List of Figures

1-1 Portlets on the My Oracle Home Page

1-2 The Oracle News Portlet on the My Oracle Home Page

1-3 Content Target from a Portlet Link

1-4 Portlet Anatomy

1-5 The Portlet Repository

1-6 Selecting Web Content through the Web Clipping Studio

1-7 Clipped Content Rendered as a Portlet in Portal

1-8 An OmniPortlet Using Tabular Format

1-9 Sample Form, Report, and Chart from the Portlet Builder

1-10 Portlet Resources from Page Designers to Experienced Developers

2-1 Portlet Provider Overview

2-2 Web Providers

2-3 Database Providers

2-4 Provider Architecture

2-5 Portlet Creation Style

3-1 Type Tab of the OmniPortlet Wizard

3-2 Source Tab: Connection and Portlet Parameters Section

3-3 Edit Connection Page

3-4 Source Tab: Spreadsheet

3-5 Source Tab: SQL

3-6 Connection Information on the SQL Source Tab

3-7 Edit Connection Page with DataDirect Driver

3-8 Source Tab: XML

3-9 ROWSET/ROW Structure of an XML Data Source

3-10 Source Tab: Web Service

3-11 Source Tab: Web Page

3-12 Filter Tab

3-13 View Tab

3-14 Layout Tab: Tabular Style

3-15 Example of an OmniPortlet Using a Tabular Layout

3-16 Layout Tab: Chart

3-17 Example of the Layout Tab for a Pie Chart Layout

3-18 Example of an OmniPortlet Using a Pie Chart Layout

3-19 Layout Tab: News

3-20 Example of an OmniPortlet Using a News Layout

3-21 Layout Tab: Bullet

3-22 Example of an OmniPortlet Using a Bullet Layout

3-23 Layout Tab: Form

3-24 Open In New Window Check Box

3-25 Example of an OmniPortlet Using a Form Layout

3-26 Events Tab of the OmniPortlet Wizard

3-27 Source Tab: Portlet Parameters Section

3-28 Events Tab

4-1 Portal Page with Four OmniPortlet Examples

4-2 OmniPortlet Instance on a Portal Page

4-3 OmniPortlet: Web Service Test Results Page

4-4 OmniPortlet: Web Service Source Tab

4-5 OmniPortlet: Web Service View Tab

4-6 OmniPortlet: Web Service Portlet

4-7 OmniPortlet: Character-Separated Values (CSV) Layout Tab

4-8 OmniPortlet: CSV OmniPortlet on the Page

4-9 OmniPortlet: XML Layout Tab - News Style

4-10 OmniPortlet: News Style Column Layout

4-11 Column Layout Section of the Layout Tab

4-12 OmniPortlet: XML Scrolling News OmniPortlet on the Page

4-13 URL Location Field

4-14 Web Clipping Studio Containing the www.wunderground.com Home Page

4-15 Entering the Zip Code 94065 into the Weather Field

4-16 Weather Information for Redwood City, California

4-17 The Section Button

4-18 Web Clipping Studio Displaying the Web Page Sections

4-19 Weather Information for San Mateo County with the Choose Icon

4-20 Weather Information Section for San Mateo County in the Web Clipping Studio

4-21 The Scrape Button

4-22 Scraping Check Boxes

4-23 Check Box for San Mateo County Title

4-24 San Mateo County Label in Data Section

4-25 Selected Weather Information

4-26 The Continue Button

4-27 Clipping Attributes Section of the Web Clipping Studio

4-28 Clipping Parameters Section of the Web Clipping Studio

4-29 Web Page Source Tab

4-30 Clipping Parameter to Portlet Parameter Mapping

4-31 Portlet Parameters Section

4-32 View Tab with the Options Selected

4-33 Layout Tab

4-34 Weather Information Portlet on the Portal Page

4-35 Portal Page Displaying the Four Example OmniPortlets

4-36 Edit Defaults Icon in the Web Services Portlet

4-37 param0 Set to ##Param1##

4-38 Portlet Parameters Section of the Web Services Source Tab

4-39 Edit Defaults Icon for the Web Page Portlet

4-40 Portlet Parameters Section of the Web Page Source Tab

4-41 Page: Properties Link

4-42 New Page Parameter

4-43 Default Value for the "zip" Page Parameter

4-44 Portlet Parameter Values Section

4-45 Portlet Parameters Section of the Page Parameters Tab

4-46 Edit Defaults Icon for the Chart Portlet

