Changing a Region Type

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10.2.4 Displaying or Hiding Banners

A region banner is a rectangle of color that spans the width of a region and contains a heading. Region banners are useful for calling out a specific area on a page and identifying its purpose. In Oracle Portal, there are two types of banners available for use with regions: ■ Region banners display at the top of a region and, typically, include a meaningful region name Figure 10–13 . Both item and portlet regions use this type of banner. Figure 10–13 Region with Banner ■ Group By banners display over each group of items in a region and categorize the types of items that fall under it Figure 10–14 . Only item regions use this type of banner. Figure 10–14 Group By Banners Simple Text and Simple URL In Oracle Portal, you can specify whether a region should display one or the other or both of these types of banners. To display or hide banners:

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 with region banners to show or hide. By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder.

4. Under Pages in the Layout Appearance section, click the link to the page with

region banners to show or hide. This opens the page in Edit mode.

5. Click the Edit Region icon in the region with banners to show or hide

Figure 10–15 . Note: For more information about grouping items in a region, see Section 10.2.10, Grouping Items in a Region Working with Layouts 10-11 Figure 10–15 The Edit Region Icon

6. On the resulting page, go to the Region Display Options section:

■ To display a region banner, provide a region Display Name, and select Display Region Banner . The region banner displays only when you give the region a name. ■ To hide a region banner, clear the Display Region Banner check box. The region display name displays in Edit mode, but not in View mode.

7. Go to the Item Display Options section item regions only:

■ To display a Group By banner, choose a grouping criterion from the Group By drop-down list. Choose from: – None to forgo the grouping of items – Category to sort items by their assigned categories – Author to sort items by their authors – Date to sort items by their upload date – Base Item Type to sort items by their base item type Then select the Display Group By Banner check box. Group By banners display only when you check this check box and select a grouping option other than None. ■ To hide a Group By banner, clear the Display Group By Banner check box. 8. Click OK to save your changes and return to the page.

10.2.5 Changing the Number of Columns and Rows in a Region

If you have many items or portlets in a region, you may want to arrange them into multiple columns to conserve space. You can specify how many columns and rows you want to include in a region. When you specify a number of columns in a region but do not specify a number of rows, the number of rows dynamically expands to accommodate all the items or portlets in a region. When you specify a number of columns and rows in a region, and the number of items exceeds the number of items this allows, the overflow items do not display until you change the number of columns or rows to accommodate them. For example, if you have eight items, and you specify two columns and three rows, only six items display. The other two do not. The items that do not display are retained, rather than lost or deleted. If you change the number of rows to four or the number of columns to three, all eight items display. The following examples show the same region with different numbers of columns and rows: Figure 10–16 Region 1 with Eight Items in Four Columns Rows Not Specified