Editing Page Properties Troubleshooting Page Creation

Creating Pages 6-17 page access screen does not display when you create the page, and the Access tab does not display when you edit the page. If you have sufficient access to the template, you can edit the template and select Enable Pages to Have Different Access on the Access tab of template properties. Once this option is selected, the Access tab displays in page properties for pages that are based on the template. I want to create a sub-page, but I don’t see the Create Sub-Pages link in the page toolbar when I edit the page. You must have at least the page privilege Manage on a page to be able to add sub-pages to it. Ask the page owner or the page group administrator for a higher level of privilege on the page. Is there some special trick to publishing a page? No. Display the page in View mode. Copy the URL from your browser’s address bar, and send it to users. Public pages display to any users who enter the URL in their browser address bars. Secure pages will first invoke a login screen, in which users must enter their user name and password before they can access the page. I want to create a particular type of page, but I don’t see it in the selection list; additionally, I don’t see the Configure link next to the Page Type list that is mentioned in the documentation. These two issues may actually be one: your privilege level on the page group must be raised to allow for the selection of additional page types. Once you have at least the page group privilege Manage All, you can perform such tasks. My page display name is not accepting 256 characters. The character value discussed in the documentation is equivalent to bytes. If you are entering multibyte characters, the allowable number of characters is reduced to whatever amount is equal to 256 bytes. 6-18 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal 7 Defining and Displaying Page Information 7-1 7 Defining and Displaying Page Information In Oracle Portal, every page has associated attributes that capture information about the page. These include how the page should display sub-page links, what keywords to associate with the page, who to contact with questions or concerns about the page, and so on. Figure 7–1 Page Attributes Accept Values That Uniquely Define a Page This chapter discusses how to provide values to these attributes and how to display the values as well as other types of page information. It includes the following main sections: ■ Section 7.1, Enabling Item Versioning for Page Groups, Pages, and Templates ■ Section 7.2, Listing the Pages You Manage ■ Section 7.3, Viewing Information About Pages and Page Content ■ Section 7.4, Classifying a Page ■ Section 7.5, Adding Keywords to a Page 7-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal ■ Section 7.6, Specifying a Page Contact ■ Section 7.7, Specifying a Representative Image for a Page ■ Section 7.8, Selecting Default Regions for Content Uploads ■ Section 7.9, Defining the Display of Sub-Page Links ■ Section 7.10, Troubleshooting Page Information Issues Intended Audience The content of this chapter is intended for users with at least the page privilege Manage on the relevant pages. If a particular task requires or can be performed under different privileges, those privileges are listed before the steps of that task. For more information on page privileges, see Appendix B, Page Group Object Privileges .

7.1 Enabling Item Versioning for Page Groups, Pages, and Templates

Item versioning determines what happens to the old version of an item when a new version is added. Oracle Portal provides different levels of item versioning for page content, which you can apply to a page group, a page, or a Portal Template. The item versioning level that is set for a page group can be overridden by a higher setting on a page or a Portal Template. For example, if the item versioning level for a page group is set to Simple, you can set the item versioning level for a page or Portal Template to Audit a higher level, but not to None a lower level. Set item versioning for page groups, Portal Templates, Standard pages, and custom pages that are based on the Standard page type. Note that, even when versioning is enabled, items with a status of Draft, do not use item versioning. New draft items always overwrite previous drafts. To set the item versioning level for a page group, a page, or a Portal Template: 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 relevant root page, standard or custom page, or Portal Template on which to set the item versioning level. By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page. 4. In the Layout Appearance section, click the link to the relevant root page, sub-page, or Portal Template. This opens the object in Edit mode.

5. Click the Properties link at the top of the page as follows:

■ To set item versioning on a page group, click Page Group: Properties. ■ To set item versioning on a page, click Page: Properties. ■ To set item versioning on a Portal Template, click Template: Properties. 6. On the resulting page, click the Items tab to bring it forward. 7. In the Item Versioning radio group, select: Defining and Displaying Page Information 7-3 ■ None to completely replace the items previous version when a newer version is provided. If you choose this option, none of the items previous versions are retained in the Portal Repository. ■ Simple to provide the choice of completely replacing the previous version of the item with the newer version or adding a new version of the item that leaves the previous version untouched. If the contributor chooses the latter, all of the items previous versions are retained in the Portal Repository. ■ Audit to save all previous versions of an item. If you choose this option, all of the items previous versions are retained in the Portal Repository. The choices available here depend on the choice that was made at the page group level. That is, if the item versioning level for a page group is set to Simple, you have the choice of Audit at the page or Portal Template level, but not None.

