Defining the Display of Sub-Page Links Troubleshooting Page Information Issues

8 Performing Actions on Pages 8-1 8 Performing Actions on Pages Figure 8–1 Perform Actions on One Page or Many Pages at Once In addition to the many actions you can perform within a page, there are a number of things you can do to the entire page. This section explores those actions and explains how to carry them out. It includes the following subsections: ■ Section 8.1, Locating Pages in Oracle Portal ■ Section 8.2, Copying a Page ■ Section 8.3, Moving a Page ■ Section 8.4, Deleting a Page ■ Section 8.5, Placing One Page Onto Another ■ Section 8.6, Performing Actions on Multiple Pages Simultaneously ■ Section 8.7, Troubleshooting Actions on Pages Intended Audience The content of this chapter is intended for users with at least the page privilege Manage on the pages to be acted on. If a particular task requires or can be performed 8-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal under different privileges, those privileges will be listed before the steps of that task. For more information on page privileges, see Section B.3, Page and Tab Privileges .

8.1 Locating Pages in Oracle Portal

When locating pages, we recommend wherever possible that you go through the Page Groups portlet; however, in some cases, for some tasks, you will go through the Portal Navigator. This section provides information on the different ways you can locate pages, including: ■ Section 8.1.1, Locating a Page Through the Page Groups Portlet ■ Section 8.1.2, Locating a Page Through the Portal Navigator

8.1.1 Locating a Page Through the Page Groups Portlet

Default installations of Oracle Portal place the Page Groups portlet on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page. If you don’t find it there, ask your portal administrator for the location of this portlet. Performing Actions on Pages 8-3 Figure 8–2 The Page Groups Portlet To locate a page through the Page Groups portlet:

1. Log in to Oracle Portal.

2. Click the Build tab to bring it forward.

3. Go to the Page Groups portlet.

4. From the Work In drop-down list, select the page group that owns the page to be

located.

5. Under the Pages heading in the Layout Appearance section, click the link to the

page to be located. This opens the page in Edit mode. The Page Groups portlet can be configured to list a specific number of pages under the Pages heading. For example, it can be configured to list the first 10 pages that are available to you under a particular page group. If the page group contains more than 10 pages, a More pages … link displays at the end of the list. Clicking this link is 8-4 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal equivalent to clicking the Browse link next to the Pages heading: both take you to the Portal Navigator, where all pages you have the privilege to view are listed. In the Portal Navigator, click the page link to view the page; click the Edit link to open the page in Edit mode. For information on configuring the Page Groups portlet, see Section 15.3, Editing and Personalizing Portlets .

8.1.2 Locating a Page Through the Portal Navigator

The Portal Navigator provides a list view of all the objects owned by each page group. Where the Page Groups portlet shows all the objects in a single view, the Portal Navigator is arranged hierarchically. Users drill down, starting with a link to the page group, to sub-lists that show all object types, to the objects themselves. Much like the List view of page edit mode, the Navigator provides opportunities to perform actions on multiple objects simultaneously. For more information, see Section 8.6, Performing Actions on Multiple Pages Simultaneously . To locate a page through the Navigator: 1. Log in to Oracle Portal.

2. Click the Navigator link at the top of the Portal Builder page.

3. In the Navigator, click the Page Groups tab to bring it forward.

At this point, if you wish you can enter the name of the page you want to locate in the Find field at the top of the tab, click Go, and select the page from the list of returned results. If you’re unsure of the page name, or prefer to drill to a specific page, continue with Step 4. 4. Click the page group that owns the page you want to locate. 5. On the resulting page, click the node for the type of page you want to locate:

a. Click the Pages node to locate standard, mobile, JSP, URL, and PLSQL type

pages. If the page you want is a sub-page of one of the main pages, drill to it by clicking the Sub-Pages link next to its parent page. b. Click the Portal Templates node to locate Portal Templates. c. Click the HTML Templates node to locate HTML Templates. d. Click the Navigation Pages node to locate navigation pages.

8.2 Copying a Page

You can save time in your page creation by using an existing page as a starting point for a new page. Use the Copy feature to copy an existing page, and then edit the copy. You can copy a page to a different page group as long as the following are true: ■ The page is not based on a local page type ■ The page is not based on a local portal template ■ The page does not use a local HTML page skin, local item template, local style, local category, or local perspectives ■ The page’s default WebDAV item types are not local item types Performing Actions on Pages 8-5 ■ The page does not use a shared item template where the parameter is a local attribute ■ The page does not include a local item ■ No regions on the page use local styles or local HTML content layout or include local attributes To copy a page: 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 to be copied. By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page.

4. In the Layout Appearance section, click the Browse link next to the Pages

heading.

5. On the resulting Portal Navigator page, click the Copy link next to the page you

want to copy. If the page is a sub-page of one of the pages listed here, click the Sub-Pages node next to the parent page, and continue to drill down the page hierarchy until you see the page you want to copy listed in the Portal Navigator.

6. In the Page Group Map, click the Copy Here link next to the page under which

you want to create the copy.

7. Edit the value in the Display Name field.

Use up to 256 characters of any kind. The default value in the Display Name field is taken from the Display Name of the source page, with the words Copy of added. The value is truncated to 256 characters.

8. Select Copy Access Control if you want the new page to have the same privilege

settings as the original page.

9. Select Copy Sub-Pages if you want to include the original pages sub-pages in this

copy. Note: You must have at least the page privilege Manage on the target page. You can create a copy only in the same page group as the original page. Note: For more information about the rules governing the formation of object names in Oracle Portal, see Appendix D, Object Naming Rules in Oracle Portal . Note: The copy options specified for the page also apply to its sub-pages. For example, if you select Copy Access Control, the sub-pages’ access control settings are also copied.