4-47 Events Tab for the Chart Portlet

4-48 Portlet Events Section of the Page Events Tab

4-49 Page Input on the Events Tab

4-50 Weather Forecast (Web Service) Portlet for New York

4-51 Weather Information (Web Page) Portlet for New York

5-1 Viewing the Page Group

5-2 Selecting a Page

5-3 Adding a Portlet to a Page

5-4 Web Clipping Portlet Added to a Page

5-5 Editing Default Settings

5-6 Specifying a URL

5-7 Browsing to a Page Containing Content for a Web Clipping

5-8 Sectioning the Target Web Page

5-9 Sectioned Target Web Page

5-10 Clipped Content Added to the Web Clipping Portlet on a Portal Page

5-11 Properties Section of Find a Web Clipping Page

5-12 Creating an External Application

5-13 Specifying Redirection

5-14 Specifying an External Application for a Web Clipping Provider

5-15 External Application in Web Clipping Studio

5-16 Properties of the External Application

5-17 External Application Displayed in Portlet

5-18 Expanding Page Group Map Nodes

5-19 Searching for Information on OTN

5-20 Sectioning the Target Web Page

5-21 Selected Web Clipping Displayed in Web Clipping Portlet

5-22 Clicking Edit Defaults for the Web Clipping Portlet

5-23 Setting Properties for a Web Clipping

5-24 Specifying Parameters for User Input

5-25 Clicking Personalize in the Web Clipping Portlet Header

5-26 Specifying Input for Parameters

5-27 New Web Clipping Result Based on Customer Input Parameter

6-1 OracleAS Portal Link Types

6-2 Mobile-enabled Icon

6-3 New Gallery Dialog Box for Oracle PDK Java Portlet

6-4 Welcome Page

6-5 Portlet Description Page

6-6 Show Modes Page

6-7 Customize Modes Page

6-8 Additional Modes Page

6-9 Public Portlet Parameters Page

6-10 Public Portlet Events Page

6-11 Provider Description Page

6-12 Application Navigator

6-13 Portlet Application Test Page

6-14 Provider Test Page

6-15 PDK - Java Test Page for Portlets

6-16 Register Provider Page

6-17 Define Connection Page

6-18 Control Access Page

6-19 Registration Confirmation Page

6-20 WSRP Specification Architecture

6-21 OracleAS Portal's WSRP Architecture

6-22 New Dialog Box

6-23 Welcome Page

6-24 General Portlet Properties Page

6-25 Name and Attribution Page

6-26 Content Types and Portlet Modes Page

6-27 Portlet Modes Dialog Box

6-28 Customization Preferences Page

6-29 Add New Preference Dialog Box

6-30 Security Roles Page

6-31 Caching Page

6-32 Initialization Parameters Page

6-33 Application Navigator

6-34 Register Provider Page

6-35 Define Connection Page

6-36 Portal Registration Information Page

6-37 Control Access Page

6-38 Registration Confirmation Page

7-1 Add Portlet Page

7-2 Preview Window

7-3 Parameter Portlet

7-4 Public Portlet Events Page of Portlet Wizard

7-5 Portlet Events in the Edit Page

7-6 My Event Portlet Before Parameter Change

7-7 My Event Portlet After Parameter Change

7-8 Page and Portlets for Developer

7-9 Page and Portlets for Developer/Administrator

7-10 Portlet in English

7-11 Portlet in French

7-12 Edit.jsp in the Visual Designer

7-13 The MVC Pattern

7-14 Integrating Struts Applications with OracleAS Portal

7-15 Submitting a Blog

7-16 Saving a Blog Entry

8-1 PL/SQL Generator Page

A-1 The Schema Link on the Database Objects Tab in the Portal Navigator

A-2 The Create Schema Page

A-3 The Edit Link Next to a Schema in the Portal Navigator

A-4 The Grants Tab

A-5 The Check Boxes Next to a Table Object

A-6 The Roles Tab

A-7 The Grant Access Link Next to a Provider in the Portal Navigator

A-8 The Expose as Provider Check Box on the Provider Grant Access Page

A-9 The Portlet Staging Area Node in the Portlet Repository

A-10 The Locally Built Providers Link in the Portal Navigator

