Configure the Global Header

The global header is the uppermost region in the UI, and it's available on all pages. It's where you find, for example, the Navigator. To modify the global header, use Page Template Composer to configure the global page template.

• Add components, such as add HTML markup

• Edit components, such as add expression language to hide the link tag for HTML markup

• Delete components, such as remove the link tag for HTML markup

Before You Start

In Page Template Composer, you get the Design view by default to edit pages. But on some pages, you must use the Source view. Set the Source View for Page Composer Enabled profile option (FND_PAGE_COMPOSER_SOURCE_VIEW) to Yes so that the View menu is available for you to switch between the two views. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, use the Manage Applications Core Administrator Profile Values task in the Application Extensions functional area.

Add Components to the Global Header

Here's what you do:

1. Activate a sandbox that has the Page Template Composer tool in it, and make sure the context layer you want is selected.

2. Click your user image or name in the global header and select Edit Global Page Template from the Settings and Actions menu.

3. Select Source from the View menu.

4. Hover over the global header until a blue border appears around it.

5. Click anywhere in the global header component as long as the border is visible.

6. Click the Add content into the selected component icon in the Source View pane.

7. In the Add Content dialog box, click the Components folder.

8. Click the Add button associated with the component you want to add and click Close.

9. Select the component you just added and click the Show the properties of <component> icon in the Source View pane.

10. Change the component properties, as appropriate. For example, if you added the Text component, enter the text that you want to display.

    Note: Here's what you need to ensure if the component you added is HTML markup with references to an external CSS:

11. Click Close in the Page Template Composer toolbar to save your changes.

Edit Components in the Global Header

Here's what you do:

1. Activate a sandbox that has the Page Template Composer tool in it, and make sure the context layer you want is selected.

2. Click your user image or name in the global header and select Edit Global Page Template from the Settings and Actions menu.

3. Select Source from the View menu.

4. Select the component that you want to edit.

5. Click the Show the properties of <component> icon in the Source View pane.

6. Edit the component properties, and click OK to save your changes.

7. Click Close in the Page Template Composer toolbar to save your changes.

Delete Components from the Global Header

Here's what you do:

1. Activate a sandbox that has the Page Template Composer tool in it, and make sure the context layer you want is selected.

2. Click your user image or name in the global header and select Edit Global Page Template from the Settings and Actions menu.

3. Select Source from the View menu.

4. Select the component that you want to delete.

5. Click the Delete <component> icon in the Source View pane.

6. Click Close in the Page Template Composer toolbar to save your changes.