E-mail | Summary This page provides an alphabetically ordered list of WebSphere Portal related Redbooks, Redpapers, and Redpieces with abbreviated descriptions so you don't have to dig. Updated weekly. |
My IBM Redbooks
An application that enables you to create a customized IBM Redbooks publication by merging chapters from various existing IBM Redbooks. Even if you don't care to create your own mashed-up book, it's a great way to quickly explore Redbook chapters!
A Portal Composite Pattern Using WebSphere Portal V5
Updates the Portal composite, Application, and Runtime patterns and Product mappings, and provides design for building Portal solutions. Describes a business scenario that can be well served by the use of a portal. Guides you through the process of choosing the Business and Integration patterns of the Composite pattern and then drilling down to the Application and Runtime pattern and Product mapping to deliver the desired functionality of the Portal composite pattern. (Huh?)
Access Integration Pattern using IBM WebSphere Portal Server
An emerging pattern that describes the services and components commonly required to provide users with consistent, seamless, device-independent access to relevant applications and information. This redbook provides an example and guidelines for the Access Integration pattern. It shows how the Pattern works and documents the tasks required to build an example of it.
Architecting Portal Solutions
Focuses on architecting and building WebSphere Portal Server-based Dynamic Workplaces. It provides real examples of industry-specific Dynamic Workplace solutions from leading Solution Developers and Systems Integrators working within the IBM on demand strategy. It also includes information on how to use IBM software capabilities to fulfill customer requirements using WebSphere, Lotus, Rational, Tivoli, and Data Management products, how portals are used in various industries, and how this investment can lead a customer towards becoming an e-business on demand.
A Secure Portal Using WebSphere Portal V5 and Tivoli Access Manager V4.1
Focus on the security aspect of Portal's single access point. It is intended to help IT architects, IT specialists, security architects and security administrators understand and implement portal security using a secure portal solution built on WebSphere Portal Server V5.0.1 and Tivoli Access Manager V4.1. The secure portal is integrated to a centralized security access manager. Both client authentication and page/portlet authorization are managed in one central repository.
Building Composite Applications
Covers composite applications for desktop solutions that require multiple types of applications to run in a cooperative environment by providing intercommunication between components. SOA composite applications deliver high levels of business services and this book covers the architecture, available tools, component considerations, as well as assembling, deploying and wiring components in WebSphere Portal and Rich Client Platforms, such as Lotus Expeditor and Lotus Notes 8.
Develop and Deploy a Secure Portal Solution Using WebSphere Portal V5 and Tivoli Access Manager V5.1
Provide IT architects, developers, IT specialists, and administrators with the critical knowledge to design, develop, deploy, and manage a secure portal solution using IBM Tivoli Access Manager V5.1.0.2 and IBM WebSphere Portal V5.0.2.1.
Document Management Using WebSphere Portal V5.0.2 and DB2 Content Manager V8.2
Provides IT Architects, IT Specialists, and Developers with the critical knowledge to design, develop, deploy, and manage a portal based document management system using IBM WebSphere Portal V5.0.2 and IBM DB2 Content Manager V8.2.
Enterprise Business Portals II with IBM Tivoli Access Manager
Describes how to build an integrated enterprise business portal with Tivoli Access Manager Version 4.1, WebSphere Portal, mySAP Workplace, and the SAP Enterprise Portal. Also describes how to implement a federated single sign-on solution within a Web Services scenario. Valuable for security administrators and architects who wish to understand and implement a centralized security infrastructure.
IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition Version 8.4 Configuration and Implementation Scenarios
Documents the procedures for implementing IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition Version 8.4 technology in a single-server Windows environment, two-server Linux environment, and a four-server AIX environment. Supported data sources include DB2, Windows file system, DB2 Content Manager, Lotus Domino, Lotus Quickplace, WebSphere Portal Server, Web Content Management (WCM), and Portal Document Manager (PDM).
IBM Rational Application Developer V6 Portlet Application Development and Portal Tools
Provides an overview and hands-on scenarios to help you design, develop and implement portlet applications using Rational Application Developer V6.0 and the provided Portal Tools. Sample scenarios target Business-to-Employee (B2E) enterprise applications, but most of the scenarios presented will also apply to Business-to-Consumer (B2C) applications. Integration, APIs, cooperative portlets, internationalization, action events, Credential Vault to enable Single Sign-On, Web Services, remote portlets, debugging, and more.
IBM WebSphere Portal V6: Best Practices for Migrating from V5.1
This IBM Redpaper provides detailed information about migrating from IBM WebSphere Portal V5.1 to IBM WebSphere Portal V6. It introduces the key considerations and the overall decision process before providing step-by-step instructions. It also provides a troubleshooting guide. This IBM Redpaper covers all the key concepts, from stand-alone core portal environments to comprehensive enterprise deployments with clustering, IBM WebSphere Portal components such as Document Manager, Personalization, IBM Workplace Web Content Management, and others.
WebSphere Portal Version 6 Enterprise Scale Deployment Best Practices
Introduces new key technical features in WebSphere Portal Version 6.0 and discusses how these new features have a strong bearing on best practices for deploying WebSphere Portal. Covers: Deployment scenarios, High-availability strategies, Configuration, LDAP, tuning, troubleshooting, and more.
