Wwsbr_api

Is it possible to control access on a folder using the content area APIs? For example, I would like to restrict access to a new folder that I've created programmatically to members of a particular group.
I notice that there is wwsbr_api.ADD_ITEM_ILS_PRIVILEGES for items, but I can't find an equivalent for folders.
Regards,
Mark

With respect to my colleague Amitabh, you can use WWSEC_API to set privileges on any portal object; e.g.
begin
wwsec_api.set_group_acl(
      p_group_id         => wwsec_api.group_id('content_contributors'),
      p_object_type_name => wwsec_api.PAGE_OBJ,
      p_name             => '74/69226', -- page group id/page id
      p_privilege        => wwsec_api.PAGE_VIEW
commit;
end;Note that one thing you [currently] cannot do through the APIs is set the is_public attribute. You can grant view privilege to the user PUBLIC through WWSEC_API.SET_USER_ACL, but that's somewhat different (the is_public attribute is used to optimize certain searches and queries).
Note, too, that in 9.0.2.6 and later new pages will inherit their parent page's attributes and privileges, if enabled to do so in the page group properties. You can also use page templates to set the default privileges (the template will be inherited from the parent page if a new page is created through the API or through WebDAV).
Regards,
Jerry
PortalPM

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Create new page using wwsbr_api.add_folder.

Hi,
When i try and create a new page and assign values to custom parameters using the API mentioned above i receive the following error:
ORA-20100:
ORA-06512: at "PORTAL.WWSBR_STDERR", line 45
ORA-06512: at "PORTAL.WWPOB_API_PAGE", line 5818
ORA-01403: no data found.
This is the code that i am using:
Pass in the following parameters to procedure:
p_site_id in number,
     p_parent_id in number,
     p_f_type_id in number,
     p_f_type_caid in number,
     p_name in varchar2,
     p_title in varchar2
declare
folder_id NUMBER;
l_attributes_ids Portal.wwsbr_type.array;
l_attribute_caids Portal.wwsbr_type.array;
l_attributes_data_type Portal.wwsbr_type.array;
l_attributes_values Portal.wwsbr_type.array;
BEGIN
--build up the custom attributes arrays to assign to the page
l_attributes_ids(1) := 1222;
l_attribute_caids(1) := 36;
l_attributes_data_type(1) := 'boolean';
l_attributes_values(1) := '1';
l_attributes_ids(2) := 1031;
l_attribute_caids(2) := 36;
l_attributes_data_type(2) := 'text';
l_attributes_values(2) := 'test';
folder_id := wwsbr_api.add_folder(
          p_caid => p_site_id,
          p_parent_id => p_parent_id,
          p_name => p_name,
          p_display_name => p_title,
          p_type_id => p_f_type_id,
          p_type_caid => p_f_type_caid,
          p_attribute_id => l_attributes_ids,
          p_attribute_caid => l_attribute_caids,
          p_attribute_data_type => l_attributes_data_type,
          p_attribute_value => l_attributes_values
RETURN folder_id;
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
     dbms_output.put_line(substr(sqlerrm,1,500));
return -1;
     when wwsbr_api.INVALID_NAME then
     dbms_output.put_line('INVALID_NAME');
     return -1;
     when wwsbr_api.DUPLICATE_NAME then
     dbms_output.put_line('duplicate name');
     return -1;
     when wwsbr_api.MISSING_NAME then
     dbms_output.put_line('MISSING_NAME');
     return -1;
     when wwsbr_api.MISSING_DISPLAY_NAME then
     dbms_output.put_line('MISSING_DISPLAY_NAME');
     return -1;
     when wwsbr_api.NAME_TOO_LONG then
     dbms_output.put_line('NAME_TOO_LONG');
     return -1;
     when wwsbr_api.URL_REQUIRED then
     dbms_output.put_line('URL_REQUIRED');
     return -1;
     when wwsbr_api.PLSQL_REQUIRED then
     dbms_output.put_line('PLSQL_REQUIRED');
     return -1;
     when wwsbr_api.INVALID_PLSQL_EXECUTE_USER then
     dbms_output.put_line('INVALID_PLSQL_EXECUTE_USER');
     return -1;
     when wwsbr_api.MISSING_PLSQL_EXECUTE_USER then
     dbms_output.put_line('MISSING_PLSQL_EXECUTE_USER');
     return -1;
     when wwsbr_api.INVALID_FOLDER then
     dbms_output.put_line('INVALID_FOLDER');
     return -1;
     WHEN OTHERS THEN
     dbms_output.put_line(substr(sqlerrm,1,500));
     return -1;
Any help would be appriciated.

