Set up Site Builder website creators

Website creators can use Site Builder to create sites or sections of a site based on the Site Builder templates installed on the HCL WebSphere Portal server. Assign all website creators the Contributor role for the Site Builder Template library and allow them to create their own content libraries.

1. Log in to the portal as an administrator.

2. Click Administration.
3. In the navigation tree, click Access > Resource Permissions.

   1. Click Pages on the Select Resource Type view.

   2. Browse to any content page that the user and groups need to use as section anchors.

   3. Click the Assign Access icon.

   4. For the User role, click the Edit Role icon.

   5. Add the users and groups we want to add as Site Builder website creators.

   6. Click OK.

   7. Click Content Root.

   8. Click Apply.

   9. Click Pages.

   10. Repeat this process for each necessary page.

4. Open portal administration and click Portal Content > Web Content Libraries.

   1. Browse to the Site Builder Template Library.

   2. Click the Set Permissions icon.

   3. For the Contributor role, click the Edit Role icon.

   4. Add the users and groups we want to add as Site Builder website creators.

   5. Click OK.

   6. Click Resources.

   7. Click Apply and Done.

5. In the navigation tree, click Portal Content > Web Content Libraries.

   1. Browse to the library that the users and groups need to use as the source for initial content and supporting assets for their new sites and sections.

   2. Click the Set Permissions icon.

   3. For the Contributor role, click the Edit Role icon.

   4. Add the users and groups we want to add as Site Builder website creators.

   5. Click OK.

   6. Click Resources.

   7. Click Apply and Done.

   8. Repeat this process for all necessary libraries.

6. In the navigation tree, click Portal Content > Web Content Libraries.

   1. Browse to the library that the users and groups need to use as the existing content library for their new sites and sections.

   2. Click the Set Permissions icon.

   3. For the Editor role, click the Edit Role icon.

   4. Add the users and groups we want to add as Site Builder website creators.

   5. Click OK.

   6. Click Resources.

   7. Click Apply and Done.

   8. Repeat this process for all necessary libraries.

7. In the navigation tree, click Portlet Management > Portlets.

   1. Search for Site Builder.

   2. Click the Access to Portlet icon.

   3. For the Administrative Role, click the Edit Role icon

   4. Add Users and Groups and click OK.

   5. Click the Site Builder link in the breadcrumb.

   6. Click Apply.

   7. Click OK.

Parent topic: Deploy Site Builder