Oracle has introduced a new, much faster and more interactive Error Portal. In this document, we show you how to configure it so that it can be used with the smart search function of major browsers, such as Chrome. In other words, with this configuration, you will have a mechanism where, by typing a predefined shortcut (usually related to an error) and the Oracle error number directly into the browser's URL field, Oracle will search directly in the Oracle error portal documentation.

If you do not configure this option, you can always access the portal directly via this URL: https://docs.oracle.com/en/error-help/db/

By default the error of the current version will appear, at this point 23c, but the error message is maintained as it appeared in the previous compatible versions.

Oracle Maintains the error as shown in previous versions that are compatible

SMART CONFIGURATION OF THE ORACLE ERROR PORTAL IN BROWSERS

In this example we are going to perform the configuration on Chrome.

In the Chrome browser, go to Settings -> Search -> Manage search engines and site searches.

Once you have clicked on the "Manage Search Engines and Site Searches" button, go to "Site Searches" and click on the "Add" button.

Add a new search engine. To do this, you need to fill in three fields: Search engine name, the shortcut that will link to the portal, and the URL of the Oracle error portal.

Therefore, it would be filled in as follows:

The added values are:

Search engine: This will be the name that appears in your search engine when referring to "Direct access."
Direct access: Direct access that we will use to refer to the Oracle error portal, normally related to errors (err, error, etc.).
URL: URL of the Oracle Error portal. https://docs.oracle.com/error-help/db/%s/

Now, simply by referring to the name chosen in the shortcut, in our case "error" in the browser, plus the error number, a search will be performed directly in the Oracle Error portal.

At this point, the browser will give you the option to search directly on the Oracle portal or on the Web, as if it were a normal search. We search directly on the Portal, as follows:

The option to add a new Oracle error finder is quite useful, and its application is, as you can see, very simple.