New for administrators - Portal V8.5
Security
Use attribute based security to extend access control permission checks for WCM content...
- categories
- keywords
- textComponents
- htmlComponents
- shortTextComponents
Search
- Install the remote search service using Installation Manager.
- New feature...
-
Did you mean?
...recommends suggestions or corrections for keywords in a search query.
- New parameter: boostingSettings
Enable allocation of extra weight to search terms found in metadata fields of a document, including title or description.
- Change the default search operator from Or to And.
Stage to production
Use a Portal Application Archive (PAA) file to package and deploy the initial server.
- Export the initial server into the PAA file.
- Deploy the single PAA file instead of importing multiple resources.
- Create a PAA file for the differential releases.
- Deploy the single PAA file instead of deploying multiple differential resources.
Create PAA files for all of the virtual portals.
Syndication
Troubleshoot tools have been added to the syndication and subscriber views.
Failed items for a syndicator are displayed in the Failed Items view, with information on how to fix the issue.
Root and Impact columns have been added to help find the root cause of a syndication failure, and what secondary items are impacted by the root cause.
Web application bridge
For a web application bridge...
- Create content provider profiles with policy directives and tuning parameters for a context root, or a regex to provision applications and resource paths.
- Create web dock applications.
- The content author finds the appropriate web dock application and adds it to their page.
Digital Data Connector
The IBM Digital Data Connector (DDC) for WebSphere Portal integrates data from external data sources on portal pages using WCM presentation components. Use the DDC to create list-rendering profiles that define attributes for integrating external data sources.
Information mode and user assistance
Displays inline information and hover help in the user interface. Not available for the administration portlets.
Access Administration from the site toolbar
Click 
and select a specific area of administration from the menu.
IBM Knowledge Center
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