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9-10 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal The portlet header displays only on pages on the desktop, not on the mobile device.

9. In the Content text box, enter MobileXML content for this portlet. If you do not

use MobileXML tags, the content appears as plain text without any formatting. It is recommended that the content block does not exceed 2000 characters due to the limitations of some mobile devices.

9.7 Viewing Oracle Portal Pages from a Mobile Device

This section describes step by step, how to access Oracle Portal from a mobile device: ■ Section 9.7.1, Step 1 Acquire a mobile device ■ Section 9.7.2, Step 2 Configure mobile access for Oracle Portal ■ Section 9.7.3, Step 3 Make mobile content available on Oracle Portal pages ■ Section 9.7.4, Step 4 Configure a home page for mobile users ■ Section 9.7.5, Step 5 Contact Oracle Portal from a mobile device

9.7.1 Step 1 Acquire a mobile device

Although access to a portal from an actual mobile device is, in essence, identical to access from a mobile simulator you just enter a URL into the device, the simulator option allows portal developers to see, more quickly, how Oracle Portal displays pages and portlets on mobile devices. There are many reasons that the early phases of developing a mobile-enabled portal with Oracle Portal is best performed with the use of a mobile device simulator: ■ Lower access costs than full wireless access ■ More controlled access to the portal within company firewalls ■ Quicker response times over a local network ■ Less hardware to purchase and support. Most major mobile device companies, keen to get developers writing mobile applications, offer free simulator software for their devices. For legal reasons this software should generally be downloaded from the suppliers respective sites, for example, OpenWave.com, Nokia, Ericcson, Palm, and so on. Different suppliers require different levels of registration prior to downloading their simulator software. Some simulators can be installed on a standard PC and operate over a local intranet. Some other simulators connect to a public server hosted by the supplier, which therefore requires public Internet access to your development portal. As mobile device companies regularly update their simulators in line with their available hardware, ensure that you check the latest simulator requirements for access to an intranet-only-accessible portal.

9.7.2 Step 2 Configure mobile access for Oracle Portal

In a default Oracle Portal installation, mobile access to the portal is enabled. To prevent users from accessing the portal from mobile devices, your portal administrator can disable this feature. To verify the mobile access policy in your portal and check that OracleAS Wireless is properly configured, see Enabling Mobile Access in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Portal. You must be the portal administrator to do this. Working with Pages Designed for Mobile Devices 9-11 Portal administrators can set other global options that impact mobile access throughout your portal. ■ Exclude the Login link displayed on mobile home pages. ■ Display page titles in navigation link text, instead of the text Home and Back. ■ Enhance page layouts for PDAs Personal Digital Assistants and set PDA display options such as fonts, colors and banner images. ■ Enable mobile portlet content logging. ■ Specify the OracleAS Wireless Portal Service URL.

9.7.3 Step 3 Make mobile content available on Oracle Portal pages

To test mobile access in your portal, start by creating a simple mobile page containing the mobile-enabled portlet MobileXML. When you create the mobile page, set the option Display Page To Public Users as described in Section 9.2, Creating a Mobile Page . The MobileXML Portlet is located in the Portlet Repository, under Portlet Builders, Additional Portlet Builders. If you are not sure how to add portlets to mobile pages, see Section 9.3, Adding Content to a Mobile Page . Edit the default content of the MobileXML portlet as follows: 1. Click the Edit Defaults icon beside the portlet. 2. Enter the following text as the actual content of the portlet, or enter your own OracleAS Wireless XML if you prefer. SimpleText SimpleTitle Mobile Portlet Content SimpleTitle SimpleTextItem This portlet uses a short sample of the markup that can be used in a mobile portlet. The markup can be used to describe: SimpleTextItem SimpleTextItem Forms : lt;SimpleForm SimpleTextItem SimpleTextItem Tables : lt;SimpleTable SimpleTextItem SimpleTextItem Menus : lt;SimpleMenu SimpleTextItem SimpleTextItem Links : lt;SimpleHref SimpleTextItem SimpleTextItem Plus many more useful user interface items. However, unlike HTML this mobile markup is strict XML, so more care has to be taken when using it. SimpleTextItem SimpleText

3. Click OK to return to the page.