Administering OracleAS Portal: Introduction

When we say OracleAS Portal is complete, we mean it provides an application framework that supports every level of involvement with a business portal, from content viewers, content publishers, and application developers, all the way up to those administering the portal.

Because OracleAS Portal is part of Oracle Application Server, administrators also have access to OracleAS services, such as monitoring and configuration tools, single sign-on, directory integration, caching, and security. All features required for managing users and groups, for setting up security and search features, and for administering the portal and database are incorporated into a series of dialog boxes accessed through portlets on a portal page.