41 Adding Activities to a Portal

This chapter describes how to add the Activity Stream and Recent Activities to a portal. Activities provide a streaming view of the actions performed by users' connections, actions taken in portals, and business activities. For example, Activity Stream can note when a user posts feedback, uploads a document, or creates a discussion forum. Additionally, it streams messages and attachments entered through the Publisher task flow. Recent Activities tracks the changes users make to application pages, documents, discussion forums, lists, and the like.

This chapter includes the following topics:

Section 41.1, "Comparison of Activity Stream and Recent Activities"
Section 41.2, "About the Activity Stream"
Section 41.3, "Adding an Activity Stream Task Flow to a Page"
Section 41.4, "Setting Activity Stream Task Flow Properties"
Section 41.5, "Working with Activity Stream Task Flows"
Section 41.6, "About Recent Activities"
Section 41.7, "Adding a Recent Activities Task Flow to a Page"
Section 41.8, "Setting Recent Activities Task Flow Properties"
Section 41.9, "Working with the Recent Activities Task Flow"
Section 41.10, "About Publisher"
Section 41.11, "Adding a Publisher Task Flow to a Page"
Section 41.12, "Setting the Publisher Task Flow Properties"
Section 41.13, "Working with the Publisher Task Flow"

Permissions:

To perform the tasks in this chapter, you must be a portal moderator or a portal member with the portal-level permissions Basic Services: Edit Page Access and Structure (standard permissions) or Pages: Edit Pages (advanced permissions).

For more information about permissions, see Section 29.1, "About Roles and Permissions for a Portal."

41.1 Comparison of Activity Stream and Recent Activities

Activity Stream and Recent Activities both track and report on activities in WebCenter Portal, enabling users to easily keep up with what is going on. However, there are two main differences between them. First, Activity Stream tracks a broader range of activities. For example, Recent Activities tracks the Documents (including wikis and blogs), Announcements, Discussions, and Page activities. Activity Stream tracks these activities as well as People Connections. Second, Recent Activities reports activities regardless of who performs the action. Activity Stream reports activities performed by a user's connections. There is a third, small difference—Activity Stream includes information about who performed the activity, whereas Recent Activities does not.

41.2 About the Activity Stream

In WebCenter Portal, Activity Stream provides a streaming view of the activities of users' connections, actions taken in portals, and business activities. For example, Activity Stream can note when a user posts feedback, uploads a document, or creates a discussion forum. Additionally, it streams messages and attachments entered through Publisher.

See Also:

For information about Publisher, see Section 41.10, "About Publisher."

Through Activity Stream Preferences, users can select to show connection and portal activities. (The system administrator can disable users from overriding application-level settings.)

In addition to streaming messages, the Activity Stream can provide access to file attachments and web links added through the Publisher task flow. Supported mime types can be fully previewed in the Activity Stream. Unsupported mime types are rendered as links, which you can use to access the file.

Activity Stream previews files through either a native web format or through Oracle WebCenter Content slide rendition. The previewer used depends on the mime type of the file to be previewed.

The mime types that use the native web format include the following:

image
htm
text

The mime types that use Oracle WebCenter Content slide rendition include the following:

pdf
powerpoint
powerpnt
pptx

Note:

PDF file previews are available in Activity Stream when the mime type is pdf, webContextRoot is specified in the Oracle WebCenter Content connection, and the application is accessed through an Oracle HTTP Server.

The mime types shown in the previous lists are the only mime types that are previewed. Other mime types appear as links. The mime types docx and xlsx are not previewed in Activity Stream. A parameter associated with an Activity Stream task flow instance can be set to omit file previews (for more information, see Section 41.4.2, "Activity Stream Task Flow Parameters").

Users can share a streamed activity and its attachments using a Share feature, available on each streamed item.

See Also:

For information about using the Publisher task flow, see the "Liking, Commenting On, and Sharing Items in WebCenter Portal" chapter in Oracle Fusion Middleware Using Oracle WebCenter Portal.

Table 41-1 lists and describes the types of activities that are reported through Activity Stream.

Note:

Delete activities do not appear per se in the Activity Stream. But references to objects, such as Joe Smith created the document file.xml, are removed from the stream when such objects are deleted.

Table 41-1 Activities Tracked by Activity Stream

Tool/Service	Tracked Activities	Scope	Activities Shared or Private
Announcements	Create announcement Edit announcement	portal	Shared with other portal members
Blogs	Create blog Update blog	portal Home portal	Activities on portal blogs are shared with other portal members Activities on Home portal blogs are shared with the blogger's connections
Connections	Invite to connect Connection invite accepted	Home portal	Shared with inviter and invitee's connections
Discussions	Create forum Create topic Reply to topic	portal	Shared with other portal members
Documents	Create document Edit document Add tag Remove tag	portal Home portal	Activities on portal documents are shared with other portal members Activities on Home portal documents are private to user
Feedback	Leave feedback Receive feedback	Home portal	Shared with whomever is permitted to view such activities
Lists	Create list	portal	Shared with other portal members
Message Board	Leave message Receive message	Home portal	Shared with whomever is permitted to view such activities
Pages	Create page Edit page Add tag Remove tag	portal Home portal	Activities on portal pages are shared with other portal members Activities on Home portal pages are private to user
Profiles	Update photo Update profile Update personal status	Home portal	Shared with whomever is permitted to view such activities
Portal Events	Create event Edit event	portal	Shared with other portal members
Portals Management	Create portal Change portal membership Join portal Post comment Like item Update portal configuration Enable portal tool or service Disable portal tool or service Change custom portal attribute Change portal role permissions Change portal role assignment	portal	Shared with other portal members
Tagging	Add tag Remove tag	portal Home portal	Activities in a portal are shared with all portal members. Activities in a Home portal are shared with whomever is permitted to view such activities

Users can use Activity Stream Preferences to specify who can view their individual Activity Stream and the types of activities to show. For more information about Preferences relating to Activity Stream task flows, see the "Setting Activity Stream Preferences" section in Oracle Fusion Middleware Using Oracle WebCenter Portal.

