Adding a URL item

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Using the Item Wizard, choose the URL item type to add a Uniform Resource Locater (URL) item. When the item is added to the folder area, end users can click the item's link to display a Web site or Web page. Alternatively, the URL item can display directly in the folder area if you choose "Item Displayed Directly In Folder Area" as the Display Option.

You can also add an item as a URL item if you want other users to access your document directly simply by entering a URL location in the browser using Oracle Portal's direct access URL feature.

You must be logged on as a folder owner or an authorized user with the appropriate folder or item-level privileges.

To add a URL item:

Note: If you are already in the folder in which you want to add an item, skip to step 4.

  1. In the Navigator, click the Content Areas tab to navigate to Path: Content Areas.

  2. In the Name column, click the content area link that contains the item you want to work with.

  3. The content area home page (root folder) is displayed with all the sub-folder links that were chosen.

    • If necessary, click a sub-folder link to view the contents of a given folder.

    • If you do not see the folder that you want to work with, this means that you have not been granted the appropriate folder access privileges. See your content area administrator to gain access.

  4. Click Edit folder located on the main banner to switch to Edit mode.

  5. From the folder dashboard, click Add Item to display the Item Wizard.

  6. From the Item Type list, choose URL.

  7. Click Next.

  8. In the Folder Region field, click the radio button next to the name of the folder region where you want this file item to appear.

  9. In the URL field, enter the URL address or HTML page that this item is linked to.

Tip: If you want to add an e-mail link, enter the appropriate HTML code containing the person's e-mail address. For example, type "mailto:user@company.com" in the URL field.

  1. In the Display Name field, enter the item's link text. This is what users will click to view the item.

  2. Choose a category that best describes what this item is (its content) and enter a description for this item.

  3. In the Publish Date field, enter the exact date on which this item is displayed to public users.

Note: If you are the item or folder owner or were granted the Manage Items privilege, this item is immediately accessible in Edit mode.

  1. In the Expiration Period field, choose whether you want this item to be always available, available only for a specified number of days (calculated from the publish date), or if it expires on a specific date (DD-MON-YYYY).

  2. Click Next.

  3. Perspectives describe the audience or interest area for the item. In the Perspectives field, click the appropriate move arrow to move a perspective from the Available Perspectives to the Displayed Perspectives list. Use the appropriate up and down arrows to determine the order that the perspectives are displayed next to the item.

Notes:

  • Unlike categories, you can choose more than one perspective for an item. For example, a sales report might belong to both the Sales Representative and Marketing Manager perspectives.

  • You can select multiple perspectives by holding the Ctrl key while clicking each perspective you want.

  • Hover over the arrows for hint text.

  1. Enter or browse to the location of the image file you want to associate with this item and then select how the image is aligned in the folder area.

  2. Enter a keyword used to locate this item in a basic search and enter a name for the author.

Note: By default, the Author field is filled with the name of the initial logged on user.

  1. Select the appropriate check boxes to enable document control or hide the item in View mode.

  2. In the Display Options field, choose how you want the text item to display in the folder area:

    • Link That Displays Item In Folder Area

    • Item Displayed Directly In Folder Area

    • Link That Displays Item In Full Browser Window

    • Link That Displays Item In New Browser Window

  3. Click Finish to save your changes and return to the folder area.

Notes

  • Item attributes such as Author, Description, Expiration Date, Image, New Item Indicator, and so on are displayed in the folder area only if they were chosen to display. For more information, see Choosing item attributes to display in a folder region.

  • Oracle Portal's direct access URL feature lets you share fully formed URLs or relative URLs with other users so that they can quickly access your Oracle Portal objects such as pages, folders, categories, perspectives, and documents.

  • When adding or editing an item, if the Display Name field is left blank, the link text that appears is "View."

  • To see the results of your recently updated items, you can quickly go to the page that publishes the items, by adding a URL item to the folder or its navigation bar that points to the page.

Related Topics

What is an item?
What are item types?
Adding an item
Editing an item

Displaying an item property sheet
Creating a URL folder

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