
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Specifies the database account name to use for read/write access to the database. For security reasons, be sure that your system is not using the default user name/password combination. Possible values: |
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Comma separated string of Content Asset types which would be used for Timeline. Example: Content_C,Content_P,Product_P,Product_C,AVIArticle,AVIImage Default value: Note: Do not add asset definition type, parent definition type, filter type, and Developer assets to this list. |
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Specifies whether WebCenter Sites starts and maintains a browser session for each user. Possible values: Default value: Note: The
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Controls the behavior whether to show the current asset if the asset does not exist for the selected preview date. Used only when cs.enabletimeline property is set to true. Possible values:
Default value: |
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This property is used to control the behavior of Site Preview functionality. Note: To use Site Preview on a content management environment, you must set this value to Possible values:
Default value: |
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Specifies the log severity for capturing system information on the WebCenter Sites installation. This logger is used by the System Tools utility, which is available on the Admin tab, in the WebCenter Sites Admin interface. For more information about System Tools, see "System Tools" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administering Oracle WebCenter Sites. Possible values: Default value: |
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Specifies the number of seconds a connection can remain idle before the application server logs out this connection, which ends a browser session. Idle time is the time between WebCenter Sites http requests. Default value: Note: When the approval system approves assets, it is not a background process. Therefore, if you use the Approve Multiple Assets feature, be sure to set this property to a value that is greater than the amount of time it takes to approve a batch of asset so that the browser session does not time out. You will have to experiment with this setting, but you can start by setting it to 1800 seconds (30 minutes). |
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Specifies the number of unique and cluster-safe ID numbers that are cached at one time. (WebCenter Sites generates unique IDs for every row in any database table.) Default value: |
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Determines how changes to the files for URL columns are tracked. When this property is set to When this property is set to Default value: |
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Some file systems impose a limit on the length of absolute paths. Using long JSP names on such file systems can result in file system errors. If you are using such a file system, set this property to When this property is set to This property is set automatically by the WebCenter Sites installer; it should be changed only when absolutely necessary. Default value: |
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This property specifies how WebCenter Sites handles URL conflicts during save operations. Possible values:
Default value: |
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Deprecated. Specifies whether the WebCenter Sites HTML wrapper pages should (can) be used. Default value: Set this value to See also Setting Up External Security in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administering Oracle WebCenter Sites. |
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Specifies the working directory for HTML filtering. Default value: |
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This is the XML Header streamed out for SOAP responses. Default value: |
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Tells WebCenter Sites whether it should stream the XML header as defined in the property cs.xmlHeader as the first content of the response, automatically, or not. If this property is set to Default value: |
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Deprecated. This property is no longer used. In some cases, it may be required for backward compatibility. |
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The web server CGI directory where WebCenter Sites objects are installed. Used in the constructions of URLs and form actions. Be sure the value ends with a forward slash ( / ). Possible values:
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Defines the Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for the ContentServer servlet. Default value: |
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Deprecated. Specifies the port that Default value: |
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Specifies whether WebCenter Sites verifies the timestamp on data held in an upload field each time an item (like an element) with uploaded data is requested. On a management or delivery system, the same items are requested repeatedly and setting this value to Default value: |
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Defines the Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for the Treemanager servlet. Default value: Note: Do not modify this value. |
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Specifies the version number of the WebCenter Sites application. Do not modify this value. |
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Specifies the size of the buffer for responses sent to remote Satellite Server. Default value: |
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Indicates the name of the installation. This property is set during installation. Do not modify the value of this property. Possible values: |
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The port number for communicating with the WebCenter Sites host. Default value: |
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Specifies whether the DefaultReader user can access the CatalogManager servlet. Possible values: Default value: During installation, this property is set to For more information, see Setting Up External Security in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administering Oracle WebCenter Sites. |
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Indicates whether security keys are created. When security keys are created, this property is set to Do not modify the value of this property. Default value: |
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This property identifies the environment for the Vanity URL generation and resolution. Absolute Vanity URL will be generated based on Virtual root URL defined for this environment. If this value is empty, then the Root URL property of the WebRoot will be used for URL generation and resolution. |
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Defines the Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for the CatalogManager service. It is provided for reference only. Default value: Do not modify this value. |
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Specifies whether the DefaultReader user can access the TreeManager servlet. Default value: For more information, see Setting Up External Security in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administering Oracle WebCenter Sites. |
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Specifies whether WebCenter Sites checks security before allowing a user to view a pagelet that is nested in an enclosing page. Note: The Default value: If set to
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Comma separated list of unique site prefixes required for resolving vanity URLs using the rewriter filter. By default, this list contains a unique prefix for each sample site installed on your system. For information about the rewriter filter, see Administering Oracle WebCenter Sites. Default value: |
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This property is set to the fully qualified path indicating where WebCenter Sites should store image files after transforming a document. Default value: |
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This property is set to the prefix that should be added to the SRC attribute of IMG tags generated by the WebCenter Sites document transformer. Default value: |
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Specifies the trusted URLs users are permitted to use to access WebCenter Sites. Use comma separated values to specify multiple URLs. Default value:
<wcsites.app.protocol>://<wcsites.app.host>:<wcsites.app.port>/<wcsites.app.contextroot>/* Note: If the property is empty, it usesRequestParamValidator from
the customBeans.xml file.
