Creating a standard page

Related topics

Standard pages display portlets and items.

To create a page, you must have at least one of the following privileges:

Portal administrator
Manage All privileges on the page group in which you want to create the page
Manage global privileges on All Pages
Create global privileges on All Pages and Manage privileges on the parent page of the new page

To create a standard page:

In the Navigator, click Contents next to the page group in which you want to create the page.
Click Create in the Pages row.

Tip: If you want to create the page as a sub-page of another page, click Create next to the page under which you want to create the new standard page.
In the Page Type list, choose Standard.

Note: If Standard is not included in this list, the Standard page type has been excluded from the page group.
In the Name field, enter a name for the page.

Note: The name is used internally and for direct access URLs. The name is limited to 40 characters, and can contain any alphanumeric character (A-Z, a-z, 0-9), spaces, and the following special characters: _, -, ., (, ), ! , ; = ~ @.
In the Display Name field, enter a descriptive name for the page.

Note: The display name is limited to 40 characters.
(Optional) In the Description field, enter a description for the page. The description is displayed only when you edit the page. It does not appear to the user.

Note: The description must not exceed 2000 characters.
In the Navigation Page For Banner list, choose a navigation page to use as a banner for the page. The navigation page is added as a portlet to a region across the top of the page, so be sure to choose a navigation page that fits appropriately. If you do not want to include a banner across the top of the page, choose <None> in this list.

Notes:
- This list includes all the navigation pages in this page group and the shared objects page group that have been exposed as portlets.
- If you choose a page template in the next step, the navigation page you choose in this list will be ignored.
Select a page caching option.

Notes:
- Caching at the system level places a single copy of the page's structure (or structure and content) in the system cache for all users. Consequently, all page customization options are disabled.
- For more information about page caching, see Changing how a page is cached.
Click Next.
In the Page Template list, choose a page template to apply to the page. Page templates allow you to apply a predetermined structure to your page, and to include standard content, such as a corporate logo. If you do not want to base your page on a template, choose <None> in this list.

The Preview section provides an example of the structure and content of the page template.

Notes:
- If you apply a template to a page, you cannot change to a different template later by editing the page. You can detach the page from its template, but you cannot choose a different template. If you choose not to apply a template to a page, you cannot edit the page later to use a template.
- You cannot add new regions to pages based on templates. You should apply a page template to a page only if you are sure that the page template uses the exact layout that you want to use for your page.
Click Next.

Tip: If you do not see the Next button, you have based your page on a page template that does not allow pages to use their own style and access control. Choose a different page template, or go to step 17.
In the Style list, choose the style that you want to apply to this page.

The Preview section provides an example of the colors and fonts used in the chosen style.

Note: If you have based your page on a page template that does not allow pages to use their own style, you will not see this step.
Click Next.

Tip: If you do not see the Next button, you have based your page on a page template that does not allow pages to use their own access control. Choose a different page template, or go to step 17.
(Optional) Select Display Page To Public Users if you want everyone, including users who are not logged into the portal, to be able to view the page.
(Optional) Select Enable Item Level Security if you want content contributors to be able to specify access privileges on individual items in this page. If you do not select this check box, item privileges are inherited from the pages on which the items appear. For more information, see What is Item Level Security?.
(Optional) To explicitly grant privileges to specific users or groups:
1. In the Grantee field, enter the name of the user or group that you want to allow to access this page.
  
  Tip: If you are not sure of the name of the user or group, click (for users) or (for groups), and select from the list provided.
2. In the list, choose a privilege level.
  
  Note: The order of the privileges in the list is not based on any hierarchy of privileges. For more information, see Page privileges.
3. Click Add.
  
  Tip: If you want to grant a user or group multiple privileges, for example Manage Content and Manage Style, add the user or group separately for each privilege.
Click Finish to create the page and return to the Navigator.

Notes

Because Oracle Internet Directory (OID) can include multiple directory containers that use the same group names, the distinguished name (DN) is displayed next to any group that does not belong to the local Portal instance.