4-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Developers Guide for Oracle Universal Content Management
4.1.1.1 Types of Skins and Layouts
Some skins and layouts are provided by default with Oracle Content Server. In addition, you can design custom skins and layouts. When you change the skin or
layout, you change the look and feel of the interface. You can select a skin and layout from the options provided on the User Profile page.
The only skills required to create and modify skins or layouts is an understanding of HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, and JavaScript. After altering the appearance, the
edited layouts and skins are published so that others in your environment can use them.
4.1.1.1.1 Skins Skins define the color scheme and other aspects of appearance of the
layout such as graphics, fonts, or font size. the default skin is Oracle. You can design custom skins or modify the existing skins.
4.1.1.1.2 Layouts Layouts define the navigation hierarchy display the default layout is
Trays and custom layouts can be designed. Custom layouts change behavior and the look-and-feel systemwide. If you want your
changes to apply only in limited situations, you might want to consider dynamic server pages.These layouts are provided:
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Trays : This layout with the standard Oracle skin is the default interface. High-level
navigation occurs through the navigation trays.
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Top Menus: This layout provides an alternate look with top menus providing
navigation.
4.1.1.2 Selecting Skins and Layouts
The User Personalization settings available on the User Profile page enable users to change the layout of Oracle Content Server or the skin.
To change the skin or layout, follow these steps:
1. On the Oracle Content Server Home page, click your_user_name in the top menu
bar. The User Profile page displays.
2.
On the Oracle Content Server User Profile page, select the desired skin and layout.
3. Click Update, and view the changes.
Note: Only administrators can make new or custom skins. For more
information about setting the default look and feel of the user interface, see
Section 4.1.1.3, Configuration Entries.
Important: This personalization functionality works with Internet
Explorer 7+ or Mozilla Firefox 3+ and later versions.
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4.1.1.3 Configuration Entries
These values can be placed in the IntradocDirconfigconfig.cfg file to alter the default behavior for the Oracle Content Server instance:
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LmDefaultLayout : The name of the layout used by guests, and new users. The
default is Trays, but it can be set to Top Menus.
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LmDefaultSkin : The name of the skin used by guests, and new users. The default
is Oracle.
4.1.1.4 Anonymous User Interface
The ExtranetLook component can be used to change the interface for users who log in as anonymous random users. An example of this is when a web site based on Oracle
Content Server must be available to external customers without a login, but you want employees to be able to contribute content to that web site.
When Oracle Content Server is running on Oracle WebLogic Server, the ExtranetLook component alters privileges for certain pages so that they require write privilege to
access. The component also makes small alterations to the static portal page to remove links that anonymous, random users should not see.
The ExtranetLook component is installed disabled with Oracle Content Server. To use the component you must enable it with the Component Manager.
You can customize your web pages to make it easy for customers to search for content, and then give employees a login that permits them to see the interface on login. To do
the customization, modify the ExtranetLook.idoc file, which provides dynamic resource includes that can be customized based on user login. The IDOC file is
checked in to the Oracle Content Server repository so it can be referenced by the Oracle Content Server templates.
The following files in the IntradocDirdatausers directory can be altered:
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prompt_login.htm
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access_denied.htm
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report_error.htm Use the following procedure to update the look-and-feel of the web site based on user
login:
1.
Display the Web Layout Editor.
2. From the Options menu, choose Update Portal.
