Create Shortcuts

You can create a shortcut to a document. Rather than uploading multiple copies of the document to different projects, you can upload a single copy to a project and refer to it from other projects with shortcuts. When the document to which the shortcut is referring is deleted from Oracle WebCenter Collaboration, the shortcut is automatically removed. When users who do not have security rights to the document click its shortcut, they will be denied access. Shortcuts can be created from either the source or destination location.

This topic discusses:

Creating a Shortcut from the Source Location
Creating a Shortcut from the Destination Location

Creating a Shortcut from the Source Location

To create a shortcut from the source location:

1. In the application view of your project, click the Documents tab.

2. In the table pane, select the document for which you want to create a shortcut.

3. Click in the Edit  button, and from the drop-down menu click Create Shortcut.

4. In the Create Shortcut dialog box, type:

• The name for the shortcut

• A description of the shortcut (optional)

5. Click Browse to select the project where you want to place the shortcut.  After you have selected the project, click Finish in the Choose a Project dialog box.

6. Click Browse to select the folder where you want to place the shortcut.  After you have selected the folder, click Finish in the Choose a Folder dialog box.

7. Click Finish in the Create Shortcut dialog box.

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Creating a Shortcut from the Destination Location

To create a shortcut from the destination location:

1. In the application view of your project, click the Documents tab.

2. Navigate to the folder in which you want to create the shortcut.

3. Click in the Edit  button, and, from the drop-down menu, click Create Shortcut.

4. In the Create Shortcut dialog box, click Browse to select the source project of the document to which you want to create a shortcut.  After you have selected the project, click Finish in the Choose a Project dialog box.

5. Click Browse to select the document to which you want to create a shortcut.  After you have selected the document, click Finish in the Choose a Document dialog box.

6. Under Properties, type:

• The name for the shortcut

• A description of the shortcut (optional)

5. Click Finish in the Create Shortcut dialog box.

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• To display the page associated with this help topic:

1. Navigate to the Documents application view.
2. In the table pane, select the file for which you want to create a shortcut.
3. Click in the Edit  button, and, from the drop-down menu, select Create Shortcut.