Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows
Use the Web Page portlet to import content
Web Page allows you to include data from an external file or web site directly on the portal page. The web page displayed by the portlet is retrieved directly from the URL (i.e. it is not cached), making this portlet useful for viewing real-time data. Conversely, however, because the data displayed by the portlet is a complete web page, formatted for an entire browser window, sometimes the layout of the page can be compromised by the smaller size of the portlet window in which it is displayed. If you plan to use this portlet, it is wise to test your URL with it and adjust its width and height as necessary to accommodate the portal layout (see below).
Web Page can be customized with a unique URL and title, as well as with a chosen width and height. If your URL needs special authentication, you can also set this in the Web Page portlet's configuration. In order to do this, once you have added the portlet to the portal page, click Edit Shared Settings in the Web Page portlet menu. In the Edit Shared Settings mode, you can change the title and URL of the desired web page. If you are referencing an external web site, be sure to include the protocol as a prefix on your URL ("http://" for example). You may use the Preview button (glasses) to ensure you have entered the correct URL.
You can also force the width and height of the portlet, or you can set its width to the default width of the portal column where it is placed. If your external URL requires authentication, click on Authentication Options. Here you can specify the type of authentication (either http- or form-based), the login URL, the necessary credentials, and any other values you require ("Additional key value pairs"). Also, if you are using the Credential Vault, you can these credentials with the appropriate slot.
This portlet uses iFrames, an enhancement that is incompatible with older Netscape browsers (versions 4.x and earlier). It works on Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 and greater, as well as newer versions of Mozilla (1.5 and greater).
Web Page is available in the portal_server_root/installableApps directory.
Support of the IBM WebPage portlet may be removed in a future release of WebSphere Portal. Use of the IBM WebClipper portlet is recommended instead. Currently, the IBM WebClipper portlet supports features available with the WebPage portlet, including support to include and retrieve data for display in a portlet from an external URL defined file or web site.
Related information
- IBM WebSphere Portal Catalog
- Using the Web clipping portlet
- Importing content from other sites
- Developing portlets