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Specifies the user name of the WebLogic Admin console. |
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Specifies the password for the WebLogic Admin console. |
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Specifies the URL to access the WebLogic Admin console. Sample value: |
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Specifies the user name of the WebCenter Sites application administrator. |
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Specify the password for database access. Default password: |
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Specifies the WebCenter Sites context root. For example: |
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Specifies the WebCenter Sites host name. |
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The port number for communicating with the WebCenter Sites host. |
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The communication protocol between the Satellite Server host and the WebCenter Sites host. |
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Indicates whether the asset action history tab is enabled. Default value: |
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Specifies the JNDI URI for accessing the datasource in WebLogic. |
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Specifies the datasource name used for WebCenter Sites. |
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Specifies the email address to send warning to if disk space is low. |
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Specifies the default warning size in MB if available disk space is lower than this value. Default value: |
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Specifies the e-mail address that should receive notices from users regarding forgotten passwords. This property sets the e-mail address for the Forgot Password? link on the WebCenter Sites login page. |
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Specifies the location of the WebCenter Sites home directory. |
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Specifies the location of the shared file system. This can either be a directory or a reference to a database location. |
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wcsites.system.admin.user |
Specifies the user name of the WebCenter Sites system administrator. |
wcsites.system.admin.password |
Specifies the password of the WebCenter Sites system administrator. |
This is a system property. Its value must not be changed except by the silent or GUI installer. Default value: (given that the WEM Framework is installed by default.) |
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Specifies an ACL that is set for all administrative tables during installation. Default value: Do not change the value of this property after your system is installed. |
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Specifies the length of the Name field for basic and flex asset types. Default value: Note: The maximum value is also the same value as the default value, that is 64. |
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Specifies the top-level (base) directory of the WebCenter Sites elements. During installation, the installer might need to edit this value to indicate where the WebCenter Sites elements are in your installation. Default value:
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Specifies the character encoding used by the editorial pages, and should be changed only when a browser does not support UTF-8. Default value: Changing this property from the default value may limit the characters that are supported. |
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CKEditor basepath; that is, the location of the CKEditor files in the WebCenter Sites application. Default value: |
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Specifies an ACL that is automatically assigned to page entries in the Default value: blank |
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Specifies the default base of |
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Specifies the default value for the Do not change the value of this property. Default value: |
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Specifies the default language. Default value: |
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Specifies the domain name of the system, not including the server (machine) name. This property is used by applications that have been integrated with WebCenter Sites and have a browser interface. |
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Specifies an ACL that is set for editorial tables during installation. Default value: Do not change the value of this property after your system is installed. |
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Deprecated. Specifies whether the WebCenter Sites workflow e-mail notification feature is enabled. When this property is set to Default value: For more information, see Setting Up Email Objects in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administering Oracle WebCenter Sites. |
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Online Image Editor (OIE) basepath; that is, the OIE archive location (relative URL), file name, and version. Default value: |
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Path to the Clarkii Online Image Editor files in the WebCenter Sites application. Default value: |
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Specifies the webroot for all image URLs used by the applications. Default values: |
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Specifies the name of the role manager class. By default, the value of this property is set to the WebCenter Sites role management system. Default value:
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Specifies the This value is set by the WebCenter Sites installation. Default value: |
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Specifies the This value is set by the WebCenter Sites installation. Default value: |
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Specifies the directory where the template asset will store thumbnail images associated with template variant thumbnails. This value is set by the WebCenter Sites installation. Default value: |
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Set at installation time. This property sets the path to the directory where Microsoft Word files are stored before WebCenter Sites transforms those files into assets. Default value: Note: Do not change the value of this property. |
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xcelerate.useidmapping |
System property used for WebCenter Sites runtime. |
The class that implements IUserManager to provide user services for WebCenter Sites. Default value:
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Specifies the name of the directory that holds files related to workflow processes. This value is set by the WebCenter Sites installation. Default value: Note: If you change the value from the default, be sure that directory exists. |
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The class that implements IWorkflowEngine to provide workflow services for WebCenter Sites. The default is provided here for reference only: Note: Do not change the value of this property. |