The Profiles Summary portlet

The Profiles Summary portlet

Use the Connections Profiles summary portlet to add a targeted view of profile and network information to an IBM WebSphere Portal application.

Use the Profiles portlet

Use the Connections Profiles summary portlet to add a targeted view of profile and network information to an IBMWebSphere Portal application. The portlet has two views, Status Update and My Profile.
From the Status Updates view, we can:

Post the status

View the status history

View the status for other people in the network

Comment on other people's status

Delete comments or status you posted
Search Profiles by name, tag, or keyword

From the My Profile view, we can:

View and update the profile information (This feature takes you to IBM Connections Profiles)

View report-to chain for yourself or the colleagues

View network information for yourself or the colleagues
Search Profiles by name, tag, or keyword

Invite people to join the network

View, accept, or decline invitations to join other networks

Send email to colleagues or display their business card

Edit the shared settings for the Profiles portlet

You must have at least editor access for the page and for the portlet to be able to edit shared settings for Connections features. For more information about access levels, see the WebSphere Portal product wiki. Settings entered on this page can be overridden by settings on the Personalize page for a portlet. Choose Edit Shared Settings from the portlet menu and choose which view to display in the portlet. Choose which views to display in the portlet. We can choose Status Updates or My Profile.

Configure the Profiles portlet

You must have administrative access to the portlet to be able to configure it. Choose Configure from the portlet menu and configure these options:

Option Description
Enable this will provide link to the External Connections UI for editing profile Display an Edit Profile link so that users can update their profiles in the Connections web application.
Display page controls only in bottom bar Hides the page controls in the header of the window. Clear the check box to display paging controls in the header as well as the footer of the page.

Parent topic:
Use the Connections Portlets for WebSphere Portal

Option	Description
Enable this will provide link to the External Connections UI for editing profile	Display an Edit Profile link so that users can update their profiles in the Connections web application.
Display page controls only in bottom bar	Hides the page controls in the header of the window. Clear the check box to display paging controls in the header as well as the footer of the page.