IBM WebSphere Portal V6 Self Help Guide
Focuses on considerations for the optimal configuration and use of IBM WebSphere Portal Server. Provides the information you need to deploy and manage your WebSphere Portal infrastructure, with the goal of problem avoidance. The reader is also introduced to the various tools and techniques for problem determination and problem solving, including obtaining and installing fixes, how to contact support, and what type of information you should provide before engagement.
IBM Workplace Forms 2.6: Guide to Building and Integrating a Sample Workplace Forms Application
Describes the features and functionality of Workplace Forms 2.6 and each of its component products. Discusses the underlying product architecture and address the concept of integration. Helps potential users, architects, and developers better understand how to develop and implement a forms application. Uses a specific scenario to describe in detail how to build an application that captures data in a form, then applies specific business logic and workflow to gain approval for a specific product sales quotation.
IBM Workplace Web Content Management for Portal 5.1 and IBM Workplace Web Content Management 2.5
Provides a comprehensive approach to understanding and using IBM Workplace Web Content Management. It addresses the specific technical aspects of IBM Workplace Web Content Management and discusses its underlying architecture and features. It also recommends deployment scenarios and provides detailed discussions on how to best use the product to take advantage of built-in features and its extensible API.
Identity and Access Management Solutions Using WebSphere Portal V5.1, Tivoli Identity Manager V4.5.1, and Tivoli Access Manager V5.1
User provisioning: Develop a portlet interface for self-care (user and account management), and approval of user provisioning requests by utilizing the Tivoli Identity Manager (TIM) APIs, services, workflow and policies. Tivoli Directory Integrator Assembly Lines and connectors are used to provision users to an LDAP directory, DB2 UDB database, and DB2 Content Manager. Authentication: Provide an integrated single sign-on (SSO) authentication solution using Tivoli Access Manager, and related technologies such as trusted association interceptor (TAI), Credential Vault, and LtpaToken. Authorization: Manage user access control through TIM provisioning policies and role mapping with products that have access models such as Tivoli Access Manager, WebSphere Portal, and DB2 Content Manager. Finally, an end-to-end working example scenario for identity and access management system that includes business requirements, architecture, details for implementing the runtime and development environments, creation of Identity Manager policies and workflow, provisioning portlet development, deployment, and administration.
Lotus Workplace Web Content Management
Describes key concepts of content management while also providing an in depth look at the architecture and implementation for both the Domino edition and J2EE edition of Lotus Workplace Web Content Management.
Patterns: Pervasive Portals Patterns for e-business Series
Focuses on the Access Integration pattern, specifically on portals with pervasive access. The book is a valuable source for IT architects, IT specialists, application designers, application developers and consultants who wish to know more about Pervasive Portal solutions. The application framework for this book includes WebSphere Portal and WebSphere Everyplace Access.
Portalizing Domino Applications for WebSphere Portal
Describes how to integrate existing Domino applications into the IBM WebSphere Portal. Explains some key concepts of portals and Domino app integration, and outlines some recognized design patterns for Domino app integration. Presents details about the integration options currently available: existing portlets that ship with WPS (QuickLinks, Web page, Web Clipper, NotesView, XML/XSL Helper, and RSS portlet), custom Domino JSP tag libraries, Java programming, and portlet builders, including software products from IBM, Bowstreet, CONET, and others.
Patterns: Portal Search Custom Design
Provides a set of guidelines for implementing and building a portal search solution, including a discussion of search technology selection criteria, as well as application design and development.
Rational Application Developer V7 Programming Guide
Programming guide that highlights the features and tooling included with Rational Application Developer V7.0. Many of the chapters provide working examples that demonstrate how to use the tooling to develop applications, as well as achieve the benefits of visual and rapid application development. This publication is an update of Rational Application Developer V6 Programming Guide.
WebSphere Portal Collaboration Security Handbook
Discusses security issues with the implementation of IBM WebSphere Portal Extend for Multiplatforms in an IBM Lotus collaborative environment. Is scenario-based and aims to assist in the deployment of WebSphere Portal with Lotus Collaborative Components in a secure implementation. Several degrees of security, noting their advantages and disadvantages, are described.
WebSphere Portal Server and DB2 Information Integrator: A Synergistic Solution
Provides examples of the synergy between WebSphere Portal Server and DB2 Information Integrator in delivering portal solutions, and will include sample portlets exploiting SQL, UDFs, JDBC, and Web Services. DB2 Information Integrator provides federated data access to a diverse range of heterogeneous data sources including relational data sources such as the DB2 family, Oracle, SQL Server, and Teradata, and semi-structured data from WebSphere MQ messages, XML documents, Web services, Microsoft Excel, flat files, ODBC or OLE DB sources, plus a variety of formats unique to the life sciences industry.
WebSphere Portal Version 6 Enterprise Scale Deployment Best Practices
introduces new key technical features in WebSphere Portal Version 6.0 and discusses how these new features have a strong bearing on best practices for deploying WebSphere Portal. Specifically, it focuses on: planning for deployment, clustered deployment, multiple different LDAP directories, tuning and testing, Configuration Management—procedures, problem determination and troubleshooting, deployment automation, installing interim or cumulative fixes and fix packs, and SOA.
WebSphere Studio 5.1.2 JavaServer Faces and Service Data Objects
Even though WebSphere Studio is old news, don't be fooled. This guide is chock-full of great information about JavaServer Faces. Almost all of the information is still relevant to using JSF in the Rational Development Platform.