Using the Query Wizard, simply define the criteria that the report needs to run and save it as a Portlet. From that point on, you can add the Portlet to areas of the site in which you want the report to display. Once you've gotten the hang of creating Portlets, they are a very logical and intuitive way to structure site content. Security Supported Oracle Portal is a Web-based application, so you'll be able to use your existing security structure around your Web servers. While working within the Oracle Portal package, you have several options by which to implement your application-level security.
Access is defined on a component level for users or groups of users.
Unless there's a good reason not to do so, groups should be defined for every type of user and users assigned to each group. Defining groups helps eliminate the constant redundant task of assigning individual users to particular components. It's Got Style Create pages within your site on which Portlets and other types of content can be placed. In addition to standard configuration properties, you can also apply a predefined style to the page, or even one defined in an earlier session. The style chosen not only gives your page a default color scheme, but also defines a default layout for the page presentation.