In the page editor, use Activity Stream task flow properties to hide or show various controls on everyone's view of a task flow instance and to limit the types of objects and the specific portals that are tracked. For more information about Activity Stream task flow properties, see Section 41.4, "Setting Activity Stream Task Flow Properties."

WebCenter Portal provides the following Activity Stream task flows:

Activity Stream for viewing application activities and the activities of your connections and for providing access to the attachments added through the Share link (Figure 41-1)

Figure 41-1 Activity Stream Task Flow

Description of "Figure 41-1 Activity Stream Task Flow"

This full view of Activity Stream functionality includes options for liking and commenting on listed activities and for sharing different types of objects, such as images, URLs, documents, and the like. Activity Stream also provides a means of hiding the activities and posts of a given user. You can use Activity Stream Options to show those users you have hidden.

The Activities page in the Home portal combines an instance of the Publisher task flow with the Activity Stream task flow.
Activity Stream - Quick View provides a summary view of application activities and the activities of your connections (Figure 41-2).

Figure 41-2 Activity Stream - Quick View Task Flow

Description of "Figure 41-2 Activity Stream - Quick View Task Flow"

Unlike the full view of Activity Stream, Activity Stream - Quick View does not display Like, comments, and Share links. The Activity Stream - Quick View also combines similar activities into one entry. For example, if a user posts two documents, users see one entry that lists both documents; if a user posts two messages, user's see one entry that says the user "posted messages," but only the most recent message is shown.

A hierarchy of configuration settings control what users can do with their view of the Activity Stream. The system administrator sets application-wide values on the Administration page. Users can set their own personal values through People Connections Preferences. You can also set values on a given task flow instance in both the page editor, which affects all users' views of the task flow instance (application customization), and users can set values in page view mode, which affects only their view of the task flow (user customization).

Tip:

If users adjust a setting through Preferences that does not seem to affect the behavior of a task flow as expected, it may be because settings on the task flow itself override Preferences settings.

The Activity Stream task flow provides an Options link for accessing configuration settings for a given task flow instance (Figure 41-3).

Figure 41-3 Options Link for Activity Stream Options

Description of "Figure 41-3 Options Link for Activity Stream Options"

The Activity Stream - Quick View provides access to its own configuration settings through a pencil icon (Change the source, filter, and display options) (Figure 41-4).

Figure 41-4 Pencil Icon and Resulting Configure Dialog

Description of "Figure 41-4 Pencil Icon and Resulting Configure Dialog"

Users use these controls to adjust an individual task flow instance with the same kinds of settings that are provided for all of their views of Activity Stream task flows through Activity Stream Preferences.

Clicking an object in an Activity Stream opens the object. For example, clicking the name of a newly created document in an Activity Stream opens the document. Clicking a user name in an Activity Stream opens a user profile pop-up. Clicking an attachment, such as a file or a URL, navigates you to that attachment.

See Also:

You can attach object to messages streamed from the Publisher task flow to the Activity Stream. For more information, see the "Liking, Commenting On, and Sharing Items in WebCenter Portal" chapter in Oracle Fusion Middleware Using Oracle WebCenter Portal.

System administrators can archive streamed activities to relieve the burden on your storage and to maintain a record of past activities. For more information, see the "Activity Stream" section in the Oracle Fusion Middleware WebLogic Scripting Tool Command Reference.

41.3 Adding an Activity Stream Task Flow to a Page

For the steps to add an Activity Stream task flow to a page, see Section 14.2, "Adding a Component to a Page."

41.4 Setting Activity Stream Task Flow Properties

Activity Stream task flows have associated properties, which users with sufficient privileges can access through the Component Properties dialog in Composer (Figure 41-5).

Tip:

For information about accessing the Component Properties dialog, see Section 14.3, "Modifying Components."

Figure 41-5 Activity Stream Task Flow Component Properties

Description of "Figure 41-5 Activity Stream Task Flow Component Properties"

The following sections provide information about properties associated with Activity Stream task flows and describe the properties available on the Parameters tab:

Section 41.4.1, "About Activity Stream Task Flow Properties"
Section 41.4.2, "Activity Stream Task Flow Parameters"
Section 41.4.3, "Using an Advanced Query to Filter Activity Stream Items"
Section 41.4.4, "Using Properties to Configure an Activity Stream Task Flow Instance"

41.4.1 About Activity Stream Task Flow Properties

When you set property values on an Activity Stream task flow, you are affecting only the task flow instance on which the value is set. Other instances of the same task flow are not affected by such changes.

The properties on the Parameters tab of the Component Properties dialog can affect the default task flow content. For descriptions of the parameters on this tab, see Section 41.4.2, "Activity Stream Task Flow Parameters." For some task flows, parameters on this tab facilitate the wiring of the task flow to page parameters and page definition variables. For more information, see Chapter 19, "Wiring Pages, Task Flows, Portlets, and ADF Components."

Changes to the properties on the Display Options, Style, and Content Style tabs affect the appearance and behavior of the task flow. These properties are common to all task flows. For more information, see Section 14.3.4, "Working with Component Display Options" and Section 14.3.6, "Working with Style and Content Style Properties."

The content of the Events tab depends on the events supported by the task flow. For more information, see Section 14.3.7, "Working with Component Contextual Events."

All properties on the Parameters and Display Options tabs provide access to an Expression Language (EL) editor, which you can use to select or specify a variable value instead of a constant value. Click the icon next to a property, then select Expression Builder to open the editor. If you need EL assistance, an application developer can provide an EL expression; see the "Expression Language Expressions" appendix in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle JDeveloper

Note:

Wherever you enter EL on the generic Display Options tab in the Component Properties dialog, the entry is automatically validated. If the EL syntax is invalid, an error appears and the value is neither applied nor saved. Generic Display Options are those cataloged in Table 14-1, "Display Options Properties".

EL validation is not performed on non-generic display options.

41.4.2 Activity Stream Task Flow Parameters

Table 41-2 describes the parameters that are unique to Activity Stream task flows.