A-11 The Form Link Next to Create New in the Portal Navigator

A-12 Choices Available for Creating a Form in the Portlet Builder

A-13 Sample Form Based on a Table

A-14 The Form Based on Table or View Link in the Portlet Builder

A-15 Step One of the Form Wizard

A-16 Selecting a Table or View

A-17 Form Formatting and Validation Options

A-18 Button Formatting and Validation Options

A-19 Column Formatting and Validation Options

A-20 Entering Header, Footer, and Other Text for a Form

A-21 Optional Fields for Entering Additional PL/SQL Code

A-22 Form Summary Page

A-23 A Sample Report

A-24 The Report Link in the Example Applications Portal DB Provider

A-25 The Reports From Query Wizard Link in the Portlet Builder

A-26 The First Step in the Report From Query Wizard

A-27 Selecting a Data Source for the Report

A-28 Clicking Add to Add a Data Source

A-29 Selecting the Columns that Will Display in the Report

A-30 Setting Column Conditions

A-31 The Column Formatting Page

A-32 The Formatting Conditions Page

A-33 Display Options Common to All Views

A-34 Report Display Options for Full Web-Page and Portlet Views

A-35 Report Display Options for Column Breaks

A-36 Report Display Options for Row Order

A-37 Report Display Options for Mobile Devices

A-38 Detail of the Customization Form Display Options Page

A-39 The Formatting Options Section of the Customization Form Display Options Page

A-40 The Public Formatting Options Section of the Customization Form Display Options Page

A-41 The Button Options Section of the Customization Form Display Options Page

A-42 Report and Customization Form Text Page

A-43 Additional PL/SQL Code Page

A-44 The Report Summary Page

A-45 A Chart Built with the Portlet Builder Chart Wizard

A-46 The Chart Link Next to Create New …

A-47 The Charts From Query Wizard Link

A-48 The First Step of the Chart Wizard

A-49 Clicking the Browse Icon to Select a Table or View

A-50 Columns to Be Used for Labels, Links, and Values in the Chart

A-51 Defining Column Conditions for a Chart

A-52 Defining Formatting Conditions

A-53 Display Options Common to All Chart Views

A-54 Display Options for Full Web Page Chart Views

A-55 Display Options for Charts Viewed As Portlets

A-56 Display Options for Charts Viewed on Mobile Devices

A-57 Chart Customization Form Display Options

A-58 Chart Customization Form Formatting Options

A-59 Chart Customization Form Public Formatting Options

A-60 Chart Customization Form Button Options

A-61 Options Available on the Chart and Customization Form Text Page

A-62 Additional PL/SQL Code Options for Charts

A-63 Chart Summary Page

A-64 Different Display Types for a Dynamic List of Values

A-65 The List of Values Link Next to Create New …

A-66 The Dynamic List of Values Link

A-67 Defining List of Values Options

A-68 List of Values Summary Page

A-69 Portlet Actions

A-70 Report Customization Form Display Options

A-71 The Parameter Name Field on the Parameters tab

A-72 Defining Page Parameter Properties

A-73 Expanding a Portlet Node under Portlet Parameter Values

A-74 Selecting the Type of Mapping to Use with a Portlet Parameter

A-75 Report Results for Department 20

A-76 Customizing Page and Portlet Parameter Values

A-77 Structured UI Template with Cloud Image

A-78 Selecting a Page Group in the Page Groups Portlet

A-79 The Edit Link under Page Types and Template

A-80 The User Interface Template Section of the Page Defaults Page

A-81 The Browse Pages Icon under Edit a Page

A-82 The Return Object Link next to a Page

A-83 The Page: Properties Link in the Page Toolbar

A-84 Selecting a UI Template on the Optional Tab

A-85 Team Details Report

A-86 Average Salaries Chart

A-87 Team Bonuses Report