The Direct URL of Pages in a Portal Changed After Upgrading from 11g to 12c (Doc ID 2756198.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 26, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

ACTUAL BEHAVIOR

After upgrading from WebCenter Portal 11g to 12c, it is observed that the direct URL of pages in a portal changed.

For example, for the home page in a portal instead of accessing the page like this:

The URL for the same page after upgrade now is like this despite the page name being "home":

 
EXPECTED BEHAVIOR

Expect the page direct URL to be the same after upgrade. 

STEPS

The issue can be verified as follows: 

1. Connect to WebCenter Portal on the 11g instance.
   
   
   • Go to Administration > Portal.
     
     
   • Click the Administer link next to a portal.
     
     
   • Select the Pages section.
     
     
   • Select a Page.
     
     
   • Select the Summary Tab of the page.
     The Page direct URL has this format:
     
     Direct URL: /portal/<PORTAL_NAME>/<PAGE_NAME>
      
     For this example, the direct URL for the home page of the portal looks like this:
      
     Direct URL: /portal/<PORTAL_NAME>/home
      
      
2. Connect to WebCenter Portal on the 12c instance.
   
   
   • Go to Administration -> Portals. 
     
     
   • Click the Administer link next to the upgraded portal.
     
     
   • Select the Pages section.

   • Select the same Page from step 1 and get the Page Information.

   • Select the Summary Tab of the page.
     There you will see the Page direct URL has this:
      
     Direct URL: /portal/<PORTAL_NAME>/pages_<OTHER_PAGE_NAME>
      
     For this example, the direct URL for the home page of the portal looks like this:

         Direct URL: /portal/<PORTAL_NAME>/pages_page1
      
     Instead of being like this:
      
         Direct URL: /portal/<PORTAL_NAME>/pages_home

Changes

Cause

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