Table 41-2 Activity Stream Task Flow Parameters

Parameter	Description
`Advanced Query`	A field for specifying a custom query to filter streamed items For more information, see Section 41.4.3, "Using an Advanced Query to Filter Activity Stream Items." This parameter is associated with the Activity Stream task flow.
`Enable Context Info`	A check box for specifying whether contextual information is shown when users click a Context Info icon Description of the illustration wcsug_as_contextinfo.gif For example, if the item `John created the purchase order General Supplies` appears in the Activity Stream with a Context Info icon (the reddish dot), users who see the streamed item can click the icon to view the PO in a popup or navigate to the PO, depending on how the event is configured. This parameter is primarily for use with WebCenter Portal Framework applications where, unless otherwise handled (such as the Profile popup on a user name), resources are rendered within the Resource Viewer system page. Select the check box to enable context information (`#{true}`). Deselect the check box to prevent the display of context information (`#{false}`). This parameter is associated with the Activity Stream task flow.
`Hide Comments`	A check box for specifying whether a comments link is shown on a task flow instance Select the check box to show the comments link (`#{true}`). Deselect the check box to hide the comments link (`#{false}`). This parameter is associated with the Activity Stream task flow.
`Hide Configuration Button`	A check box for specifying whether the Options link appears on the Activity Stream task flow or the pencil icon appears on Activity Stream - Quick View Select the check box to show the configuration control (`#{true}`). Deselect the check box to hide the configuration control (`#{false}`). This parameter is associated with the following task flows: Activity Stream - Quick View Activity Stream
`Hide Header`	A check box for specifying whether to hide the controls that appear in the task flow header Select the check box to hide the task flow header (`#{true}`). The Refresh and pencil icons are hidden. Deselect the check box to show the task flow header (`#{false}`). This parameter is associated with the Activity Stream - Quick View task flow.
`Hide Inline Preview`	A check box for specifying whether to hide previews of streamed files Select the check box to hide previews of streamed files (`#{true}`). Links to streamed files are provided but previews are omitted. Deselect the check box to show previews of streamed files (`#{false}`). Both links to and previews of streamed files are shown. For information about the mime types that are supported for file previewing in Activity Stream, see Section 41.2, "About the Activity Stream." This parameter is associated with the Activity Stream task flow.
`Hide Like`	A check box for specifying whether to hide the Like link on streamed items Select the check box to hide the Like link (`#{true}`). Deselect the check box to show the Like link (`#{false}`). This parameter is associated with the Activity Stream task flow.
`Hide Share`	A check box for specifying whether to hide the Share menu on streamed items Select the check box to hide the Share menu (`#{true}`). Deselect the check box to show the Share menu (`#{false}`). This parameter is associated with the Activity Stream task flow.
`Hide Spaces Options`	Specifies whether to show the Portals options in the Activity Stream and Activity Stream - Quick View Configuration dialogs. The Portals options enable users to specify whether to show activities from all portals, the portals of which they are a member, no portals, or just the portal on which the task flow is placed. Select the check box to show the Portals options. This is the default (`#{true}`). Deselect the check box to hide the Portals options (`#{false}`). This parameter is associated with the following task flows: Activity Stream Activity Stream - Quick View
`No of activities to display per page`	A field for entering the number of streamed items to show per page This parameter is associated with the following task flows: Activity Stream Activity Stream - Quick View
`Pagination`	A check box for specifying whether to provide Previous and Next links to enable users to page through streamed activities Select the check box to show Previous and Next links (`#{true}`). Deselect the check box to hide them (`#{false}`). This parameter is associated with the Activity Stream task flow.
`Profile Only`	A check box for specifying whether to stream activities only from user profiles Select the check box to stream only those activities associated with the current user (`#{true}`). Deselect the check box to stream the activities of other users along with those associated with the current user (`#{false}`). This parameter is associated with the Activity Stream task flow.
`Profile User Id`	A field for entering the ID of the current user This value is provided by default, `#{securityContext.userName}`. This parameter is associated with the Activity Stream - Quick View task flow.
`Resource Id`	A field for entering the ID of the current user This value is provided by default, `#{securityContext.userName}`. Users should not change this value when the task flow instance appears in the context of a portal. You can use it in the Home portal to view the activities of a named user. This parameter is associated with the Activity Stream task flow.
`Service Categories`	A field for entering the IDs of components from which to stream activities Use this parameter to limit the display of streamed activities to only those associated with the specified component or components. Enter the category ID or the service ID. For a list of service IDs, see the "Service and Tool IDs" table in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle JDeveloper. This parameter is associated with the Activity Stream task flow.
`Spaces`	A field for entering the names of portals from which to stream activities Use this parameter to limit the display of streamed activities to only those associated with the specified portal or portals. Enter the GUID of the portal or the portal's internal name. The portal internal name is the name specified by the Portal URL on the General page of a portal's administration settings. Note that the activities that are streamed in an Activity Stream task flow that is scoped to a particular portal are visible to all members of that portal, regardless of whether they are formally connected to each other. This parameter is associated with the Activity Stream task flow.

41.4.3 Using an Advanced Query to Filter Activity Stream Items

The Activity Stream task flow provides an Advanced Query parameter, which you can use to create custom filters against streamed activities using a SQL WHERE clause. For example, using SQL you can set up an Activity Stream instance to show only those activities relating to the page or streaming from the current user or a named user.

This section provides an overview of the Activity Stream Advanced Query option and steps you through the process of entering an advanced query. It includes the following subsections:

Section 41.4.3.1, "About the Activity Stream Advanced Query Option"
Section 41.4.3.2, "Entering an Advanced Query Against an Activity Stream Task Flow Instance"

41.4.3.1 About the Activity Stream Advanced Query Option

Use Advanced Query to create filters against user names, service IDs, and object details, such as a document's display name. You can use SQL syntax for parameter values. Additionally you can place EL expressions within the SQL.

You can construct queries against specific database objects, which are represented by aliases that are prefixed to the inquiry. Table 41-3 lists and describes the types of database objects against which you can construct a query and provides their alias prefixes.

See Also:

In many cases, you can use EL expressions to obtain the value you require for the supported fields and columns listed in Table 41-3.

