Enable new functionality in the Person menu

Migrate from an earlier version of WebSphere Portal does not upgrade the Person Card. To take advantage of new Person Card functionality that was introduced in v7.0, complete additional steps after migration is complete.

  1. Select the appropriate console, depending on environment:

    • If running stand-alone, use the local administrative console.

    • If running in a cluster, use the console of the Deployment Manager.

  2. Start the administrative console by entering the URL in the location field of a Web browser:

      http://example.com:admin_port/ibm/console

      where example.com is the name of server and admin_port is the port assigned to the administrative console.

  3. In the navigation, click Resources -> Resource Environment -> Resource Environment Providers.

  4. Set the scope by selecting Node={nodename},Server=WebSphere_Portal from the drop-down list.

  5. Create a new resource environment provider:

    1. Click New.

    2. In the Name box, type WP PeopleServe . Be sure to include a blank space before and after WP PeopleServe.

    3. Click Apply.

  6. Under Additional Properties, click Custom Properties.

  7. Specify a new property:

    1. Click New.

    2. Set the values as shown below:

      Defining values for personTagTimeout

      Property Value
      Name personTagTimeout
      Value 1500
      Description This property sets the amount of time that the Person menu displays.
      Type java.lang.String

    3. Click Apply and then Save.

  8. Specify a new property:

    1. Click New.

    2. Set the values as shown below:

      Defining values for collapsedBCardItems

      Property Value
      Name collapsedBCardItems
      Value cn,departmentNumber,ibm-jobTitle,telephoneNumber
      Description This property lists the attributes that should display in the collapsed business card.
      Type java.lang.String

    3. Click Apply and Save.

  9. Specify a new property:

    1. Click New.

    2. Set the values as shown below:

      Defining values for expandedBCardItems

      Property Value
      Name expandedBCardItems
      Value ibm-primaryEmail,employeeNumber,pager,homePostalAddress,street,stateOrProvinceName,postalCode,countryName
      Description This property lists the attributes that should display in the expanded business card.
      Type java.lang.String

    3. Click Apply and Save.

  10. Restart the portal server.


Parent

Deploy new functionality in a migrated portal


Related tasks


Set display duration for the Person card
Making business card fields expand and collapse

 


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