In the Description field, enter information about the category that may be useful

Preparing to Add Content 5-27 If you want to make a sub-category visible, its parent category must also be included in the Visible Categories list.

6. Click OK to return to the Configure tab.

7. Click Close.

To exclude a category from a page group, select the category in the Visible Categories list and click the Remove icon. Any items that have already been assigned to that category will still be visible when users view the page, however content contributors cannot assign the category to new items. If you hide a shared category, it is hidden only in the current page group not in all page groups. Even if you exclude all categories from a page group, if an item or page type includes the category attribute, the category list will still be displayed when adding or editing items or pages. The General category will be displayed in the list even though it is not included in the page group.

5.3.1.4 Moving a Category to the Shared Objects Page Group

You can move a category to the Shared Objects page group to make it visible across all page groups. If you do this, note that categories are based on the template in their owning page group, so the category page may look different if its original template and the template in the Shared Objects group are not exactly the same. To move a category to the Shared Objects page group:

1. Use the Navigator to browse to the category that you want to move.

To get to the Navigator click the Navigator link on any page. By default you can find a Navigator link on the Portal Builder page.

2. In the row for the category, click Move to Shared.

3. In the confirmation page, click Yes.

You cannot move a category to the Shared Objects page group if there is a template or page with the same name at the root level of the Shared Objects page group. Consider keeping category names unique to avoid this possibility.

5.3.1.5 Deleting a Category

When you delete a category, any item or page that is assigned to that category is reassigned to the General category. If the category includes sub-categories, those sub-categories will also be deleted. Take care when deleting a category from the Shared Objects page group. Categories in the Shared Objects page group may be used across page groups. Deleting a category from Shared Objects removes it from all page groups that use it. Deleting a Single Category To delete a single category: Note: Objects can be moved to the Shared Objects page group—whose default language is English—from a non-English page group only if the object already has an English translation. This applies to all promotable objects: item types, page types categories, perspectives, attributes, and styles. 5-28 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal 1. Use the Navigator to browse to the category that you want to delete. To get to the Navigator click the Navigator link on any page. By default you can find a Navigator link on the Portal Builder page.

2. In the row for the category, click the Delete link.

3. In the confirmation page, click Yes.

Deleting Multiple Categories To delete multiple categories: 1. In the Navigator, click the link for the page group that owns the categories that you want to delete. To get to the Navigator click the Navigator link on any page. By default you can find a Navigator link on the Portal Builder page.

2. Click the Categories link.

3. Click the actions link.

4. Select the check boxes next to the categories that you want to delete. To delete all the categories in the page group, select the check box in the header row.

5. Click Delete.

6. In the confirmation page, click OK.

5.3.2 Working with Perspectives

Perspectives are used to further classify content by a cross-category grouping. Perspectives often answer the question Who will be interested in this item? A human resources page group might have perspectives such as All Employees, Design Analysts, Quality Assurance Engineers, and Sales Representatives. A travel agency page group might have perspectives such as Inexpensive Vacations, Moderately Priced Vacations, and Luxury Vacations. The purpose of perspectives is to enable users to quickly display a listing of content that is pertinent to them. For example, if you want some users to be able to quickly access all of the content that relates to being a sales representative such as sales reports, contact management applications, and calendaring services, you could create a perspective called Sales Representatives. When a user adds an item to the page group, they can assign it to this and other perspectives. To find all of the available content, other users can then search on this perspective to see a listing of the items that are part of it. For information about assigning items to perspectives, see Section 14.4.2, Classifying the Content of an Item . For information about searching on categories, see Section 2.2.1.2, Performing an Advanced Search . Unlike categories, users can choose more than one perspective for an item. For example, a sales report might belong to both the Sales Representatives and Marketing Managers perspectives. Tip: If the category is shared, it will be in the Shared Objects page group. See Section 4.6, Sharing Objects Across Page Groups Tip: If the categories are shared, they will be in the Shared Objects page group. See Section 4.6, Sharing Objects Across Page Groups