If you need EL assistance, an application developer can provide an EL expression; see the "Expression Language Expressions" appendix in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle JDeveloper.

Table 41-3 Supported Database Objects for Constructing a SQL WHERE Clause

Database Object	Alias Prefix	Supported Fields/Columns
ACTIVITY	AE	`SCOPE_ID`—The GUID of the scope (e.g., `#{serviceCtx.scope.GUID}`). `SERVICE_ID`—The service ID of the component to track. For a list of service IDs, see the "Service and Tool IDs" table in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle JDeveloper. `ACTIVITY_TIME`—The time the activity occurs. Use the datetime format that is supported in the SQL or target database. You can also use Oracle database SQL constructs, such as `to_date()`.. `ACTIVITY_TYPE`—The type of activity to track For a list of valid activity type names, see Table 41-4.
ACTIVITY (ACTOR)	AD	`ACTOR_NAME`—The user name of the person performing the activity.
ACTIVITY (OBJECT)	OD	`SERVICE_ID`—The service ID of the component from which the tracked object issues. For a list of service IDs, see the "Service and Tool IDs" table in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle JDeveloper. `OBJECT_ID`—The GUID of the object. `DISPLAY_NAME`—The object display name. `OBJECT_TYPE`—The object type. Object type names for use with Advanced Query include: `event` `announcement` `forum` `topic` `bookmark` `list` `page` `blog` `document` `wiki`

Table 41-4 provides a list of valid activity type names for the ACTIVITY database object described in Table 41-3.

Table 41-4 Activity Type Names for Advanced Query

Tool/Service	Activity Type Name
Events	`createEvent` `updateEvent`
Announcements	`createAnnouncement` `updateAnnouncement`
Discussions	`createForum` `createTopic` `replyTopic`
Tags	`updateBookmark`
Lists	`createList` `editList`
Page	`createPage` `editPage`
Documents	`create-blog` `update-blog` `create-document` `create-wiki` `update-document` `update-wiki`
People Connections (Profile)	`updateStatus` `updateProfile` `updatePhoto`
People Connections (Message Board)	`postScope` `postself` `post` `sharescope` `shareself` `share` `shareobjectscope` `shareobjectself` `shareobject` `updatescope` `updateself` `update`
People Connections (Connections)	`connect` `inviteForConnection`
People Connections (Feedback)	`post`

The SQL string that is passed as the advanced query parameter complies with SQL standards. That is, it supports SQL constructs, such as AND, OR, IN, and the like. Note, however, that it does not support INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, SELECT, JOIN constructs. The syntax of the advanced query must contain only the WHERE clause portion of a SQL query. Because SELECT is not supported, the WHERE clause cannot have nested queries or subqueries.

The Advanced Query parameter also supports EL expressions, which can be embedded in the WHERE clause or used to generate the whole WHERE clause. If you need EL assistance, an application developer can provide an EL expression; see the "Expression Language Expressions" appendix in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle JDeveloper.

All the literals in the query must be escaped by prepending a backward slash (\), otherwise such characters generate syntax errors (see Table 41-5 for examples).

Note that the advanced query WHERE clause is always ANDed to the internal query that is generated by Activity Stream based on the current user, portal membership, connection list, and the like. This is to prevent a user from viewing activities to which he or she does not have access.

Table 41-5 lists examples of advanced queries.

Table 41-5 Examples of Advanced Queries for Use with Activity Stream

Use Case	Query Syntax
Stream only document creation activities.	`AE.SERVICE_ID = \'oracle.webcenter.doclib\'`
Stream activities only from an object or current portal.	`OD.OBJECT_ID = \'objectA\' OR AE.SCOPE_ID = \'#{serviceCtx.scope.GUID}\'`
Stream activities only about wikis created by the current user.	`OD.OBJECT_TYPE = \'Wiki\' AND AD.ACTOR_NAME = \'#{securityContext.userName}\'`
Stream activities for documents and discussions, but only create activities or all activities for the current user.	`(AE.SERVICE_ID IN (\'oracle.webcenter.doclib\', \'oracle.webcenter.collab.forum\') AND AE.ACTIVITY_TYPE IN (\'createDocument\', \'createTopic\')) OR AD.ACTOR_NAME = \'#{securityContext.userName}\'`

41.4.3.2 Entering an Advanced Query Against an Activity Stream Task Flow Instance

To enter an advanced query against an instance of the Activity Stream task flow:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Activity Stream task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, provide a value for the property Advanced Query.

See Also:

See Section 41.4.3.1, "About the Activity Stream Advanced Query Option," for information about the type and format of values to provide for this field.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

Going forward, streamed activities are filtered by your query.

41.4.4 Using Properties to Configure an Activity Stream Task Flow Instance

This section provides examples of how you use property values to affect the behavior of a given task flow instance. It includes the following subsections:

Section 41.4.4.1, "Preventing Users from Customizing an Activity Stream"
Section 41.4.4.2, "Hiding File Previews in Streamed Items"
Section 41.4.4.3, "Preventing Users from Commenting on Streamed Items"
Section 41.4.4.4, "Preventing Users from Liking Streamed Items"
Section 41.4.4.5, "Preventing Users from Sharing Streamed Items"
Section 41.4.4.6, "Hiding Home Portals Options in Activity Stream Task Flows"
Section 41.4.4.7, "Limiting the Stream to Activities from One or More Portals"
Section 41.4.4.8, "Limiting the Stream to One or More Services"
Section 41.4.4.9, "Limiting the Stream to Your Own Activities"

41.4.4.1 Preventing Users from Customizing an Activity Stream

By default, Activity Stream task flows provide user customization controls that enable users to specify whose actions they want to see and from what services and portals in a given Activity Stream task flow. On the Activity Stream task flow, this is the Options link. On the Activity Stream - Quick View task flow, this is the pencil icon.

The Hide Configuration Button property is available when you want to prevent users from overriding application-level customizations with their own user-level customizations.

To prevent users from customizing an Activity Stream task flow instance:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Activity Stream task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, select Hide Configuration Button.