8. Click OK to return to the page.

7.2 Listing the Pages You Manage

The User Managed Pages portlet provides a window on all of the pages that you manage within a given page group. The portlet not only lists all of the pages on which you have the page privilege Manage, but also provides a link to each page for quick access. To add the User Managed Pages portlet 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 relevant page. By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page.

4. In the Layout Appearance section, under the Pages heading, click the link to the

page you will work with. This opens the page in Edit mode.

5. Go to the region where you will add the portlet, click the Add Portlets icon.

This opens the Portlet Repository.

6. In the repository’s Search field, enter User Managed Pages, and click Go.

Note: To add this portlet so that all authenticated users can see it, you must have at least the page privilege Manage Content on the page where you will place it. You can also add the User Managed Pages portlet to your own view of a page if you have at least the page privilege Add-Only Personalize Portlets on the page. The portlet will be visible only in your personal view the page; other users will not see it in their views. For information on page privileges, see Appendix B, Page Group Object Privileges . 7-4 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal

7. Click User Managed Pages to add it to the Selected Portlets list.

8. Click OK to return to the page.

9. Optionally, click the portlet’s Edit Defaults icon.

If you are in View mode, rather than Edit mode, you can click the Personalize link in the portlet’s header.

10. Optionally, in the Display Name field provide your own name for the portlet.

For example, My Pages.

11. In the Number Of Pages field, enter the number of pages to display.

Leave the field blank to display all the pages on which you have the page privilege Manage, up to a maximum of 99,999.

12. In the Order By list, choose either:

■ Display Name to order the pages alphabetically from A to Z ■ Creation Date to order pages from the most recently created to the oldest

13. Click OK to return to the page.

7.3 Viewing Information About Pages and Page Content

Viewing a property sheet is a convenient and quick way to display page properties or item and portlet attributes. Each page and each item and portlet on the page has its own property sheet. Property sheets provide detailed information about a page, an item, or a portlet. Though all property sheets have properties in common, displayed properties vary according to the object type. For example, a page property sheet lists the page contact. This information is not specifically relevant to portlets and items, and neither portlet nor item property sheets include it. In contrast, all property sheets display the object’s display name, description, and classification. The property sheets discussed in this section differ from the ones you can view by right-clicking the object and selecting Properties from the resulting menu. The right-click properties are generated by your operating system. The ones discussed here are generated by your portal. This section explains how to expose and access page, item, and portlet property sheets. It includes the following subsections: Tip: By default, the User Managed Pages portlet is located under the Portal Content Tools page of the Portlet Repository. Note: For the Personalize link to display in the portlet’s header, the containing page must be in View mode, and Headers and the Personalize Link must be enabled in the portlet region’s Portlet Display Options. For more information, see Section 10.2, Configuring Region Display Options . Note: When you order by creation date, the portlet lists page Display Names in creation order, rather than listing page creation dates. Defining and Displaying Page Information 7-5 ■ Section 7.3.1, Viewing Page Property Sheets ■ Section 7.3.2, Viewing Portlet Property Sheets ■ Section 7.3.3, Viewing Item Property Sheets You must be logged on with the appropriate page or item level privilege to see the property sheet icon.

7.3.1 Viewing Page Property Sheets

The page property sheet provides a quick look at some useful information about the page or tab from which it is accessed. This includes the page’s or tab’s path-based and durable URLs, the page’s assigned contact, its current caching option, whether the page is also published as a portlet, and so on. To access the page property sheet:

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 relevant page. By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page.

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

relevant page. This opens the page in Edit mode.

5. In the top left corner of the page toolbar, click the Page Properties icon

Figure 7–2 . Figure 7–2 Page Properties Icon This opens the page property sheet for example, Figure 7–3 . Note: If your page does not contain these icons, your page designer has not selected the Property Sheet attribute for display in the page region. See Section 10.2.9, Changing the Attributes Displayed in a Region and Section 13.6.6, Adding a Portal Smart Link Item .