text: About mode
  An optional portlet Show mode that displays information about the portlet's copyright, version, and author.
  advanced search.
  API:
  approval notification.
  approval process.
  approver
  A user identified in a page group or page approval process, either explicitly or implicitly through group membership, as someone who needs to review content that requires approval before it can be published. An approver may choose to approve or reject such content.
  ASP
  Application Service Provider. A service that provides remote hosting of applications, maintaining and operating the hardware, software, and other resources required to run the applications. A good example is Oracle Portal Online, a hosted subscription service that provides the features of Oracle Portal to smaller businesses and organizations who want to build portals but do not have the resources in-house to build and manage them.
  attribute.
  authenticated user
  A user who is logged on to a portal. By default, authenticated users can access and, based on privileges granted to the user, act on certain portal objects, such as pages.
  Contrast with public users, who can access public content only.
  authorization
  The evaluation of security constraints to send a message or make a request. Authorization uses specific criteria—authentication and restriction—to determine whether the request should be permitted.
  authorized user
  See authenticated user.
  banner
  See region banner. See also navigation page.
  basic search
  A search engine that enables users to find content that contains a specific search string. custom search.
  basic search box item
  A navigation item that users can add to a page to enable other users to perform basic searches. The search box can initiate a search of all page groups or a specified subset of page groups.
  batch job.
  bind variable.
  breadcrumbs
  See page path item.
  Builder page
  See Portal Builder page.
  bulk load
  See zip file item.
  caching.
  calendar
  A portlet created with the Portlet Builder that displays the results of a SQL query in calendar format.
  call interface
  The call interface displays the arguments that were selected when a Portlet Builder portlet was originally created or last edited.
  category.
  chart.
  child object
  An object that is part of a hierarchy. For example, sub-pages, sub-categories, and sub-perspectives are child objects of a page, category, and perspective respectively.
  child page.
  classification
  Categories and perspectives are used to classify the content of a page or item so that it is easy for users to locate that content during a search.
  See also category and perspective.
  cluster
  A database object used to store tables that are related to one another and that are often joined together in the same area on a disk.
  community
  See Portal Community.
  content area
  In Oracle Instant Portal, refers to the area in which a page's items (or content) appear, on the right side of the screen.
  content contributor
  A user who has the appropriate privileges to add items to a page. Appropriate page privileges include Manage Content and Manage Items With Approval. Appropriate item privileges include Manage, Edit, and View.
  content item type.
  content repository
  The Oracle Portal schema within the Oracle Metadata Repository that contains the content and metadata associated with a particular portal instance.
  Contribute privileges
  A privilege level on an Oracle Instant Portal page that allows the user to add, edit, move, or delete items on the page. A user with Contribute privileges also has all View privileges.
  CSS
  Cascading Style Sheet. A simple mechanism for adding style, such as fonts, colors, and spacing, to Web documents.
  current version
  The version of an item that is displayed on the page. The current version is not necessarily the most recent version of the item.
  See also versioning.
  custom provider
  A type of provider that enables you to create and maintain portlets that access customer-specific content or applications. You can build custom portlets in Oracle Portal either declaratively or programmatically.
  custom search.
  DAD.
  database provider.
  data portlet
  A portlet built using the Portlet Builder that displays data in a spreadsheet format.
  DBA
  Database Administrator. A user belonging to the DBA group. By default, members in the DBA group have access to all Oracle Portal product pages, and have the Manage privilege for all pages, page groups, database providers, and administration.
  default language
  The language in which a page group is originally created. After creating the page group, you can add translations to it to enable users to add content in different languages.
  default subscriber
  The base subscriber that is installed along with the install of Oracle Portal.
  developer
  A user who builds portlets for others to include on their pages. Relies heavily on the APIs to extend the capabilities of Oracle Portal; may frequently consult the Portal Knowledge Exchange or the forums for advice or inspiration.
  Developer Services
  See Portal Developer Services.
  DIP
  Directory Integration Platform. The provisioning platform provided by OID to synchronize different directories and directory enabled applications.
  direct access URL
  Obsolete terminology. See path-based URL.
  display name
  An object's external name used throughout Oracle Portal, for example, in the Navigator, on pages, and in the page editor. When the object is published as a portlet, the display name is used as the title of the portlet in the Portlet Repository.
