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# A
Setting Up the Tutorial

This appendix shows you how to set up the tutorial environment and how to assign the appropriate privileges to users who are going through the tutorial. If a user does not already have a user account, you must create one.

Note: For information about how to create users, visit the Oracle Portal Online Help. In the Search field, enter `'creating a user account'`, and click Go.

To be able to complete the following set up tasks, you must be a portal administrator.

## A.1 Installing the Demo Schema, Content Area, and Application

The exercises within the tutorial make use of a demo schema, content area, and application. You can access the installation scripts for these demos at http://technet.oracle.com/docs/products/iportal/doc_index.htm. To install these samples, follow the instructions in the Read Me file located in the same zip file as the installation scripts.

## A.2 Creating the HLW_EMPLOYEE User

In several of the tutorial exercises, users grant access privileges to a user called HLW_EMPLOYEE. For users to be able to complete these exercises, you must create this user.

1. On your Oracle Portal home page, click the Administer tab.

2. In the Users portlet, click Create New Users.

3. In the User Name field, enter `HLW_EMPLOYEE`.

4. In the Password field, enter `HLW`.

5. In the Confirm Password field, enter `HLW`.

6. Click Create.

7. Click Close.

## A.3 Creating the HLW_HR Group

In several of the tutorial exercises, users grant access privileges to a group called HLW_HR. For users to be able to complete these exercises, you must create this group.

1. On your Oracle Portal home page, click the Administer tab.

2. In the Groups portlet, click Create New Groups.

3. In the Name field, enter `HLW_HR`.

4. Because this group is used only during the tutorial, it does not need to have any members, so click Finish.

## A.4 Assigning a User as a Content Area Administrator of the Tutorial Content Area

To complete the exercises in Chapter 3, "Maintaining a Content Area", users must be assigned as content area administrators of the Healthy Living Tutorial content area.

1. On your Oracle Portal home page, click .

2. If you are not already on the Content Areas tab of the Navigator, click Content Areas.

3. If you are not already at the root level, click Content Areas in the Path.

4. In the Healthy Living Tutorial row, click Edit Properties.

5. Click Access.

6. In the Grantee field, enter the user name of the user you want to assign as a Content Area Administrator.

7. In the list of privileges, make sure Administer is chosen.

8. Click Add.

9. Click OK.

## A.5 Granting a User Manage Items Privileges on the For Our Employees Folder of the Tutorial Content Area

To complete the exercises in Chapter 4, "Adding Items to a Content Area", users must be granted Manage Items privileges on the For Our Employees folder of the Healthy Living Tutorial content area.

1. On your Oracle Portal home page, click .

2. If you are not already on the Content Areas tab of the Navigator, click Content Areas.

3. If you are not already at the root level, click Content Areas in the Path.

4. In the Healthy Living Tutorial row, click Contents.

5. Click Folders.

6. In the For Our Employees row, click Edit.

7. Click Access.

8. In the Name field, enter the user name of the user to whom you want to grant Manage Items privileges.

9. Click Add To Access List.

10. In the row for the user, select the Manage Items check box.

11. Click OK.

## A.6 Granting a User Manage Privileges on the Tutorial Application

To complete the exercises in Chapter 5, "Building Application Components", users must have Manage privileges on the Tutorial Application.

1. On your Oracle Portal home page, click .

2. If you are not already on the Applications tab of the Navigator, click Applications.

3. If you are not already at the root level, click Applications in the Path.

4. In the TUTORIAL30_APPLICATION row, click Grant Access.

5. In the Grantee field, enter the user name of the user to whom you want to grant Execute privileges.

6. In the list of privileges, make sure Execute is chosen.

7. Click Add.

8. Click OK.

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