Make sure the Show Expiry Notifications check box is selected. Select the Display Notification Type Icon in Portlet check box if you want to

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5.5.3 Managing Unpublished Items

You can display unpublished items in Edit mode of the pages of a page group. Unpublished items are items that have a future publish date, have expired, or have been deleted. Only users with at least the Manage Content privilege on the page or the Manage Item privilege on the item if item level security is enabled can see unpublished items in Edit mode. Users with the Manage Content privilege on a page can edit, move, or restore unpublished items in that page.

5.5.3.1 Displaying Unpublished Items

To display unpublished items:

1. From the Page Groups portlets Work In drop-down list, choose the page group to

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

2. Click the Items tab.

3. Select Display Unpublished Items In Edit Mode.

4. Click OK.

5.5.3.2 Retaining Deleted Items

To be able to continue to display deleted items, you must first choose to retain them in the Oracle Metadata Repository. To retain deleted items in the Oracle Metadata Repository:

1. From the Page Groups portlets Work In drop-down list, choose the page group to

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

2. Click the Items tab.

3. Select Retain Deleted Items.

4. Click OK.

5.5.3.3 Permanently Removing Expired and Deleted Items

Periodically, you may want to perform a system purge to permanently remove expired and deleted items from the Oracle Metadata Repository. To permanently remove expired and deleted items:

1. From the Page Groups portlets Work In drop-down list, choose the page group to

be edited. By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page. Note: This setting does not apply to draft items. If a draft item is deleted it is irrevocably deleted from the portal. The only way to restore the item is to add it to the page once again.