From a Personalize Region Link

To initiate OA Personalization Framework from a Personalize Region link, page 4-2:

1. Select the Personalize Region link for the region you wish to personalize.
2. This button defaults to the current personalization context and takes you directly to
the "complete" view of the Page Hierarchy Personalization page, page 4-16 with
immediate focus on the region from which you selected the Personalize Region
link.
Note: If there is a problem with the current personalization context, OA
Personalization Framework will display the Choose Personalization
Context page, showing the error message above the page.
Using the Page Layout Personalization Page
The Page Layout Personalization page provides a WYSIWYG user interface for
personalizing a configurable page or region.
Note: If you personalize a non-configurable page (a page that does not
have the necessary metadata to personalize its layout) or when you run
your application in Accessibility mode (profile option Self Service
Accessibility Features (ICX_ACCESSIBILITY_FEATURES) is set to
Standard Accessibility), you will not see the Page Layout
Personalization page, as shown below. Instead, you will see the Page
Hierarchy Personalization page, page 4-16, where you can perform the
same personalization functions, using a descriptive tabular user
interface.
Note: With the Page Layout Personalization page, you can launch most
of the personalization operations from the Layout mode or Content
mode of the page. You can also personalize individual properties of a
page element through the focused version of the Page Hierarchy
Personalization page, page 5-2 that you navigate to by selecting the
Administrative-Level Personalizations 4-7
Personalize icon on a boxed region in the Page Layout Personalization
page.
The Page Layout Personalization page has two modes, Layout, page 4-7 and Contents,
page 4-11, which you can access from the subtabs on the page. These modes organize
the personalization tasks that you can perform so that they correlate directly to the
flexible layout or flexible content regions on the page.
The View Level poplist that appears for both Layout and Contents mode, allows you to
select a single personalization level from your specified context for which you wish to
personalize the layout. Note that even though you can choose more than one
personalization level in the Choose Personalization Context page, OA Personalization
Framework only allows you to save a configurable page personalization at one level.
The default value of the View Level poplist is the lowest applicable level specified in
your context.
Layout Mode
The Layout mode of the Page Layout Personalization page renders boxes around each
region on the page regardless of whether the region is a flexible layout or not. Control
icons that allow you to configure a region, however, are displayed only for boxed
flexible layout regions. The actual content of a boxed flexible layout region is not
displayed. Note that in this particular example, the instruction text and region
immediately below the Update Customer header is not a flexible layout region,
therefore its content is fully displayed.
In the Layout mode, flexible layout content is simply represented as a header title
within each flexible layout box. This frees up screen space so that all nested levels of
flexible layout regions can be represented on the page without further drilling.
The Layout Mode Task Flows section, page 4-8 below describes the personalizations
you can accomplish in the Layout Mode.
If you wish to exit from the Page Layout Personalization page, select the Return to
Application link at the bottom of the page to return to the original page.
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Layout Mode of the Page Layout Personalization page for the Update Customer page.
Layout Mode Task Flows
The following table lists the personalization tasks you can accomplish from the Layout
Mode of the Page Layout Personalization page.
Administrative-Level Personalizations 4-9
Task Launch Point from
Layout Mode
Description
Personalize the
properties (such as
Prompt name,
default value, and
so on) of a specific
page element
1. Launches a focused version of the
Page Hierarchy Personalization page,
page 5-2 for the selected region. The
Personalization Context shown at the
top of the page lists the
personalization context for the
top-level object, which in the case of
Oracle Applications, is the page
layout.
2. Select the pen icon from the
Personalize column to navigate to the
Personalize page, page 5-8 for the
page element.
3. In the Personalize page, you can edit
the personalizable properties of the
element at the personalization levels
specified for the current context.
4. When you are done, select Apply to
save your personalization or select
Apply and Personalize Another to
save your personalization and return
to the focused Page Hierarchy
Personalization page where you can
select another element to personalize.
Alter the layout of a
boxed region
Splits the current flexible layout region
vertically into two peer layout regions,
displayed as rows. This change is
automatically committed.
Alter the layout of a
boxed region
Splits the current flexible layout region
horizontally into two peer layout regions,
displayed as columns. This change is
automatically committed.
Alter the layout of a
boxed region
Changes the flexible content to a horizontal
layout. Icon also updates to "Change to
Vertical Layout". This change is
automatically committed.
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Task Launch Point from
Layout Mode
Description
Alter the layout of a
boxed region
Changes the flexible content to a
verticallayout. Icon also updates to
"Change to Horizontal Layout". This
change is automatically committed.
Reorder the
children of a boxed
region
Launches the Reorder Contents page, page
5-22 where you can reorder the children of
the current boxed region. Choose "Apply"
from the Reorder Contents page to save
your changes.
Note: Use this control for reordering
only the immediate children of this
region. To reorder contents below that
level, select the region's Personalize
icon, page 4-9 to access the focused
version of the Page Hierarchy
Personalization page, which contains a
Reorder icon for each applicable item
within the region.
Remove a row or
column
Removes a row or a column from the page.
The Remove Column icon appears on the
right, above each column. The Remove
Row icon appears to the left of the each
row. Both Remove icons direct you to a
warning page that asks you to confirm
whether you really want to remove the
row or column.
Change the
personalization
context
Choose Context button Launches the Choose Personalization
Context page, page 5-5. Choose Apply
from the Choose Personalization Context
page to save your changes.
Activate, Inactivate,
or Delete existing
personalizations
Manage Levels button Launches the Manage Personalization
Levels page, page 5-49 where you can
select existing personalizations to activate,
inactive or delete.