  DIT
  Directory Information Tree. A hierarchical tree-like structure in OID consisting of the DNs of the entries.
  DN
  Distinguished Name. The unique name of a directory entry in OID. It includes all the individual names of the parent entries back to the root. The DN tells you exactly where the entry resides in the directory's hierarchy. This hierarchy is represented by a directory information tree (DIT).
  DMZ
  De-militarized Zone.. (The term comes from the geographic buffer zone that was set up between North Korea and South Korea following the UN police action in the early 1950s.)
  document control
  See check out/check in.
  draft item.
  durable URL
  A URL that uses the item's GUID (globally unique ID) to uniquely identify it. An item's GUID does not change so its durable URL will not break when the item is edited, renamed, moved, or imported to a different portal instance.
  Contrast with path-based URL.
  dynamic page
  A portlet created with the Portlet Builder that displays dynamic content on a page. The dynamic page wizard enables you to specify one or many PL/SQL blocks within HTML code to create a page. This code executes every time an end user requests the page.
  dynamic URL
  A URL that contains a query string (one or more parameters and the characters ? and &).
  Contrast with path-based URL
  Edit Defaults mode
  An optional portlet Show mode that enables administrators to set the defaults of a portlet for all users.
  Edit mode on a per user, per instance basis..
  Edit mode handle email editor is opened displaying a blank email. The email.
  enterprise portal
  A common, integrated starting point that provides personalized access to relevant enterprise information sources. Enterprise portals enable site visitors to personalize their view of the resources available on the public Internet.
  event
  An action within a portal triggers a corresponding event. Page designers can specify what should happen when these events occur, for example, by specifying that a particular event forces the reloading of the current page, and passes parameters to the newly loaded page.
  Event servlet.
  expiration period.
  expiry-based caching.
  expiry notification
  A message automatically sent to a user or group indicating that an item on the page is about to expire. The notification is set up by the page group administrator.
  explicit object
  An object which is explicitly selected, from the Navigator or Bulk Actions, for export.
  See also manifest and referenced object.
  export
  A method of creating a set of files (transport set) that contains page groups, pages, portlets, and other content from a single Oracle Portal instance. You can then import this set of files into another Oracle Fusion Middleware instance.
  extension
  A Java class that extends the functionality of Oracle JDeveloper. For example the PDK includes an extension to aid with the development of portlets with Oracle JDeveloper.
  external application.
  external object
  An object which is an external dependency of an explicit object. External objects ensure that the explicit objects perform on the target portal.
  favorite
  A hyperlink in the Favorites portlet that provides quick access to a frequently visited URL, either inside or outside your company firewall. An authenticated user can personalize the Favorites portlet with his or her own preferred set of frequently accessed URLs.
  Favorite Content area
  An area on the Oracle Instant Portal home page in which a user's favorite content appears. Users select items for this area by clicking an icon that looks like a house beside the item. The Favorite Content area is different for each user.
  file item.
  firewall
  A system (either hardware or machine, or by examining requests and attempting to eliminate suspect calls.
  form.
  FPA
  Federated Portal Adapter. The Federated Portal Adapter is a module in the portal instance (written in both Java and PL/SQL) that receives SOAP messages for a Web provider, parses the SOAP, and then dispatches the messages to a database provider as PL/SQL procedure calls. In effect, the Federated Portal Adapter makes a database provider behave exactly the same way as a Web provider, allowing users to distribute their database providers across database servers. All remote providers can be treated as Web providers, hiding their implementation (database or Web) from the user. The most common use is to share database providers (including page groups) owned by one portal instance among other portal instances.
  frame driver
  A portlet created with the Portlet Builder consisting of a Web page divided into two frames. A driving frame contains a SQL query that drives the contents of the second (target) frame.