Did you ever figure out your issue? I'm having the same issue after I try to set attributes.

Problem - Adding item using wwsbr_api.add_item

Hi, I´m using portal 10.1.2.0.2 and when I try to add an file using wwsbr_api.add_item, it returns me the following error "ORA-29532: Java call terminated by uncaught Java exception: java.lang.NullPointerException"
But It happens only when the file name has special caracter.
Anybody has any idea how to solve it?

You mentioned at the top of the thread that the region type had not been defined. I have not tried this in 10.1.4, but I know in previous versions if you programmatic ally added a item to an undefined region it didn't show up until that region was manually configured as an item region. The symptoms were as you describe -- nothing showed up in edit or view mode. As soon as the region was setup as a item region, the items appeared.
Roche's suggestion will establish if the item is even being created at all.
Rgds/Mark M.

ITEM_CREATION_ERROR when using wwsbr_api.add_item

308 on Sun Solaris :
Here is my simple code :
New_Master_Item_Id := wwsbr_api.add_item
( p_caid => 118,
p_folder_id => 14489,
p_display_name => 'title',
p_type_id => wwsbr_api.ITEM_TYPE_FILE,
p_type_caid => wwsbr_api.SHARED_OBJECTS,
p_region_id => 5,
p_file_filename => '/array_dd/oracle-IAS/portal30/images/voltimum_map_france.gif')
I'm getting the followgin exception :
ITEM_CREATION_ERROR
Note that my file resides on DB Unix machine. Read access is OK for all.
Any idea ?

Franck,
ik have a similar problem. I tried to execute the following code:
declare
l_item_nr number;
l_site_id number;
l_corner_id number;
l_type_id number;
l_type_caid number;
l_region_id number;
begin
l_site_id := 73;
l_corner_id := 1;
l_type_id := 2;
l_type_caid := 0;
l_region_id := 5;
l_item_nr := wwsbr_api.add_item ( p_caid => l_site_id
, p_folder_id => l_corner_id
, p_display_name => 'my test item'
, p_type_id => l_type_id
, p_type_caid => l_type_caid
, p_region_id => l_region_id
, p_text => 'my own piece of text'
commit;
end;
Unfortunately, i ran into the same exception as you did. The weird thing is that the exception is only being raised the first time that i execute this code during a session. If i execute the code multiple times, the text-item is indeed being inserted. You mentioned that you did something with the language of your content area. What exactly? And how does the language of the content area interfere with the creation of this text item?
Thanks in advance!!
Bindert Glazema

Using WWSBR_API.ADD_ITEM raises exception ITEM_CREATION_ERROR

All,
i create a very simple procedure in the schema of the portal owner:
create or replace procedure test_insert_item is
l_item_nr number;
l_site_id number;
l_corner_id number;
l_type_id number;
l_type_caid number;
l_region_id number;
begin
l_site_id := 154;
l_corner_id := 6989;
l_type_id := 2;
l_type_caid := 0;
l_region_id := 5;
l_item_nr := wwsbr_api.add_item (
p_caid => l_site_id
, p_folder_id => l_corner_id
, p_display_name => 'my test item'
, p_type_id => l_type_id
, p_type_caid => l_type_caid
, p_region_id => l_region_id
, p_text => 'my own text'
commit;
end;
If i run this procedure in SQL*Plus as the Portal-owner, then the first time during a session the procedure raises the exception
WWSBR_API.ITEM_CREATION_ERROR. Each following time that i run the procedure it inserts the text item as expected.
How come? I checked for invalid object etc., but there are none.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Bindert Glazema

