Introduction to OracleAS Portal
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What Is OracleAS Portal?
OracleAS Portal: • Is a component of Oracle Application Server • Can be accessed from a Web browser • Offers organized and personalized views of Web content through portal pages • Provides a secure and manageable framework for accessing distributed software services and information resources • Supports data-driven portlets and content publishing • Provides deployment architecture
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What Is a Portal Page?
My Portal Page
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A portal page is an interface that brings information sources together in one place and, therefore, serve as a starting point for Web applications. The layout of portal pages is defined through regions. The regions contain portlets or items.
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Accessing Portal Pages
Public users: • No login required • Common view
Authenticated users: • Login required • Personalized views
Partner A
Corporate portal
OracleAS Portal Supplier A
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What Is a Portlet?
Items in an item region
Multiple portlets in a portlet region
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Anatomy of a Portlet
Title Header Personalization Help, About Minimize, Hide Text Image
Border
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What Is a Portlet Provider?
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A portlet provider is an entity that:
– Provides a communication link between OracleAS Portal and portlets – Is registered in OracleAS Portal
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OracleAS Portal offers built-in providers and tools to create providers and portlets.
Portlet Provider Portlet
OracleAS Portal
Portlet
Portlet Provider Portlet Portlet
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Requesting a Portal Page
OracleAS Web cache Page request mod_ Retrieve Oracle plsql metadata HTTP Server Call providers PPE Retrieve cached data Portal instance Portal repository Database provider
Page response
Web provider Portal cache
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Built-in Portal Pages
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Portal Builder page
– Welcome tab: Home for public user – Build tab: Tools and services for authenticated users – Administer tab: Tools and services for portal administrators
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Sign-in page: Authentication Portal Navigator page
– Page Groups tab – Providers tab – Database Objects tab
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OracleAS Portal Builder Page
Shortcut bar
Builder Tabs
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OracleAS Portal Navigator
Object Groups Object Search
Object Path
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Page Group and Portal Page Modes
Page group View mode
Root page
Graphical mode
Subpages
Layout mode
List mode
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Getting Help About OracleAS Portal
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Built-in Help system
– – – – – Tutorials Glossary Task-oriented help Tips and troubleshooting Help categories and perspectives
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Context-sensitive Help OracleAS Portal Center on OTN
– Portal Studio – Portlet Catalog – OTN discussion forums
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