OpenACS Documentation

Table of Contents

Part I. OpenACS For Everyone

1. High level information: What is OpenACS?

Overview

OpenACS 4.5 Release Notes

Part II. For OpenACS Admins

2. Installing on Unix/Linux

Overview

Install an Operating System

Install Oracle 8.1.7

Install PostgreSQL 7.1.3

Install AOLserver 3.3+ad13

Install OpenACS 4.5

Next Steps

Credits

3. Installing on Windows

Overview

OpenACS Installation Guide for Windows2000

Part III. For OpenACS Developers

4. OpenACS Developer's Guide

Overview

OpenACS 4.5 Data Models and the Object System

OpenACS 4.5 Packages

The Request Processor

The OpenACS Database Access API

Using Templates in OpenACS 4.5

Groups, Context, Permissions

Writing OpenACS 4.5 Application Pages

5. Other Developer Resources

Overview

Parties in OpenACS 4.5

Object Identity

Programming with AOLserver

6. Engineering Standards

OpenACS Documentation Guide

Using PSGML mode in Emacs

Detailed Design Documentation Template

System/Application Requirements Template

Release Version Numbering

Constraint naming standard

ACS File Naming and Formatting Standards

PL/SQL Standards

7. Kernel Documentation

Overview

OpenACS 4 Object Model Requirements

OpenACS 4 Object Model Design

OpenACS 4 Permissions Requirements

OpenACS 4 Permissions Design

OpenACS 4 Groups Requirements

OpenACS 4 Groups Design

OpenACS 4 Subsites Requirements

OpenACS 4 Subsites Design Document

OpenACS 4.5 Package Manager Requirements

OpenACS 4.5 Package Manager Design

OpenACS 4 Security Requirements

OpenACS 4 Security Design

OpenACS 4 Security Notes

OpenACS 4 Request Processor Requirements

OpenACS 4 Request Processor Design

Database Access API

Documenting Tcl Files: Page Contracts and Libraries

Bootstrapping OpenACS