Configuring Advanced Search in Out of Box authoring portlet of WCM 8

1.        Open  Integration solutions console (having url like https://yourhost:port/ibm/console/logon.jsp)  and login as administrator

2.   Click Resources > Resource Environment > Resource Environment Providers.

3.   Click WCM WCMConfigService > Custom properties 

4.   Search for following entries.

•  wcm.authoringui.advancedsearch.searchonselection
• wcm.authoringui.simplesearch.addstar
• wcm.authoringui.advancedsearch.addstar

If these are not available please create new by clicking on "New"

Now your portal is activated for using "Advanced search feature in OOB WCM authoring portlet"

 

WCM Library Syndication in WPS8

1. Launch the Portal administration of the Subscriber server (Receiver)

2. Creation of Credential Vault Slot: In WPS8, syndication mechanism
requires "Shared Credential slot", so start to create the one by
clicking Administration > Access > Credential Vault

3. Click "Add a Vault Slot" and enter the details

4. Note the check box against "Vault slot is shared". Finally Click "ok"

5. Configuring Subscriber: Now Click on Administration > Portal Content
> Subscribers

6. Click "Subscribe Now"

7. Enter the Syndicator url. Ex: http://sourcehost:port/wps/wcm

8. Enter syndicator name SYNDSOURCE

9. Enter subscriber name SUBDEST

10. Choose the credential vault slot created above

11. Click Next

12. Select the libraries you want to syndicate; select the scope

13. Click Finish

14. To begin syndication, click "Update Subscriber"