Ordering items in a content area

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You can edit the folder layout style to influence the order in which items are to be displayed in the content area. You can choose to group items by category (the default), author, date, item type, or provider name. If you choose to group items by category, you can modify the display order of the categories in your content area. If you choose to group items by item type, you can modify the display order of the item types in your content area.

You must be a content area, style, or Oracle Portal administrator to modify a style or to change the display order of objects.

To edit the folder layout style:

  1. In the Navigator, click the Content Areas tab, to access the Content Area Navigator.

    Note: You can also get to the Content Area Navigator from the content area Administration page.

  2. Click Contents next to the name of the content area that contains the folder layout style that you want to modify. If the list of content areas is very long, use Find to go directly to the desired content area.

    Note: If your style is shared across content areas, click Contents next to Shared Objects rather than a particular content area. Only portal administrators and users with content area management privileges can modify shared objects.

  3. Click Styles.

    Note: the changes made to the style affect the appearance of all other folders using the style.

  4. Click Edit next to the style.

  5. Click the Folder Layout tab.

  6. Click next to Regular Items under Region Properties. A separate window displays from which you can edit the properties for items.

  7. Choose a group in the Group By list. For example, if you want to group items by category, choose Category.

  8. Click Apply.

  9. If you choose to group the items by category, and want to change the display order of categories for the content area, or to group the items by item type, and want to change the display order of items types for the content area, follow the steps below.

To change the display order of categories:

  1. In the Navigator, click the Content Areas tab.

  2. Navigate to the root path.

  3. In the row for your content area, click Edit Properties.

  4. Click the Objects tab.

  5. Choose the categories to display in the content area.

  6. Change the order of the visible categories. Click to move a category up, click to move a category down, click to move a category to the top of the list, and click to move a category to the bottom of the list.

  7. Click OK.

To change the display order of item types:

  1. In the Navigator, click the Content Areas tab.

  2. Navigate to the root path.

  3. In the row for your content area, click Edit Properties.

  4. Click the Objects tab.

  5. Choose the item types to display in the content area.

  6. Change the order of the visible item types. Click to move an item type up, click to move an item type down, click to move an item type to the top of the list, and click to move an item type to the bottom of the list.

  7. Click OK.

Related topics

Changing the style applied to your folder
Choosing the categories available in a content area

Choosing the item types available in a content area

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