Applying HTML Content Templates to Builtin Item Types

Using 10.1.4,
Is there any way of applying HTML Content Templates to the Builtin Item Types, e.g. Page Path, it doesn't appear to work if you set the attribute to use the template on the region settings?

The Builtin Item Types are indeed not affected by the HTML Content Layout. This is an undocumented feature in the product. A documentation bug has been logged to get it amended in the Portal documentation :
Bug 5581113 : DOCUMENT RESTRICTION FOR HTML CONTENT LAYOUTS AND BUILT-IN NAVIGATION ITEMS

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Bug in HTML Content Layout ?

Dear all,
I'm facing something weird...
I've created an HTML Content Layout to display ITEMS on my own way.
If i want to display the CREATEDATE like this
htp.p('#ITEM.CRETEDATE.VALUE#');
or like this
htp.p(to_date('#ITEM.CRETEDATE.VALUE#', 'DD/MM/YY'));
everything's correct.
But if i want to display the PUBLISH_DATE like this :
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but
htp.p(to_date('#ITEM.PUBLISHDATE.VALUE#', 'DD/MM/YY')); ---> returns nothing !
Same behaviour with my own "DATE attribute".
htp.p(to_date('#ITEM.MYDATE.VALUE#', 'DD/MM/YY')); returns nothing...
Thanks for any ideas.
Max.

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Also, just a heads-up:
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attributes.
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achieve with the style, use a procedure to render your custom
item type any way you want.
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Jerry

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begin
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loop
htp.p(c2.display_name);
htp.br;
end loop;
end;
</oracle>

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HTML content layout substitution tags

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I looked in the documentation and found that the text rendered correspond to the display name of the attribut (not 100% sure of this). But, those attributs are in the Shared Objects and we can't modify them.
1. We would like to modify the display name of those attributs (both in French and in English) or find any other way to make it.
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Portal 10.1.4 seeded Page link Item type - Getting it to open in new window

I've been working on creating a new portal and am having some difficulty with Page Links. I am using version 10.1.4 out of the box. When I create a page link to another page and click on it, the page always takes over the current window.
Under normal items, you can select the option to display item in new browser window. I do not see this option when using a Page Link.
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Is this option to display somewhere else vs. Page Properties?
Has anyone created a custom item type to achieve this function?
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
Something you could try is changing the way the item is displayed using a HTML Content Layout, this is a great feature of portal 10.1.4 and allows you to customise the region where the items are displayed.
Try this:
1) Create a new HTML Template
2) Select HTML Content Layout from the list
3) insert this code:
<oracle>
if '#ITEM.TYPE#' in ('baseportletinstance', 'portlet_instance') then
htp.p('#ITEM.PORTLETCONTENT#');
else
htp.p('#ITEM.TITLE#');
end if;
</oracle>
4) go to your page and edit your region properties
5) On the attributes tab chose the Html template you created.
the items should be displayed now as links that open in a new browser window.
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Regards,
Juan

HTML Content Layout

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I'm currently using Oracle Portal 10.1.4.2.0. I've built an HTML content layout to display my document/item content in the style and layout I want and all is working fine. I now have a requirement where a user is to upload a lot of content at one time using a zip file. I need to have the "unzip" link displayed next to the file name as is designed in portal. However, the link does not display because I do not have this as part of my template. So my question is, how do I get this link into my layout template? Is there a substitution string for the unzip? If so, I can't find it.
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Try this.
<oracle>
if '#ITEM.TYPE#' in ('baseportletinstance', 'portlet_instance') then
htp.p('#ITEM.PORTLETCONTENT#');
else
htp.p('#ITEM.DESCRIPTION#');
htp.p('#ITEM.CONTENT#');
end if;
</oracle>

