9 Sep

Install Liferay as Service in windows

Install Liferay as Service in windows:
 
  1. copy the service.bat file, tomcat7.exe, tomcat7w.exe to {tomcat_dir} / bin liferay
  2. Run cmd and move to directory {tomcat_dir} / bin liferay
  3. the following script:
 
service install Liferay
tomcat5w //ES//Liferay
 
in the following java gui :
on the java class path :
 
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_71\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll
 
on this additional java option (adjust its value according to your server specification)
 
-XX:MaxPermSize=512m
-Dfile.encoding=UTF8
-Duser.timezone=GMT
-Djava.security.auth.login.config="%CATALINA_HOME%/conf/jaas.config" 
-Dorg.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.ENABLE_CLEAR_REFERENCES=false
 
 
 
note:
for service.bat file, tomcat7.exe, tomcat7w.exe can be obtained from apache tomcat 7:
download the file here: https://tomcat.apache.org/download-70.cgi

9 Sep

Alfresco as Liferay External Document Repository Configuration

The following are the steps to use Alfresco as Liferay External Document Repository Configuration
 
Install Alfresco
 
then open URL : http://192.168.1.58:8421/alfresco/
 
and copy link of "CMIS 1.1 AtomPub Service Document", screenshot :
 
 
Prerequiste :
username and password for Alfresco and Liferay should be the same, we could achieve this using LDAP
 
on liferay portal properties (portal-ext.properties) add these properties :
 
company.security.auth.type=screenName
dl.store.impl=com.liferay.portlet.documentlibrary.store.CMISStore
 
#Alfresco & Liferay Username
dl.store.cmis.credentials.username=admin
 
#Alfresco & Liferay Password
dl.store.cmis.credentials.password=AdminPasswordValue
dl.store.cmis.repository.url=http://192.168.1.54:8421/alfresco/api/-default-/public/cmis/versions/1.1/atom
 
Note :
http://192.168.1.58:8421 : URL Alfresco
Restart LIferay after changing the properties, then go to :
Admin > Site Administration > Content
 
 
do these configurations :
Content > Documents and Media > click arrow button next to "Home" icon > Add repository
 
 
then fill in the form :
  • Name : Alfresco
  • Repository type : CMIS Repository (AtomPub)
  • AtomPub URL : http://192.168.1.58:8421/alfresco/api/-default-/public/cmis/versions/1.1/atom
  • permissions : Viewable by owner

 

screenshot :

17 Jul

Instalasi Liferay 7 (DXP) + MySQL pada Windows

 
Instalasi Liferay pada sistem operasi Windows hampir sama dengan instalasi pada Linux, perbedaannya hanya pada path instalasi. Berikut langkah-langkah instalasi Liferay pada Windows :
1. Ekstrak Liferay kemudian copy ke folder C:\. Sehingga akan terdapat struktur folder seperti di bawah ini :
C:\liferay-ce-portal-7.0-ga3
2. Install JAVA JDK 1.8, lalu setting JAVA_HOME, CATALINA_HOME dan path nya
Konfigurasi Java Home
 
Konfigurasi Catalina Home
 
Konfigurasi Path
Tambahkan setting  path seperti ini:
 
%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%CATALINA_HOME%\bin
 
3. Lakukan instalasi MySQL 5.7  server pada Windows
4. Buat schema database baru dengan nama lportal :
create database lportal character set utf8;
Create Database MySQL
5. Jalankan Liferay dengan cara klik ganda file startup.bat pada:
C:\liferay-ce-portal-7.0-ga3\tomcat-8.0.32\bin\startup.bat
Startup Liferay Tomcat
6. Tomcat akan berjalan, setelah itu liferay akan dapat di akses melalui browser dan akan muncul “Basic Configuration” seperti gambar di bawah ini :
Basic Configuration Liferay
7. Masukan portal name nya dengan nama portal
8. Isi formulir first name, last name, dan email untuk administrator
9. Lihat bagian Database, ubah setting-an database dengan mengklik “Change”
10. Isi data pada setiap kolom, untuk type database sesuai dengan database yang digunakan yaitu, MySQL. Lalu masukkan username dan password.
CATATAN :
Pada JDBC URL : liferay7 adalah nama database yang akan dipakai untuk Liferay
11. Jika sudah sesuai klik tombol “Finish Configuration”
12. Akan muncul gambar seperti dibawah ini, klik Go to My portal
Finish Configuration Liferay
13. Restart service liferay dengan cara klik shutdown.bat pada “C:\liferay-ce-portal-7.0-ga3\tomcat-8.0.32\bin\shutdown.bat” dan kemudian klik startup.bat pada “C:\liferay-ce-portal-7.0-ga3\tomcat-8.0.32\bin\startup.bat”
14. Liferay sudah terinstal, Akses Liferay melalui web browser http://ipserver:8080
Username : test@liferay.com
Password : test
Login Portal Liferay

26 Jun

Liferay Training Schedule in Indonesia

Summary
Liferay is enterprise portal/intranet portal with open source license. Liferay is the only open source solutions that become a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant. Liferay is an effective solution for collaboration and communication within the company, content management and knowledge management.

