FMW: Portal Upgrade Advisor - difficult location for PFRD readme install

A link to the Readme for installation of the PFRD would be nice to show the step 2 'Article page to 'Build base Middleware of Oracle 11g Architecture' MOS'. I had to hunt for this using previous URL for WLS.

http://download.Oracle.com/docs/CD/E17904_01/install.htm

Here, he has a link to "Oracle Portal Installation Guide, forms, reports, and discoverer"
That points to http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17904_01/install.1111/e10421/toc.htm
"Oracle® Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Portal, forms, reports, and discoverer
11g Release 1 (11.1.1)
Part number E10421-04.

In addition, zip to the 11.1.1.4 files upgrade has not checked in their own target directory.  To make things easier.    Example:

(asdbfh) on fchocsi.wh.ldsglobal.net/opt/web/install/PortalUpgradeAdvisor: > mkdir pfrd
(asdbfh) on fchocsi.wh.ldsglobal.net/opt/web/install/PortalUpgradeAdvisor: > cp V18645 * pfrd

There was no readme with these files.
Pfrd CD
Unzip V18645 - 01_1of4.zip
RE: Creates the subdirectory Disk1.

Unzip V18645 - 01_2of4.zip
RE: Created Disk2 subdir.

Unzip V18645 - 01_3of4.zip
RE: Created DIS3 subdir.

Unzip V18645 - 01_4of4.zip
RE: Created Disk4 subdir.

I have now connected this enhancement request
Bug 11704315 - ENH REQ: MW 11.1.1 YES MEDIA AND the Group of HOTFIXES MUST UNZIP TO DISK1, DISK2 ETC.

to go on the side of the doc bug, I logged a few days back

Bug 11693389 - DOC BUG - WLS 10.3.X SETUP GUIDE: ADVISE THAT DECOMPRESS DOES NOT CREATE a subdirectory

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