37 Exploring the Settings Pages in WebCenter Portal Administration
This chapter includes the following topics:
Permissions
To perform the tasks in this chapter, you must have the WebCenter Portal Administrator role or a custom role that grants the permissions required by the specific tasks that you will perform. For an overview of the permissions required by the Settings pages, see Table 37-1 .
Note:
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37.1 About the Settings Pages in WebCenter Portal Administration
The Settings pages in WebCenter Portal Administration (Figure 37-1 ) enable system administrators to perform the tasks described in Working with WebCenter Portal Administration Settings.
Figure 37-1 WebCenter Portal Administration Settings
Description of "Figure 37-1 WebCenter Portal Administration Settings"
37.2 Accessing the Settings Pages in WebCenter Portal Administration
Open the Settings pages in WebCenter Portal Administration in the following ways:
From the Portals menu, select Administration, then click Settings.
In the portal browser, click the Administration tile (Figure 37-2 ), then click Settings.
Figure 37-2 WebCenter Portal Administration Access
Description of "Figure 37-2 WebCenter Portal Administration Access"Enter the following URL in your browser to navigate directly to the Settings pages:
http://host:port/webcenter/portal/admin/settings
See Also:
WebCenter Portal Pretty URLs in Building Portals with Oracle WebCenter Portal.
37.3 Working with WebCenter Portal Administration Settings
WebCenter Portal Administration Settings includes the pages shown in Figure 37-3 and described in Table 37-1 .
Figure 37-3 WebCenter Portal Administration Settings
Description of "Figure 37-3 WebCenter Portal Administration Settings"
Table 37-1 describes the actions system administrators can perform on each of the Settings pages in WebCenter Portal Administration and lists the permissions required to perform them.
Table 37-1 WebCenter Portal Administration Settings Pages
| Page | Description | Required Permission |
|---|---|---|
General |
Use this page to set application-level properties for WebCenter Portal, such as:
For more information, see Configuring Global Defaults Across Portals . |
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Security |
Use this page to view the default security model that enables you to control what users can see and change. You can also add users and groups to WebCenter Portal and assign roles to them. For more information, see Managing Security Across Portals. |
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Tools and Services |
Use this page to manage settings for tools and services in WebCenter Portal. For more information, see Managing Tools and Services. |
or
Note: Some tools and services may require additional permissions. For example: people connections, portlet producers, and external applications require the WebCenter Portal |
Attributes |
Use this page to manage settings for attributes in WebCenter Portal. For more information, see Working with Global Attributes Across Portals. |
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System Pages |
Use this page to customize out-of-the-box preconfigured pages, some of which contain task flows that are available in WebCenter Portal. For more information, see Customizing System Pages. |
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Business Role Pages |
Use this page to work with pages that are targeted to specific users and groups, as well as perform page management tasks for these business role pages. For more information, see Managing Business Role Pages. |
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Personal Pages |
Use this page to manage personal pages that are created by users. Users can create personal pages and set access to these pages. However, as the system administrator, you can edit personal pages created by other users. For more information, see Managing Personal Pages. |
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Device Settings |
Use this page to create and manage device groups and devices for WebCenter Portal.You can create a device group, associate various devices with it, and specify the assets, such as the skin and page template, to be used for the device group. For more information, see Administering Device Settings. |
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