Overview of SDL LiveContent Installation
Overall steps to install SDL LiveContent.
Step 1: Check hardware prerequisites
Before you start installing, check if the hardware you intend to use meets the .
Step 2: Create the database for Content Explorer
Installing the Content Explorer database consists of the following steps:
- Ensure that the software prerequisites for Content Explorer database are met.
- Follow the steps listed in: Configuring Microsoft SQL Server or Configuring Oracle RDBMSs to create and install the database.
- Don't forget to run the Database Upgrade Tool, when the application server is installed, to ensure that your database matches the application version. More information can be found here: Database Upgrade Tool (DBUT) overview
Step 3: Install and configure Content Explorer
Installing Content Explorer consists of the following steps:
- Ensure that the software prerequisites forContent Explorer application server are met.
- Install all third-party software needed (Software and hardware requirements )
- Prepare everything for single sign-on (SSO) authentication (InfoShareSTS or ADFS)
- Prepare for the install by extracting the CD and completing inputparameters.xml; more information can be found here: Inputparameters explained
- Use InstallTool.exe to install the application server.
- Configure Content Explorer.
Step 4: Enable Content Editor
To enable users to edit content in a Web browser, Content Editor is installed together with Content Explorer. Enabling it and adding a license consistsd of the following steps:
- Obtain a license for Content Editor from SDL.
- To enable Content Editor follow the steps described in: Enable Content Editor.
- Add the license you obtained from SDL (refer to Adding a license for Content Editor).
Step 5: Install and configure Review and Collaboration
Installing Review and Collaboration consists of the following steps:
- Ensure that the software prerequisites for the Review and Collaboration application server are met.
- Obtain a license for Review and Collaboration from SDL.
- Install all third-party software needed.
- Install your Web application server.
- Obtain and install necessary relying parties and certificates to make sure that single sign-on (SSO) works (InfoShareSTS or ADFS).
- Configure Review and Collaboration to make features available and visible in the user interface.
Step 6: Install and configure Content Quality Rules
Installing Content Quality Rules consists of the following steps:
- Ensure that the software prerequisites for the Content Quality Rules application server are met.
- Install all third-party software needed (mentioned in the Install Guide)
- Install needed relying parties and certificates to make sure that single sign-on works (InfoShareSTS or ADFS).
- Configure Content Quality Rules. This includes enabling (Enable Content Quality Rules) and specifying the Content Quality Rules base URL in another configuration file (Specify the Quality Results base URL in the plugin configuration).
Step 7: Check that you have configured all components to behave as one
Carry out the following checks in the SDL LiveContentWeb client to ensure you have everything correctly configured:
- Check Content Explorer's Default Settings page in the Settings tab: SDL Enrich uri (Content Quality Rules) and SDL LiveContent Reach uri (Review and Collaboration) should be present and have a correct value.
- Login to the Web Client and navigate to your default settings for Architect: . Check that you find the correct values in the following fields (if using all components):
- SDL Enrich uri
- SDL LiveContent Reach uri
- Login to the Web Client, and navigate to your configuration settings for Reach: . Check that you find the correct values in the following fields:
- http.cors
- lcde.edit.url
- Check out a topic from the Content Explorer Web client.
- Check the button Quality Assistant is present and working.