Enabling item version control at the folder level

Oracle Portal lets you select the level of item version control you want for items in a content area or in a folder. Item versioning determines what happens to the old version of an item when a new version is created.

The content area administrator must have enabled item version control on the content area. Also, to perform this task, you must be either a folder owner or have the appropriate folder or item-level privileges.

To enable item version control at the folder level:

Note: If you are already in the Folder Manager that you want to work with, skip to step 4.

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

  2. Navigate to Path: Content Areas > Name of Content Area > Folders.

  1. In the Actions column, click Edit next to the folder you want to work with to display the Folder Manager.

Note: 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 request folder access.

  1. Click the Optional tab.

  2. Choose the type of versioning you want to set on items each time an item is updated.

Modes

Description

None

Overwrites the existing item. The database does not maintain a record of the item's previous versions.

Note: This mode is displayed only if you chose the None item version control mode at the content area level.

Simple

Enables the user to choose between overwriting the existing item or uploading a new version of the item. For the latter, the database maintains a record of the item's previous versions.

Note: This mode is displayed if you chose either the None or Simple item version control mode at the content area level.

Audit

Uploads the item as a new version. Oracle Portal maintains a record of the item's previous versions.

Note: If you chose the Audit item version control mode at the content area level, then Audit is the only possible mode at the folder level and cannot be changed, unless you change the item version control mode to Simple at the content area level.

  1. Click OK.

Related Topics

What is item version control?
Enabling item version control at the content area level

Editing an item's version control option