Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows
Step 3: Extending site content
Step three of this tutorial walks you through the steps involved in creating a new portlet to add to the Work page of the Intranet JumpStart site.
The JumpStart sites provide you with multiple portlets that can be configured out of the box. However, there may be an instance where you need to create an additional portlet to display new content. The lessons in this section will walk you through the steps necessary to create a new Announcements portlet and have it appear on the Work page of the Intranet JumpStart page.
Learning objectives
After completing the lessons in this module you will know understand the concepts and know how to do the following:- Create a new site area.
- Create a copy of a default template.
- Create a new menu item in the authoring template.
- Add a Web Content Viewer portlet to a page.
This module should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Prerequisites
You must be logged in as an administrator to preform these tasks.
Lessons in this module
- Step 3.1: Creating a new site area
Step one of this tutorial walks you through creating a new site area. - Step 3.2: Copying a default authoring template
Step two of this tutorial walks you through copying the Announcements List default template for use in the site area that you created in step one. - Step 3.3: Creating new Content
Step three of this tutorial walks you through creating new content. - Step 3.4: Adding a portlet to the Work page
Step 4 of this tutorial walks you through adding a portlet to the Work page of the Intranet JumpStart site. This portlet will display the Lunch menu created in earlier steps of this tutorial.
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