Portlet Factory, Version 6.1.2
IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer components
Multiple components comprise the WebSphere Portlet Factory development environment.
- WebSphere Portlet Factory Server
- Hosts WebSphere Portlet Factory and determines the Java compiler used by WebSphere Portlet Factory, security for the generated applications, and user management, for example.
- WebSphere Portlet Factory installation
- Runs as a web application on an application server and includes the WebSphere Portlet Factory servlet which generates applications from models.
WebSphere Portlet Factory installation also contains builders, models, profile sets, and other WebSphere Portlet Factory artifacts.
- WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer plugin
- Integrates code allowing you to create models, profile sets, builders with in an Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
- IDE
- Hosts the WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer plugin and provides typical development environment features such as project management and compilation of Java source code.
Depending upon which IDE is used to create a WebSphere Portlet Factory model, the mechanism for launching WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer and some cosmetic aspects of WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer may vary but the model functionality does not. Models created using one IDE may be open and run in another.
Parent topic: Working with WebSphere Portlet Factory Parent topic: Directory structure for IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory Web applications
- Configuration of a development environment
There are quite a few tasks that you can perform to configure your IBM® WebSphere Portlet Factory development and runtime environment.
- Directory structure for IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory Web applications
The directory structure of WebSphere Portlet Factory is similar to that of any Web application.
- About data referencing techniques
Builder call editors support the most commonly used reference methods and syntax.
- About preferences
In WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer, you can set various preferences.
- Setting IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory properties
WebSphere Portlet Factory properties affect some aspects of development.
- Generated file names and limitations
Some application servers have a limit on the length of a path name.
- Dynamic class loading
Java classes may be dynamically loaded from the directory or directories specified in the bowstreet.dynamic.class.load.path property.
- Using existing JAR files with IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory projects
You can using existing JAR files in the Web application that you are developing.
- Eclipse-based IDEs
The IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer is fully integrated in Eclipse-based development environments.
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