Portal Event Declaration builder inputs

Portlet Factory, Version 6.1.2

Portal Event Declaration builder inputs

This topic describes the inputs for the Portal Event Declaration builder.

Table 1. Portal Event Declaration builder inputs
Input Name Description
Event Type Select the type of even to declare. You can choose:

Factory Portlet Event

Select this event type to send events between models.

WPS Default Portlet Message with Event Name

Select this event type to send events to models as well as to non-model portlets.

WPS Default Portlet Message

Select this event type to send events to WebSphere Portlet Factory models as well as to non-model portlets.

Event Name Enter a name for this event. This name appears in the builder call list and in the list of events to handle in the Event Handler's builder call editor.
Fire Event Locally This input is available when WebSphere Portlet Factory Portlet Event is selected as the event type.
Enable this check box to allow the model/portlet that fires the event to also catch the event. This technique might be useful in a portlet that must respond to a user action by presenting a revised UI.
Arguments If you want to define arguments that will be passed to the action specified by an Event Handler, name those arguments and specify their data type here.

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Input Name	Description
Event Type	Select the type of even to declare. You can choose: Factory Portlet Event Select this event type to send events between models. WPS Default Portlet Message with Event Name Select this event type to send events to models as well as to non-model portlets. WPS Default Portlet Message Select this event type to send events to WebSphere Portlet Factory models as well as to non-model portlets.
Event Name	Enter a name for this event. This name appears in the builder call list and in the list of events to handle in the Event Handler's builder call editor.
Fire Event Locally	This input is available when WebSphere Portlet Factory Portlet Event is selected as the event type. Enable this check box to allow the model/portlet that fires the event to also catch the event. This technique might be useful in a portlet that must respond to a user action by presenting a revised UI.
Arguments	If you want to define arguments that will be passed to the action specified by an Event Handler, name those arguments and specify their data type here.