Administration: General

Use the General page to set application-wide properties for WebCenter Portal:

Administration: General: Application

Out-of-the-box, the Oracle logo and application name WebCenter Portal appear in the banner of the Home portal pages. You can change both the logo and name on the Home portal pages to better suit your target audience. For example, you might want to display your company name here or the name of a department within your company.

To change the name or logo for the Home portal:

In the Application Name field, enter the new name.
To change the logo, click Choose File next to the Application Logo field.
In the Open dialog, navigate to the logo you want to use.

The logo image file can be up to 150 KB. Supported file formats are .gif or .GIF, .png or .PNG, and .jpg or .JPG. If the file is not uploading, check the size of the file you are trying to upload.

The logo is uploaded to WebCenter Portal's image directory (/webcenter/images) .
Click Save.
To confirm your changes, navigate to the Home portal to see the new logo in the top left corner of the banner area.

Administration: General: Assets

Select defaults for the page template, application skin, and resource catalogs:

Choosing a Default Page Template

In WebCenter Portal, page templates define how individual pages and groups of pages display on a user's screen. Every page displays within a page template. System administrators can define the default page template used to display pages in the following places:

The Home portal
New portals, when the portal's template does not specify that a particular page template must be used

To select the default page template for WebCenter Portal:

Do one of the following:
- Select a Default Page Template from the available list.
  
  Note:
  
  [system default] specifies the default page template defined for WebCenter Portal, hardcoded in webcenter-config.xml.
- Click the Advanced Edit Options icon, then select Expression Builder to enter an EL expression that determines the default page template dynamically based on certain criteria. If you need EL assistance, an application developer can provide an EL expression.
  
  For example, you may want the default page template to change depending on which department or organization the logged in user belongs to.
Click Save.

Choosing a Default Skin

As a system administrator, you can customize the default appearance of WebCenter Portal for all users by changing the default skin. A skin changes the way the user interface appears, but does not change the application's behavior.

When you set a skin for WebCenter Portal, the skin is applied to the Home portal and all portals that use the application-level skin setting. The skin is also applied to any new portals that are created.

To apply a skin to WebCenter Portal:

Do one of the following:
- Select an Application Skin from the available list.
  
  Each page template can define a preferred skin to identify the skin that works best with that page template. When a page template is selected as the new default page template for a portal or as the system default, the default skin automatically updates to the page template's preferred skin.
  
  WARNING:
  
  Changing the default skin to something other than the preferred skin for the selected default page template may produce unexpected results.
- Click the Advanced Edit Options icon, then select Expression Builder to enter an EL expression that determines the default application skin dynamically based on certain criteria.
  
  For example, you may like the default skin to change depending on which department or organization the logged in user belongs to.
Click Save.

The skin you select is applied to WebCenter Portal, any new portals that are created, and all portals that use the application-level skin setting. The skin is not applied to the portals that override the application-level skin setting.

Choosing Default Resource Catalogs

System administrators can specify the default resource catalogs to be used for pages, page templates, page styles, and task flow assets for:

A new portals
The Home portal
Business role pages
Page templates in portals
Page templates in the Home portal

To select default resource catalogs:

Select default resource catalogs in the lists below Resource Catalogs for....
Optionally, click the Advanced Edit Options icon, then select Expression Builder to enter an EL expression that determines the default resource catalog dynamically based on certain criteria. For example, you may like the default resource catalog to change depending on which role the logged in user belongs to. If you need EL assistance, an application developer can provide an EL expression.
Click Save.

Administration: General: Options

You can select footer options for WebCenter Portal, customize the link to the online help, and set the default language:

Customizing Copyright and Privacy Statements

System administrators can customize or hide copyright and privacy statements in WebCenter Portal:

Copyright - Displays a copyright statement for the entire application.
Privacy URL - Links to a document that contains a privacy policy for the entire application.

To customize or hide copyright and privacy statements:

Select or deselect Display Page Footer to display or hide copyright and privacy information in the page footer.

Modify the legal notice and privacy URL as appropriate:
- Copyright - Enter a suitable copyright statement for your application. If no copyright information is required, leave this field blank.
- Privacy URL - Specify the location of the application's privacy policy. Enter a fully qualified URL. If no privacy information is required, leave this field blank.
Click Save.

