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Administering Connections V5.5Welcome to the IBM Connections V5.5 documentation. IBM Connections is social networking software designed for the workplace. Its features help you to establish dynamic networks that connect you to the people and information you need to achieve your business goals.
InstallingTo install IBM® Connections, you need to follow a detailed series of procedures.
Post-installation tasksAfter installation, you need to perform further tasks to ensure an efficient deployment.
Configuring additional IBM Connections applicationsYou must perform additional tasks to enable IBM Connections for the Libraries and Metrics applications.
Optional: Installing and configuring the Ephox Editors for IBM ConnectionsIBM® Connections 5.5 can use the Ephox Editors, EditLive! and Textbox.io, optional rich text editors that you can install to replace the IBM® Connections default rich text editor.
Customizing the Ephox editorsYou can customize Ephox Editors for IBM Connections in different ways, but be sure to make the customizations before you install the editors.
Changing customizations after deployment It is preferable to complete all customization steps before installing Ephox Editors for Connections on the server, but in some cases it might be necessary to make some changes directly on the server.

Changing customizations after deployment

It is preferable to complete all customization steps before installing Ephox Editors for Connections on the server, but in some cases it might be necessary to make some changes directly on the server.

Procedure

Make note of the location of the IBM Connections Customizations directory.
The Ephox editors for IBM Connections installer needs to be provided with the location of your IBM Connections Customization path. The value for this is provided by the CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH variable within WebSphere Application Server. For more information on IBM Connections customizations and the CONNECTIONS_CUSTOMIZATION_PATH see the IBM® Connections documentation on customizations.
Navigate to the customization directory of Ephox Editors for Connections.
Edit the appropriate configuration file. For example, to select a different editor or to switch role-based deployment on or off, you must edit the config.js file on your Connections server.
Follow the post-customization steps in the IBM Connections documentation.
Stop and then restart the Common.ear application using the IBM WebSphere Application Server Integrated Solutions Console.

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