Note:

To show the Options link or pencil icon, deselect Hide Configuration Button.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

41.4.4.2 Hiding File Previews in Streamed Items

By default, in most cases where an Activity Stream item has an associated file, such as a document or an image, both a file link and a file preview are shown with the item (Figure 41-6).

Figure 41-6 Previewed File in Activity Stream

Description of "Figure 41-6 Previewed File in Activity Stream"

Activity Stream previews files through either a native web format or through Oracle WebCenter Content slide rendition. The previewer used depends on the mime type of the file to be previewed.

The mime types that use the native web format include the following:

image
htm
text
pdf

The mime types that use Oracle WebCenter Content slide rendition include the following:

powerpoint
powerpnt
pptx

Note that the mime types shown in these bullet lists are the only mime types that are previewed. Other mime types appear as links.

You can use the Hide Inline Preview property to suppress the file preview, leaving the link for accessing the file should users want to do so.

The Hide Inline Preview property is provide with the Activity Stream task flow.

To hide a file preview in streamed items:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Activity Stream task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, select Hide Inline Preview.

Note:

To show file previews, deselect Hide Inline Preview.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

41.4.4.3 Preventing Users from Commenting on Streamed Items

By default, a comments link is shown with all items in an Activity Stream task flow to enable users to comment on a given item (Figure 41-7).

Figure 41-7 Comments Link on a Streamed Item

Description of "Figure 41-7 Comments Link on a Streamed Item"

You can use the Hide Comments property to suppress the display of the Comment link and, consequently, prevent users from commenting on streamed items in a given task flow instance.

To prevent users from commenting on streamed items:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Activity Stream task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, select Hide Comments.

Note:

To show the Comment link on streamed items, deselect Hide Comments.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

41.4.4.4 Preventing Users from Liking Streamed Items

By default, a Like link is shown with all items in an Activity Stream task flow to enable users to express a favorable opinion of a given item (Figure 41-8).

Figure 41-8 Like Link on a Streamed Item

Description of "Figure 41-8 Like Link on a Streamed Item"

Once clicked, the Like link switches to an Unlike link to enable users to undo their favorable opinion.

You can use the Hide Like property to suppress the display of the Like link, and, consequently, prevent users from liking streamed items in a given task flow instance.

To prevent users from liking streamed items:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Activity Stream task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, select Hide Like.

Note:

To show the Like link on streamed items, deselect Hide Like.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

41.4.4.5 Preventing Users from Sharing Streamed Items

By default, a Share menu is shown with all items in an Activity Stream task flow to enable users to share a streamed item with their connections (Figure 41-9).

Figure 41-9 Share Menu on a Streamed Item

Description of "Figure 41-9 Share Menu on a Streamed Item"

You can use the Hide Share property to suppress the display of the Share menu, and, consequently prevent users from sharing streamed items from a given task flow instance.

To prevent users from sharing streamed items:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Activity Stream task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, select Hide Share.

Note:

To show the Share option on streamed items, deselect Hide Share.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

41.4.4.6 Hiding Home Portals Options in Activity Stream Task Flows

By default, users see Portals options on the Settings tab of the Activity Stream and Activity Stream - Quick View Options dialogs (Figure 41-10). The Portals options enable users to specify whether to show activities from all portals, the portals of which they are a member, no portals, or just the portal on which the task flow is placed.

Figure 41-10 Portals Options on Settings Page of Activity Stream Options Dialog

Description of "Figure 41-10 Portals Options on Settings Page of Activity Stream Options Dialog"

Select the check box to show the Portals options. This is the default (#{true}).
Deselect the check box to hide the Portals options (#{false}).

This parameter is associated with the following task flows:

Activity Stream
Activity Stream - Quick View

You can use the Hide Portal Options property to suppress the display of the Portals section on the Settings page of the Activity Stream task flow Options dialogs.

To hide the Portals options:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Activity Stream task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, select Hide Portals Options.

Note:

To show the Portals options, deselect Hide Portals Options.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

41.4.4.7 Limiting the Stream to Activities from One or More Portals

Configuration options in both the Activity Stream and Activity Stream - Quick View task flows provide all-or-none options for streaming activities from portals (see the "Tracking Portal Activities" chapter in Oracle Fusion Middleware Using Oracle WebCenter Portal).

The Portals property associated with the Activity Stream task flow provides the additional dimension of selecting specific portals from which to stream activities.

To limit the stream to activities from one or more portals:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Activity Stream task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, in the Portals field, enter a comma-separated list of the portal names or portal GUIDs from which to stream activities in this task flow instance.

Tip:

Enter the portal internal name. The portal internal ID is specified on the Overview page of a portal's administration settings.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

41.4.4.8 Limiting the Stream to One or More Services

Configuration options for both the Activity Stream and Activity Stream - Quick View task flows provide a means of selecting the service categories from which to stream activities (see the "Tracking Portal Activities" chapter in Oracle Fusion Middleware Using Oracle WebCenter Portal).

The Service Categories property associated with the Activity Stream task flow extends this capability by enabling you to enforce a particular selection. For example, you can specify the service category documents, and only those connections' activities that stream from the Documents tool are shown in the task flow instance.

To limit streamed activities to one or more services:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Activity Stream task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, in the Service Categories field, enter a comma-separated list of the services from which to stream activities in this task flow instance.

Tip:

Enter the service category ID or the service ID. For a list of valid service IDs, see the "Service and Tool IDs" table in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle JDeveloper.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

41.4.4.9 Limiting the Stream to Your Own Activities

You can use the Profile Only property associated with the Activity Stream task flow to limit the display of streamed activities to just the user's own activities.

To limit streamed activities to just the user's own activities:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Activity Stream task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, select Profile Only.

Note:

To show a user's own activities and those of their connections, deselect Profile Only.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

41.5 Working with Activity Stream Task Flows

For information about how users work with Profile task flows, see the "Tracking Portal Activities" chapter in Oracle Fusion Middleware Using Oracle WebCenter Portal.

41.6 About Recent Activities

The Recent Activities task flow links to the additions and revisions to some tools and services available to your application.

Tracked changes include additions and revisions to pages, documents, discussion forums, lists, and events (Figure 41-11).

