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This section takes you through the process of creating portlets, introduces the concepts of the APIs used to develop portlets, and provides samples to get you started. It also provides information on integrating features such as single sign-on, cooperative sharing of information using the property broker, and migrating Struts applications to the portlet environment. WebSphere Portal can support portlets written to the standard portlet API as well as portlets written to the legacy IBM portlet API.

In v6.0. the IBM Portlet API is deprecated but still supported. No new functionality will be added and IBM recommends you use the standard portlet API .

  • If you are not an experienced Java developer...

    we can integrate many of the existing resources into WebSphere Portal without developing your own portlets. See Integrating the business for more information.

  • If you are not an expert in Java or JSP...

    the IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory provides a way to build portlets. This Eclipse-based development tool speeds and simplifies portlet construction by making it easy to create complex portlets without coding.

  • If you have Java and servlet development experience but are new to portlet development...

    you should start by reading Portlet concepts and Standard portlet API. When you are ready to start developing portlets, see Portlet development basics for samples that demonstrate common features of the API.

  • If you have developed portlets with the IBM Portlet API...

    Standard portlet API describes the new standards and provides links to topics that describe the difference between the two APIs and how to migrate to the standard.

  • If you have experience with Struts applications...

    Struts Portlet Framework explains how to take an existing Struts application and convert it to a portlet.

  • If you are already familiar with portlet development using either the standard portlet API or the IBM portlet API...

    Cooperative portlets describes how we can enable portlets to share information with other portlets on the page, using the property broker service. Collaborative Services API explains how we can integrate collaborative functionality into the portlets, such as online status, chat, and e-mail.

Rational Application Developer includes tools designed to help you develop portlet applications for WebSphere Portal.

 

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