External content

Many capabilities are included to retrieve content from external sources. Use Web Content Integrator, REST services for IBM Web Content Manager, IBM Digital Data Connector (DDC) for HCL WebSphere Portal, specialized portlets, WSRP, and other mechanisms to retrieve and render content from sources outside the digital experience.

IBM Web Content Integrator

The Web Content Integrator is a solution for integrating externally managed Web content with HCL WebSphere Portal. Through the use of standard content syndication feed technologies based on RSS 2.0, the Web Content Integrator provides a loosely-coupled mechanism for transferring published content and metadata to the portal after they have been approved in the source system. Once the content and metadata have been transferred to the portal, it is possible to use the built-in content management features of HCL WebSphere Portal to secure, personalize, and display the content to users.

REST service for Web Content Manager

The REST service for WCM is a collection of web services that are compliant with the Atom Publishing Protocol. They provide access to web content, including versions and workflow states, through HTTP. The service is designed according to the REST (REpresentational State Transfer) architectural style.

REST services build interactive content, which can be modified directly by the site users. Responsive, integrated editing tools can be created by embedding HTML and JavaScript in web content components, which bind to the REST service to display or update content asynchronously. (Ajax)

Digital Data Connector

Use the IBM Digital Data Connector (DDC) for HCL WebSphere Portal to integrate data from external data sources on portal pages using WCM presentation components. With Digital Data Connector, content authors and designers can use WCM presentation components to generate the web page markup for external data.

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