Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows
Install a portlet
Installing a portlet makes it available to portal users. Adding a portlet to a page makes the portlet accessible to users with the appropriate rights.
The objective of this task
The objective of this task is to step you through installing a portlet to the portal.
To install a portlet:
You should be logged into the portal site using an ID with sufficient access rights to install a portlet. See Access rights for detailed information.
- Click Administration in the tool bar.
- Under Portlet Management in the navigation tree, click Web Modules.
- Click Install.
- Enter the location of the WAR file or click Browse to find the location of the file to install.
- Click Next.
- Verify WAR file info and click Finish to install the WAR file.
After the installation has completed, a message appears at the top of the screen indicating a successful installation. If there are any problems during the process, an error message appears in the Manage Web Modules page. Click the View Details link to examine the error log.
Once you install a portlet, you can add the portlet to a page with the Portlet Palette. Add the installed portlet to a category in the Portlet Palette and then drag the portlet to the page. If you do not plan to frequently add this portlet to other pages, you can still add the portlet to a page without adding the portlet to a category. To add a portlet to the page without adding it a category, search for the installed portlet in the Portlet Palette and drag the portlet to the page. For more information, see Adding portlets to a page with the Portlet Palette.