I experimented a little bit further. If i change the procedure to:
create or replace procedure test_insert_item is
l_item_nr number;
l_site_id number;
l_corner_id number;
l_type_id number;
l_type_caid number;
l_region_id number;
begin
l_site_id := 154;
l_corner_id := 6989;
l_type_id := 2;
l_type_caid := 0;
l_region_id := 5;
l_item_nr := wwsbr_api.add_item (
p_caid => l_site_id
, p_folder_id => l_corner_id
, p_display_name => 'my test item'
, p_type_id => l_type_id
, p_type_caid => l_type_caid
, p_region_id => l_region_id
, p_text => 'my own text'
commit;
exception
when WWSBR_API.ITEM_CREATION_ERROR then
l_item_nr := wwsbr_api.add_item (
p_caid => l_site_id
, p_folder_id => l_corner_id
, p_display_name => 'my test item'
, p_type_id => l_type_id
, p_type_caid => l_type_caid
, p_region_id => l_region_id
, p_text => 'my own text'
commit;
end;
then no exception will be raised when i run the procedure the first time during a SQL*Plus session and still the item is inserted. The weird thing is, that when i call this procedure from a dynamic page:
<HTML>
<BODY>
<ORACLE>
begin
portal30.test_insert_item;
exception
when portal30.wwsbr_api.ITEM_CREATION_ERROR
then
htp.p('Item creation error');
end;
</ORACLE>
</BODY>
</HTML>
then the item is not inserted when the page is run, but the page shows 'Item creation error' instead. Does anyone have an idea why this doesn't work?
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Length of the p_file_name in wwsbr_api.upload_blob

Hi,
I am uploading blob file on portal 10 with
wwsbr_api.upload_blob (
p_file_name => p_doc_name,
p_blob => l_doc_content.doc,
p_mime_type => l_doc_content.mime_type)
the problem i have is that if the length of the p_file_name exceed 60 char it is truncated, i don't know if there is a way to load the entire file name or it is a limit of the system.
Can u help
Thks in advance

Hello,
Has anybody used this function successfully yet? I
am trying to use it, unfortunately, I am not that
experienced in working with blobs and I am getting
lost.
I understand most of the code in the sample that
comes with the package, however, I keep tripping on
the get_blob() function. I have skimmed through the
dbms_lob package but everything seems to be focused
on inserting the blob into a table. How do I create
a function like get_blob() that will download the
file/document into a blob variable?
Can somebody please give some sample code or step by
step instructions.
Thank you in advance for your help,
SteveWere you ever able to resolve this issue? I am having a similar issue now.

Content Area API in 9.0.2 (wwsbr_api) is there a workaround?

The end goal is to have a button in a region that takes users to an add item form. I want to have the button right on the page, without having to go to edit mode.
So, looking at the PDK I see wwsbr_api.add_item.
http://portalstudio.oracle.com/pls/ops/docs/FOLDER/COMMUNITY/PDK/plsql/doc/sdk23ai.htm
Unfortunately, 9.0.2.2.22 does not support this API. Additionally, this document references a view, WWSBR_ALL_FOLDER_REGIONS, that does not exist in this release of Portal.
Does anyone have a suggestoin for how to do this in 9.0.2?

11g XE is actually based on 11.2.0.2.0. It actually includes some fixes and changes in addition to that patchset.
That means the problem either exists in all post-11.2.0.2 releases or is due to some XE-specific change. If you experience the problem in any post-11.2.0.2 or 12c release, let me know. I can file a bug and have the problem identified and fixed.
With an XE bug, it can't be fixed until Oracle's next XE release, even if we identify it now. That will likely be around a year after Oracle releases DB 12c R2.

