SystemEvent Not Running in Oracle WebCenter Sites

Posted by Mike Field on February 28, 2017 Development Oracle WebCenter Sites, SystemEvent, system event

System Events in WebCenter Sites are very useful for running elements in the background without any user intervention. They are registered in the SystemEvents table and can point to any SiteCatalog entry or SiteEntry asset. Sometimes you're sure it has been registered properly but for some reason it just isn't running. You tried setting the logger "com.fatwire.logging.cs.event" to DEBUG and all events are running just fine except for yours, which doesn't appear in the logs at all. If your event is pointing to a SiteEntry instead of a SiteCatalog entry, chances are the information below...

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Encrypting a Modular Input Field without Setup.xml

Posted by Christopher Makepeace on February 23, 2017 Operational Intelligence Modular Input, encryption, Splunk

Encryption of some fields when creating a modular input is sometimes needed when security becomes an issue. There are a few ways with the most common being the creation of a setup.xml file for the modular input schema. When using setup.xml however, you lose some of the modular input schemas built in to the python SDK. However, when not using setup.xml and still would like to use the python SDK to encrypt an input field it is still possible with a bit of work. In this writing I will go over one way of encrypting an input field using an additional field as an identifier.

To start off...

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Site Visitor Service: Turning John Doe to John Smith

Posted by Aiiaz Khan on February 21, 2017 Function1, Web Experience Management WebCenter Sites, WCS, owcs

With the introduction of WebCenter Sites 12c (WCS) came a new friend, the Site Visitor Service (SVS). Due to the increasing importance of providing a personalized experience, the management of visitor profiles in a website, has become a critical piece of the puzzle. 

Let’s get into it; what is SVS? SVS is not a CRM, nor is it replacing Engage. SVS is a separate web application deployed along with WCS that has its own database. SVS is a framework that provides an integration point to other modules or applications that manage visitor profiles. It is an API that standardizes the code...

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Raising the Usability Ante with Card Sorting

Posted by Caroline Givnish on February 16, 2017 Best Practices usability, user testing, user-centered design

If your company has a website, you've probably heard the “Usability” buzzword (your site's ease of use) thrown around a lot with the popularity of user-center design – with studies showing its direct correlation to increased ROI.

The objective of any website is to facilitate marketing conversions, whether it's making a purchase, signing up for a newsletter, or lead generation via email/web form (to name a few). In order for your target audience to complete these conversions, it’s...

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Rallying the Troops: Getting Your Team Ready for WebCenter Sites

Posted by Eric Brengle on February 14, 2017 Best Practices, Function1, Web Experience Management WebCenter Sites, Training, On Boarding

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...

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