This training, provided by Softbless, will equip participants about the concept of Enterprise Portal, and the concept of Liferay in particular, including the use and administration of Liferay.

Schedule, time : 9AM-5PM, will be held on these dates :
  • 19-20 March 2015
  • 21-22 May 2015
  • 16-17 July 2015
  • 17-18 September 2015
  • 19-20 November 2015
Location
Training will be held at PTSoftbless Solutions office, Komp Perkantoran Mitra Matraman Blok A2 no 11, Jl Matraman Raya no 148, JakartaTimur, Indonesia.

Facility
Participants will get manual, snack, lunch, and certificate from Softbless.

About trainer
  • You will be trained be experienced trainers, and who have been participating in Liferay Official Training
Investment
The training will cost Rp 4.500.000 (PPN included). Early bird Rp 4.250.000 (Payment received at least D-7)

Capacity
Maximum capacity : 8 persons.

How to register
  • Fill in registration form on :https://www.softbless.com/content/Liferay-training-registration
  • Tranfer payment to :
    • BCA, Account No: 3428777877, PT Softbless Solutions
  • Payment must be received 3 days before the training
  • Cancellationfee :
    • 100% > 5 working days before training day
    • 50% <= 5 working days before training day
Syllabus

Portal Administrator :
  • Liferay Portal Introduction
  • Enterprise Portal/Intranet portal concept
  • Organizations, Users and Roles
  • Web Content
  • Document and Image Management
  • Blogs, Message Boards and Wiki
  • Dynamic Data List
  • Workflow

System Administrator :
  • Basic Custom Theme
  • Liferay installation and Configuration
  • Intragration with LDAP

Contact Person :
For more information, please contact :
  • TutiIzzati, email : tuti@softbless.com, phone : (021)85918058-59, HP : 085715848086
  • TiurLumbanGaol, email : tiur@softbless.com, phone : (021)85918058-59, HP : 0818181183

Remarks :
  • Participants must bring their own laptop with wireless connectivity. Softbless does not provide PC for participant.
  • The following software should be installed on your laptop before the training : Java JDK, VirtualBox.

26 Jun

Your Partner in Alfresco & Liferay Implementation

Vendor selection phase in the implementation of Document Management System or Enterprise Portal is very important. By choosing a reliable and qualified vendor then delivery will be good.
But otherwise if you select vendors of low quality, then the project schedule would be delayed from the previous plan, given delivery will also not meet the expectations of the company.
Softbless have experience of implementing Alfresco and Liferay for 4-5 years. Our clients are large companies that have made us as their partner in Alfresco implementation and Liferay implementation. With our very extensive experience we can provide best practice in the implementation of Alfresco and Liferay.

25 Jun

Extranet Application, another Great Service Coming from Softbless Solutions

Business is nothing, but competition. Winning the competition using all your resources is the ultimate business surviving key. Regardless other resources, extranet system has proven its benefits in cutting the competition and streamlining most traditional business functions, therefore leads to highly efficient business.
Extranet application is a virtual, secure, and private network companies can use to share, collaborate, and integrate information as well as operations with their suppliers, teams, partners, and even customers. At least, extranet software offers seven benefits:
a. Increase productivity
b. Reduced margin of error
c. Flexibility
d. Timely and accurate information
e. Shorter time to market
f. Reduced inventory
Business is nothing, but competition. Winning the competition using all your resources is the ultimate business surviving key. Regardless other resources, extranet system has proven its benefits in cutting the competition and streamlining most traditional business functions, therefore leads to highly efficient business.
Extranet application is a virtual, secure, and private network companies can use to share, collaborate, and integrate information as well as operations with their suppliers, teams, partners, and even customers. At least, extranet software offers seven benefits:
a. Increase productivity
b. Reduced margin of error
c. Flexibility
d. Timely and accurate information
e. Shorter time to market
f. Reduced inventory
g. Build customer’s loyalty
All these benefits originate from the well-designed functionalities of extranet application: Documents, Administration, Profiles, and Auditing. These functionalities allow you to search, access, and manage your business document history, document author, version ID, extension, upload history, comments, file management, user’s history, user management, user access, download history, notification management, website and server management, e-mail management, project scheduling and any information you would like to know.
The best way to describe Extranet is your key towards success. However, as the matter becomes crucial, choosing the right extranet system is critical. You cannot pick one service randomly, especially if you do not know the provider as good as you understand your needs. While there are numerous options you can choose, we are proud to present ourselves, Softbless Solutions, as your trusted partner in implementing Extranet in your business.
At Softbless, we strive to provide only the best extranet solution. With the latest Liferay optimization, we ensure comfortable, yet quality experiences with our extranet solution. It will always be our pride to stand next to you in automating your business in the easiest way possible.

