Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows
Supporting new clients
During the operation of the portal site, you could discover that some users have upgraded their browsers, and that the new browser has certain HTML requirements. Or, you could get a request to support a new mobile phone that has special WML requirements. In either case, you can add support for the client to the portal site. If the new client requires markup that is not supported by the portal site, then first create the new markup language.
To add a new client, first create the subdirectories containing the resources that are necessary to support the new client in each of the following locations:
- Windows and Linux:
- was_profile_root/installedApps/cellname/wps.ear/wps.war/ screens
- i5/OS:
- was_root/installedApps/cellname/wps.ear/wps.war/screens
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Screens are JSPs that are invoked by the portal server for displaying various content. The Home screen is most often displayed because it is used for the portlet content area. Other screens include the Login or Error screen.See Screens for a description of the resources needed for this directory.
- Windows and Linux:
- was_profile_root/installedApps/ cellname/wps.ear/wps.war/themes
- i5/OS:
- was_root/installedApps/cellname/wps.ear/wps.war/themes
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In addition to JSPs, the themes directory might need images, style sheets, or any other file types that are required of the new markup. See Creating a theme for a description of the resources needed for this directory.
- Windows and Linux:
- was_profile_root/installedApps/ cellname/wps.ear/wps.war/skins
- i5/OS:
- was_root/installedApps/cellname/wps.ear/wps.war/skins
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See Creating a new skin for a description of the resources needed for this directory.
- Windows and Linux:
- was_profile_root/installedApps/cellname/wps.ear/wps.war/themes/html/ns6
- i5/OS:
- was_root/installedApps/cellname/wps.ear/wps.war/themes/html/ns6
See Search order for portal resources for complete information about how client resources are found in the directory structure.
Use the Manage Clients administration portlets to add the new client to the your site. Make sure that the client name that you add is the same as the subdirectory name that you used for the client.
You can add a new client using the Manage Clients administration portlets in the Portal settings-Supported Clients page. See the Supported clients portlet help for more information.