Understanding Page and Item URLs

Interacting with Your Portal 2-3 For example, if you navigate to an item and look in your browser’s address bar, the format of the path-based URL will look something like this: http:host:portportalpagedad[lang-language][ver-v ersion]page_group_namepage_pathitem_name For a detailed description of this URL format, see Appendix C, Formation of URLs in Oracle Portal. Here are some examples: ■ URL to access the top-level page mypage in the page group MyPageGroup: http:mymachine.mycompany.com:5000portalpagemydadMyPageGroupmypage ■ URL to access the current, English version of myDocument.htm on page1: http:mymachine.mycompany.com:5000portalpagemydadlang-enMyPageGroup mypagepage1myDocument.htm ■ URL to access the third, English version of myDocument.htm: http:mymachine.mycompany.com:5000portalpagemydadlang-enver-3 MyPageGroupmypagepage1myDocument.htm ■ URL to access a draft or pending version of myDocument.htm: http:mymachine.mycompany.com:5000portalpagemydadlang-enver-STAGE MyPageGroupmypagepage1myDocument.htm Durable URLs A durable URL uses a globally unique identifier GUID to identify portal objects. Because the GUID of an object never changes, the URL will continue to be valid if the object name changes. This is the durable URL format for an item: http:host:portportalpagedad[lang-language][ver-v ersion]item_guid For example, you may be given this URL to access the English version of a page with the GUID A47D41ECA23648A9E030007F0100118A: http:mymachine.mycompany.com:5000portalpagemydadlang-en A47D41ECA23648A9E030007F0100118A For a detailed description of this URL format, see Appendix C, Formation of URLs in Oracle Portal. When you click a durable link, Oracle Portal converts the durable URL to a path-based URL and this is why your browser address bar always displays path-based URLs. Your page designer controls the URL format used for object links in a particular region, for more information see Section 14.2.6, Specifying How Item URLs Are Formed. If you right-click a link and copy its target address, you can determine the URL format by pasting the copied link into your browsers address bar. Note: You can find out the durable link for any item or page by looking in its property sheet. See also Section 7.3, Viewing Information About Pages and Page Content. 2-4 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal

2.1.4 Choosing Your Home Page

Your home page is the first page displayed when you log in to Oracle Portal, or when you click the Home link or icon. If your page contains the Account Info link, you can choose your own home page. For example, if you are a page designer you might want the Build tab Portal Builder to be the first page that you see when you log in.

2.1.4.1 Changing Your Home Page

To change your home page:

1. Click Account Info.

2. Next to the Default Home Page field, click the List icon to see a list of pages from

which to choose. You cannot enter a value in this field; you must select one from the pop-up list.

3. Click Return Object next to the page you want to make your home page.

4. Click OK.

2.1.4.2 Changing Your Mobile Home Page

If mobile devices may access your portal, you can specify the home page to be displayed when you access Oracle Portal from a mobile device. The mobile home page is independent from the desktop home page. To change your mobile home page:

1. Click Account Info.

2. Next to the Default Mobile Home Page field, click the List icon to see a list of

pages from which to choose. You cannot enter a value in this field; you must select one from the list provided. All the pages displayed in this list are mobile pages.

3. Click Return Object next to the page you want to make your home page when

you access Oracle Portal from a mobile device.

4. Click OK.

Note: Click Reset to remove this setting. Tip: To check that you set your home page correctly, log out of Oracle Portal and log back in again. When you log back in, you should be taken to the page that you specified as your home page. Note: If you do not see the Default Mobile Home Page field, mobile access is not enabled for the portal. See also Section 9.1, Mobile Support in Oracle Portal. Note: Click Reset to remove this setting. Interacting with Your Portal 2-5

2.1.5 Changing Your Password

For security purposes, your password is set to expire after a certain number of days, as specified by the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server administrator. As the expiration date of your password approaches, you will be prompted to change it. If you think someone may know your password, change it immediately. If you forget your password, ask the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server administrator to reset it for you. If you do not change your password before its expiration date, you will not be able to log in until the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server administrator resets it for you. To change your password:

1. Click Account Info.

2. In the top right corner of the Edit Account Information page, click Change

Password .

3. In the Old Password field, enter the password that you currently use to log in.

4. In the New Password field, enter your new password. Enter the same password in

the Confirm New Password field to confirm that you entered it correctly.

5. Click OK to return to the Edit Account Information page.

6. Click OK to return to your home page.

The next time you log in, use your new password.

2.1.6 Choosing a Default Page Style

A style controls the colors and fonts used by portal pages. If your page contains an Account Info link you can specify a default page style of your choice. When a page is created, the page designer has the option of imposing a page style or allowing individual users to supply their own. See Section 11.8, Applying a Style. When you display a page that allows for individual page styles, the page style you select through the Account Info link is applied. To change your default page style:

1. Click Account Info.

2. Choose the Default Style from the list.

3. Click OK.

Note: Changing your password here affects all the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server applications you access, not just Oracle Portal. Note: Choose a password that you can remember, but is not obvious to others. There may be restrictions on what you can use as a password. For example, passwords may be restricted to a minimum number of characters or require at least one number. If you are having difficulty changing your password, contact your OracleAS Single Sign-On Server or portal administrator.