  Full Screen mode
  An optional portlet Show mode that provides more content than can be shown in the portlet when it is sharing a page with other portlets.
  function.
  gist
  An Oracle Text summary consisting of the document paragraphs that best represent the overall subject matter. You can use such summaries to skim the main content of the text or assess your interest in the text's subject matter.
  global privilege
  A privilege that grants a certain level of access to a user or group on all objects of a particular type. For example, you could grant a Web Designer group Manage privileges on all styles.
  Graphical view
  A page editing view that renders page content in-place on the page. Graphical view enables you to view pages and items as they appear on the finished page as you edit.
  Contrast with Layout view and List view.
  group. OID tracks the membership of Oracle Portal groups.
  group owner
  A user who has the privilege to add or delete members from a group, or to delete the group itself. Groups can have more than one owner.
  HA
  High Availability. A collection of solutions to ensure that your applications meet the required availability to achieve your business goals, eliminating single points of failure with no or minimal outage in service.
  HDML
  Handheld Device Markup Language. A simple language to define hypertext-like markup content and applications for handheld devices with small display.
  Help mode
  An optional portlet Show mode that displays usage information about the functionality of the portlet.
  hierarchy.
  HTML
  Hyper Text Markup Language. A format for encoding hypertext documents that may contain text, graphics, and references to programs and other hypertext documents.
  HTML content layout
  A type of HTML Template that uses item-level substitution tags to define a formatting scheme for individual regions. The HTML content layout repeats itself for each item or portlet in the region.
  Contrast with HTML page skin.
  HTML page skin
  A type of HTML Template that uses page-level substitution tags to control the appearance of the area surrounding page content. You can apply HTML page skins to pages or Portal Templates.
  Contrast with HTML content layout.
  HTML Template
  A portal object built using your own HTML code that wraps around your page or region content. You can use an Oracle Portal wizard or any third party HTML editor to build HTML Templates.
  See also HTML content layout and HTML page skin. Contrast with Portal Template.
  HTTP
  Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. The underlying format, or protocol, used across the Web to format and transmit messages and determine what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands. HTTP is the protocol typically used between Oracle Fusion Middleware and its clients.
  IDE
  Integrated Development Environment. A visual tool containing editors, debuggers, screen painters, object browsers, and the like.
  ILS
  Item Level Security. A mechanism that controls granular access to items on a given page. ILS authorizes item managers to grant explicit item access to users and groups that take precedence over page-level privileges.
  image item stand alone on the page. An image item is added through the Add Item icon; an image that is part of a text item is added through the Insert Image window.
  image map item.
  import
  A method of transporting content and objects (for example, page groups, pages, and portlets) into an Oracle Portal instance. For example, you can import a page, its associated style, and its contents from one instance of Oracle Portal to another.
  index
  An optional structure associated with a table used to locate rows of the table quickly, and (optionally) to guarantee that every row is unique.
  in-place editing
  In Oracle Instant Portal, the ability to add items or pages in context, as opposed to having to create these objects elsewhere and then add them to the page or portal.
  internal image name
  The name used to identify an image that has been uploaded to the portal. Uploaded images can be reused within the portal by referencing their internal names.
  internal provider.
  item.
  item ID
  The local database reference to the content of an item. An item ID value is used in custom item types to pass items to PL/SQL procedures. The function uses the item ID to access the content of the item.
  item placeholder item
  A type of item that a user can add to a page. An item placeholder identifies where the content from items that use a Portal Template for items will display in relation to the rest of the template content.
  item type.
  item versioning
  See versioning.
  J2EE.
  J2SE Fusion Middleware administrators to perform the deployment regardless of the vendor of the J2SE server.
  See also Oracle WebLogic Server.
  JavaScriptSP
  JavaServer Pages..
  JSR 168
  Java Specification Request (JSR) 168. Defines a set of APIs for building standards-based portlets using Java. Portlets built to this specification can be rendered to a portal locally or deployed to a WSRP container for rendering portlets remotely. For more information, see.
  JSP tags
  Tags that can be embedded in JSPs to enclose Java code. These tags use the
  <jsp: syntax and enclose action elements in the JSP with
  begin and
  end tags similar to XML elements.
  keyword
  An attribute used to provide additional information about a page or item so that users can easily locate the page or item during a search.
