| Installing a provider package and registering as a portlet provider

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The wwpro_api_provider_registry API package contains methods that database providers and Web providers use to register providers with Oracle Portal. Portlet providers must be installed and registered with the Oracle Portal before their portlets are made available to Oracle Portal users. This topic provides installation and registration instructions.

FOR DATABASE PROVIDERS
Installing a provider in the Portal schema:
Step 1. | Create a database provider using the Oracle9iAS Portal Developer Kit. For details, see How to build a PL/SQL Portlet on Oracle Portal Studio.
Step 2. | Register the provider with Oracle Portal by calling wwpro_api_provider_registry.register_provider or through the user interface in the Add a Portlet Provider option in the Provider Administration portlet.
Installing a provider in a separate schema:
Step 1. | Create a schema to contain your provider. Note: It is recommended that database providers are installed in their own schema, i.e. separate from the Oracle Portal schema.
Step 2. | Run the provsyns.sql script, which is included on your Oracle Portal CD. Note: The provsyns.sql file allows the provider implementation to use the Oracle Portal public APIs.
Step 3. | Create a database provider using the Oracle9iAS Portal Developer Kit. For details, see How to build a PL/SQL Portlet on Oracle Portal Studio. Note: Provider packages must conform to provider implementation specifications.
Step 4. | Register the provider with Oracle Portal by calling wwpro_api_provider_registry.register_provider or through the user interface in the Add a Portlet Provider option in the Provider Administration portlet.
For Web Providers
Step 1. | Create a Web provider using the Oracle9iAS Portal Developer Kit. For details, refer to one of the following on Portal Studio: How to Build a Java Portlet using PDK-Java How to Build a Java Portlet using PDK-Java v2 Note: The Web provider must conform to the Web provider implementation specifications.
Step 2. | Register the provider with Portal by calling wwpro_api_provider_registry.register_provider or through the user interface in the Add a Portlet Provider option in the Provider Administration portlet.

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