14.8 Moving Items

You can move items to another page or to another region on the same page. To move an item to another page, you must have the appropriate privileges on both the page you are moving the item from and the page you are moving the item to.

You can also move most item types between page groups, with a few exceptions:

  • You cannot move item placeholder item types to a different page group.

  • You cannot move an item that is based on a local type (that is a custom item type created in a page group other than the Shared Objects page group) to a different page group. Only those items that are based on shared item types can be moved across page groups.

  • You cannot move an item to a different page group if a local category or perspective is attached to the item. You must detach the category or perspective from the item, if possible, and then re-attempt the move.

  • You cannot move an item from a page group with one default language into a page group with another default language. You cannot do this even if the other default language page group is set to the same language as the first page group through the Set Language portlet. Objects can be moved only between page groups sharing a common default language.

    When you move an item, all of its translations are also moved, provided the target page group has the same translations. If the target page group does not have the same translations, only the translations in common between the source and target page groups are moved.

  • Moves initiated from WebDAV may fail as Forbidden if they do not operate between page groups with the same base translation.

  • You cannot move page function items across page groups. This is because such items are based on page types that have specific procedures set up, and those procedures are not included in a move of a page function item.

  • Any sub-items associated with the item being moved are also moved to the new location. However, items with sub-items in a non-active state cannot be moved until the sub-item is deleted or rendered active. Non-active states include:

    • Pending

    • Pending as new but not current

    • Pending as new and current

    • Draft

    • Rejected

    • Rejected and deleted

    For information on which items are accessible in what states, see Section 17.9.3, "Item URL Security".

Note:

You cannot move items to a region that contains portlets.

This section describes how to move a single item and multiple items simultaneously. It contains the following sub-sections:

14.8.1 Moving a Single Item

To move an item:

  1. Log in to Oracle Portal.

  2. Go to the page that contains the item to be moved.

    For information on locating a page through the Page Groups portlet, see Section 8.1, "Locating Pages in Oracle Portal".

  3. Click the Edit link at the top of the page.

    This opens the page in Edit mode.

  4. Click the Actions icon next to the item to be moved (Figure 14-27).

    Figure 14-27 The Actions Icon

    Actions icon

  5. Click the Move to Another Region or Move to Another Page link.

    If you choose to move the item to another page, select the page to which to move the item, and click Move Here.

  6. Select the region to which to move the item, and click Move.

14.8.2 Moving Multiple Items

To move multiple items at once:

  1. Log in to Oracle Portal.

  2. Go to the page that contains the items to be moved.

    For information on locating a page through the Page Groups portlet, see Section 8.1, "Locating Pages in Oracle Portal".

  3. Click the Edit link at the top of the page.

    This opens the page in Edit mode.

  4. Click the List editing view in the toolbar at the top of the page.

  5. Select one or more items to move.

  6. Click the Move button.

  7. Click the Move Here link next to the destination page.

    If you are moving all the items to another region on the same page, click the Move Here link next to the current page. If necessary expand the page nodes to access sub-pages.

  8. Select a target region for the items, and click Move.