  Layout view
  A page editing view that enables you to add, arrange, and remove regions on the page. You can also hide, show, delete, or move content in this view.
  Contrast with Graphical view and List view.
  LBR
  Load-balancing router. A very fast network device that distributes Web requests to a large number of servers. It provides portal users with a single published address, without their having to send each request to a specific middle tier server.
  LDAP
  Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. A standard for representing and accessing user and group profile information.
  level
  An object used to provide structure to mobile pages and as a way to limit the amount of content displayed on the smaller screens of mobile devices. Users drill down into the levels on a mobile page to view more content.
  library
  A collection of one or more PL/SQL or Java program units. Libraries can be referenced by several applications simultaneously.
  Link mode
  An optional portlet Show mode that enables portlets to render themselves on mobile devices, such as cellular telephones.
  List view
  A page editing view that displays a listing of all page content and provides options that enable you to perform actions (delete, move, copy, and so on) on multiple objects.
  Contrast with Graphical view and Layout view.
  list of objects item
  A type of navigation item that a user can add to a page to list objects (for example, pages and perspectives) as a drop-down list or as links (with or without associated images).
  local provider group
  The collection of providers that are defined within an instance of Oracle Portal. Provider groups make it easier to share providers defined or registered within one instance of Oracle Portal with other Oracle Portal instances.
  See also provider group. Contrast with remote provider group.
  lock.
  login/logout link item
  A type of navigation item that a user can add to a page to enable other users to log in or log out of the portal.
  LOV
  List of values. A portlet created with the Portlet Builder that enables developers to add selectable values to entry fields in forms. A single list of values can be displayed in different formats, such as combo boxes, radio buttons, or check boxes.
  Manage privileges.
  manifest
  The list of objects in a transport set and their dependents, which provides a granular level of control over the import mode.
  master-detail form.
  metadata
  Data that describes data. For example item attributes store item metadata, such as display name, description, and author.
  middle tier
  Part of the Oracle Fusion Middleware architecture that handles HTTP user requests by forwarding them to the appropriate portal database or provider, assembles portal pages, and manages caching of portal content.
  MIME type
  Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension type. A message format used on the Internet to describe the contents of a message. MIME is used by HTTP servers to describe the type of content being delivered.
  mobile page
  A type of page that enables page designers to produce pages specifically for mobile devices, for example, cellular phones.
  Mobile Preview mode
  A preview mode that enables you to preview how your page will look on a mobile device.
  mobile XML
  See Oracle Application Server Wireless XML.
  mod_weblogic
  The Oracle HTTP Server module that manages the communication between the Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle WebLogic Server.
  mod_plsql
  The Oracle HTTP Server module that handles the database connections made from the Oracle HTTP Server. It enables PL/SQL database procedures to generate HTTP responses containing formatted data and HTML code that can display in a Web browser.
  MVC.
  navigation area
  In Oracle Instant Portal, the area along the left side of the page in which the search box and a list of the page's child pages appear.
  navigation item type
  A means of providing navigation and access to portal-specific functions.
  Built-in navigation item types include:
  See also item type. Contrast with content item type.
  navigation page
  A special purpose page within a page group that is typically embedded on other pages or Portal Templates to implement standard user interface effects such as navigation bars and banners. Often contains navigation item types for navigation within the portal.
  Navigator
  A feature for locating objects and interacting with Oracle Portal. Provides access to objects to which the user has privileges, such as page groups, providers, and database objects.
  New Content area
  An area on the Oracle Instant Portal home page in which content added anywhere in the portal over the last 24 hours is gathered.
  non-default subscriber
  A subscriber that has a stripe on a hosted Oracle Portal provided by an ASP.
  object
  Portal object: A structure such as a page group, portlet, page, or style.
  Database object: An Oracle database structure such as a table, procedure, or trigger. These objects can be created using Oracle Portal wizards or Oracle database commands.
  object map link item
  A type of navigation item that a user can add to a page to display a map of objects that are available in the portal.
  OEM
  See Oracle Enterprise Manager.
  OID
  See Oracle Internet Directory.
  OmniPortlet.
