Weblogic Notes III

Portlet

• Associates files, XML and JPSs
• Editable in design view/Source editor
  

• Create/Open a Portal file in IDE
• Answer yes when prompted if you want to create portlet
• Wizard opens up
• Title, Content URI, Error page
• Alternatively right click on Portal web project,
• New->Portlet
• Select Portlet Type: Jsp, Struts, Java, remote,Page flow
• Can use portlets from Portlet Library
• Annual reports
• Business publications
• Company News
• Company Performance
• Discussion Forums
• Login Director
• Login To Portal
• Market Summary
• My Calendar
• My Contacts
• My Contents
• RSS News feed
• Targeted menu
• Tutorial
• Yahoo Mail
• Yahoo Search
• Steps
• Copy .portlet file into /project/portlets/includes
• Copy >=1 JSP files to /project/portlets/
• //portlets folder.
• In some cases, copying a *.java backing file to your //
  WEB-INF/src//... folder.
• In some cases, copying a JAR used by the portlet to your //WEB-INF/lib folder.

Customizing a Portlet

• Modes
  
• Edit-Custom File to let users modify content
• Help
• Float-Portlet displayed in a Popup
• States
• Maximize
• Minimise
• Delete
• Modified in properties editor
  
• Icons are stored in /images directory
• Modify in Property Editor
• Insert-> EditMode or Insert->HelpMode
• Floatable
• .portlet file
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