Adding a folder to a page

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With Oracle Portal, you can display a folder from a content area on a page. Every time the folder is updated, the page is updated accordingly. You can display the entire folder on a page, or choose just a few regions from the folder to display. If you are creating a folder that you later plan to add to a page, be sure to select the Publish As Portlet check box on the Required tab in the Folder Manager. Then you can add your folder to a page directly by completing the steps below. (If you have the proper privileges, you may want to edit the folder and make sure this check box is selected.) The steps to add a folder to a page vary slightly depending on whether you want the folder to be visible to all users of the page, or just yourself. If a folder has not been published as a portlet, or if you're not sure, you can still add it to your page by adding the generic Folder portlet to the page, then selecting the appropriate folder. The steps to add the generic Folder portlet to a page vary slightly depending on whether you want the folder to be visible to all users of the page, or just yourself. If you want to add multiple folders to a region, repeat this procedure for each folder. Selecting multiple folders is not supported.

To add a folder to the default version of a page:

If you are in the Create Page Wizard, make sure you are at the Add Portlets step (step 3 of 4). If you are already on the page, at the top of the page click Edit Page. Otherwise, access the Navigator, navigate to the page you want to work on, then click Edit. In the region where you want to add the folder, click . Click Portlet Repository in the path at the bottom of the Available Portlets list to navigate to the root folder of the Portlet Repository, if necessary. Under Other Providers, click the name of the content area where the folder resides. Click the folder name. Note: To see a preview of the folder before adding it to your page, click next to the folder name. Click OK to return to the Portlets tab. In the folder portlet's header, click Edit Defaults. Change the name of the portlet, if desired, in the Display Name field. Use the Folder Regions check boxes to control which regions are displayed in the portlet. Clear Display Edit Link if you do not want users to be able to switch to edit mode within the portlet itself. Clear Display Folder Navigation Links if you do not want to display the folder path in the portlet. Note: If the style used by the folder does not display the folder path, the folder path is not displayed in the portlet even if you select this check box. Clear Display Customize Link if you do not want users to be able to customize this portlet. Click OK to return to the Portlets tab. Click Close or Finish to display the page or return to the Navigator.

To add a folder to your own version of a page:

If you are already on the page, at the top of the page click Customize. Otherwise, access the Navigator, navigate to the page you want to work on, then click Customize. In the region where you want to add the folder, click . Click Portlet Repository in the path at the bottom of the Available Portlets list to navigate to the root folder of the Portlet Repository, if necessary. Under Other Providers, click the name of the content area where the folder resides. Click the folder name. Note: To see a preview of the folder before adding it to your page, click next to the folder name. Click OK to return to Customize Page. Click Close to display the page or return to the Navigator. If you are in the Navigator, click the page name to display the page. In the folder portlet's header, click Customize. Change the name of the portlet, if desired, in the Display Name field. Use the Folder Regions check boxes to control which regions are displayed in the portlet. Clear Display Edit Link if you do not want to be able to switch to edit mode within the portlet itself. Click OK to return to the page.

To add the Folder portlet to the default version of a page:

If you are in the Create Page Wizard, make sure you are at the Add Portlets step (step 3 of 4). If you are already on the page, at the top of the page click Edit Page, then click the Portlets tab. Otherwise, access the Navigator, navigate to the page you want to work on, then click Edit. In the region where you want to add the folder, click . Click Portlet Repository in the path at the bottom of the Available Portlets list to navigate to the root folder of the Portlet Repository, if necessary. Under Seeded Providers, click Portal Content Area. Click Folder. Folder should now be included in the Selected Portlets list. Click OK to return to the Portlets tab. In the Folder portlet's header, click Edit Defaults. Change the name of the portlet, if desired, in the Display Name field. For example, you might want to change the name of the portlet to the name of the folder you select. Next to the Selected Folder field, click . Click the plus sign next to the content area that contains the folder you want to add, then click Return Object next to the folder itself. Note: If you don't see the folder you want, check with the folder owner. He or she may have specified a different name for the folder when it is used as a portlet. The folder name now appears in the Selected Folder field. Use the Folder Regions check boxes to control which regions are displayed in the portlet. Clear Display Edit Link if you do not want users to be able to switch to edit mode within the portlet itself. Clear Display Folder Navigation Links if you do not want to display the folder path in the portlet. Note: If the style used by the folder does not display the folder path, the folder path is not displayed in the portlet even if you select this check box. Clear Display Customize Link if you do not want users to be able to customize this portlet. Click OK to return to the Portlets tab. Click Close or Finish to display the page or return to the Navigator.

To add the Folder portlet to your own version of a page:

If you are already on the page, at the top of the page click Customize. Otherwise, access the Navigator, navigate to the page you want to work on, then click Customize. In the region where you want to add the folder, click . Click Portlet Repository in the path at the bottom of the Available Portlets list to navigate to the root folder of the Portlet Repository, if necessary. Under Seeded Providers, click Portal Content Area. Click Folder. Folder should now be included in the Selected Portlets list. Click OK to return to Customize Page. Click Close to display the page or return to the Navigator. If you are in the Navigator, click the page name to display the page. In the Folder portlet's header, click Customize. Change the name of the portlet, if desired, in the Display Name field. For example, you might want to change the name of the portlet to the name of the folder you select. Next to the Selected Folder field, click . Click the plus sign next to the content area that contains the folder you want to add, then click Return Object next to the folder itself. Note: If you don't see the folder you want, check with the folder owner. He or she may have specified a different name for the folder when it is used as a portlet. The folder name now appears in the Selected Folder field. Use the Folder Regions check boxes to control which regions are displayed in the portlet. Clear Display Edit Link if you do not want to be able to switch to edit mode within the portlet itself. Click OK to return to the page.

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