  Oracle Portal
  A component of Oracle Fusion Fusion.
  Oracle Web Cache
  A component of Oracle Fusion Oracle Fusion Middleware.
  Oracle Portal.
  Oracle HTTP Server
  The Web server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware that is used to service HTTP requests. It is the part of the middle tier that handles requests between the Web and Oracle Portal. Extensions to the Oracle HTTP Server support Java servlets, JSPs, Perl, PL/SQL, and CGI applications.
  Oracle Instant Portal authenticates user credentials against Oracle Internet Directory information about dispersed users and network resources. Oracle Internet Directory combines LDAP version 3 with the high performance, scalability, robustness, and availability of the Oracle database.
  Oracle JDeveloper
  Oracle JDeveloper is an integrated development environment (IDE) for building applications and Web services using the latest industry standards for Java, XML, and SQL. Developers can use Oracle JDeveloper to create Java portlets.
  Oracle PartnerNetwork Solutions Catalog
  () A collection of information on Oracle Partner joint products and services. The Solutions Catalog includes information on partners who offer Oracle Portal related products and services.
  Oracle Text.
  Oracle Ultra Search
  An Oracle Text-based application that supports crawling, indexing, and federated searching of multiple, heterogeneous repositories including databases, file systems, Web servers, and e-mailing list archives.
  Contrast with search portlet.
  Oracle WebLogic Server.
  OTN
  Oracle Technology Network. The online Oracle technical community that provides a variety of technical resources for building Oracle-based applications. You can access OTN at.
  Overwrite mode
  See Replace on Import mode.
  package
  A database object consisting of a PL/SQL specification and a body. The specification includes the data types and subprograms that can be referenced by other program units. The body includes the actual implementation of the package.
  page
  A portal object that contains portlets and items. Each time you display a page, it is dynamically assembled and formatted according to the portlets and layout chosen for that page.
  page designer
  A user with the Manage privilege on a page (also known as a page manager). function item
  A type of navigation item that a user can add to a page. A page function is a procedure call that a user can add to a custom page type. If there are no page functions associated with the current page, the page function item does not display.
  page group
  A portal object that groups and sets properties of related portal objects, such as pages, styles, navigation pages, and perspectives. Page groups typically contain a hierarchy of pages and sub-pages for organizing content.
  page group administrator
  A user who has full privileges over an entire page group. Page group administrators set up and maintain the page group; designate page owners; and create a taxonomy. Page group administrators can also view and manage all the pages in the page group.
  page group map
  A hierarchical representation of all page groups in a portal, which enables users to access individual pages within the page group. The page group map is tailored for each user; only the pages the user is authorized to view or edit are displayed.
  page link item
  A type of item that a user can add to a page. A page link provides a route using a hyperlink to another page within the portal. When the user clicks the display name link, the page referenced by the item is displayed in the user's browser.
  page manager
  See page designer.
  page metadata
  Stored information or attributes about a page, which is used by Oracle Portal to set its layout and cache.
  page path item
  A type of navigation item that a user can add to a page. A page path is a chain of page reference names. Page paths, often called breadcrumbs, describe the complete directory path.
  page toolbar
  In page Edit mode, the links at the top of the page that enable you to edit various aspects of the page, switch editing views (for example, from Graphical view to Layout view), edit page group properties, and so on.
  page type.
  parameter.
  parameter entry field
  A field on a personalization form that enables end users to enter values that will be passed to an Oracle Portal portlet.
  partner application.
  path aliasing
  See path-based URL..
  PDK
  Oracle Portal Developer Kit. The development framework used to build and integrate Web content and applications with Oracle Portal.. The PDK is regularly updated on Portal Center () to provide developers with the latest tools and techniques.
  See also PDK-Java, PDK-PL/SQL, and PDK-URL Services.
  PDK-Java
  A toolkit for implementing portlets in Java and adding portal features. Used to declaratively turn your existing Java servlets, JSPs, and Web services into portlets.
  See also PDK. Contrast with PDK-PL/SQL.
  PDK-PL/SQL
  A set of articles, samples, and services that enable PL/SQL programmers to easily create portlets and extend them by using PL/SQL APIs.
