What is an attribute?

There are two types of attribute:

Built-in content attributes:

Attribute:

This attribute contains:

Author

The name of the author of the item.

Category

The name of the category to which the item or page belongs.

Description

A short text description of the item or page.

Display Name

The display name of the item or page.

Display Option

Information about how the item or portlet should be displayed:

  • Item Displayed Directly In Page Area

  • Link That Displays Item In Full Browser Window

  • Link That Displays Item In New Browser Window

Enable Item Check-Out

Information about whether or not the item can be checked out and checked in. This provides document control, allowing groups of users to edit items and not overwrite each other's work. Users cannot edit items that are checked out by another user.

Expiration Period

Information about how long an item should be displayed on a page.

Image

The image associated with the item or page.

Image Alignment

Information about where the item image should appear in the page.

See Item image alignment for a description and example of the different image alignment options.

Keywords

Keywords that describe the content or purpose of the item or page. When a user performs a search, the user's search criteria is compared to the keywords to find a match.

Perspectives

The names of the perspectives associated with the item or page.

Publish Date

The date (in the format, DD-MON-YYYY HH12:MI PM) when the item should start being displayed to users.

Rollover Image

The second image associated with the item or page. This image is displayed whenever a user moves the mouse cursor over the original image on a navigation bar or tab.

Built-in display attributes:

Attribute

Adding this attribute to a region displays:

Associated Functions

Links to functions associated with the item if the item is of a custom item type that includes function calls.

Author

The name of the author of the item.

Category

The name of the category to which the item or portlet belongs.

Create Date

The date when the item or portlet was added to the page.

Creator

The user name of the user who added the item or portlet to the page.

Date Updated

The date when the item or portlet was last updated.

Description

The short text description of the item or portlet.

Display Name

The display name of the item or portlet.

Display Name And Image

The display name and image (if an image exists) of the item or portlet. If the item has both a display name and an image, these will appear next to each other as links pointing to the item content.

Note: If you add this attribute to the region, the display name links to the item or portlet if the Link That Displays Item In Full Browser Window or Link That Displays Item In New Browser Window display option is selected.

Document Size

The size of the uploaded file.

Note: This attribute applies only to File and Simple File items, or items of a type based on the Simple File item type.

Expire Date

The date (in the format, DD-MON-YYYY HH12:MI PM) when the item is due to expire.

Gist

The Gist icon (Display Gist) next to items. Users can click this icon to display an overview of the item created by Oracle Text.

Note: This attribute appears only if Oracle Text is enabled and only for File and Simple File items, or items of a type based on the Simple File item type.

Help URL

The help icon (Help) next to the portlet item. Users can click this icon to display help for the portlet.

Note: This attribute is available only for Portlet Repository pages, and only if the portlet developer specified a help URL for the portlet.

Image

The image associated with the item.

Image URL

The image icon (Image) next to the portlet item. Users can click this icon to display a preview of the portlet.

Note: This attribute is available only for Portlet Repository pages, and only if the portlet developer specified a preview image URL for the portlet.

Item Content

The content of the item if the Item Displayed Directly In Page Area display option is selected.

Note: This attribute displays only for Text, Simple Text, and PL/SQL items, or items of a type based on the Simple Text or Simple PL/SQL item type.

Keywords

The keywords associated with the item or portlet.

Last Updated By

The user name of the user who last updated the item or portlet.

Mime Type Image

The image associated with the mime type of the uploaded file.

Note: This attribute displays only for File and Simple File items, or items of a type based on the Simple File item type.

New Content Indicator

The New icon (New) next to a new item or portlet. Users can click this icon to display a list of all new content in the page group.

Note: An item or portlet is considered new for the number of days specified in the page group Icon Display Period property. See Changing the New and Updated icon display period for information about how to change this value. The display period applies to both the New and Recently Updated icons. You cannot set a different display period for the individual icons.

Perspectives

The names of the perspectives associated with the item or portlet.

Portlet Content

The portlet itself if the Item Displayed Directly In Page Area display option is selected.

Portlet Name

The name of the portlet.

Property Sheet

The Property Sheet icon (Property Sheet) next to items and portlets. Users can click this icon to view the properties of an item or portlet.

Subscribe

The Subscribe (Subscribe) or Unsubscribe (Unsubscribe) icon next to items. Users can click this icon to subscribe to an item and be notified, via the Notifications portlet, when it is updated.

Note: The Subscribe icon only appears if approvals and notifications have been enabled for the page group.

Themes

The Themes icon (Display Themes) next to items. Users can click this icon to display the nouns and verbs appearing most often within an item.

Note: This attribute appears only if Oracle Text is enabled and only for File and Simple File items, or items of a type based on the Simple File item type.

Translations

A list of the languages in which the item or portlet is available.

Updated Content Indicator

The Recently Updated icon (Recently Updated) next to a recently updated item or portlet. Users can click this icon to display a list of all recently updated content in the page group.

Note: An item or portlet is considered recently updated for the number of days specified in the page group Icon Display Period property. See Changing the New and Updated icon display period for information about how to change this value. The display period applies to both the New and Recently Updated icons. You cannot set a different display period for the individual icons.

Versions

The Versions icon (Versions) next to items that have multiple versions. Users can click this icon to view other versions of the item.

View As HTML

The View As HTML icon (Display As HTML) next to items. Users can click this icon to view an HTML version of an item.

Note: This attribute appears only if Oracle Text is enabled and only for File and Simple File items, or items of a type based on the Simple File item type.

View As HTML With Highlight

The View As HTML With Highlight icon (Display As HTML With Search Terms Highlighted) next to items. Users can click this icon to view an HTML version of an item with search terms highlighted.

Note: This attribute appears only if Oracle Text is enabled and only for File and Simple File items, or items of a type based on the Simple File item type. Additionally, this attribute displays only on search results pages.

Related topics

Creating an attribute
Adding attributes to a custom item type
Changing the attributes displayed in a region
Displaying MIME type images for items
Displaying an item property sheet
Changing the New and Updated icon display period