Out-of-the-Box Portlets Portlet Resources

Understanding Portlets 1-5 Who Is the Intended User? Out-of-the-box portlets are best suited for use by end users and page designers, though they are available to users at all levels of expertise. When Should They Be Used? Use out-of-the-box portlets when your needs are satisfied by the functions the portlets offer, and the level of personalization readily available is sufficient to complete the desired task. Consider alternatives when you need to extend or personalize the portlet, such as when you need a different user interface, or when the functionality you require is not available out of the box. For more information on when you should use each technology, see Chapter 2, Portlet Technologies Matrix.

1.4.2 Other Sources of Prebuilt Portlets

What Are They? Other sources of prebuilt portlets include partner portlets and integration solutions. Partner portlets are available through Oracles partnerships with leading system integrators, software vendors, and content providers. You can access these portlets by using the keywords portal or portlet when searching the Oracle PartnerNetwork Solutions Catalog: http:solutions.oracle.com Examples of these prebuilt portlets include portlets for the following purposes: ■ Generating point-to-point driving directions ■ Accessing IT information from a wide variety of sources ■ Viewing summary information on news, stocks, and weather Portal Integration POINT Solutions provide solutions for customers who require basic functionality for popular applications such as Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes, SAP, IMAP, SMTP, and the like. These portlets are available on the Oracle Portal Integration Solutions page on OTN: http:www.oracle.comtechnologyproductsiasportalpoint.html Who Is the Intended User? Fully developed, downloadable portlets are best suited for use by end users and page designers who understand how to download, install, and register Web and database providers in Oracle Portal. They are available for use by all levels of experience. When Should They Be Used? As with out-of-the-box portlets, use prebuilt portlets from other sources when your needs are satisfied by the functions the portlets offer, and the level of personalization readily available is sufficient to complete the desired task. Consider alternatives when you need to extend or personalize the portlet, for example, when you need a different user interface or when the functionality you require is not available out of the box. 1-6 Oracle Fusion Middleware Developers Guide for Oracle Portal

1.4.3 Web Clipping

What Is It? Web Clipping is a browser-based declarative tool that enables you to integrate any Web application with Oracle Portal. It is designed to give you quick integration by leveraging the Web applications existing user interface. Web Clipping has been implemented as a Web provider using the PDK-Java, which is a component of Oracle Portal. To create a Web Clipping portlet, the portal page designer uses a Web browser to navigate to the Web page that contains the desired content. Through the Web Clipping Studio, the page designer can drill down through a visual rendering of the target page to choose the desired the content Figure 1–6 and Figure 1–7 . Figure 1–6 Selecting Web Content through the Web Clipping Studio