The Oracle Applications Framework functionality enables you to personalize and extend the predefined web pages and web page regions to suit your business requirements. For example, you can hide or display particular fields or arrange fields or pages in a more appropriate sequence. Alternatively, you can add instruction text to your web pages or to add a company logo. You can carry out all these configuration activities using the Personalization Framework.

For overview information, see: The Personalization Framework.

See: Oracle Application Framework Documentation Resources(My Oracle Support Note # 391554.1)

1. Make sure that you are using a responsibility with administration-level personalization access.

   See: The Personalization Framework

2. Navigate to the web page you want to configure.

3. Click the Personalize Page link for the web page or the Personalize Region link for a specific region.

   The Choose Personalization Context page appears, displaying the following personalization levels:

   Note: If applicable, you can populate these fields with the values for you (as the person logged on) by clicking on the Set to My ... button.

   • Scope

     This is the name of the region or page that you are personalizing. You can switch to a different region within the page by selecting a value from the list.

   • Function

   • Location

   • Organization

   • Responsibility

   • Site

   Note: When you define the personalization context, you should take care to consider the personalization hierarchy. For example, if you personalize a function and only enter a value in the Function field, the personalizations are also applicable if the function is used elsewhere, for example, with other responsibilities. If you only select a value in the Responsibility field, the personalizations are only applicable to that responsibility.

   See: Personalization Framework Hierarchy

   Similarly, you should take care when selecting the Scope. If you select the page as the scope and navigate to the required region on the following page, the personalizations only apply to the region in that particular page. However, if you select a shared region in the Scope field, the personalizations are replicated wherever the region appears throughout the application.

4. Click Apply to continue to the next page.

   The Personalize Page or Personalization Region page appears.

   
   

   Making Your Personalization Changes

5. The page or region contains a hierarchy (Personalization Structure). If you are personalizing a page, the hierarchy contains all nodes for the page. If you are personalizing a region, the hierarchy contains the region and any subregions. Expand the hierarchy to display the required region.

   Suggestion: If required, you can search for particular styles or items within the page or region by expanding the Search region.

6. The Personalization Structure table contains links to the personalization functions. Although the content of this table may vary according to the type of element you have selected for personalization, common functions include:

   • Personalize

     Click on this icon to display the Personalization Properties.

     See: Personalization Properties

   • Reorder

     You can change the sequence of regions in a page or items in a region.

     See: Reorder Contents Page.

   • Add Content

     You can add predefined content regions to a selected region.

     See: Add Content Page.

   • Create Item

     You can add items to a selected region.

     Note: You can only add an item at the Site, Localization, or Function levels.

     See: Create Item Page

   • Update Item

     You can update the properties for an item created using the Create Item function.

   • Delete Item

     You can delete an item from a page or region.

   Select the required function.

   
   

   Personalization Properties Page

7. If you select the Personalize icon, the Personalization Properties page appears. The properties and functions available vary according to the type of page element you have selected for personalization.

   See: Oracle Application Framework Documentation Resources(My Oracle Support Note # 391554.1)

   The personalization properties are arranged in a table. The columns have the following significance:

   • Original Definition

     This shows the base definition as stored in the MDS (Meta Data Services) Repository.

   • Columns for personalizations

     The columns displayed depend on the personalization levels you selected for the personalization context. They are displayed in order of precedence (lowest to highest). You can enter a value for each of the available personalization levels. If a field does not contain a personalization, it has the value Inherit. In this case, the field inherits its value from the corresponding field in the preceding column. For example, if you enter the prompt Employee Name for a page element at the function level, you can ensure that the same prompt is used for all subsequent personalization levels by selecting the Inherit value for these levels.

   • Result/Source

     This column displays the final personalization.

   The rows displayed in the Personalization Properties table also vary according to the page element selected for personalization. The rows relate to the attributes that you can personalize for your page element. Common attributes include:

   • Prompt

     Enter a prompt for the page element.

   • Rendered

     This attribute determines whether a page element is hidden (False) or displayed (True).

   • User Personalization

     This attribute determines whether the page element can be personalized by a user (not an administration-level user).

   Note: You can clear your personalizations for a particular level by selecting a level in the Clear Personalization field.

8. To submit your personalizations, click the Apply button.

   
   

   Reorder Contents Page

9. To reorder the items on a page, click on the Reorder icon.

   The Reorder Contents page appears. This page contains a reorder region for each personalization level and also displays the base definition.

10. Select the personalization level at which you want to reorder the items on the page. If you do not reorder the items for a specific level, the level inherits the order from the personalization level above it.

11. Use the arrows at the side of the reorder region to region the page items.

12. To submit your personalizations, click the Apply button.

    
    

    Add Content Page

13. To add a content region to a page, click on the Add Content icon.

    The Add Content page appears.

14. Select a predefined content region to add to the page.

    Note: You can only add a content region to a boxed layout region that contains only content regions.

15. To submit your personalizations, click the Apply button.

    
    

    Create Item Page

16. To create a new item for your page or region, click on the Create Item icon. To update the properties for an item that you have created using the Create Item page, click on the Update Item icon.

    The Create Item page appears.

17. Select the item type to be created or updated. For example, you can select flexfield, button, or tip.

18. Enter the ID for the new item. This ID should not exceed 30 characters.

    Note: The properties displayed for the new item depend on the type of item you are creating.

    See: Oracle Application Framework Documentation Resources(My Oracle Support Note # 391554.1)

19. To submit your personalizations, click the Apply button.