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Overview

Oracle Social Network is available with Oracle Cloud Applications starting from Release 7.
Social is available by default in classic Fusion and Simplified UI pages in the following areas:

1. Navigator – “Oracle Social Network” menu option

2. Global UI Header – “Social” (link in Release 7 and icon in Release 8/9)

Figure 1: Navigator Menu Option for Oracle Social Network

Figure 2: Global UI Header – Social (link in Release 7 and icon in Release 8)

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This document provides steps to hide / show Social by customizing Fusion and Simplified UI pages.

Section 1: Hide “Oracle Social Network” in Navigator Menu

Section 2: Show “Oracle Social Network” in Navigator Menu

Section 3: Hide “Social” in Global Header in Fusion

Section 4: Show “Social” in Global Header in Fusion

Section 5: Hide “Social” in Global Header in Simplified UI (Release 8 onwards)

Section 6: Show “Social in Global Header in Simplified UI (Release 8 onwards)

As best practice, always ensure that these actions are performed in a

sandbox and tested before publishing the customization changes to
mainline.

Note: To enable/disable “Social” for business objects, use

Navigator -> Setup and Maintenance -> Manage Oracle Social Network Objects.
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Section 1: Hide “Oracle Social Network” in Navigator Menu

Step 1: Manage Menu Customizations

As an administrator, go to Setup and Maintenance and search for task Manage Menu Customizations

From Search Results, click on Go to Task

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Hide “Oracle Social Network” in Navigator Menu

Step 2: Navigator Menu Customization

1. Select Navigator Menu from the Customize drop down list.

2. Scroll the list below to find the option for Oracle Social Network
3. Edit this menu item. Click on the pencil icon. This will open the edit menu item dialog.
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Hide “Oracle Social Network” in Navigator Menu

Step 3: Edit Menu Item

In the Edit Item Node: Oracle Social Network dialog, copy and save this EL expression as this is required
if you want to show the menu again in the future.

#{not empty EndPointProvider.externalEndpointByModuleShortName['OSN'] and

securityContext.userGrantedResource['resourceType=FNDResourceType;resourceName=FND_Launch_So
cial_Menu;action=launch']}

Click on the arrow icon next to Rendered. This will open the EL Expression Editor dialog.
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Hide “Oracle Social Network” in Navigator Menu

Step 4: EL Expression Editor

From the EL Expression Editor, enter value false in the text field.
Click on Save and Close
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Hide “Oracle Social Network” in Navigator Menu

Step 5: Edit Item Node – Menu Hidden

The menu item has now been hidden (you should no longer see the EL expression below Rendered).
Click on Save and Close.

For Rel7, Link field is not selected, but it is a required field. Please select Dynamic URL and type in the Description false (all lower case)
and click "Save and Close" button.
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Hide “Oracle Social Network” in Navigator Menu

Step 6: Navigator Menu Customization – Menu Hidden

“Oracle Social Network” option in the list will display disabled in the Navigator Menu Customization
screen. Click Close.
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Hide “Oracle Social Network” in Navigator Menu

Step 7: Confirmation

Navigate to the Fusion and Simplified UI page and open the Navigator after performing the above steps
in order for the setting to take effect in the menu – the “Oracle Social Network” menu will no longer be
displayed in the Navigator.
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Section 2: Show “Oracle Social Network” in Navigator Menu

If the “Oracle Social Network” menu has been hidden in the Navigator Menu then follow these steps to
display this option again.

Follow the steps 1 – 3 above to open Manage Menu Customizations and Edit the option for Oracle Social
Network.

In the EL Expression Editor, enter the following expression (saved previously) in the text field.
Click on Save and Close

#{not empty EndPointProvider.externalEndpointByModuleShortName['OSN'] and

securityContext.userGrantedResource['resourceType=FNDResourceType;resourceName=FND_Launch_So
cial_Menu;action=launch']}

Continue to Save and Close of the Edit Item Node and the Navigator Menu Customization.