  See also PDK. Contrast with PDK-Java.
  PDK-URL Services.
  personalization form
  A page that prompts end users for values to pass to a Portlet Builder portlet. End users can view the personalization form for a portlet, if one has been created, by clicking the portlet's Personalize link.
  personal page
  An area within Oracle Portal where authenticated users can store personal content and share it with other users. The portal administrator can choose to create a personal page for a user when creating a user account.
  perspective.
  PL/SQL item.
  PL/SQL page
  A type of page. PL/SQL pages contain PL/SQL code that generates HTML when the page is rendered.
  portal.
  portal administrator.)
  Portal Builder page
  A predefined page that contains development and administrative portlets used to build and manage portal objects and services.
  portal cache
  A mechanism for storing cache entries for objects that use validation-based caching. It also acts as a backup to the memory-based Oracle Web Cache when objects use both validation-based caching and invalidation-based caching.
  Portal Catalog
  See Oracle PartnerNetwork Solutions Catalog.
  Portal Center
  ().
  Portal Community
  A network of people dedicated to creating and exchanging information about Oracle Portal. This community includes anyone who uses Oracle Portal; it can leverage the Portal Knowledge Exchange for sharing Portal-related information and take advantage of the Portal Developer Services.
  Portal DB provider.
  portal repository
  See Oracle Metadata Repository.
  Portal Services
  A set of services running in the OracleAS Portal WLS.
  portal session
  A period of interaction between a browser and Oracle Portal, from the initial access to log off, closure of the browser window, or expiration of the session after a period of inactivity.
  Portal smart link item
  See smart link item.
  Portal smart text item
  See smart text item.
  Portal Studio
  See Oracle Portal Verification Service.
  Portal Template.
  portlet.
  Portlet Builder
  A collection of portlet-building wizards that are accessible through the Provider tab in the Portal Navigator. You can use these wizards to build charts, forms, reports, calendars, and lists of values.
  portlet publisher
  A user who can publish portal objects (pages or otherwise) as portlets so that they can be included on pages.
  portlet record
  A programmatic structure that contains detailed information about a portlet, such as its implementation style and Show mode (PL/SQL).
  Portlet Repository
  A special page group that contains the portlets available from the local providers and any registered remote providers. When you register a provider, the provider and its portlets are added to the Portlet Repository.
  PPC.
  PPE
  Parallel Page Engine. A multi-threaded servlet engine that runs in the Oracle WebLogic Server container.
  pretty URL
  See path-based URL.
  Preview mode
  An optional portlet Show mode that provides users with a preview of the portlet before they add it to a page.
  primary key
  One or more columns in a database table that, in combination, uniquely identify a row in a table.
  privilege.
  profile
  The information stored about an Oracle Portal user or group, such as password, user ID, and privileges.
  property sheet
  A built-in attribute that displays a summary of an item's attributes or a page's properties.
  provider.
  provider definition
  A declarative, XML-based configuration file (
  provider.xml) that describes a Web provider, its portlets, and the location of the content to be displayed in the portlets. This configuration file also describes the behavior of the provider and its portlets.
  provider group.
  provider record
  The record returned by a database provider containing specified information about a portlet.
  proxy server
  A proxy server typically sits on a network firewall and enables enables an organization to create a secure firewall by preventing Internet access to internal machines, while allowing Web access.
  public page
  Any page in a page group that is viewable by public users (users who are not logged onto Oracle Portal). The page designer or page group administrator must explicitly designate a page as public.
  public user.
  purge
  See system purge.
  query
  A SQL SELECT statement that specifies which data to retrieve from one or more tables or views in a database.
  quota
  The amount of space provided in a page group or in the Oracle Portal schema of the Oracle Metadata Repository to store uploaded documents.
  recent object
  A portal object, such as a page or portlet, that has recently been displayed or edited. Each authenticated user has his or her own Recent Objects portlet that provides links to the last n objects accessed.
  referenced object
  An object which is directly or indirectly referenced by an explicit object.
  reference path
  The path that uniquely identifies a portlet instance on a page. A reference path can be used to target parameters to individual portlets on a given page.
  region.
  region banner
  A colored, horizontal bar with a title displayed in a region of a portal page. A banner breaks up the visual flow of a page and groups related items that appear beneath it.
  remote database
  A database running on a separate machine that can be accessed over the network through a connect string or database link.
  remote provider group
  The collection of providers that are defined outside of your local instance of Oracle Portal.