Customizing the Online Help Link

System administrators can specify a URL to custom online help to replace the default WebCenter Portal online help that is accessed from the Help menu.

To customize the Help Contents link:

In the Global Help URL field, enter the URL to the location of your custom online help.

Ensure that you enter a fully qualified URL in the format:
```
http://host:port/helplocation 
```
For example:
```
http://myhost:8888/myhelp 
```
The default Global Help URL for WebCenter Portal is /webcenterhelp/spaces?topic=welcome_rr. Enter this URL if you want to return to the default setting.

Note:

If you leave the Global Help URL field blank, the Help Contents link is not displayed.
Click Save.
From the WebCenter Portal Help menu, select Help Contents to confirm that your custom help opens correctly.

Choosing a Default Display Language

Out-of-the-box, WebCenter Portal supports 27 languages and 100 different locales. It is the system administrator's job to choose a default display language for WebCenter Portal.

To select the default display language for WebCenter Portal:

Do one of the following:
- Select a Default Language from the list.
  
  If the language you want is not available in the drop-down list, click Customize, select the check box for the language you require, and click Save.
  
  To add a completely new language, your localization team must translate WebCenter Portal resource bundles into the new language, and then these translations must be deployed to the managed server on which WebCenter Portal is deployed.
- Click the Advanced Edit Options icon, then select Expression Builder to enter an EL expression that determines the default language dynamically based on certain criteria. If you need EL assistance, an application developer can provide an EL expression.
Click Save.

Administration: General: Default Portal

By default, users see the portal browser when they log in, but you can change the initial landing page to be the Home portal, a specific portal, or a specific page. You can specify a start page for a specific group, for authenticated users, and for public users.

Specifying a Default Start Page for Groups

Click Add Group if you want selected enterprise groups to see a specific start page.

Note:

For the default portal to be visible to a group member, the group itself should be a member of the portal, if the portal is hidden or private.
From the Add Group dialog, search for a group or select a group from the list, then click OK.

The selected group is added to the table.

Any user belonging to the group will be directed to the default landing page upon logging in to WebCenter Portal. Note that by default, the landing page is set to the portal browser.
To change the Location of the landing page, select the group name and click Edit to open the Edit dialog.
Select whether the group will first see the Home portal, or a specific portal or page:

Note:

Make sure that the specified portal or page is available to all users (see Setting Page Security in Building Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal). Otherwise, a user will see Page Not Found.
- Open the Home Portal. Select to specify that users see the Home portal when they first log in.
- Open a Specific Portal. Select to specify that a particular portal displays, and enter the portal name as a relative or full URL. For example:
```
http://host:port/webcenter/portal/portal
```
  Or, click Browse to select from a list of portals in the Add Portal dialog.
- Open a Specific Page URL. Select to specify that a particular page displays, and enter the page location.
  
  Typically this is an internal page. You can enter a full or relative page URL as shown in these examples:
  
  http://mywebcenter.com:8888/webcenter/portal/page/landingpage
  
  http://mywebcenter.com:8888/webcenter/portal/portalname/page/landingpage
  
  /portals/portalname/page/landingpage
  
  If you specify an external page, make sure that you specify the full URL.
Click OK, then click Save.

Specifying a Default Start Page for Authenticated Users

In the Authenticated Users section, specify what authenticated users who are not in any of the specified groups see when they first log in.
- Open the Portal Browser. Users see the portal browser when they first log in.
- Open the Home Portal. Select to specify that users see the Home portal when they first log in.
- Open a Specific Portal. Select to specify that a particular portal displays, and enter the portal name as a relative or full URL. For example:
```
http://host:port/webcenter/portal/portal
```
  Or, click Browse to select from a list of portals in the Add Portal dialog.
- Open a Specific Page URL (default). Select to specify that a particular page displays, and enter the page location.
  
  Typically this is an internal page. You can enter a full or relative page URL as shown in these examples:
  
  http://mywebcenter.com:8888/webcenter/portal/page/landingpage
  
  http://mywebcenter.com:8888/webcenter/portal/portalname/page/landingpage
  
  /portals/portalname/page/landingpage
  
  If you specify an external page, make sure that you specify the full URL.
Click OK, then click Save.

