32.1 Overview
Importing a Portal configuration from an existing Portal site is one of several ways available to create a new Portal project. It is also a recommended practice since the new and updated configuration will overwrite the original Portal configuration of the Portal site where the deployment takes place; in this way, part of the default original configuration can be lost.
In this section, you will be guided to execute the following tasks:
| Create a connection to the Portal server
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| Import a WebSphere Portal Server V5.1 configuration
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| Modify the Layout navigation by creating additional labels, pages, etc.
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| Modify the Layout content areas by adding new columns and a portlet to a page
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| Change the page look and feel to use a different theme
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| Test the new configuration on the WebSphere Portal V5.1 Test Environment
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The development workstation components for this scenario can be seen in Figure 32-1.
Figure 32-1 Development workstation
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