Showing or Hiding Portlet Header Links

Working with Layouts 10-27 ■ Section 10.3.4, HidingShowing Tabs ■ Section 10.3.5, Changing the Alignment of Tabs ■ Section 10.3.6, Changing a Tab Image ■ Section 10.3.7, Adding a Rollover Effect to Tabs ■ Section 10.3.8, Deleting Tabs

10.3.1 Adding a Tab to a Page

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

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

which to add a tab. This opens the page in Edit mode.

5. In the region on which to add a tab, click the Add Tab icon.

The region now looks like Figure 10–39 . To add more tabs at the same level, click the Add Tab icon that displays to the side of the tab you just added Figure 10–39 . If you click the Add Tab icon under the tab, youll start another row of tabs under the first row that is, you will create sub-tabs. Figure 10–39 Creating a new tab at the same level The first tab you create on a region, contains the region. For example, when you click the Add Tab icon in an item region’s toolbar, the tab is created and it contains the item region from which it was created. The second and subsequent tabs that you create in the same tab set contain their own blank content regions. When you add a tab to a center-aligned region, the tab is initially centered—even though Center is not a tab alignment option. To change the alignment of the tab, edit the tab region and click OK. You may note that when you edit the tab region, left-alignment is already selected for the region. Nonetheless, the tab does not initially display left-aligned because it has taken its defaults from the region from which it was created. For information on changing tab alignment, see Section 10.3.5, Changing the Alignment of Tabs . If there is a portlet or item you want to display no matter what tab is active—say, a link to your corporate Web page—divide your page into two regions: one containing the portlet or item, the other containing the tabs Figure 10–40 . 10-28 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal Figure 10–40 A Region for a Logo and a Region for a Tab Set

10.3.2 Naming a Tab

When you first add a tab to a page, the text displayed on the tab defaults to New Tab. You can change this text to label the tab in keeping with its intended purpose. To change tab text: 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 on which to rename a tab. By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page.

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

which to rename a tab. This opens the page in Edit mode.

5. Click the Edit Tab icon on the relevant tab

Figure 10–41 . Figure 10–41 The Edit Tab Icon

6. In the Name field, enter a name for the tab.

Enter up to 60 characters. Use any characters, except the following: , \ : ? | The Name is case sensitive and must be unique within its tab set. Tab set means all tabs at the same level, excluding sub-tabs which are members of their own tab sets. The Name must also be unique among sub-pages of the containing page. Note: To change tab text, you must have at least the tab privilege Manage. However, if you can personalize a page, you can personalize the text of the tabs you add. But you cannot personalize the text of tabs added by another user. Working with Layouts 10-29 The tab Name is used in path-based URLs to access the tab.

7. In the Display Name field, enter the text to display on the tab.

Enter up to 256 characters of any kind. The Display Name defaults to New Tab if unspecified. When you use your own tab images, rather than the default image supplied by Oracle Portal, the Display Name is used as Alt text when users move their mouse pointers over the tab. When you use your own tab images, the images must include whatever text you care to display.

8. Click OK to save your changes and return to the page.

10.3.3 Rearranging the Order of Tabs in a Region

In perfecting or updating your page design, you may find that the original display order of a tab set requires rearrangement. In Oracle Portal it is a simple process to rearrange the order of tabs. To rearrange the order of tabs: 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 where the tabs are located. By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page.

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

the tabs are located. This opens the page in Edit mode.

5. Click the Arrange Tabs icon in the relevant region

Figure 10–42 . Figure 10–42 The Arrange Tabs Icon Note: In the Oracle Portal user interface, an asterisk indicates a field that requires a value. Note: For more information on the formation of URLs, see Appendix C, Formation of URLs in Oracle Portal . Note: For a summary of the rules governing the naming of objects in Oracle Portal, see Appendix D, Object Naming Rules in Oracle Portal . Note: To rearrange tabs on a page, you must have at least the page privilege Manage Content. However, if you can personalize a page, you can also rearrange the order of tabs in your own view of a page.