Specifying Inheritance Rules for Newly Created Pages

4-16 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal ■ HTML page skin ■ Style ■ Portlet settings ■ Item versioning level ■ Contact e-mail ■ Category ■ Keywords ■ Approval process ■ Parameters ■ Navigation page used for the banner This is defaulted to the first navigation page portlet on the parent page. If the parent page contains other navigation page portlets, those will also be inherited by new sub-pages. ■ Access settings This includes the settings for Display Page To Public Users and Enable Item Level Security as well as the access control list that is, the list of users and groups and their associated privileges. Any page with the option setting Display Page To Public Users becomes a crawlable data source for Oracle Ultra Search. See also Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Portal for information on configuring portal search features. To specify inheritance rules for newly created pages: 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, choose the relevant page

group. By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page.

4. Click the Configure link.

5. Click the Configure tab to bring it forward.

6. Click the Edit link under the Page Defaults section.

Note: When a new page is created, the settings for the property Default WebDAV Types is always reset to Inherit from Parent Page. This allows any changes to a parent page to automatically cascade down to the child pages. When property settings are copied from the parent page, all sub-pages are set to Use same portal template as parent page. If the parent page uses a Portal Template for items, the sub-page uses the same Portal Template for items. As long as the sub-page is set to Use same portal template as parent page, subsequent changes to the parent’s Portal Template for items setting will cascade to the sub-page. Working with Page Groups 4-17

7. Under the Page Defaults heading, select an inheritance rule for the page group.

Choose from: ■ Inherit Access Settings from Template template_name —This option is available when the page is based on a Portal Template for pages, and the template allows access rules other than its own. Select this option to use the same access rules as are specified for the Portal Template for pages. When this option is selected, changes to the template’s access rules affect this page. ■ Copy Parent Page Properties When Creating Page —Select this option to use parent page property settings as default settings for any newly created child pages. The relevant properties are those listed at the beginning of this section. ■ Use Default Properties When Creating Page —Select this option to use the page groups default settings for all newly created pages. All newly created child pages use the page group’s settings for their own defaults, regardless of whether their parent page’s property settings are different.

8. Click OK.

For information about creating pages, see Chapter 6, Creating Pages .

4.5.3 Choosing a Default Style for a Page Group

When you create a page, you can choose a style to define the colors and fonts to be used in the page. To simplify this choice, and to identify a preferred style for the pages in your page group, you can identify a default style. You can also choose None as the default style. If inheritance rules specify inheritance from the page group see Section 4.5.2 , the default style you select for the page group becomes the default style when users create a new page. That is, it is the default selection displayed in the Style drop-down list during page creation. If, when creating a page, the user does not explicitly choose a style, the default style is used. When a selected style is deleted, all pages and item regions that used it revert to the page group default style. If the page group default style is None, all pages and regions revert to the system default style. To choose a default style for a page group:

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 for

which to specify a default style. By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page.

4. Click the Configure link.

5. Click the Configure tab to bring it forward.

6. In the Page Defaults section, click the Edit link.

Note: A hierarchical structure governs when a default style is put to use. For a summary of how default styles are applied, see Section 11.8, Applying a Style . 4-18 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal

7. From the Default Style list, choose a default style for the page group.

This list includes all the public styles in this page group and the Shared Objects page group.

8. Click OK to return to the Configure tab.

9. Click Close.

The default style is ignored if the option to inherit page properties for new pages from the parent page is enabled for the page group. This is because the new page will automatically inherit its style from its parent page. For more information, see Section 4.5.2, Specifying Inheritance Rules for Newly Created Pages . For information about creating styles, see Chapter 11, Working with Colors and Fonts .

4.5.4 Choosing a Default Navigation Page for a Page Group

Navigation pages are special purpose pages within a page group that are added as page portlets to other pages or to Portal Templates. Typically, they provide standard user interface navigation effects such as navigation bars and banners. They often contain one or more navigation item types that provide navigation within the portal. When you create a page, you can choose a navigation page to display as a banner in a region at the top of the page. To simplify this choice, and to identify a preferred navigation page for the pages in your page group, you can identify a default navigation page. You can also choose None as the default navigation page. If inheritance rules specify inheritance from the page group see Section 4.5.2 , your selection becomes the default selection when a user creates a new page. That is, it is the default selection displayed in the Navigation Page For Banner drop-down list during page creation. If, when creating a page, the user does not explicitly choose a navigation page, the default navigation page is used. Because the default navigation page is added to a region that occupies the full width of the page, make sure that the navigation page you choose here is suited to a wide, horizontally oriented region. To choose a default navigation page for a page group: 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.

By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page.

4. Click the Configure link.

5. Click the Configure tab to bring it forward.

6. In the Page Defaults section, click the Edit link.

7. From the Default Navigation Page list, select a default navigation page for the

page group. This list includes all the navigation pages that have been published as portlets in this page group and the Shared Objects page group.

8. Click OK to return to the Configure tab.

9. Click Close to return to the Navigator.

Working with Page Groups 4-19 The default navigation page is ignored if the option to inherit parent page properties is enabled for the page group. This is because the new page will automatically inherit its navigation page setting from its parent page. For more information, see Section 4.5.2, Specifying Inheritance Rules for Newly Created Pages . For information about creating navigation pages, see Chapter 13, Designing Your Portal’s Navigation .

4.5.5 Choosing a Default Template or Page Skin for a Page Group

When you create a page, you can choose a Portal Template or an HTML page skin to define the layout, look, and feel of the page. To simplify this choice, and to identify a preferred template option for the pages in your page group, you can choose a default Portal Template or page skin for a page group. You can also choose to opt out of identifying a default by selecting Do not use a template. The option you select for the page group default becomes the initial selection when users create a page. For a description of the types of templates available in Oracle Portal, see Section 12.1, Understanding Templates in Oracle Portal . To choose a default template option for a page group:

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.

By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page.

4. Click the Configure link.

5. Click the Configure tab to bring it forward.

6. In the Page Defaults section, click the Edit link.

7. Under the Default Template section, choose a default template option for the

page group: ■ Do not use a template —Select this option to opt out of specifying a default template or page skin for the page group. ■ Use HTML Page Skin —Select this option to specify the HTML page skin to use as the page group default. Then choose a page skin from the list of available page skins. Click the Preview button to see how the page skin will display. The list includes HTML page skins owned by the currently selected page group as well as those owned by the Shared Objects page group. ■ Use Portal Template —Select this option to specify the portal template to use as the page group default. Then choose a template from the list of available templates. Note: The default template you select here does not apply to navigation pages. You must specifically select a template for a navigation page.