Overview

This course provides training on customizing and extending the IBM Content Navigator features. You learn how to develop plug-ins, implement External Data Services, and create a custom workflow step processor. You use the student guide and an IBM Content Navigator system to complete the learning.

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Audience

• Developers who are responsible for
  • Customizing and extending the IBM Content Navigator features by developing plug-ins
• Anyone who needs to know the capabilities of IBM Content Navigator.  

Prerequisites

• Intermediate level expertise in the following technologies:
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • JSON
  • HyperText Markup Language (HTML 5)
  • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS3)
  • Dojo (version 1.8.4)
• Experience with Eclipse IDE for developing applications.
• Familiarity with deploying applications in WebSphere Application Server.
• Familiarity with Content and Business Process Management (workflow) concepts
• Experience with IBM Content Navigator or the following recommended Courses:
  • F205 - Introduction to IBM Content Navigator 2.0
  • F121 - IBM Content Navigator 2.0.2 Administration

Objective

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Implement External Data Services (EDS)
  • Prefill an initial value for a data field
  • Implement property field validation
  • Create dependent Choice Lists with sample EDS
  • Change the field status dynamically for a property
• Develop custom plug-ins to do the following tasks:
  • Implement custom Response Filters
  • Add a custom Property Editor
  • Add a custom Feature
  • Add a custom Action
• Create a Custom Workflow Step Processor
  • Develop and configure a custom step processor
  • Add external data services to step processor
  • Add an action to the custom step processor
• Use Content Navigator widgets in other applications
  • Integrate Content Navigator with URL API

Course Outline

Implement External Data Services (EDS)

• Request and response filters implemented in the sample EDS
• External Data Services and EDS REST protocol
• Create choice lists with External Data Service
• Appendix: Steps to import the sample EDS into Eclipse 

Develop Plug-ins

• IBM Content Navigator development architecture
• Develop applications with IBM Content Navigator
• Setting up the development environment for plug-ins
• IBM Content Navigator Plug-ins
• IBM Content Navigator plug-in extensions
• Request and response filters
• ContentList and Document information areas
• Custom Property Editors
• Add feature to IBM Content Navigator interface
• Creating Client-side plug-in extensions
• Develop a plug-in to add a menu action

Create a Custom Workflow Step Processor

• Workflows in IBM Content Navigator
• IBM Content Navigator step processors
• Custom step processors
• Add an Action to the Custom Step Processor (to use embedded viewer)
• Use Content Navigator widgets in other applications
• Externalize IBM Content Navigator widgets
• Unbound integration
• Externalize with URL API and Deep linking
• Externalize with a custom Feature
• Externalize with a custom Layout
• Bound integration

Appendix

• Start and Stop System Components
• Debugging and troubleshooting
• Develop ECM Widgets solutions in IBM Content Navigator
• Additional Information and links