At the end of these steps, the Oracle Social Network option should display enabled in the Navigator
Menu Customization screen.

Navigate to the Fusion and Simplified UI page and open the Navigator in order for the setting to take
effect. You should now see “Oracle Social Network” displayed in the Menu.
Note: For Rel7, the Link field has to be selected as Dynamic URL and Web Application and Destination for Web Application fields set
the value OSN (capital letters) in both.
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Section 3: Hide “Social” in the Global Header in Fusion

Step 1: Customize Global Page Template

As an administrator, click on the drop down arrow (next to the username).

From the Settings and Actions menu click on Customize Global Page template

Note: In Release 7, this menu is under Administration

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Hide “Social” in the Global Header in Fusion

Step 2: View Source

Click on View -> Source from the drop down OR expand the panel by grabbing the area next to the
Collapse Panel icon and dragging it down to open the Source panel.
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Hide “Social” in the Global Header in Fusion

Step 3: Select Social Component to Edit

Click on the Social icon. From the Confirm Shared Component Edit dialog click on Edit button.

For Rel 7, there will be an FA error, please ignore it and continue with the steps.
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Hide “Social” in the Global Header in Fusion

Step 4: Edit Social Component

Make a note of the component that has been selected as you will need to edit the same component if
you need to display “Social” in the global header again.

For Release 8, ensure the commandImageLink option is selected, then click on Edit.

Note: In Release 7, since Social is displayed as a link, this is the component that you will need to edit
commandImageLink: Social (with the text Social displayed)
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Hide “Social” in the Global Header in Fusion

Step 5: Edit Component Properties

From the Component Properties dialog, in the Display Options tab, select the drop down arrow next to
Show Component and click on Expression Builder
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Hide “Social” in the Global Header in Fusion

Step 6: Edit Component Properties – Hide Social

From the EL Expression Editor, enter value false in the text field.
Click on OK

In the Component Properties dialog you should no longer see an expression under Show Component.
Click on OK
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Hide “Social” in the Global Header in Fusion

Step 7: Save Customization

Click on Save.

“Social” icon or link should now be hidden in the Global Header.

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Section 4: Show “Social” in the Global Header in Fusion

If “Social” has been hidden in the Global Header, follow these steps to display this option again.

Follow the step 1 and step 2 above to Customize Global Page template and View Source.

From the Source, find the socialLauncher component and click on Edit Component.

Find the same component from this list as selected in Step 4.

In Release 8, select commandImageLink and click on Edit.
Note: In Release 7, select commandImageLink:Social and click on Edit
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Show “Social” in the Global Header in Fusion

From the Component Properties dialog, click on the drop down arrow next to Show Component and
click on Reset.

You should now see the EL expression to display the component displayed below Show Component.
Click on OK
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Show “Social” in the Global Header in Fusion

Click on Save to save the customization.

The Social icon or link will now be displayed in the Global Header.
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Section 5: Hide “Social” in the Global Header in Simplified UI

ONLY IN RELEASE 8
Follow these steps to hide Social icon from the Global Header in Simplified UI

1. As an administrator, access the Simplified UI and click on the Settings icon

2. Switch to the Structure tab.

3. Scroll to find the “Social” card. Select the card and click on the x (delete) icon for this card.

4. Click Yes to accept the change for all users.

5. Click on Save and Close of the Structure settings.

6. The Social icon should no longer appear in the global header area.
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Section 6: Show “Social” in the Global Header in Simplified UI

ONLY IN RELEASE 8

Follow these steps to show Social icon from the Global Header in Simplified UI if you have previously
hidden the item.

1. As an administrator, access the Simplified UI and click on the Settings icon

2. Switch to the Structure tab.

3. Click on Add Item drop down list.

4. Select the Social item

5. Click on Save and Close of the Structure settings.

6. The Social icon should now be displayed in the global header area.