  See provider group. Contrast with local provider group.
  Replace on Import mode.
  Reuse mode
  See Replace on Import mode.
  rich text editor
  A WYSIWIG editor that enables content contributors to easily apply formatting to text items.
  rich text item.
  root page
  The top level of the page hierarchy in a page group; it contains all other sub-pages in the page group. Also known as the page group's home page.
  routing.
  row
  A set of values in a table; for example, the values representing one employee in the SCOTT.EMP table.
  saved search.
  schema
  A collection of database objects, including logical structures such as tables, views, sequences, stored procedures, synonyms, indexes, clusters, and database links. A schema has the name of the user who controls it.
  search portlet.
  self registration
  A mechanism that allows users to create new accounts for themselves through a link in the Login portlet.
  servlet
  A Java program that usually runs on a Web server, extending the Web server's functionality. HTTP servlets take client HTTP requests, generate dynamic content (such as through querying a database), and provide an HTTP response.
  session
  See portal session.
  shared object
  A portal object such as a personal page, navigation page, style, Portal Template, perspective, category, or custom type that can be shared across page groups.
  shared portlet
  A portlet created with the Portlet Builder that is shared between other Portlet Builder portlets. Each shared portlet can be displayed on multiple pages with the same personalization.
  Shared Screen mode
  A portlet Show mode that renders the body of the portlet. Every portlet must have at least a Shared Screen mode.
  Show mode
  The ways by which a portlet can be called to display information. These methods include:
  simple file item
  Similar to a file item except with fewer attributes, which makes it quicker and easier to create.
  simple image item
  Similar to an image item except with fewer attributes, which makes it quicker and easier to create.
  simple page link item
  Similar to a page link item except with fewer attributes, which makes it quicker and easier to create.
  simple PL/SQL item
  Similar to a PL/SQL item except with fewer attributes, which makes it quicker and easier to create.
  simple text item
  Similar to a text item except with fewer attributes, which makes it quicker and easier to create.
  simple URL item
  Similar to a URL item except with fewer attributes, which makes it quicker and easier to create.
  Single Sign-On
  See Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On.
  smart link item
  A type of navigation item that is self-configuring. For example, if you add a Home smart link to a navigation page, when a user clicks the Home link, he or she is automatically taken to his or her home page.
  smart text item
  A type of navigation item that is self-configuring. For example, if you add a Current Date smart text item to a navigation page, the current date is automatically pulled from the server and does not need to be specified (through complex coding) by you.
  snapshot
  A table that contains the results of a query on one or more tables, called master tables, in a remote database.
  snapshot log
  A table associated with the master table of a snapshot tracking changes to the master table.
  SOAP.
  SSL accelerator card
  A hardware device that handles traffic much faster than regular SSL software.
  stripe
  A secure slice on a virtual private portal that is assigned to a particular subscriber.
  structured UI template.
  style.
  sub-category
  A category that appears hierarchically beneath another (parent) category. This provides a way of grouping closely related categories together.
  sub-item
  An item that appears hierarchically beneath another (parent) item. This provides a way of grouping closely related items together, for example, the spreadsheet that is used by a particular HTML file item could be added as a sub-item of the HTML file item.
  sub-page
  A page that appears hierarchically beneath another (parent) page. Every page in a page group (except the root page) is a sub-page.
  sub-perspective
  A perspective that appears hierarchically beneath another (parent) perspective. This provides a way of grouping closely related perspectives together.
  subscriber.
  substitution tag
  A special portal tag used within HTML Templates and unstructured UI templates to dynamically embed titles, headings, and other elements into the template.
  survey
  A set of questions used to find out information from users. Surveys can redirect users to different sections of the survey depending on their answers to particular questions.
