Joining the UKOCN Community Network is FREE.

Only by registering will you be able to benefit fully from the wide range of member services available:

- View and receive the very latest Oracle News, Partner and industry updates
- Access, view and contribute to Forums
- Create and maintain a personal Blog
- Post, search and apply for the very latest Oracle related Jobs – local and international
- Submit to and Search the on-line Library
- View and register for the latest Oracle and Partner events
- Invite your friends and work colleagues
- Attend selected on-line Events, Exhibitions and Forums
- Send and receive Private Messages
- Grow your network, make friends and business contacts.

To Register simply provide us with your Name, email address and Username and select those Interest Groups you wish to join. If you do not wish to join an Interest Group at this time you can simply leave this section blank.

Upon receipt of an Authentication email you will be asked to Login using the Password provided. Once logged in you can change your Password in Account Information.

IMPORTANT. All usernames and passwords default to lower case.

Once registered you can update your ‘Member Profile’ to benefit from the full range of services available.

Interest Groups help members with both business and technical questions, give honest advice and provide a friendly environment where people can learn more about their area of interest and expertise. Joining an Interest Group will provide you with full access to all the benefits that a particular group has to offer.

Individual members are able to decide if and when they engage in Interest Group activities.

This can result in various levels of involvement, including:

- Facilitation of an online discussion
- Recommend to other members materials on learning in your area of interest
- Provide on-line resources such as white papers, presentations and case studies
- Take part in on-line surveys
- Disseminate information through the use of the Interest Group Discussion Board and Library
- Attend a virtual event or workshop related to work emanating from the Interest Group

Participating in an Interest Group represents just one of the ways for members to maximize the benefit of their membership.

Keeping your profile fully up to date and accurate is very important, especially if you want to be notified about the latest posts and developments in your selected Interest Groups and
Forums. The more accurate and up to date your profile is the more user benefits you will receive.

To view ‘My Profile’ first login. Once logged in you can access My Profile by going to User Profile of My Account, both located below Quick Links.

Member communications, subscriptions and notifications can all be managed in My Profile.

Uploading a virtual face or picture is a very good way of gaining visibility and exposure within the community. To upload a virtual face or picture, go to My Profile, Account Settings. If you do not upload a virtual face or picture then a default avatar will be displayed.

To invite your friends and colleagues to join is easy. Simply go to ‘Invite’ on the top button bar or ‘Grow the Network’ in Quick Links. Add an email address into ‘To’ and then click ‘Add Address’. You can add as many addresses as you like either individually or comma separated. Only by clicking Add Address will an address be added.

You can change the text in both the ‘Subject’ and the ‘Body’ of the invite.

All invites will include your User Name and your full name, as shown in My Profile.

To manage your invitations go to Invite on the top button bar or ‘Grow the Network’ in Quick Links. Select ‘Your Invitations’.

Within this section you can view your ‘Accepting, Pending and Expired’ invitations.

At any time you can withdraw either a pending or expired invitation. Accepted invitations cannot be withdrawn and count permanently towards your invitation allotment.

Until 31st October 2008 there will be no limit on the number of people that you can invite to join the Community Network.

From time to time we will be introducing Referral Rewards, rewards to those members who are the most successful in growing the Community Network by receiving the most accepted invitations. These can be tracked on-line by you and by the Administrator.

As with all reward schemes it is important that members are respectful when promoting UKOCN to their friends and work colleagues and that people are not sent invitations who have no connection or interest in Oracle.

To manage your Groups, login and go to Quick Links, My Groups.

Here you can view all of the Interest Groups available, join or leave a Group, monitor Group activity and view all Group Members; usernames, photos and activity.

To send a Private Message, login and go to My Account, Send Private Message. All messages are sent and received using Member usernames.

Usernames are located next to all posts; forums and blogs. They can also be found by visiting My Account, My Groups, Subscribers.

You can also search for Members at My Account, Find a Member.

You can view a Members Profile and Activity simply by clicking on their username.

To view and reply to Private Messages, login and go to Quick Links, Private Messages, Inbox.
Here you can view and reply to your Private Messages, create and move messages to folders, read sent messages and write new Private Messages.

UKOCN Announcements are messages that are posted by the site administrator for the purpose of update, announcement, news or clarification. Messages sent by the administrator are designed to be simple one-way communications. You cannot reply to UKOCN Announcements.