Specifying a Default Start Page for Public Users

You can make a portal available to anyone with access to the WebCenter Portal instance that contains the portal. Registering for a WebCenter Portal account is not required. The public information provided allows the portal to be shared with non-members and people outside of the WebCenter Portal community.

In the Public Users section, specify what public users see when they first log in.
- Open the Welcome Page. Selected by default. Users see the WebCenter Portal welcome page when they first log in.
- Open a Specific Portal. Select to specify that a particular portal displays, and enter the portal nameas a relative or full URL. For example:
```
http://host:port/webcenter/portal/portal
```
  Or, click Browse to select from a list of portals in the Add Portal dialog.
- Open a Specific Page URL. Select to specify that a particular page displays, and enter the page location.
  
  Typically this is an internal page. You can enter a full or relative page URL as shown in these examples:
  
  http://mywebcenter.com:8888/webcenter/portal/page/landingpage
  
  http://mywebcenter.com:8888/webcenter/portal/portalname/page/landingpage
  
  /portals/portalname/page/landingpage
  
  If you specify an external page, make sure that you specify the full URL.
Click OK, then click Save.

Administration: General: Session Timeout

When there is no activity for an extended period of time in a WebCenter Portal session, it times out. You can modify the default number of minutes that can elapse before a session times out, and select whether you want to display a popup or a window when the session times out.

To modify the session timeout settings for WebCenter Portal:

Select the desired result when WebCenter Portal times out:
- Display Timeout Page. Select to display the WebCenter Portal timeout page in the browser, where the user can click the provided link to log in again and restart at the default start page.
- Display Timeout Popup. Select to display an Expiration Warning notification popup when the Session Timeout value is reached. The user can click OK within 2 minutes to prevent the timeout. If the user does not respond to the Expiration Warning within 2 minutes, then the session times out. In the Timeout notification popup, the user can click OK to log in again and restart at the page that was active when the session expired.
  
  The Display Timeout Popup option works if your browser is set to display popups. If your browser is set to block popups, then you see the timeout page.
(Optional) In the Session Timeout (minutes) field, enter a new value.

The default value is 20 minutes, the minimum value is 5, and the maximum value is 1440 (24 hours). If this field is left blank, the default value (20) applies.

Note:

If WebCenter Portal is configured for single sign-on (SSO), Oracle recommends that the Session Timeout value set here is no higher than the SSO timeout value. The session timeout is a factor of the physical memory available and the number of concurrent users that have to be supported. If the Session Timeout value is less than the SSO session timeout, then the WebCenter HTTP session times out after the duration specified here, but a new WebCenter Portal session will be automatically created as long as the SSO timeout is not reached.
Click Save.

Administration: General: Self-Registration

A system administrator can enable WebCenter Portal self-registration. Through self-registration, users can create their own login and password. A user who self-registers is immediately and automatically granted access to WebCenter Portal and a new user account is created in the identity store.

Enabling Self-Registration By Invitation-Only

A system administrator can extend portal membership to users outside of WebCenter Portal by allowing them to self-register on an invitation-only basis. When this option is enabled, portal managers can invite anyone to join their portal by sending them a customized invitation by mail. The invitation includes a secure, self-registration URL which the invited party clicks to accept portal membership.

To allow anyone to self-register with WebCenter Portal through invitations:

Select Allow Self-Registration Through Invitations.

When you deselect this option, only existing users are candidates for portal membership.
Click Save.

After you enable this option, portal managers can invite anyone to become a member of their portal.

Enabling Anyone to Self-Register

When any public user is allowed to self-register, a Register for an account link displays on the WebCenter Portal sign in page.

To allow anyone to self-register with WebCenter Portal:

Select Allow Public Users to Self-Register.

When you deselect this option, public users cannot self-register with WebCenter Portal.
Click Save.

Anyone with internet access can now register themselves as a user of the WebCenter Portal application, as described in Registering Yourself with WebCenter Portal in Using Portals in Oracle WebCenter Portal. If users experience no response when they attempt to register with WebCenter Portal, they should refresh their browser and try again.