Web Clipping and OmniPortlet Java Portlets Portlet Builder PLSQL Portlets

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2.15.4 PLSQL Portlets

The PDK provides security APIs to implement hiding and showing content in PLSQL portlets.

2.16 Multilingual Support

This section describes the portlet building tools in terms of their support for other languages.

2.16.1 Web Clipping, OmniPortlet, Java Portlets, and PLSQL Portlets

Web Clipping, OmniPortlet, Java portlets, and PLSQL portlets display textual information in the language selected by the portal user.

2.16.2 Portlet Builder

Portlets built with Portlet Builder support English only.

2.17 Pagination Support

Support for pagination is useful when a portlet must display a relatively large set of records.

2.17.1 Web Clipping

Pagination support is not applicable to Web Clipping.

2.17.2 OmniPortlet

OmniPortlet does not support pagination.

2.17.3 Java Portlets and PLSQL Portlets

You can implement pagination in your Java portlets and PLSQL portlets programmatically.

2.17.4 Portlet Builder

Portlet Builder has built-in support for pagination.

2.18 Single Sign-On and External Application Integration

This section describes the portlet building tools in terms of authentication for external application.

2.18.1 Web Clipping

Web Clippings integration with the external application framework provides a fully automated mechanism to store passwords to external Web sites. All you have to do is to associate an External Application ID to the Web Clipping provider when registering the provider. Portlet Technologies Matrix 2-23

2.18.2 OmniPortlet

OmniPortlet enables you to store connection information when the data source is password protected. The credentials to access the data source can either be shared across all users, or saved individually for each user. OmniPortlet is capable of storing database credentials, as well as HTTP basic authentication user name-password pairs. The credentials are stored in the secured data repository of OmniPortlet, in an Oracle database.

2.18.3 Java Portlets

Java portlets support programmatic integration with the external application framework as well as any LDAP server, such as Oracle Internet Directory.

2.18.4 PLSQL Portlets

You can build PLSQL portlets that enable single sign-on by using mod_osso, an authentication module on the Oracle HTTP Server. mod_osso is a simple alternative to the single sign-on SDK, used in earlier releases to integrate partner applications. mod_ osso simplifies the authentication process by serving as the sole partner application to the Single Sign-On server. PLSQL portlets can integrate with the external application framework programmatically.