Manage the site

Earlier versions of HCL WebSphere Portal provided the Resource Manager portlet for performing site management. With v8.0 of HCL WebSphere Portal and HCL Web Content Manager, this site management functionality has been replaced by the new functionality for managing pages. Managed pages are portal pages managed in Web Content Manager. We can manage the sites and move portal pages from one server to another by using the Web Content Manager syndication mechanism. This has the following advantages over the previous site management feature:

• We can create drafts of portal pages in the context of a project. We can preview these drafts, including possible updates by other coworkers on the same project.

• We can have staggered versions of pages.

• We can define a workflow for the pages. The workflow can include security settings for the pages. For example, we can remove edit rights from a page after the page is approved and published.

• We can submit draft pages for approval. We can also have the project approved for publication.

• We can preview the project as if it was published content.

• We can publish a project or individual pages to the subscriber server by one of the following mechanisms:
  • manually
  • based on date and time
  • automatically, when all items of a project have been approved and are pending for publication.

The only option to use the Resource Manager portlet and the site management functionality with HCL WebSphere Portal 8.5 is to use a HCL WebSphere Portal Version 7.0 and its Resource Manager portlet. For information about site management with the Resource Manager portlet, see the HCL WebSphere Portal Version 7 product documentation: Managing the site.

Parent topic: Administering