Change item level security using wwsbr_api.modify_item

Hi.
Im using wwsbr_api.modify_item for change item level security.
Its code for change type access for item of my procedure
l_masterid := portal30.wwsbr_api.modify_item(
p_master_item_id => 7061,
p_item_id => 7062,
p_caid => 136,
p_folder_id => 1,
p_display_name => 'test',
p_region_id => 5,
p_access_level => portal30.wwsbr_api.item_access,
p_text => 'test change item security',
p_addnewversion => true, -- My content area have item versioning
level is audit
After execute my procedure access type = folder.
I see in wwv_things table new record
masterthingid = 7061,
id = 7064,
security = 'folder'
How to change item level security programmatically?
Thanks

Jerry,
Please forgive me for persisting with this, and thankyou for your continued patience, but let me try to explain the issue I'm having in another way...
I have a function that calls wwsbr_api.modify_item to change, say, the description. In this case "description" is the one and only thing I want to change about the item. As you've described above, I am able to query most things associated with the item (via wwsbr_all_items, wwsec_api.grantee_list, etc) so that I can pass current values to the wwsbr_api.modify parameters. However, I haven't found a way to query the current level of access control for a given item (i.e. wether it is currently set to ITEM_ACCESS, FOLDER_ACCESS, or null). As documented, I can force the item to be ITEM_ACCESS or FOLDER_ACCESS. However, I don't want to force a value and as we have concluded, passing null will nullify the current state.
So, in summary, an answer to this question will solve my problem:
Is it possible to query the current access control level of an item (either directly via one of the published views or indirectly via one of the views)?
If the answer is yes - great that solves my problem. How please?!?!?
If the answer is no - this must be a bug is it would mean that it isn't possible to use wwsbr_api.modify_item without inadvertently altering the current access control level of the item.
Again thanks for your patience...
Mark

Force indexation after wwsbr_api.set_attribute

Hi,
I work on portal 10gr3.
I use wwsbr_api.set_attribute to set custom attribute value. I do this for several language. After each set_attribute, I call the invalidate cache and commit changes.
I expect that re-indexation job will take into account changes but this is not done. If I apply the changes manually through the web interface, these are taken into account.
Is there a way to call explicitly the re-indexation or to specify that item impacted by changes must be taken into account for the next re-indexation process ?
All help is welcome.
Thank you eddy.

Srinath,
I talk about custom attribute I create on portal 10gr3.
These attributes are defined on table wwsbr_attributes inside portal DB schema. Attribute value for an item is stored on wwv_thingattributes.
In my case, when I use the api wwsbr_api.set_attribute to seta a value for a particular attribute/item, this change is not take into account when indexes are updated. When I use the web interface, the change is take into account.
I've a lot of change to do and this is one-shoot.
Regards, Eddy.

Wwsbr_api.add_item problems

Hi there,
I'm trying to use wwsbr_api.add_item to add content to a content area folder from a PL/SQL procedure invoked from SQL*Plus.
I'm having no luck...
For text items I keep getting WWSBR_API.ITEM_CREATION_ERROR exceptions.
I've also tried setting context of the PORTAL30 SSO user via WWCTX_API.SET_CONTEXT which seems to be working as it is not raising an exception.
My Content Area id = 93 (wwsbr_all_content_areas)
My test upload folder id = 3359 (wwsbr_all_folders)
BEGIN
wwctx_api.set_context(p_user_name => 'PORTAL30'
,p_password => 'PORTAL30');
v_master_item_id := wwsbr_api.add_item
(p_caid => 93
,p_folder_id => 3359
,p_display_name => 'TEST'
,p_type_id => 2
,p_type_caid => 0
,p_region_id => 5
,p_text => 'AUTOMATIC TEXT TESTING!'
v_master_item_id := wwsbr_api.add_item
(p_caid => 93
,p_folder_id => 3359
,p_display_name => 'TEST2'
,p_type_id => 1
,p_type_caid => 0
,p_region_id => 5
,p_file_filename => 'c:\temp\test.doc'
COMMIT;
EXCEPTION
END;
For Files I get file permission problems in SQL*Plus which I resolved for a specific file using
call dbms_java.grant_permission ('PORTAL30','java.io.FilePermission','c:\temp\test.doc','read');
commit;
but then I get the same wwsbr_api exceptions as per the text file! Also how would I set the permissions globally for a whole directory?
I've loaded the procedure into PORTAL30 and am running it as that user.
John

