Move from tab to tab, and edit properties as desired:

Providing a Standard Look and Feel 12-19 contains an item placeholder, it will be listed and available for selection on the Items tab of page properties. No matter whether this option is selected, an item template is always listed and available under the Portal Templates heading in the Page Groups portlet.

7. Select a navigation banner to display at the top of the page from the Navigation

Page For Banner drop-down list. Select None to forgo selecting a banner. 8. Click Create. The template opens in Edit mode. 9. Build the template. This consists of designing a layout with regions and adding whatever images and other content you plan to include on the template. For more information on working with page regions, see Chapter 10, Working with Layouts . For more information about adding different types of content, see Chapter 14, Working with Items and Chapter 15, Working with Portlets . 10. In at least one of the item regions, add an item placeholder:

a. Click the Add Item icon over the region that will contain the item placeholder.

b. From the Content Item Types drop-down list, select Item Placeholder.

If the Item Placeholder item type does not appear on this list, click the link configure the list of available item types , and add Item Placeholder to the list of available item types. If you do not see this link, ask your page group administrator to add this item type to the page group’s list of available item types. For information on making different item types available to a page group, see Section 5.2.2.3, Making an Item Type Available to a Page Group .

c. Click Next.

d. Click the Choose Item icon to browse to a list of available content.

Choose from all the available items that are uploaded to your portal. The only item you cannot choose is one that is already placed on the template. Once a Portal Template contains an item placeholder, it becomes a Portal Template for items and appears on the item template pick list on the Items tab of page properties. 11. When you create a new Portal Template, various properties, such as style and access settings, are defaulted to make the creation process quicker. After you have created your template you may want to edit the properties of the template to change some of these default settings. Note: Selecting this check box also allows all users to view the template. However it does not affect the security of pages based on the template. Note: For information about editing the properties of Portal Templates for items, see Section 12.2.2.4, Editing Portal Templates for Items. 12-20 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal

12.2.2.2 Applying Portal Templates for Items

Portal Templates for items can be selected at the page level and the item level. At the page level, the Portal Template is selected on the Items tab of page properties. At the item level, the Portal Template is selected on the Edit Item screen. For a template to be selectable on the Edit Item screen, page properties must specify that users can select a template other than that specified at the page level. This section describes how to apply a Portal Template for items at the page level and at the item level. It contains the following subsections: ■ Section 12.2.2.2.1, Applying a Portal Template for Items at the Page Level ■ Section 12.2.2.2.2, Applying a Portal Template for Items at the Item Level

12.2.2.2.1 Applying a Portal Template for Items at the Page Level To apply a Portal Template

for items:

1. Log in to Oracle Portal.

2. Click the Build tab to bring it forward.

3. From the Page Groups portlet Work In drop-down list, select the page group that

owns the page on which to apply the item template. By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page.

4. In the Layout Appearance section, under the Pages heading, click the link to the

page on which to apply the item template. This opens the page in Edit mode.

5. Click the Page: Properties link in the toolbar at the top of the page.

6. On the resulting page, click the Items tab to bring it forward.

7. Select the Use this portal template radio button, then select a template from the

associated drop-down list. When a page group and the Shared Objects page group both have a template of the same name, the page group name is added to the template name in pick lists. For example: template_name page_group_name. This assists in distinguishing between templates on pick lists.

8. Optionally, select the Allow items on this page to use a different Portal Template

check box. Selecting this option enables users to choose a different template when they edit an item on this page.

9. Click OK to save the change and return to the page in Edit mode.

Alternatively, click Apply to save the change but remain on the Items tab. When users click a link to an item on this page, the item content will display within the context of the selected template. When property inheritance rules set at the page group level are set to copy property settings from the parent page, all sub-pages of a page where you apply an item template also inherit the parent page’s item template setting. Subsequent changes to the template setting cascade to sub-pages. The option Allow items on this page to use a different Portal Template is exempted from this behavior. When changes to item template settings on the parent page