How to force Portal not to display item content for a custom item

Hi,
I've read in several places questions about rendering an Item in a custom way, without letting portal
display the item content, if you read along I've discovered a SIMPLE WAY to force portal not to
display the content item.
As per bugs and requests on metalink it seemed that in many versions of Oracle Portal (mine is 9.0.4.1)
this is impossible, since even if we remove the "Item Content" from the list of displayed attributes in the
region, Portal does display it anyway, just after every other Attribute.
- Re: using an item type procedure
- Metalink BUG # 3998251 "ENH: SHOULD BE ABLE TO HIDE "ITEM CONTENT" FOR TEXT ITEMS OR NEED A NEW ITEM TYP" and is being looked into internally whether it is feasible to include this in future releases.
- Metalink Doc ID:      Note:290534.1          Subject:      Unable to Hide the "Item Content" Attribute for a Text Item
Mine scenario was the usual one:
-oracle portal 9.4.0.1
-a custom item based on custom text (so as to have the RTE to edit HTML).
-A few attributes that help me define the class of an enclosing DIV tag that I wanted to put (a class and an ID)
-A plsql call associated to the custom item, with the flag "display inline" checked
-The dirty HTML generated by the built-in Oracle RTE (with BODY and HTML tags enclosing the actual HTML)
-The region that will contain the item is set so that just the "Function Call" is (or should be) displayed
I wanted to control entirely the display of the item text, while enclosing it in a custom DIV tag.
After a few tries, one of which involved forcing an HTML comment around the item content that Portal stubbornly
displayed, I've discovered this simple way. I don't know hom much this way is portable, but is done entirely with the APIs.
In the stored procedure that displays the item, that I encolose, i just do:
1) retrieved the ITEM querying WWSBR_ALL_ITEMS;
2) updated the ITEM via WWSBR_API.MODIFY_ITEM, passing as display_otpion the value WWSBR_API.FULL_SCREEN!!
Here I try a little explanation:
An item just created has FULLSCREEN=1 and INPLACE=0. This way the stored procedure is executed
AND the item content is displayed.
WIth the modify_item, the item gets FULLSCREEN=1 and INPLACE=2 !! This seems strange since the docs
tells that inplace can be 0 or 1. But this works.
I've played with the WWV_THINGS table directlry, and setting INPLACE to 0, 2 or 3 works as well, while
if it is set to 1, it behave the usual way.
The trick is to have FULLSCREEN to 1 while INPLACE is not set to 1.. and this was the easiest solution.
I'd like to receive a feedback from Oracle regarding this behaviour.
Bye
Walter
--- This is the procedure ---
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE show_item_mod(itemid in varchar2, styleid in varchar2,
     styleclass in varchar2) IS
html CLOB;
idx1 number;
idx2 number := 0;
item portal.wwsbr_all_items%rowtype;
BEGIN
     --retrieve item content
     select * into item from portal.wwsbr_all_items where id=itemid;
     html := item.text;
     --check if text body contains "dirty" tags as put by Oracle RTE editor
     --and strips text from <BODY> to </BODY>
     idx1 := instr(html,'<BODY>');
     if(idx1 > 0) then
               --strip text of broken tags
               idx2 := instr(html,'</BODY>');
               html := substr(html,idx1+6,idx2-idx1-6);
     end if;
     --check if this is first time we enter this procedure
     --or if text has changed
     if(item.description is null or idx2 != 0) then
               --update filename so next time we won't enter the IF branch
               --update DIPLSAY OPTION to FUllSCREEN
               --update text, if this was changed
               idx1 := portal.wwsbr_api.modify_item(
                    p_master_item_id => item.masterid,
p_item_id => itemid,
p_caid => item.caid,
p_folder_id => item.folder_id,
p_display_name => item.display_name,
p_region_id => item.folder_region_id,
p_display_option => portal.WWSBR_API.FULL_SCREEN,
p_category_id => item.category_id,
p_category_caid => item.category_caid,
p_author => item.author,
--p_description => item.description ,
p_keywords => item.keywords ,
p_text => html ,
p_folderlink_id => item.folder_link_id ,
p_folderlink_caid => item.folder_link_caid ,
p_publish_date => item.publish_date ,
p_expire_mode => item.expiremode,
--p_file_filename => 'Changed!',
                    p_description=> 'changed!',
p_addnewversion => FALSE,
p_access_level => portal.wwsbr_api.FOLDER_ACCESS
               -- process cache invalidation messages
          portal.wwpro_api_invalidation.execute_cache_invalidation;
          end if;
     htp.prn('<div ');
     if(styleclass is not null) then
               htp.prn(' class="' || styleclass || '" ');
     end if;
     if(styleid is not null) then
               htp.prn(' id="' || styleid || '" ');
     end if;
     htp.prn('>');
     htp.p(html);
     htp.p('</div>');
END show_item_mod;
/

