Collaboration and Messaging portlets

Collaboration and Messaging portlets include Dominoand Extended Products Portlets (which rely on Lotus Domino integration), portlets that integrate with products such as IBMLotusQuickrand IBM Lotus Connections and portlets that work with third-party software such as Microsoft Exchange. Examples of the Collaboration and Messaging portlets are deployed during installation of the portal. Other portlets are available from the Portal Catalog on the Web.

Locating the Collaboration and Messaging portlets

To access the portlets, click Applications in the product banner, and then click either Collaboration or Messaging. Next, click the subcategory that you want. For example:

• On the Collaboration welcome page, click Lotus Quickr, Lotus Notes, or Lotus Sametime.

• On the Messaging welcome page, click Mail or Calendar.

The portlets found under Applications -> Collaboration -> Lotus Quickr and Connections are:

• Domino Application

• My Places

• Lotus Connections

• Lotus Web Conferencing

Lotus Connections portlets are not included in IBM WebSphere Portal; however, you can download Lotus Connections 2.5 and 2.x portlets for use in WebSphere Portal. For detailed instructions on installing the portlets, see the Lotus Connections Information Center topics listed under Related tasks below. The Lotus Web Conferencing portlet is available from the WebSphere Portal Business Solutions Catalog.

The portlets found under Applications -> Collaboration -> Lotus Notes are:

• Lotus Notes View

• Lotus Document Viewer

The portlets found under Applications -> Collaboration -> Lotus Sametime and Web Conferencing are:

• Who Is Here

• Sametime Contact List

The portlets found under Applications -> Messaging -> Mail are:

• Exchange Mail

• Common Mail

• iNotes (Mail view)

The portlets found under Applications -> Messaging -> Calendar are:

• Exchange Calendar

• iNotes (Calendar View)

Setting up portlets that rely on Lotus Domino integration requires planning and confirming configuration of, as well as performing some additional configuration of, all required servers, collaborative software, and in some cases, portlet instances.

Other collaborative portlets

The People Finder portlet is available in the default installed portal from the People palette. To display the People palette, click the small arrow below the Search box at the top right corner of the page.

Users of the People Finder portlet have access to a searchable directory of people that can make employee interaction fast and easy, improving personal and organizational productivity. Users can find people in the directory, see their online status, and interact with them using instant messaging and other actions provided by person links. In addition to search features, People Finder provides views of each person's directory record and his or her place in the organizational context.

• Lotus Notes View
• iNotes
• Lotus Document Viewer
• Common Mail
• Portlet attribute mappings

Parent

Integrate with collaboration software

Related tasks

Integrate with Lotus Quickr
Integrate Lotus Connections

Install the Connections portlets (2.5)

IBM WebSphere Portal Business Solutions Catalog

 

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