When logged in you will have full access to post new Forum topics, reply to Forum posting and communicate privately with other Forum and Interest Group members.

To post a new Forum topic select the Forum that you wish to access and then select ‘Post A New Forum Topic’.

Give your Post a Title and then select the Forum within which you wish your post to appear. This will always be defaulted to the selected Forum.

After entering both a Title and the Body of your post you will be invited to copy your Post to your Groups (Audience). All members of your Groups who have requested notifications will automatically be mailed a copy of your Forum Post.

Please do not select an Audience if you do not wish to copy your Groups in on your post.

If you wish to reply or comment on a Forum Posts select the Post you wish to reply and then select Post Reply. Give your Reply a Title and then add your Comments. You will need to Preview your comments prior to posting. In Preview you can change and preview your Comments again prior to posting - Post Comment.

If you wish to subscribe to a forum thread select the post you wish to subscribe to and then select Subscribe to Thread. You will automatically be subscribed to this thread until the thread ends.

The purpose of an UKOCN Blog is to provide members with their own easy to use personal web space, a place within the Community Network to publish your own thoughts and ideas within an established collaborative, community driven network.

What you decide to publish is entirely up to you. You can use your Blog space as your personal soapbox, a daily diary of your activities and thoughts, a place for sharing best business practice, hints and tips, or just your own private space for telling the world about you and your area of interest or expertise within the Oracle community.

Blogging is best learnt by Blogging, so what are you waiting for?

- Linking is at the heart of effective Blogging
- Linking and commenting, it’s what the internet is all about.
- Express yourself, and develop your own Blogging style and personality.
- Have an opinion and do not be afraid to express it.
- Post Regularly.

The easiest way to get started and to understand Blogging is to try it out, it really is very straightforward, easy to use and hopefully lots of fun.

Best of all, it is totally FREE.

The easiest way to get started and to understand Blogging with UKOCN is to try it out, it really is very straightforward, easy to use and hopefully lots of fun. Best of all, it is totally FREE.

To create a Blog login and go to Quick Links, Create A Blog. Add a title, select a Forum area and then create your Blog entry.

While you cannot yet add graphics directly into your Blog you can add attachments.
After you have completed your Blog post you will be invited to copy your post to your Groups (Audience). All members of your Groups who have requested notifications will automatically be mailed a copy of your Blog Post.

Please do not select an Audience if you do not wish to copy your Groups in on your post.

The UKOCN library, a web based content management system, allows members to share files with other users - your own groups, or make files public and viewable by all – documents, white papers, case studies, images and video.

The UKOCN library supports all types of files - documents, white papers, case studies, images and video.

Login to access the Library. Select both a Title and a File Category. Browse and attach your File.

After you have attached your file you will be invited to copy your post to your Groups (Audience). All members of your Groups who have requested notifications will automatically be mailed a copy of your post.

When uploading any file it is important that the file you want to publish is suitable and has been authorised for general distribution. If in doubt, please refer to our Terms of Use

Login to access the Library.

Browse or search the Library for hosted files by keyword, by category or by member. Discover and review your requested files, discuss them on-line and send a personal message to the owner or author.

Searching for jobs is easy.

Click Jobs on the top bar followed by Job Search. Alternatively select Job Search under Featured Jobs.

Enter your required Key Words (10g, DBA) followed by the Country, City, Contract or Permanent. Search. All search results are listed in order or closest match.

Featured Jobs are jobs that have been posted with UKOCN. They are often posted direct from the end user community, business, Partners or specialist Oracle Resourcers. These jobs will always appear at the top of any related Job Search.

You can apply for a Featured Job using the contact details provided.
Alternatively, login, select the required Job and then click Apply for this Job.
If you have no resume loaded you will be asked to add a resume together with a covering letter.
Existing resumes can also be reused, viewed and edited.

If you are having difficulty posting a job please contacts jobs@UKOCN.com

RSS feeds (Really Simple Syndication) are available throughout the UKOCN Community Network for the purpose of proactively sharing content with our member.

To subscribe to an RSS feed simply select the RSS icon and ‘Subscribe to this Feed’. Alternatively, you may need to paste the URL into your RSS Aggregator. RSS feeds will continue to be received until the feed is removed.