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Oracle® Application Server Quick Tour
10g Release 2 (10.1.2)
Part No. B13993-01
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How Does Oracle Application Server Portal Work?

When a browser requests an OracleAS Portal page:
  • Oracle Application Server Web Cache fulfills the request if it contains a valid cache of the page. Otherwise, the request is forwarded to the HTTP server, which routes it through mod_plsql to an Oracle Application Server repository, which contains the required metadata.

  • The database server processes the request according to customization rules and sends it to the multithreaded servlet, which initiates portlet requests to providers.

  • Valid cached portlets are returned from the OracleAS Portal Cache. Providers return other portlets to the engine.

  • The engine aggregates the content into a single page, which is then returned to the browser.

Portal architecture