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What are page types?

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Definition

Page types define the contents of a page and the information that is stored about a page. The information stored about a page is determined by the attributes of the page type.

Base page types

Base page types are the page types included with OracleAS Portal. The following are the base page types:

Standard: Displays items and portlets.
URL: Displays the contents of a particular URL.
Mobile: Displays item and portlets in a hierarchical tree structure for viewing on a mobile device.

Note: Mobile support must be enabled in OracleAS Portal for this page type to display.
PL/SQL: Displays the results of executing PL/SQL code.
JSP: Displays the results of executing a Java Server Page (JSP).

Custom page types

If you want to store more information than the default page types allow, you can create a custom page type. You base a custom page type on one of the base page types. The custom page type automatically inherits all of the base page type's attributes. After you create a custom page type, you can edit it to add attributes that are specific to your requirements.

Note: You must create an attribute before you can add it to a custom page type.

In addition to adding attributes to custom page types, you can also add calls to PL/SQL or HTTP procedures. You can pass attributes as parameters to the procedures if required.

Note: You can not add attributes or procedure calls to base page types.

Notes

After you create a page type, you must make the page type available to users of the page group. Users will not see the page type, and will not be able to add a page of that type, until the page type is added to the list of visible page types.

Additional Information

On Portal Center:

For more information go to the documentation section of Portal Center.