XWiki
Content
Introduction
XWiki is an open-source platform for creating, managing, and collaborating on structured and unstructured content. It functions as a powerful wiki engine with advanced features like version control, rights management, scripting, and extensible applications. XWiki enables users to build knowledge bases, documentation platforms, or collaborative intranets, all within a customizable and web-based environment.
There are several useful resources available to get started with XWiki:
Accessing XWiki
Preconditions in DevOps portal to access XWiki
- A XWiki license must be assigned to the user
- XWiki must be added to the tool list of the project
- If you are not already logged in to another tool in the toolchain, then you have to login using your configured SSO credentials.
- When you see this message after entering your credentials, then you don't have a XWiki license assigned in the DevOps portal:
After completing the preconditions, a project in XWik, which is part of the DevOps-as-a-Service toolchain, can be accessed via the DevOps Portal or directly through a URL.
Via DevOps Portal
Go to the DevOps Portal Homepage and click on the XWiki tile:
Via Direct URL
You can also access it directly using the following link format:
https://<customer>.devops.t-systems.net/xwiki/wiki/<MyProject>/view
⚠ Note
If you are still unable to access your project in XWiki, it may be because you are logged in with an old session that still uses outdated permissions. To resolve this issue, please log out and then log in again:
Users, Projects and Roles
- Projects, users and their roles in projects are managed in the DevOps portal, the corresponding functions in XWiki are disabled (UI and API)
- When a new project is created in the portal with XWiki configured as a tool, a corresponding subwiki is automatically created. Users assigned to the project in the portal are then added to the subwiki with the roles defined in the configuration :
- Role mapping:
Project Role in DevOps Portal Permissions in XWiki Admin View, comment, edit, and delete pages Master Can view, comment, and edit pages, but cannot delete content Developer Similar to Master Viewer Read-only access. Can only view content, no edits or comments allowed A detailed description of the XWiki role model can be found here
- Role mapping:
Main Functions
Collaborative Content Editing
- WYSIWYG and wiki syntax editors
- Version control and history tracking
- Inline and structured content editing
- Commenting and annotations
Advanced Page & Document Management
- Hierarchical page structure (nested pages)
- Templates for creating structured documents
- Tags, categories, and metadata support
- File attachments and preview
Powerful Search and Navigation
- Full-text search (Solr-based)
- Faceted search filters
- Page index, breadcrumbs, and navigation panels
Macros and Widgets
- Built-in and custom macros (charts, galleries, diagrams)
- Embedding of rich media (videos, iframes, etc.)
- Markdown and LaTeX support