Figure 41-11 The Recent Activities Task Flow

Description of "Figure 41-11 The Recent Activities Task Flow"

By default, the Recent Activity list displays 25 recent activities for a given tool or service. If more than 25 activities have occurred, then the Recent Activity list displays the 25 most recent. System administrators can change the default value, so the limit may be more or less than 25.

The level of information provided in the Recent Activity list depends on the context in which the list is placed. For example, in a Portal Portal Framework application, changes are tracked on all applicable services across the entire application.

In a portal page, the Recent Activity list summarizes changes occurring in that portal. In a personal portal, the Recent Activities task flow must have a portal specified (see Section 41.8, "Setting Recent Activities Task Flow Properties"). The Recent Activity list summarizes changes occurring in the specified portal.

You can use the Recent Activity list as an access point to new and revised content. The Recent Activity list displays new and revised content as links, which you can click to go directly to the content.

41.7 Adding a Recent Activities Task Flow to a Page

For the steps to add a Recent Activities task flow to a page, see Section 14.2, "Adding a Component to a Page."

41.8 Setting Recent Activities Task Flow Properties

The Recent Activities task flows have associated properties, which users with sufficient privileges can access through the Component Properties dialog in Oracle WebCenter Portal's Composer (Figure 41-12).

Tip:

For information about accessing the Component Properties dialog, see Section 14.3, "Modifying Components."

Figure 41-12 Recent Activities Task Flow Component Properties

Description of "Figure 41-12 Recent Activities Task Flow Component Properties"

The following sections provide information about properties of the Recent Activities task flow and describe the properties on the Parameters tab:

Section 41.8.1, "About the Recent Activities Task Flow Properties"
Section 41.8.2, "Recent Activities Task Flow Parameters"

41.8.1 About the Recent Activities Task Flow Properties

When you set property values on a Recent Activities task flow, you are affecting only the task flow instance on which the value is set. Other instances of the same task flow are not affected by such changes.

The properties on the Parameters tab of the Component Properties dialog can affect the default task flow content. For descriptions of the parameters on this tab, see Section 41.8.2, "Recent Activities Task Flow Parameters." For some task flows, parameters on this tab facilitate the wiring of the task flow to page parameters and page definition variables. For more information, see Chapter 19, "Wiring Pages, Task Flows, Portlets, and ADF Components."

The content of the Events tab depends on the events supported by the task flow. For more information, see Section 14.3.7, "Working with Component Contextual Events."

Note:

EL validation is not performed on non-generic display options.

41.8.2 Recent Activities Task Flow Parameters

Table 41-6 describes the parameters that are unique to the Recent Activities task flow.

Table 41-6 Recent Activities Task Flow Parameters

Parameter	Description
`Group Space Name`	Applicable in WebCenter Portal only. Leave this field blank if the task flow is on a Portal Framework application page. Use this parameter to specify the portal for which to display recent activities. On a personal portal page, use this to narrow the range of displayed activities. Rather than tracking activities application-wide—the default behavior—you can, for example, set a Constant value of a particular portal's display name. On a portal page, use this parameter to display some other portal's recent activities or to display recent activities for all portals. Valid values include: The display name or GUID of the portal to search `null` (empty), to search according to the contextual default Use for portal pages only. An empty value on a portal page searches the current portal. Note: Always specify a value on a personal page. An empty value does not return any results. If no value is specified, then the following message displays in the Recent Activities task flow: Recent Activity in the Home Portal requires a groupSpace taskflow parameter value to use for the search. `defaultScope` (or the `defaultScope` GUID), to search all portals
`Medium Time Period in minutes`	Defaults to `Yesterday` on the Recent Activity Show menu. For defining the time range between `Short` and `Long` within which activities are displayed on the Recent Activity list. Valid values include: TODAY—Activities that have occurred since midnight in the currently selected time zone display on the Recent Activity list. YESTERDAY—Activities that have occurred since midnight yesterday in the currently selected time zone display on the Recent Activity list. A number of minutes—Activities that have occurred within the specified number of minutes display on the Recent Activity list. For example, a value of `60` renders as Last Hour on the Show menu. A value of `1440` is rendered as Last Day. Example values: Constant: TODAY (Displays all activity since midnight) Constant: 2880 (Displays all activity within the last 2880 minutes. This is displayed as Last 2 Days on the Show menu.) EL Expression: ${myAppBean.timePeriod} (Displays based on the value from the given Bean property "timePeriod")
`Long Time Period in minutes`	Defaults to `Last 7 Days` on the Recent Activity Show menu. Used for defining the time range between `Medium` and `Longest` within which activities are displayed on the Recent Activity list. Valid values include: TODAY—Activities that have occurred since midnight in the currently selected time zone display on the Recent Activity list. YESTERDAY—Activities that have occurred since midnight yesterday in the currently selected time zone display on the Recent Activity list. A number of minutes—Activities that have occurred within the specified number of minutes display on the Recent Activity list. For example, a value of `60` renders as Last Hour on the Show menu. A value of `1440` is rendered as Last Day. Example values: Constant: TODAY (Displays all activity since midnight) Constant: 2880 (Displays all activity within the last 2880 minutes. This is displayed as Last 2 Days on the Show menu.) EL Expression: ${myAppBean.timePeriod} (Displays based on the value from the given Bean property "timePeriod")
`Longest Time Period in minutes`	Defaults to `Last 30 Days` on the Recent Activity Show menu. For defining the longest range of time within which activities are displayed on the Recent Activity list. Valid values include: TODAY—Activities that have occurred since midnight in the currently selected time zone display on the Recent Activity list. YESTERDAY—Activities that have occurred since midnight yesterday in the currently selected time zone display on the Recent Activity list. A number of minutes—Activities that have occurred within the specified number of minutes display on the Recent Activity list. For example, a value of `60` renders as Last Hour on the Show menu. A value of `1440` is rendered as Last Day. Example values: Constant: TODAY (Displays all activity since midnight) Constant: 2880 (Displays all activity within the last 2880 minutes. This is displayed as Last 2 Days on the Show menu.) EL Expression: ${myAppBean.timePeriod} (Displays based on the value from the given Bean property "timePeriod")
`Shortest Time Period in minutes`	Defaults to `Today` on the Recent Activity Show menu. Used for defining the shortest range of time within which activities are displayed on the Recent Activity list. Today is measured from midnight in your selected time zone. Valid values include: TODAY—Activities that have occurred since midnight in the currently selected time zone display on the Recent Activity list. YESTERDAY—Activities that have occurred since midnight yesterday in the currently selected time zone display on the Recent Activity list. A number of minutes—Activities that have occurred within the specified number of minutes display on the Recent Activity list. For example, a value of `60` renders as Last Hour on the Show menu. A value of `1440` is rendered as Last Day. Example values: Constant: TODAY (Displays all activity since midnight) Constant: 2880 (Displays all activity within the last 2880 minutes. This is displayed as Last 2 Days on the Show menu.) EL Expression: ${myAppBean.timePeriod} (Displays based on the value from the given Bean property "timePeriod")

