What Is Portal v3.0/WebDB?
Portal v3.0 has its own listener process with an integrated PL/SQL cartridge. Basically, Portal v3.0 generates HTML-related PL/SQL behind the scenes. Figure 12.1 illustrates how Portal v3.0 interacts with the browser community and the Oracle database. Notice that Portal v3.0 uses the Oracle9iAS environment to do all its management. The prior version, WebDB, had its own listener and you had to set up database access descriptors but because Portal v3.0 is integrated with Oracle9iAS, these features are all handled and contained within Oracle9iAS. Because Portal v3.0 is integrated with Oracle9iAS, it is also dependent upon Oracle9iAS and cannot run with prior versions of the Oracle Web Server products.
Figure 12.1. Portal ...
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