Hi,
I've read in several places questions about rendering an Item in a custom way, without letting portal
display the item content, if you read along I've discovered a SIMPLE WAY to force portal not to
display the content item.
As per bugs and requests on metalink it seemed that in many versions of Oracle Portal (mine is 9.0.4.1)
this is impossible, since even if we remove the "Item Content" from the list of displayed attributes in the
region, Portal does display it anyway, just after every other Attribute.
- Re: using an item type procedure
- Metalink BUG # 3998251 "ENH: SHOULD BE ABLE TO HIDE "ITEM CONTENT" FOR TEXT ITEMS OR NEED A NEW ITEM TYP" and is being looked into internally whether it is feasible to include this in future releases.
- Metalink Doc ID:      Note:290534.1          Subject:      Unable to Hide the "Item Content" Attribute for a Text Item
Mine scenario was the usual one:
-oracle portal 9.4.0.1
-a custom item based on custom text (so as to have the RTE to edit HTML).
-A few attributes that help me define the class of an enclosing DIV tag that I wanted to put (a class and an ID)
-A plsql call associated to the custom item, with the flag "display inline" checked
-The dirty HTML generated by the built-in Oracle RTE (with BODY and HTML tags enclosing the actual HTML)
-The region that will contain the item is set so that just the "Function Call" is (or should be) displayed
I wanted to control entirely the display of the item text, while enclosing it in a custom DIV tag.
After a few tries, one of which involved forcing an HTML comment around the item content that Portal stubbornly
displayed, I've discovered this simple way. I don't know hom much this way is portable, but is done entirely with the APIs.
In the stored procedure that displays the item, that I encolose, i just do:
1) retrieved the ITEM querying WWSBR_ALL_ITEMS;
2) updated the ITEM via WWSBR_API.MODIFY_ITEM, passing as display_otpion the value WWSBR_API.FULL_SCREEN!!
Here I try a little explanation:
An item just created has FULLSCREEN=1 and INPLACE=0. This way the stored procedure is executed
AND the item content is displayed.
WIth the modify_item, the item gets FULLSCREEN=1 and INPLACE=2 !! This seems strange since the docs
tells that inplace can be 0 or 1. But this works.
I've played with the WWV_THINGS table directlry, and setting INPLACE to 0, 2 or 3 works as well, while
if it is set to 1, it behave the usual way.
The trick is to have FULLSCREEN to 1 while INPLACE is not set to 1.. and this was the easiest solution.
I'd like to receive a feedback from Oracle regarding this behaviour.
Bye
Walter
--- This is the procedure ---
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE show_item_mod(itemid in varchar2, styleid in varchar2,
     styleclass in varchar2) IS
html CLOB;
idx1 number;
idx2 number := 0;
item portal.wwsbr_all_items%rowtype;
BEGIN
     --retrieve item content
     select * into item from portal.wwsbr_all_items where id=itemid;
     html := item.text;
     --check if text body contains "dirty" tags as put by Oracle RTE editor
     --and strips text from <BODY> to </BODY>
     idx1 := instr(html,'<BODY>');
     if(idx1 > 0) then
               --strip text of broken tags
               idx2 := instr(html,'</BODY>');
               html := substr(html,idx1+6,idx2-idx1-6);
     end if;
     --check if this is first time we enter this procedure
     --or if text has changed
     if(item.description is null or idx2 != 0) then
               --update filename so next time we won't enter the IF branch
               --update DIPLSAY OPTION to FUllSCREEN
               --update text, if this was changed
               idx1 := portal.wwsbr_api.modify_item(
                    p_master_item_id => item.masterid,
p_item_id => itemid,
p_caid => item.caid,
p_folder_id => item.folder_id,
p_display_name => item.display_name,
p_region_id => item.folder_region_id,
p_display_option => portal.WWSBR_API.FULL_SCREEN,
p_category_id => item.category_id,
p_category_caid => item.category_caid,
p_author => item.author,
--p_description => item.description ,
p_keywords => item.keywords ,
p_text => html ,
p_folderlink_id => item.folder_link_id ,
p_folderlink_caid => item.folder_link_caid ,
p_publish_date => item.publish_date ,
p_expire_mode => item.expiremode,
--p_file_filename => 'Changed!',
                    p_description=> 'changed!',
p_addnewversion => FALSE,
p_access_level => portal.wwsbr_api.FOLDER_ACCESS
               -- process cache invalidation messages
          portal.wwpro_api_invalidation.execute_cache_invalidation;
          end if;
     htp.prn('<div ');
     if(styleclass is not null) then
               htp.prn(' class="' || styleclass || '" ');
     end if;
     if(styleid is not null) then
               htp.prn(' id="' || styleid || '" ');
     end if;
     htp.prn('>');
     htp.p(html);
     htp.p('</div>');
END show_item_mod;
/

Applying a New Template to a Page with Tabs

Hi,
We use page templates for our pages. We know that you cannot add a region to a page based on a template, but supposedly you can add tabs to a page based on a template.
One template we have has a single tab on it. The web designers have been adding content to pages built on that template. When they need another tab, they add it and add content to the new region on the tab. They may do this until there are 4 tabs on the page (the original tab that is in the template, plus three additional tabs). We use this for example to collect links to memos and to divide the links onto 4 tabs representing calendar quarters.
One of the problems with this process is that the web designers have not been consistent in using uniform definitions for the region on each tab causing an inconsistent look-and-feel from one tab to the next.
I have created a new template with 4 tabs already defined and with the region properties already defined. The web designers can then add content as needed and if a tab is not required it can be marked as hidden.
The problem that I am running into is that if I try to apply the new template to an existing page, I get the following error message:
Error: ORA-00001: unique constraint (PORTAL.WWV_THINGS_NAME_UK) violated
Also, consistently the content from the original first tab is lost and there is no corresponding tab on the reformatted page. Content on the second tab appears to be OK, but content on the third tab is missing. Content on the fourth tab appears to be OK.
Can anyone tell me 1. what is specifically causing the error message, and 2. is it possible to do what I want to do or will all of these pages have to be recreated manually instead of changing the templates.?
Thanks,
Peter

You should be able to do what you are trying to do. You seem to be running into a bug. Please file this with support if possible. Based on the error message, you seem to be running into a case of duplicate names, on either items or tabs. What you might try doing is renaming the tabs, ensuring uniqueness, before changing templates. By "renaming", I mean changing the NAME of the tab, not the Display Name, by clicking Edit Tab in edit mode. Does this help at all?

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