Administrative-Level Personalizations 4-11
Task Launch Point from
Layout Mode
Description
Translate
personalizations
Manage Levels button Launches the Manage Personalization
Levels page, page 5-49 where you can
select the Translate icon for a specific
personalization to translate it to another
language in the Translate page, page 5-53.
Choose Apply from the Translate page to
save your changes.
Extract or Upload
translations of a
personalization
Manage Levels button Launches the Manage Personalization
Levels page, page 5-49 where you can
choose the Upload Translation button,
page 5-52 or Extract Translation File
button, page 5-51 to upload or extract the
translations for a specific personalization,
respectively. Choose Apply from the
Upload Translations page or Extract
Translation Files page to save your
changes.
Contents Mode
The Contents mode of the Page Layout Personalization page displays all content in the
page, including the content attached to flexible layout regions.
The Contents Mode Task Flows section, page 4-13 below describes the personalizations
you can accomplish in the Contents Mode. You can add new content to the layout,
create new items in an existing boxed content region, as well as update the
personalizable properties of specific elements in the page. You can also remove or
reorder contents from different regions on the page. To rearrange contents across
different regions, you must first remove them from their current location and then add
them to the new destination region.
If you wish to exit from the Page Layout Personalization page, select the Return to
Application link at the bottom of the page to return to the original page.
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Contents Mode of the Page Layout Personalization page for the Update Customer page.
Administrative-Level Personalizations 4-13
Contents Mode Task Flows
The following table lists the personalization tasks you can accomplish from the
Contents Mode of the Page Layout Personalization page.
Task Launch Point from
Contents Mode
Flow Description
Personalize the
properties (such as
Prompt name,
default value, and
so on) of a specific
page element
1. Launches a focused version of the
Page Hierarchy Personalization page,
page 5-2 for the selected region. The
Personalization Context shown at the
top of the page lists the
personalization context for the
top-level object, which in the case of
Oracle Applications, is the page
layout.
2. Select the pen icon from the
Personalize column to navigate to the
Personalize page, page 5-8 for the
page element.
3. In the Personalize page, you can edit
the personalizable properties of the
element at the personalization levels
specified for the current context.
4. When you are done, select Apply to
save your personalization or select
Apply and Personalize Another to
save your personalization and return
to the focused Page Hierarchy
Personalization page where you can
select another element to personalize.
Add content to a
boxed region
Launches the Add Content page, page 5-
24, allowing you to select predefined
resource content from a catalog in the
database. Select "Apply" to save your
changes when you are done. The new
content is added as the last child of the
current layout.
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Task Launch Point from
Contents Mode
Flow Description
Create a new item
in a boxed region
Launches the Create Item page, page 5-26
where you can create a new item for the
content region. Select "Apply" to save your
changes when you are done. The new item
appears as the last item in the region. Use
the Reorder Content icon to reorder the
layout sequence of the new item. You can
only create new items in boxed content
regions or in the top page layout region.
Note: Use this control only for creating
immediate children of a given region.
To create items below that level, select
the region's Personalize icon, page 4-13
to access the focused version of the
Page Hierarchy Personalization page,
which contains a Create icon for each
applicable item within the region.
Reorder the
children of a boxed
region
Launches the Reorder Contents page ,
page 5-22 where you can reorder the
children of the boxed region. Select
"Apply" to save your changes when you
are done.
Note: Use this control for reordering
only the immediate children of this
region. To reorder contents below that
level, select the region's Personalize
icon, page 4-13 to access the focused
version of the Page Hierarchy
Personalization page, which contains a
Reorder icon for each applicable item
within the region.
Administrative-Level Personalizations 4-15
Task Launch Point from
Contents Mode
Flow Description
Remove a boxed
region
Removes the boxed content. Directs you to
warning page that asks you to confirm
whether you really want to remove the
flexible content. Although a removed
content no longer renders in the
configurable page, page 4-5, you can add it
back using the Add Content icon, page 4-
13.
Create, Duplicate,
Update or Delete an
"admin-seeded
user-level"
personalization
1. Select the Personalize pen icon to
launch a focused version of the Page
Hierarchy Personalization page, page
5-2 for a selected boxed region.
2. Use the Hierarchy Page HGrid to
identify the query region for which
you wish to create an "admin-seeded
user-level" personalization. (You can
create seeded user-level
personalizations only for a table or a
HGrid in a query region.)
3. Select the Seeded User Views icon to
launch the Personalize Views page,
page 5-55 where you can create,
update, duplicate or delete
"Admin-seeded user level"
personalizations.
4. When you create, duplicate or update
a seeded view, you navigate to the
respective Create/Duplicate/Update
Views page, page 5-57. Select Apply
to save your changes when you are
done.
Change the
personalization
context
Choose Context button Launches the Choose Personalization
Context page, page 5-5. Choose "Apply"
from the Choose Personalization Context
page to save your changes.
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Task Launch Point from
Contents Mode
Flow Description
Activate, Inactivate,
or Delete existing
personalizations
Manage Levels button Launches the Manage Personalization
Levels page, page 5-49 where you can
select existing personalizations to activate,
inactive or delete.
Translate
personalizations
Manage Levels button Launches the Manage Personalization
Levels page, page 5-49 where you can
select the Translate icon for a specific
personalization to translate it to another
language in the Translate page, page 5-53.
Choose Apply from the Translate page to
save your changes.
Extract or Upload
translations of a
personalization
Manage Levels button Launches the Manage Personalization
Levels page, page 5-49 where you can
choose the Upload Translation button,
page 5-52 or Extract Translation File
button, page 5-51 to upload or extract the
translations for a specific personalization,
respectively. Choose Apply from the
Upload Translations page or Extract
Translation Files page to save your
changes.