Setting the item versioning level for a page

Oracle9iAS Portal lets you select the level of item versioning you want to use for items in a page group. In addition, you can override the item versioning level for individual pages or page templates. Item versioning determines what happens to the old version of an item when a new version is added.

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

You can only override the page group item versioning level with a higher level. For example, if the item versioning level for a page group is set to Simple, you can set the item versioning level for a page to Audit, but not to None.

You can only set the item versioning level for Standard pages and pages of a custom type based on the Standard page type.

To set the item versioning level for a page:

Go to the page on which you want to work.
Switch to Edit mode.
In the toolbar at the top of the page, click Properties.

Note: Make sure you click the link for the page, not the page group.

Tip: You can also click Properties next to the page in the Navigator.
Click the Optional tab.
In the Item Versioning radio group, select:
- None to completely replace the item's previous version when editing an item. If you choose this option, none of the item's previous versions are retained in the database
- Simple to offer the content contributor a choice of completely replacing the item's previous version or creating a new version when editing an item. If the contributor chooses the latter, all the item's previous versions are retained in the database.
- Audit to always create a new version when editing an item. If you choose this option, all the item's previous versions are retained in the database.
Click OK to return to the page.