Portal, Express Beta Version 6.1 Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux,Windows

Adding a wire

Learn how to add a wire.

1. If you create a cross-page wire, make sure that the target portlet has global receiving actions enabled. Refer to Selecting the matching mode for more information.
2. Before you create a wire, select the matching mode. The matching mode specifies the criteria that determine whether a wire can be created or not. For details refer to Selecting the matching mode.

1. From the table for adding a new wire, select an option from each of the following dropdown lists:

   Source portlet

   The portlet that sends the information to other portlets on the page. You can only select portlets on the page that provide information for other portlets.

   Sending

   The type of information that the portlet is capable of sending.

   Target page

   The page that contains the receiving action. The drop down list contains only peer pages that have global receiving actions. If the desired page is not listed, select More and select the desired page or search for the target page. Note: If a target page with no global receiving actions is selected for cross-page wires, you will not be able to select target portlets or receiving actions.

   Target portlet

   The portlet that receives the information from the source. Only portlets that can process the Sending information are shown.

   Receiving

   The action that the portlet can perform after receiving the information. Only actions that are capable of handling the selected information are shown.

2. If you have administrative privileges, you can set the wires for all users of the page by selecting Public as the wire type. By default, all wires are created for personal use.
3. When you have completed your changes, click the Add new wire icon. The new wire appears in a list of all wires on the page each time you edit the wires for the page.