ok had a typo in my folder_id which didn't help - doh! Fixed that and text items would upload.
to fix the file permission issues you can reference either individual files or folders with a wildcard in dbms_java.grant_permission, i.e.,
call dbms_java.grant_permission ('PORTAL30','java.io.FilePermission','c:\temp\test.doc','read');
call dbms_java.grant_permission ('PORTAL30','java.io.FilePermission','c:\temp\*','read');
...that fixed it! Excellent!
Oh and if I'm executing the procedure from portal30 schema I don't need to use wwctx_api.set_context either...

Wwsbr_api.add_folder and grant access/

I created a folder with the API
wwsbr_api.add_folder, which worked fine.
Now i want to grant VIEW access to a specific user for that folder, using an API. I used:
wwsec_api.set_user_acl
(p_person_id=>v_personid
,p_object_type_name=>'FOLDER'
,p_name => 'STOREMANAGER2'
,p_privilege=>'VIEW'
But it didn't help. The user can still not see this folder? Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Anja
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Jerry,
sorry for replying so late, but i can read my email only at the hotel in the evening.
Thanks for the script, but it didn't help.
Here is more information:
Running
Declare
c Varchar2(100);
Begin
c := wwsec_api.get_granted_user_privilege
p_user_id =>10,
p_object_type_name=>'FOLDER',
p_name=>'2227'
dbms_output.put_line(c);
End;
for my specific user, it returns VIEW:
SQL> @getgranteduserpriv.sql
VIEW
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
However, if i navigate through the UI with
another user that has admin privileges:
- i click Edit Folder
- Administration
- Folder (Edit Content Area)
- Access tab
Here i don't see my user "10" in the ACCESS list.
I do see another user "7" which has VIEW privileges. That's what the UI shows.
However, if i run wwsec_api.get_granted_user_privilege for user "7" i don't get anything back.
Am i using the right API?
Is wwsec_api.set_user_acl
matching the UI's GRANT ACCESS/CHANGE ACCESS interface?
Thanks for you help,
Anja
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Questions about the wwsbr_api.add_item

Hi,
I want to add an item with customize item type by pdk. It looks like wwsbr_api.add_item can do it. However, I don't understand about the p_attribute_id , p_attribute_caid in wwsbr_api.add_item. I want to make sure whether the add_item function can add a custom type item. And how.
Thanks a lot

Yes, the api in question can publish the custom item type. Refer to the PLSQL API documentation here
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/ias/portal/html/plsqldoc/pldoc1014/index.html
Note that a custom item may have custom attributes as well that can be defined separately. For example I can create a custom attribute named "Reviewee" which is of form text, in the shared pagegroup. Then I can create item type named "Analysis Report" which uses the "Reviewee". Now when I create an item of type "AnalysisReport" I may need to supply the value for the "Reviewee"
The parameters you mentioned are the arrays of ids and pagegroup ids for these custom attributes . You can guess now that there would some parameters to supply the values for the custom attributes; and these are "p_attribute_data_type" and "p_attribute_value"
The other parameter of interest to you are "p_type_id" and "p_type_caid" which are the identification parameters for the item type you'll be using.

Problem with wwsbr_api.modify_item and Text 8191 characters

Hi all.
I have a PL/SQL portlet used to insert/update content in Oracle Portal.
I noticed that if I try to insert or update a text item with data longer than 8191 characters it gives the following error: ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error. Also note that if I print the content right before the modify_item I get the full text entered by the user.
Needless to say, if I try the same operation using the Portal wizard it works.
I see the same error on both Portal 10.1.2.0.2 and Portal 9.0.4.1.0.
Is this a known issue? Any workarounds?
Thanks.
Alessandro

Anyone?
Alessandro

Wwsbr_api.upload_blob

Hello,
Has anybody used this function successfully yet? I am trying to use it, unfortunately, I am not that experienced in working with blobs and I am getting lost.
I understand most of the code in the sample that comes with the package, however, I keep tripping on the get_blob() function. I have skimmed through the dbms_lob package but everything seems to be focused on inserting the blob into a table. How do I create a function like get_blob() that will download the file/document into a blob variable?
Can somebody please give some sample code or step by step instructions.
Thank you in advance for your help,
Steve