  Contrast with poll and test.
  system level caching
  A caching method where a single copy of an item is stored in the cache (on the middle tier) for all users. Consequently, such items cannot be user specific. All users see the same content for the item.
  Contrast with user level caching.
  system purge
  A process that deletes all items in a page group from the Oracle Portal schema of the Oracle Metadata Repository that are marked as deleted or expired. System purges are performed by the page group administrator or portal administrator.
  tab.
  template
  See HTML Template, Portal Template or user interface (UI) template.
  temporary tablespace
  The allocation of space in the database used for the creation of temporary table segments for operations such as sorting table rows.
  test
  A set of questions used to assess a user's understanding of a particular subject or subjects. You can provide the correct answer for questions and assign each question a score. You can also hand score essay-type answers.
  Contrast with poll and survey.
  text item
  A type of item that a user can add to a page. When you create a text item, you enter text (up to 32KB) in the Item Wizard. The text block is then stored in the Oracle Portal schema of the Oracle Metadata Repository.
  theme
  A snapshot generated by Oracle Text that describes a document. Rather than searching for documents that contain specific words or phrases, users can use Oracle Text to search for documents that are about a certain subject, even if that subject is not mentioned explicitly in the document.
  title
  See display name.
  top-level page
  An Oracle Instant Portal page represented by a tab in the portal's tab set. May contain one or more child pages. Page privileges applied to a top-level page are also applied to all its child pages.
  translation
  A page group rendered in another language. When a page group administrator creates a translation, content contributors can add content in that language. Page group users can also view the translated content by setting their language to one of the supported languages.
  transport set
  A collection of portal objects for export or import. It can contain more than one object of a particular type, such as multiple page groups and multiple pages.
  trigger
  A database object associated with a table. It executes before or after one or more specified events.
  Ultra Search
  See Oracle Ultra Search.
  unstructured UI template.
  URL
  Uniform Resource Locator. A compact string representation of the location for a resource that is available through the Internet. It is also the format Web clients use to encode requests to Oracle Fusion Middleware.
  URL item.
  URL page
  A type of page that provides a route to another Web page, identified by its URL. When a user clicks the page link, the Web page referenced by the link is displayed.
  URL portlet.
  user level caching
  A caching method where a copy of an item is stored in the cache (on the middle tier) for each user. Consequently, users may see different content for the same item.
  Contrast with system level caching.
  validation-based.
  versioning
  A mechanism that allows multiple versions of an item to simultaneously exist in the Oracle Portal schema of the Oracle Metadata Repository. This feature is useful for tracking document changes from one version to the next or for reverting to a previous version if necessary.
  view
  A virtual table whose rows do not actually exist in the database, but which is based on a table that is physically stored in the database.
  View privileges
  A privilege level on an Oracle Instant Portal page that allows the user to view content on the page. All users may navigate pages, select items for the Favorite Content area of the home page, and search for content.
  virtual private portal
  Features for hosting multiple companies or multiple organizations securely within the same portal instance.
  VPD.
  WAP
  Wireless Application Protocol. A set of open, global protocols for developing applications and services that use wireless networks.
  Web Cache
  See Oracle Web Cache.
  Web clipping
  A feature that enables page designers to collect Web content into a single centralized portal. It can be used to consolidate content from hundreds of different Web sites scattered throughout a large organization.
  WebDAV.
  Web provider.
  wireless portal
  A portal accessible from wireless devices, such as cellular telephones.
  See also Oracle Application Server Wireless.
  wizard
  A graphical interface that guides a user step-by-step through a process. In Oracle Portal, wizards are used for creating database providers, portlets, database objects, pages, page groups, and items.
  WML
  Wireless Markup Language. An XML-based markup language used to define hypertext-like content and applications for handheld devices.
  WSRP
  Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP). A Web services standard that allows.
  XML
  Extensible Markup Language. An open standard for describing data using a subset of the SGML syntax.
  XML portlet
  An Oracle Portal portlet that displays the executed results of XML code. To create the portlet, you either specify XML code or a URL that points to the XML code.
  XSL
  Extensible Stylesheet Language. The language used within stylesheets to transform or render XML documents.
  zip file item.