41.9 Working with the Recent Activities Task Flow

For information about how users work with Profile task flows, see the "Tracking Portal Activities" chapter in Oracle Fusion Middleware Using Oracle WebCenter Portal.

41.10 About Publisher

The Publisher task flow provides a means of publishing messages, files, and URLs to the Activity Streams of all of your connections or to those connections who have access to a specified portal. Publisher also has an associated property, Is Update Status, that enables users to publish a message as their Profile status message.

See Also:

For information about Activity Stream, see Section 41.2, "About the Activity Stream." For information about Profiles, see Chapter 53, "Adding Profiles to a Portal." For information about properties associated with the Publisher task flow, see Section 41.12, "Setting the Publisher Task Flow Properties."

The Publisher task flow is very similar in operation to Message Board task flows (see Chapter 49, "Adding Messages and Feedback to a Portal"). It differs in a few ways:

You can use it to send out messages, but not to receive them. It provides no feature for viewing messages.
It is specifically made to work in conjunction with Activity Stream, where the messages you enter are published.
It has its own distinct set of properties (see Section 41.12, "Setting the Publisher Task Flow Properties").
It is not controlled by configuration settings at the application level nor through a user's personal Preferences. Users specify who sees their published messages through a control on the task flow itself. You can also exercise some control over the message destination through task flow properties. For example, the Publisher task flow has an associated property, Is Update Status, that shows the last published message as the user's Profile status message.

See Also:

For information about Profile, see Chapter 53, "Adding Profiles to a Portal."

There is one Publisher task flow, but depending on how you set the properties, it can show options for sharing messages, files, or links (Figure 41-13) or just show options for sharing documents (Figure 41-14).

Figure 41-13 Publisher Task Flow

Description of "Figure 41-13 Publisher Task Flow"

Figure 41-14 Publisher Task Flow with Upload Document Only Option

Description of "Figure 41-14 Publisher Task Flow with Upload Document Only Option"

In default WebCenter Portal installations, the Publisher task flow is placed on the Activities business role page, which is provided in the Home portal for all authenticated users (that is, users who are logged in).

The default Activities business role page also contains an Activity Stream task flow where the messages you enter through the Publisher are published.

See Also:

For more information about business role pages, see the "Managing Business Role Pages" chapter in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administering Oracle WebCenter Portal.

41.11 Adding a Publisher Task Flow to a Page

For the steps to add a Publisher task flow to a page, see Section 14.2, "Adding a Component to a Page."

41.12 Setting the Publisher Task Flow Properties

The Publisher task flow has associated properties, which users with sufficient privileges can access through the Component Properties dialog in Composer (Figure 41-15).

Tip:

For information about accessing the Component Properties dialog, see Section 14.3, "Modifying Components."

Figure 41-15 Publisher Parameters in the Component Properties Dialog

Description of "Figure 41-15 Publisher Parameters in the Component Properties Dialog"

The following sections provide information about properties associated with the Publisher task flow and describe the properties available on the Parameters tab:

Section 41.12.1, "About Publisher Task Flow Properties"
Section 41.12.2, "Publisher Task Flow Parameters"
Section 41.12.3, "Prohibiting File Uploads Through a Publisher Task Flow Instance"
Section 41.12.4, "Limiting the Scope of Recipients"
Section 41.12.5, "Using the Publisher as a Profile Status Updater"
Section 41.12.6, "Using the Publisher as a File Uploader"

41.12.1 About Publisher Task Flow Properties

When you set property values on the Publisher task flow, you are affecting only the task flow instance on which the value is set. Other instances of the same task flow are not affected by such changes.

The properties on the Parameters tab of the Component Properties dialog can affect the default task flow content. For descriptions of the parameters on this tab, see Section 41.12.2, "Publisher Task Flow Parameters." For some task flows, parameters on this tab facilitate the wiring of the task flow to page parameters and page definition variables. For more information, see Chapter 19, "Wiring Pages, Task Flows, Portlets, and ADF Components."

The content of the Events tab depends on the events supported by the task flow. For more information, see Section 14.3.7, "Working with Component Contextual Events."

Note:

EL validation is not performed on non-generic display options.

41.12.2 Publisher Task Flow Parameters

Table 41-7 describes the parameters that are unique to the Publisher task flow.

