Preface

Welcome to Oracle Portal! This guide provides information about configuring Oracle Portal Release 3.0.

This preface includes the following sections:

Intended Audience

This guide is intended for users who are responsible for configuring and maintaining Oracle Portal.

Structure

The "Oracle Portal 3.0 Configuration Guide" is comprised of the following chapters:

Chapter Contents

Chapter 1, "Before You Begin"

Provides information about the Oracle Portal system requirements.

Chapter 2, "Post-installation and Configuration Tasks"

Provides general post-installation information including how to access Oracle Portal in your browser, installing and changing the language of a Oracle Portal in your browser, and descriptions of the default Oracle Portal schemas, accounts, and groups created upon installation. Deinstallation information is also provided.

Chapter 3, "Configuring the PL/SQL Gateway"

Provides information about configuring the Apache Listener and PL/SQL gateway for optimal performance.

Chapter 4, "Using interMedia Text in Oracle Portal"

Provides instructions on setting up interMedia Text to perform text searching in content areas created with Oracle Portal.

Chapter 5, "interMedia Rich Content in Oracle Portal Reports and Forms"

Provides instructions on including rich content such as graphics, audio, images, and video into Oracle Portal Reports and Oracle Portal Forms.

Chapter 6, "Distributed Oracle Portal Installations"

Provides instructions on running Oracle Portal in a distributed environment to enable portlet providers to be shared across nodes and for increased scalability, availability, and performance.

Chapter 7, "Troubleshooting"

Provides solutions to problems or errors you may encounter while using Oracle Portal.

Chapter	Contents
Chapter 1, "Before You Begin"	Provides information about the Oracle Portal system requirements.
Chapter 2, "Post-installation and Configuration Tasks"	Provides general post-installation information including how to access Oracle Portal in your browser, installing and changing the language of a Oracle Portal in your browser, and descriptions of the default Oracle Portal schemas, accounts, and groups created upon installation. Deinstallation information is also provided.
Chapter 3, "Configuring the PL/SQL Gateway"	Provides information about configuring the Apache Listener and PL/SQL gateway for optimal performance.
Chapter 4, "Using interMedia Text in Oracle Portal"	Provides instructions on setting up interMedia Text to perform text searching in content areas created with Oracle Portal.
Chapter 5, "interMedia Rich Content in Oracle Portal Reports and Forms"	Provides instructions on including rich content such as graphics, audio, images, and video into Oracle Portal Reports and Oracle Portal Forms.
Chapter 6, "Distributed Oracle Portal Installations"	Provides instructions on running Oracle Portal in a distributed environment to enable portlet providers to be shared across nodes and for increased scalability, availability, and performance.
Chapter 7, "Troubleshooting"	Provides solutions to problems or errors you may encounter while using Oracle Portal.

Conventions

The following typographical conventions are used in this guide:

Convention Meaning

boldface

Used for emphasis.
Also used for button names, labels, links, and other user interface elements.

italics

Used to introduce new terms.
Also used enclosed in angled brackets (<>) to represent a variable. Substitute an appropriate value.

courier

Used to represent text you need to type.
Also used for file names and directories.

Convention	Meaning
boldface	Used for emphasis. Also used for button names, labels, links, and other user interface elements.
italics	Used to introduce new terms. Also used enclosed in angled brackets (<>) to represent a variable. Substitute an appropriate value.
`courier`	Used to represent text you need to type. Also used for file names and directories.

Related Publications

You may also wish to refer to the following publications which are available in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) from the Oracle Technology Network at:

http://technet.oracle.com/docs/products/iportal/listing.htm

Note:
If you have never visited the Oracle Technology Network before, you will be prompted to register. Registration is free.

Oracle Portal publications

Part Number Title Description

A86184-01

Oracle Portal Release Notes

Describes last minute changes to the product or documentation.

A86188-02

Oracle Portal Tutorial

Provides step-by-step lessons that teach you the basics in Oracle Portal.

A86183-02

Oracle Portal Release 3.0: Building Advanced Portal

Provides several cases that show you how to use Oracle Portal's advanced features.

N/A

Oracle Portal Development Kit

Provides detailed information about the Oracle Portal API set as well as numerous examples that demonstrate API implementation. You can find the PDK on the Oracle Technology Network at: http://technet.oracle.com/

Part Number	Title	Description
A86184-01	Oracle Portal Release Notes	Describes last minute changes to the product or documentation.
A86188-02	Oracle Portal Tutorial	Provides step-by-step lessons that teach you the basics in Oracle Portal.
A86183-02	Oracle Portal Release 3.0: Building Advanced Portal	Provides several cases that show you how to use Oracle Portal's advanced features.
N/A	Oracle Portal Development Kit	Provides detailed information about the Oracle Portal API set as well as numerous examples that demonstrate API implementation. You can find the PDK on the Oracle Technology Network at: `http://technet.oracle.com/`

Other Oracle publications

Part Number Title

A86240-01

Oracle9i Application Server Installation Guide for Windows NT, Release 1.0.2

A83709-04

Oracle9i Application Server - Migrating from Oracle Application Server

A86263-02

Using the PL/SQL Gateway

A87353-01

Oracle9i Application Server - Overview

A77063-01

Oracle8i interMedia Text Reference

A77061-01

Oracle8i interMedia Text Migration

Part Number	Title
A86240-01	Oracle9i Application Server Installation Guide for Windows NT, Release 1.0.2
A83709-04	Oracle9i Application Server - Migrating from Oracle Application Server
A86263-02	Using the PL/SQL Gateway
A87353-01	Oracle9i Application Server - Overview
A77063-01	Oracle8i interMedia Text Reference
A77061-01	Oracle8i interMedia Text Migration

Oracle Services and Support

A wide range of information about Oracle products and global services is available from:

http://www.oracle.com

The sections below provide URLs for selected services.

Oracle Support Services

Technical Support contact information worldwide is listed at:

http://www.oracle.com/support

Templates are provided to help you prepare information about your problem before you call. You will also need your CSI number (if applicable) or complete contact details, including any special project information.

Product and Documentation

For U.S.A customers, Oracle Store is at:

http://store.oracle.com

Links to Stores in other countries are provided from this site.

Product documentation can be found at:

http://docs.oracle.com

Customer Service

Global Customer Service contacts are listed at:

http://www.oracle.com/support

Education and Training

Training information and worldwide schedules are available from:

http://education.oracle.com

Oracle Technology Network

http://technet.oracle.com

OTN delivers technical papers, code samples, product documentation, self-service developer support, and Oracle key developer products to enable rapid development and deployment of application built on Oracle technology.