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A content area is a collection of related information stored completely within an Oracle database. A content area includes all the tools required to manage its content. Who can access a content area? Any user who knows the URL of a content area and can connect to the machine where it is stored can view the content area as a public user. However, content areas offer another level of access. You can restrict access to certain folders or items in a content area to specific authorized users. This also means that you can grant authorized users the ability to add content themselves. This model of distributed ownership removes the typical bottleneck associated with content maintenance. How is a content area organized? Folders are the basic building blocks of a content area. All content areas consist of folders, each of which holds the content. Each folder has:
Every content area has a home page: the first page displayed when accessing the content area. A content area's home page is actually the content area's root folder. Dividing your content area into folders allows you to organize your content area logically by related content and makes it easier for end users to find the information they need. The basic unit of content is an item. The items accessible within a folder might include text, documents, and images. However, folders can also contain predefined searches, PL/SQL code, and other Web pages. |