Table 41-7 Publisher Task Flow Parameters

Parameter	Description
`Hide Attach Links`	Specifies whether the Attach: File \| Link option is shown or hidden Select to hide the Attach: File \| Link option. Deselect to show the Attach: File \| Link option. The Attach: File \| Link option is shown by default.
`Hide Document Uploader`	Specifies whether the File link is available on the task flow for uploading a document Select to hide the File link. Deselect to show the File link. The File link will show only if the Attach: File \| Link option is shown. The File link is shown by default. Note: Do not select this option if the `Upload Document Only` option is selected. If you select both options, Publisher displays no controls.
`Hide Sharing Picker`	Specifies whether the Share with menu is shown or hidden Select to hide the Share with menu. Deselect to show the Share with menu. The Share with menu is shown by default.
`Is Update Status`	Indicates whether the message entered in the task flow instance should also be published as the user's Profile status message Select to publish the message as the user's Profile status message and in the selected recipients' Activity Streams. Deselect to publish the message only in the selected recipients' Activity Streams. If you attach a file or URL to a published message, then the message is not used as a Profile status message, even if `Is Update Status` is selected. For information about Profiles, see Chapter 53, "Adding Profiles to a Portal."
`Keep open the Publisher after publish`	Specifies whether Publisher remains open after a user clicks the Publish button Select to keep the text box open after a message is published. Deselect to close the Publisher controls after a message is published. Publisher remains open after a message is published by default.
`Message key of hints text`	Specifies the resource bundle class and message key for hint text Use the format `key[,RBClass]. __EMPTY__` as the predefined key for no hint text. This is the default value.
`Object Id`	The ID of the object to be shared This property value assists in generating a link for use in navigating to the published object. It is not necessary to provide a value, unless you plan to do so using an EL expression. If you need EL assistance, an application developer can provide an EL expression; see the "Expression Language Expressions" appendix in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle JDeveloper
`Object Type`	The type of object to be shared This property value assists in generating a link for use in navigating to the published object. It is not necessary to provide a value, unless you plan to do so using an EL expression. If you need EL assistance, an application developer can provide an EL expression; see the "Expression Language Expressions" appendix in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle JDeveloper
`Scope Id`	The ID of the scope to which to publish This property value assists in generating a link for use in navigating to the published object. It is not necessary to provide a value, unless you plan to do so using an EL expression. If you need EL assistance, an application developer can provide an EL expression; see the "Expression Language Expressions" appendix in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle JDeveloper
`Service Id`	The service ID of the service to which the shared object belongs This property value assists in generating a link for use in navigating to the published object. It is not necessary to provide a value, unless you plan to do so by entering a specific service ID or using an EL expression. For a list of valid service IDs, see the "Service and Tool IDs" table in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle JDeveloper. If you need EL assistance, an application developer can provide an EL expression; see the "Expression Language Expressions" appendix in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle JDeveloper
`Space Name`	The name of the portal in which to publish the messages entered in this task flow instance Enter the portal internal name and not the portal display name. The portal internal name is the name specified by the portal URL on the General page of a portal's administration settings. The portal display name is specified by Display Name, and is the name that appears in the portal banner at the top of the portal.
`Upload Document Only`	Specifies that Publisher shows only the document upload feature, hiding the text entry area and the Attach: Link option (Figure 41-14) Select to show only the document upload feature and hide the text entry area and the Attach: Link option. Deselect to show the text entry area and the Attach: File \| Link option. This option is not enabled by default. Note: If you select this option, make sure the `Hide Document Uploader` is not selected. If you select both options, Publisher displays no controls.
`User Name`	The name of the user who owns the current view This value is supplied by default. We recommend that you not change the default value, `#{o_w_w_i_v_b_resourceViewerBean.username}`.
`Via User`	The user name of the person who provided the object the current user is sharing For example, if John is shares a document with everyone that Jane originally shared with him, Jane is the "via" user.

41.12.3 Prohibiting File Uploads Through a Publisher Task Flow Instance

You can use the Hide Document Uploader property to omit the display of the Attach: File option on a Publisher task flow instance. Users will be able to share links but not files.

To prohibit file uploads through a Publisher task flow instance:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Publisher task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, select Hide Document Uploader.

Note:

To show the Attach: File option, deselect Hide Document Uploader.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

41.12.4 Limiting the Scope of Recipients

You can use the Space Name property to limit the scope of recipients of published messages to a user's connections in a particular portal. When you do this, the message does not even stream to your own view of the Activity Stream in the Home portal. It is streamed only to your and your connections' views of the Activity Stream in the named portal.

To limit the scope of recipients to a particular portal:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Publisher task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, enter the internal name of the portal in the Portal Name field.

Tip:

The portal internal name is the name specified by the portal URL on the General page of a portal's administration settings. The portal display name is specified by Display Name, and is the name that appears in the portal banner at the top of the portal.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

Messages posted through that Publisher task flow instance will be shared with only those connections who have access to the named portal.

41.12.5 Using the Publisher as a Profile Status Updater

You can use the Is Update Status property to specify that all messages without attachments are published not only to specified recipients, but also as the user's Profile status message (Figure 41-16).

Figure 41-16 Published Message Used as Profile Status

Description of "Figure 41-16 Published Message Used as Profile Status"

Messages that have an attached file or link are not simultaneously published as a Profile status message.

To specify that messages are also published as Profile status messages:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Publisher task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, select Is Update Status.

Note:

To prevent messages posted through Publisher from being published as a user's Profile status message, deselect Is Update Status.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

Messages that do not include attachments that are posted through that Publisher task flow instance are also shared as the user's personal Profile status message.

41.12.6 Using the Publisher as a File Uploader

You can use the Upload Document Only property to limit the functionality of the Publisher task flow to a file uploader (Figure 41-17).

Figure 41-17 Publisher Task Flow as Document Uploader

Description of "Figure 41-17 Publisher Task Flow as Document Uploader"

Files uploaded through the Publisher task flow are placed in the Public folder in the document library of the selected scope. That is:

In the Home portal:
- Select Everyone to publish the file to the Public folder in each of your connections' personal Document Library.
- Select a named portal to publish the file to the Public folder in the selected portal's Document Library.
In a portal, the file is published to the Public folder in the portal's Document Library.

To use the Publisher task flow as a file uploader:

Open the Component Properties dialog for the Activity Stream task flow instance you want to configure.

See Also:

Section 14.3, "Modifying Components"
In the Component Properties dialog, on the Parameters tab, select Upload Document Only.

Note:

To show the message and link controls, deselect Upload Document Only.
When you finish revising component properties, click OK.
Save your changes, and exit the page editor.

The Publisher task flow instance renders as a file uploader (see Figure 41-17). The text area and the Share link icon are not rendered.

41.13 Working with the Publisher Task Flow

For information about how users work with Profile task flows, see the "Liking, Commenting On, and Sharing Items in WebCenter Portal" chapter in Oracle Fusion Middleware Using Oracle WebCenter Portal.