Portal, V6.1
Personalization element
A personalization element stores a reference to a personalization rule or content spot generated by Portal Personalization. To use a personalization element create a personalization component. You cannot add a personalization element to authoring templates, sites, site areas or content items. A personalization element can:
- display personalization content within a presentation template or element design.
- display a link to personalization content within a presentation template or element design.
- display attributes of personalization content within a presentation template or element design.
Creating a personalization element
You can only use a personalization element by creating a personalization component. You cannot add a personalization element to authoring templates, sites, site areas or content items.
Access controls
When creating a personalization element, a user will only be able to select those personalization rules and content spots that they have access to in Portal Personalization.
The personalization rule or content spot selected in the personalization element will only be rendered if the user viewing the Web content has access to the personalization rule or content spot in Portal Personalization.
Notes:
Maximum items displayed
A maximum of 100 items can be displayed in a single Personalization element.
Recreating Personalization Rules and content spots
If you delete a Personalization Rule or content Spot that has been referenced in a Personalization element and then create a new Personalization Rule or content spot with the same name, it will no longer be displayed in the Personalization element. You will need to edit the Personalization element and reselect the Personalization Rule or content spot.
- Use a Personalization element
When creating a Personalization element, you search for and select a Personalization document.- Personalization element examples
The layout and design of a personalization element is created in a similar way to a menu element, with a header design, footer design, and a design to be repeated for each result.- Referencing Personalization content
The "AttributeResource" tag is used as a placeholder to display attributes from a content spot or rule within a Personalization element design. It cannot be used in a presentation template or other element types.- Personalizing IBM Lotus WCM content
Use Portal Personalization to personalize WCM content by using a personalization rule.
Parent topic
Personalized content
Parent topic
Presenting personalized content
Related tasks
Creating components