Contents

Title and Copyright Information

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List of Figures

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Preface

Audience

Organization

Related Documents

Conventions

Documentation Accessibility

1 Introduction

1.1 Content Syndication Concepts

1.1.1 Business Problems or Technical Challenge

1.1.2 Standardized Solution Emerges

1.2 Syndication Server Solution

1.3 Overview of Concepts

1.4 Roles in Content Exchange Scenario

1.4.1 Content Subscribers

1.4.2 Oracle Dynamic Services Framework

1.4.3 Content Provider Extensibility Through Oracle Dynamic Services

1.5 Syndication Server Operations Overview

1.5.1 Setting Up a Subscription

1.5.2 Reviewing Catalog Offerings

1.5.3 Making a Subscription

1.5.4 Accessing Content for a Subscription

1.5.5 Runtime Operations

1.5.5.1 Affiliates Manager

1.5.5.2 Dynamic Services Content Provider Adaptor

1.5.5.3 Transport Protocol Manager

2 Installation

2.1 System Requirements

2.2 Syndication Server Distribution

2.3 Installing, Configuring, and Testing Oracle Syndication Server

2.4 Configuring the Sample Content Provider Adaptors and Services

2.5 Syndication Server Configuration

3 Configuration

3.1 Configuring and Running the OSSAdmin Utility

3.1.1 Configuring the OSSAdmin Utility

3.1.2 Running the OSSAdmin Utility

4 Syndication Server Development

4.1 Adding Your Own Content Provider Adaptors Using Oracle Dynamic Services

4.1.1 Writing New Services

4.1.2 Using Syndication Server Naming Conventions for Naming the Services

4.1.3 Conforming to Some Service Interface

4.1.3.1 Function for "ice-get-catalog"

4.1.3.2 Function for "ice-offer" (Subscribe)

4.1.3.3 Function for "ice-get-package"

4.2 Adding a New Content Provider to Oracle Syndication Server

4.2.1 Allowing Subscribers to See the New Content Provider

4.3 Adding Push Delivery Mechanisms Using Oracle Dynamic Services

4.3.1 Writing New Push Services

4.3.2 Using Syndication Server Naming Conventions for Naming the Services

4.3.3 Push Service Interface: SyndicationPushPackage

4.3.3.1 Input Schema

4.3.3.2 Output Schema

4.3.4 Registering the Service

5 Syndication Server Administration

5.1 Syndication Server Runtime System Administration

5.2 Subscriber Profile Management

5.3 Affiliate or Content Provider Profile Management

5.4 Subscription Management

6 Known Issues and Problems

A Frequently Asked Questions

B Links

C Syndication Server Error Messages

C.1 Syndication Server Errors

C.1.1 2nn: Success Status Codes

C.1.2 3nn: Payload Level Status Codes

C.1.3 4nn: Request Level Status Codes

C.1.4 5nn: Implementation Errors and Operational Failures

C.1.5 6nn: Pending State

C.2 ICE Errors

C.2.1 7nn: Local Use Codes - Reserved for Use by the Local ICE Implementation

Glossary

Index