• An overview of the Portal architecture, including installation procedures and platform requirements.
• Creating quick and simple portal applications using Oracle Instant Portal.
• Creating customized and highly complex portal applications using Portal Builder and include a variety of rich, dynamic and web-based content within those applications.
• Extending the built-in features of Portal and the Portal Builder to customize both the environment and the type of content deployed.
• Using sophisticated content management features which support large scale collaboration among many users, including content classification, approval routings and shared objects.
• Using high-powered portlets within the portlet repository to obtain content from existing web sites, HTML pages, databases, external and other sources.
• Controlling content appearance and layout using pages, regions, styles and templates.
• Exercising strict control over the access and management of content using privileges and access control lists.
• Implementing search features within portal applications.

INTRODUCTION TO ORACLE AS PORTAL • ABOUT APPLICATION SERVERS • INTRODUCING ORACLE PORTAL

INSTALLING THE PORTAL MIDDLE TIER • PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS • PERFORMING THE INSTALLATION

BUILDING A PORTAL USING INSTANT PORTAL • CREATE AN INSTANT PORTAL • MANAGE THE PAGE STRUCTURE • MANAGE CONTENT • MANAGE USERS WITH OIP

USING PORTAL BUILDER • UNDERSTANDING PORTAL OBJECTS • USING PORTAL BUILDER • USING PORTAL NAVIGATOR • PAGE EDITING MODES

ADDING ITEM CONTENT TO PORTAL • STANDARD CONTENT ITEMS • MANAGING ITEM DEFINITIONS • ACCESSING THE DOCUMENT LIBRARY WITH WEBDAV

CLASSIFYING PORTAL CONTENT • CONTENT METADATA • CLASSIFYING CONTENT USING CATEGORIES • ORGANIZING CONTENT USING PERSPECTIVES

IMPLEMENTING CUSTOM TYPES • CREATING CUSTOM ATTRIBUTES • CREATING CUSTOM ITEM TYPES • ADDING CUSTOM TYPED CONTENT

ENABLING APPROVAL ROUTINGS & NOTIFICATIONS • ABOUT THE APPROVAL ROUTING PROCESS • ENABLING APPROVALS & NOTIFICATIONS • CREATE AN APPROVAL ROUTING SCHEME • SUBMIT A DRAFT ITEM FOR APPROVAL • APPROVING & REJECTING ITEMS

BUILDING PORTAL PAGES • CONFIGURING PAGE GROUPS & PAGES • CONFIGURING REGIONS

SHARING PORTAL OBJECTS • CREATING & USING STYLES • CREATING & USING TEMPLATES • SHARING OBJECTS WITHIN THE REPOSITORY

IMPLEMENTING PORTAL SEARCH • INCORPORATING BASIC SEARCH CAPABILITIES • INCORPORATING ADVANCED SEARCH CAPABILITIES • INCORPORATING CUSTOM SEARCH CAPABILITIES

INTEGRATING WEB CONTENT USING WEB CLIPPING • CONFIGURING THE REPOSITORY • DEPLOYING THE PORTLET

DISPLAYING DATA USING OMNIPORTLET • PUBLISHING PORTLETS WITH DISPARATE DATA SOURCES • USING EVENTS & PARAMETERS