Support 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 languages.
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 UNIX:
was_profile_root/installedApps/cell/wps.ear/wps.war/screens
i5/OS:
was_root/installedApps/cell/wps.ear/wps.war/screens
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.
was_profile_root/installedApps/cell/wps.ear/wps.war/themes
i5/OS: was_root/installedApps/cell/wps.ear/wps.war/themes
In addition to JSPs, the themes directory might need images, style sheets, or any other file types that are required of the new markup.
Windows and UNIX:
was_profile_root/installedApps/cell/wps.ear/wps.war/skins
i5/OS:
was_root/installedApps/cell/wps.ear/wps.war/skins
For example, to add a banner page with markup that is specific to Netscape 6 browsers, you can create a Banner.jsp for each theme in the following location:
Windows and UNIX:
was_profile_root/installedApps/cell/wps.ear/wps.war/themes/html/ns6
i5/OS:
was_root/installedApps/cell/wps.ear/wps.war/themes/html/ns6
Use the Manage Clients administration portlets to add the new client to the your site. Verify 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.
Parent topic
Customizing the portal