25 Jun

Liferay 6.2 Installation Tutorial on Windows

In a previous article, we have discussed about tutorial of alfresco installation. Now,  Softbless Solutions will share more information about Liferay installation. And this article will discuss about tutorial of Liferay installation on windows operating systems:

Because Liferay is a JAVA-based engine, then we need JDK version 5 and above. In addition to the JDK we also need a database that will be used for Liferay. Liferay installation for this time, Softbless Solutions will use MySQL as the database.

The following are the step by step Liferay installation on windows by using the MySQL database:

  1. Download liferay 6.2 CE at www.liferay.com
  2. Extract liferay 6.2 CE that has been downloaded then copied to the folder C: \. So that there will be a folder structure like this:
    C:\liferay-portal-6.2-ce-ga2
  3. Install the JDK, then setting JRE_HOME, and CATALINA_HOME

JRE_HOME Environment Variable

CATALINA_HOME Environment Variable

  1. Install MySQL server on Windows
  2. Create a new database schema with the name “lportal” :
    create database lportal character set utf8;

Create Database for Liferay

  1. Run Liferay by double clicking on the startup.bat file :
    C:\liferay-portal-6.2-ce-ga2\tomcat-7.0.42\bin\startup.bat

startup.bat Script

  1. Tomcat will running, after that the Liferay can be accessible through a browser and as a prefix will appear "Basic Configuration" as shown below :

Liferay Basic Configuration

  1. Put the portal its name matches the name of the portal to be made. Example : Softbless
  2. Fill in the form of first name, last name, and email to the administrator
  3. Navigate to the Database setting, change the settings of the database by clicking "Change"

Ubah default database

  1. Fill in every field for database setting. for the type of database according to the database being used, namely, MySQL. Then enter your username and password.

 

Konfigurasi Database Liferay

CATATAN :

Pada JDBC URL : lportal is the name of the database that will be used for Liferay

  1. Click the "Finish Configuration" if you have fill in the fields
  2. The success message will be appear, and then click Go to My Portal

Finished Configuration and Go to My Portal

  1. After that, the Agreement for term of user will be show like this picture below :

Terms of Use

  1. Click "I Agree"
  1. Fill in the form for Password Reminder and click "Save"

Password Reminder

  1. Liferay already installed, you can access Liferay via a web browser http: // ipserver: 8080
    Username : test@liferay.com
    Password : test

As implementation services provider for Liferay in Indonesia. Softbless Solutions has extensive experience in implementing, configuring and optimizing support for Liferay as an enterprise portal solution that is also in accordance with the vision of Softbless Solutions to become the leading provider of open source solutions and provide clients the most valuable service.

2 Jun

Liferay Enterprise Portal, Your Company Collaboration and Communication Solution

A company’s success not only lies on its well-developed strategies, but also the quality of its corporate portal and human resources. Despite of the roles of other resources, these resources are vital due to their role in policy making, implementation, and monitoring. This further leads to methods company applies. The better the methods, the better policies it will make which further determines the success of the company.

Liferay Enterprise Portal, Your Company Communication and Collaboration Solution

On top of that, we found the key lies on centralized control, describing the importance of control over intranet. By externalizing authorization from core portal, collaboration, content management, and messaging infrastructure using traffic-information-intercepting agents, we can improve our company's efficacy. Besides, the system allows a centralized policy making by allowing or revoking intranet access based on user’s data, communication channel, accessed resources, active content, and other environmental variables.
These important functions, without any doubt, has given leads to our imminent need of Liferay.
With the emphasis on security and compliance, Liferay training offers a flexible system based on policies company can use to manage, provide, and audit access over its information infrastructure. Similar to Alfresco, this system accommodates company collaboration and communication channels, including its portals, content management system, instant messaging, VoIP, e-mail, meeting history, text chat, and video conference.
Despite of the complexities of its features, it is not impossible to own this amazing system. Thanks to Softbless Solutions, our company, Liferay enterprise portal is now available for your company. With proven experiences in serving large companies, Softbless Solutions has long gained trusts to provide the best Alfresco training as solution over vast challenges and problems for countless offices.
Now, it is your call to make and experience the best enterprise content management solution for your company. Do not make the wrong decision by not choosing us, because we are the best and your trustworthy Liferay enterprise portal provider.