Configure profile types for widget layout

To configure widget layout, we can add a profile type containing the widget layout configuration to Profiles in widgets-config.xml.

To add a new profile type for widget layout.

1. Check out the widget configuration file:
   app_server_root/profiles/Dmgr01/bin
   ./wsadmin.sh -lang jython
   execfile("profilesAdmin.py")
   ProfilesConfigService.checkOutWidgetConfig("</tmp>", "<cell_name>")

2. Save a copy of widgets-config.xml.

3. Open the file in a text editor.

4. Add a widget layout under the <widgets> element:

   <layoutConfiguration>
   
     <widgets xmlns:tns="http://www.ibm.com/profiles-config">
       <layout resourceSubType="debug">
         <page pageId="profilesView">
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col2" defIdRef="multiWidget" instanceId="tabsWidget1"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="board"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="contactInfo"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="backgroundInfo"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="multiFeedReader"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="socialTags"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="sand_thingsInCommon"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="sand_socialPath"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="reportStructure"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="friends"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="linkRoll"/>
         </page>
       </layout>
         
       <layout resourceSubType="restricted">
         <page pageId="profilesView">
           <!-- <widgetInstance uiLocation="col2" defIdRef="multiWidget" instanceId="mw1"/> -->
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col2" defIdRef="contactInfo" instanceId="ci1"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="reportStructure"/>
         </page>
       </layout>
   
       <layout resourceSubType="mobile">
         <page pageId="profilesView">
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col2" defIdRef="multiWidget" instanceId="tabsWidget1"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="board"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="contactInfo"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="backgroundInfo"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col2" defIdRef="multiWidget" instanceId="tabsWidget2"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget2" defIdRef="multiFeedReader"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="socialTags"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="sand_thingsInCommon"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="sand_socialPath"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="reportStructure"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="friends"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="linkRoll"/>
         </page>
       </layout>
   
       <layout resourceSubType="default">
         <page pageId="profilesView">
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col2" defIdRef="multiWidget" instanceId="tabsWidget1"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="board"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="contactInfo"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="backgroundInfo"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="tabsWidget1" defIdRef="multiFeedReader"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="socialTags"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="sand_thingsInCommon"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="sand_socialPath"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="reportStructure"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="friends"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="linkRoll"/>
         </page>
         <page pageId="searchResultView">
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="commonTags"/>
         </page>
         <page pageId="searchView">
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="sand_DYK"/>
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="commonTags"/>
           <!-- 
             <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="sand_recomItems"/>
           -->
         </page>
         <page pageId="networkView">
           <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="sand_DYK"/>
         </page>
         <page pageId="editProfileView">
          ...
       </layout>
     </widgets>
   </layoutConfiguration>

5. Save the changes and check widgets-config.xml back in :

   ProfilesConfigService.checkInWidgetConfig()

6. To exit the wsadmin client, type exit at the prompt.

7. Stop and restart the Profiles server.

Parent topic:
Profile-types

Related:
Apply property changes in Profiles
Create a simple profile data model and template customization