Hello,
Has anybody used this function successfully yet? I
am trying to use it, unfortunately, I am not that
experienced in working with blobs and I am getting
lost.
I understand most of the code in the sample that
comes with the package, however, I keep tripping on
the get_blob() function. I have skimmed through the
dbms_lob package but everything seems to be focused
on inserting the blob into a table. How do I create
a function like get_blob() that will download the
file/document into a blob variable?
Can somebody please give some sample code or step by
step instructions.
Thank you in advance for your help,
SteveWere you ever able to resolve this issue? I am having a similar issue now.

Problem with setting custom attribute and it being searchable

I'm having an issue with setting a custom attribute and having it be searchable using Portal 10.1.4. The situation that we have is that we initially added a bunch of files to Oracle Portal using webdrive. Later on, we decided that we needed another custom attribute called "Pinned Item" that will be used for searching (boolean value) and gave it a default value of false. The attribute was then added to the "File" item type in the "Shared Objects" group.
It appears that since this attribute wasn't initially available on the file object, we couldn't search on it so we decided to set it programatically. First, I tried using wwsbr.set_attribute but it errored out seemingly because the value wasn't set in the first place. If I set a value first by using the web front end, I could then use the set_attribute procedure.
So, I moved on to using wwsbr_api.modify_item and it appears to set it (although everything is being set to false until I changed it to "text" instead of "boolean" which is OK because that's what I wanted anyway... see metalink bug 390618.1). I'm using the method outlined in metalink doc 413079.1. When I do set it to a "1", and edit the item the check box is checked indicating that it is set correctly. And if I just click "OK" to save the attributes after I open it everything works like it should.
However, the advanced search (and custom search portlet) and the search APIs are not picking it up. I'm not sure if I'm hitting Metalink bug ID 5592472 or not as that's using the "set_attribute" procedure instead of the modify_item procedure. And their "workaround" of setting the attribute in the UI isn't really feasible for a couple thousand files.
So far I've tried the following things to get it working:
1. I am calling wwpro_api_invalidation.execute_cache_invalidation
2. I have executed wwv_context.sync
3. I cleared the page group cache
4. I invalidated all of the web cache
Does anyone else have any other suggestions?

I'm having an issue with setting a custom attribute and having it be searchable using Portal 10.1.4. The situation that we have is that we initially added a bunch of files to Oracle Portal using webdrive. Later on, we decided that we needed another custom attribute called "Pinned Item" that will be used for searching (boolean value) and gave it a default value of false. The attribute was then added to the "File" item type in the "Shared Objects" group.
It appears that since this attribute wasn't initially available on the file object, we couldn't search on it so we decided to set it programatically. First, I tried using wwsbr.set_attribute but it errored out seemingly because the value wasn't set in the first place. If I set a value first by using the web front end, I could then use the set_attribute procedure.
So, I moved on to using wwsbr_api.modify_item and it appears to set it (although everything is being set to false until I changed it to "text" instead of "boolean" which is OK because that's what I wanted anyway... see metalink bug 390618.1). I'm using the method outlined in metalink doc 413079.1. When I do set it to a "1", and edit the item the check box is checked indicating that it is set correctly. And if I just click "OK" to save the attributes after I open it everything works like it should.
However, the advanced search (and custom search portlet) and the search APIs are not picking it up. I'm not sure if I'm hitting Metalink bug ID 5592472 or not as that's using the "set_attribute" procedure instead of the modify_item procedure. And their "workaround" of setting the attribute in the UI isn't really feasible for a couple thousand files.
So far I've tried the following things to get it working:
1. I am calling wwpro_api_invalidation.execute_cache_invalidation
2. I have executed wwv_context.sync
3. I cleared the page group cache
4. I invalidated all of the web cache
Does anyone else have any other suggestions?

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