HCL DX Technical Education Navigator

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High Level Process - Building a DX Site
Design Phase
Design UI Mockup Design Visual representation of the page layout that will be used for development
Design Information Architecture Plan the different components by categorizing them as page components and applications
Develop Theme Create the branding, look and feel of the site
Content Development Phase
Content CreationWrite, upload, and manage site content such as text, media, and documents
Presentation Template DevelopmentDesign templates that control how authored content is displayed to end users
Authoring Template DevelopmentBuild templates for content authors to input and manage information consistently
Create Information Architecture FrameworkDefine a content framework that aligns with business goals and user needs
Component DevelopmentDevelop reusable components for content delivery
Component Presentation DevelopmentDevelop component design across different pages and contexts
Create Personalized RulesSet rules to deliver targeted content to users based on profile, behavior, or segments.
Page Development Phase
Layout CreationDesign and apply page layouts for consistent structure across the site
Configure pagesSet up page properties, access, and features for the intended audience
Page CreationAdd new pages into the site hierarchy with appropriate metadata
Page PopulationPlace content, components, and widgets into layouts to build full pages
Target ContentConfigure dynamic or personalized content to display based on rules or audience
 
Product Overview
What does HCL DX do? Who is HCL DX for? What are the key features of HCL DX?
Application integration
Content Management
Architecture Overview
Overview of DX's architecture including traditional and container deployments.
Plan Your Deployment
This prepares administrators to deploy DX.
Program Requirements
Support that customers can expect for various configurations of HCL Digital Experience, other HCL Programs and Third Party Software.
System Requirements
Provides system requirements for HCL DX 9.5, including hardware, OS, and software details.
Download Software
Software licensing portals.
Getting Started with HCL Digital Experience
Access Software and Support
Build Sites
 
Setting up a website
Creates pages, navigation, search, content
Themes and Skins
Create flexible, high-performing themes
Practioner Studio
New user experience for HCL DX
Manage site settings
Manages global portal settings.
Site Builder
Application to create new DX sites and add sections using templates.
Blueprint
Understanding the HCL DX Blueprint design system and its pieces.
Woodburn Studio (deprecated)
Demo site for HCL DX features.
Search
Enables text search across DX websites and integrated web sources.
Tagging and rating
Administrative overview of tagging and rating features.
Virtual Portal
Scope DX with multiple virtual portals.
Mobile
Provides mobile-enabled DX services.
Social Rendering
Feature HCL Connections social data on portal pages.
Search V2
New DX search via OpenSearch.
Search V2 Authoring
Replaces existing Authoring Search.
Integrate HCL DX with HCLSoftware and any other application to get the best of both worlds
Introduction
Learn how DX offers multiple methods and services to integrate with many solutions
DX Integration with HCL Commerce
Learn how integrating HCL DX with HCL Commerce creates a seamless unified ecosystem that blends personalized, content-rich storytelling with a high-performance transactional engine to transform every customer touchpoint into a frictionless path to purchase.
DX Integration with HCL Discover
Learn how integrating HCL Digital Experience with HCL Discover creates an intelligence-driven experience engine by merging world-class content delivery with deep behavioral analytics, allowing you to visualize exact user pain points and optimize the digital journey in real-time to maximize conversion.
DX Integration with HCL Leap
Learn how integrating HCL Digital Experience with HCL Leap creates a dynamic engagement portal that bridges the gap between static content and interactive data collection, allowing business users to easily embed sophisticated, automated forms and workflows directly into the digital journey without writing a single line of code.
DX Integration with HCL Volt MX
Learn how integrating HCL Digital Experience with HCL Volt MX empowers organizations to deliver a multiexperience powerhouse, combining enterprise-grade content management with high-speed low-code development to deploy sophisticated, data-driven mobile and web applications across any device at scale.
 
Author Web Content
Creates and manages DX content.
Deliver Web Content
Configurable web content delivery.
Configure Web Content Manager
Tailors WCM system functionality.
Extend Web Content Manager
Extends WCM capabilities for developers.
Digital Asset Management
Central platform for rich media assets in DX.
Personalization
Automatic website content customization.
Extend DX
 
Integrate Applications
Multiple methods/services for DX integration.
Development Tools
Tools/features for HCL DX developers.
Script Applications
HTML, JavaScript, CSS for DX apps.
Digital Data Connector
Integrates external data into DX pages.
Portlet Development
Create and integrate portlets for HCL DX.
Screen Flow Manager
Develops fine-granular, small split portlets by configuring screen sequences.
Portal Application Archive
Create basic and advanced PAA files.
APIs
Standard interfaces for accessing remote content, credentials, data, and portlet communication.