In the Navigator, click the link for the page group in which you want to create the

Preparing to Add Content 5-5 to the Access tab of the page group that owns the attribute, and click the Clear Cache link. Although the attribute display name has no enforced uniqueness requirement, we recommend that you try to keep it unique across your page groups. If you do not, users will see duplicate names on attribute pick-lists, and will be unable to determine which attribute belongs to which page group. For example, attributes display on a pick-list when a user creates a custom item type or selects custom search criteria.

5. Select Enable Translations if you want users to be able to translate the values

stored in the attribute into different languages. If you clear this check box, the values stored in the attribute will be the same in all languages. 6. For Date, Number, and URL attributes: In the List Of Values field, enter the name of a list of values from which users can choose a value for the attribute. If you are not sure of the name of the list of values, click the List icon and select from the list provided. 7. For PLSQL attributes: In the PLSQL Execute Options radio group, select which privileges to use when executing the PLSQL stored in the attribute: – Public executes the PLSQL with the privileges of the Oracle Portal PUBLIC schema. – Creator executes the PLSQL with the privileges of the schema associated with the user who created the item or page that includes the PLSQL attribute. – Schema executes the PLSQL with the privileges of a specific schema. If you select this radio button, enter the name of the schema in the field provided. If you are not sure of the name of the schema, click the Browse Database Schemas icon and select from the list provided. 8. For Text attributes:

a. In the Length field, enter the number of characters the attribute can store.

Values can be provided only when the Display Option is Single-line Field. If you specify a length and then select a Display Option of Multi-line Field or List Of Values , the Length field is cleared and becomes display only.

b. In the Display Option radio group, select how to display the attribute when

users add or edit an item or page of a type that includes the attribute: – Single-line Field displays the attribute as a field that contains a single line of text. – Multi-line Field displays the attribute as a field that contains multiple lines of text. Note: The list of values must already exist. Multi-valued attributes are not supported for lists of values. That is, users are able to choose only one value from an attribute list of values. This means that attribute values can be displayed in combo boxes and pop-ups, but not as check boxes, drop-down lists, or radio buttons.