Creating a group

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Any user who has log on privileges and access to the Groups portlet, not just a content area or portal administrator, can create a group. By default, the Groups portlet is located on the Oracle Portal Home Page's Administer tab.

Note: Anyone can create a group because, by default, the Create privilege for All Groups is granted to the AUTHENTICATED_USERS group. However, if the portal administrator removes this global privilege, the ability to create groups for most users will be revoked.

To create a group:

  1. In the Groups portlet, click Create New Group.

    The Create Group page is displayed.

  2. In the Name field, enter a name for the group.

  3. Use the Applies To radio buttons to indicate whether the group will be used by Oracle Portal as a whole (that is, group members will have access to folders, pages, and/or applications) or just to a particular content area (group members will have access to folders only). If you choose the latter, indicate which content area the group pertains to by selecting one from the list.

  4. Optionally, add a description. The description is visible only in edit mode.

  5. Under Group Visibility, click Hide Group if you don't want the group name to appear to non-owners in various lists displayed throughout Oracle Portal. Other users will not be able to include this group in their own groups, or assign privileges to this group for a page or content area. (Users who have group ownership privileges will always see the group.)

  6. In the Group Home Page field, click to select the page that should be displayed when group members log on to Oracle Portal .

    Note: This page serves as group members' home page only if a user has not specified a personal home page.

  7. Under Default Style, select a default style for group members. This style is applied to pages for which <Use User's Default Style> has been specified.

    Note: This page style serves as group members' default page style only if a user has not specified a personal default style in the Navigator.

  8. Click Next.

  9. Specify group membership.

  10. Click Next.

  11. Set global privileges for the group.

  12. Click Finish.

Note

  • You cannot remove yourself as group owner or remove yourself from a group.

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Choosing a home page
Choosing a default page style

Choosing a default group

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