Question on integrating TeamSite/Opendeploy with J2ee based website

Hi,

I've been searching the site for information on how can j2ee applications can be integrated with TeamSite but confused by the vast number of xmls and 'receivers'. Could anyone explain the following please?

1. I understand that contents can be exported to file system, or RDBMS, but in what format? HTML, XML, text, If in DB, are they in text columns, CLOB or BLOB?

2. How are content access control integrated with web application? For example, some content are for public access, others require website login to be accessible. Where is the integration point for the j2ee app to get this kind of information?

3. Is there way for java app to access the contents in TeamSite repository directly? Is it open API?

Thanks,
Lei

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Yukka

1. I understand that contents can be exported to file system, or RDBMS, but in what format? HTML, XML, text, If in DB, are they in text columns, CLOB or BLOB?

That depends on what you want to do with the content.

2. How are content access control integrated with web application? For example, some content are for public access, others require website login to be accessible. Where is the integration point for the j2ee app to get this kind of information?
3. Is there way for java app to access the contents in TeamSite repository directly? Is it open API?

TeamSite Content Services can do that. Check out the CS SDK doc. There are also some Webcasts and documents in the Tech Library for more information. For example:

Webcast 506: Practical tips to use the Content Services API
URL: http://devnet.interwoven.com/site.fcgi/webcasts/docs/webcast-recordings.html#webcast05-06

sample code for file operations
URL: http://devnet.interwoven.com/site.fcgi/techlib/53708

leiz

That depends on what you want to do with the content.

TeamSite Content Services can do that. Check out the CS SDK. There are also some Webcasts and documents in the Tech Library for more information.

Thanks for responding Yukka. What I need to do include:
1. to serve the contents as HTML fragments of the web pages;
2. to allow web users to search for contents that are authorized to access;
3. Attatchment supported is needed for content serving and searching

It should be very basic scenario, but I've never worked with Interwoven products before. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone can advise on how I can implement a content authorization mechnism.

Regards,
Lei

Yukka

It should be very basic scenario, but I've never worked with Interwoven products before. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone can advise on how I can implement a content authorization mechnism.

You can communicate via a CS SOAP client with the TeamSite Server from your j2ee app. The CSSDK offers various classes and interfaces to implement a content authorization mechnism.

jkm

Lei,

Are you looking for content security on the website or in the TS?

if on the website then there can be two level of security

1. Siteminder
2. filtering user profile in the application server ...

if in the CMS then branches/folder access level should be able to help in this

Nicholas

Hi,
I've been searching the site for information on how can j2ee applications can be integrated with TeamSite but confused by the vast number of xmls and 'receivers'. Could anyone explain the following please?

I doubt, if there something other than the Interwoven/DevNet/support, where you can get something useful. DevNet and talking to Interwoven support is best option for you.

1. I understand that contents can be exported to file system, or RDBMS, but in what format? HTML, XML, text, If in DB, are they in text columns, CLOB or BLOB?

In TeamSite, content stored in XML (generally called DCRs) format and published content could be JSP or HTML that you can use in other application. Content can also be stored in Database using the DataDeploy and you can design the database as per the requirement of content, right now I am not sure, if it support to store CLOB, BLOB data types.

2. How are content access control integrated with web application? For example, some content are for public access, others require website login to be accessible. Where is the integration point for the j2ee app to get this kind of information?

This could be achieved using the HTMLs for public access and using JSPs for controlling access. Other options are also available to control the access, some of them suggested as well. I think, it entirely depends on what kind of architecture you design.

3. Is there way for java app to access the contents in TeamSite repository directly? Is it open API?

Open API is something different, you can use the Content Services SDK (CSSDK), using this you can do lot more operations, recently new CSSDK released with TeamSite 6.7.1 that have lots of more liberty and capability, you can take a look on that for your requirements.

Hope this will help you

Thanks Nicholas

Nicholas

Thanks for responding Yukka. What I need to do include:
1. to serve the contents as HTML fragments of the web pages;
2. to allow web users to search for contents that are authorized to access;
3. Attatchment supported is needed for content serving and searching

It should be very basic scenario, but I've never worked with Interwoven products before. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone can advise on how I can implement a content authorization mechnism.

Regards,
Lei

In short, I would suggest to understand the TeamSite and its working first, for this either you can contact to support or could take help from some expert/consultant. You can also take advantage of LiveSite, but it again depends, if it fit in your requirement, all you need to understand these products first.

You can also raise some specific questions, could try to answer them if possible.

Hope this will help.

Thanks Nicholas

leiz

Hi Nicholas,

Thank you very much for helping out. I've never worked with TeamSite before. I'm asking these questions because one of our client needs to build a web app, part of the app relies on a content manager.

Since the client already have TeamSite (but not actively used so far), we think it would be cost effective to make use of it. Restrained by lack of in depth knowledge of TeamSite, we'd like to have a clear-cut interface between the content manager and our app.

From what you've mentioned, it seems to me that a RDBMS approach would be preferrable, because I can define my own table structure and receive both content and meta-data (right?). I'd prefer to have VARCHAR or CLOB columns in this case.

As for security, could you comment whether the following method is a viable solution for content authorization?

- define a content template (form), which has all categorizations that can be used to classify contents among user types
- define a "readers" field on the form, which allows the content author (owner) to choose which user types/ user groups can see the content
- all exported content records contain (or refer to) such "meta" info
- the web app uses such information to authorize web users for content access

Thanks again for helping,
Lei

Nicholas

About your questions, TeamSite provides all these ability and lot more other things. Here, I would suggest you to do some study about the Interwoven tools based upon your requirements and go thru with the tool features.

Thanks Nicholas

Sailesh

Integration of Teamsite with J2EE is been very common, as many companies use this combination of Java and CMS.

What I have seen is that companies use html pages for static content (this is the part they reply on Teamsite to produce) and dynamic content through JSP or Servlets. Though using Teamsite you can also create JSP pages.

Content from teamsite is deployed to webserver and applications pick up the content from there.