Mashup integration

You can easily add content and function to the portal by integrating mashups.

You can use portal mashup integration to display mashup pages that render widgets within the portal. You can create these mashup pages in different ways:

• You can create a mashup page from scratch within WebSphere Portal.

• You can create a mashup page with the Mashup Center, publish it to the catalog, and add it from there to the portal.

• You can create a mashup page in the portal, publish it to the catalog, and add it from there to a portal. This can be the same portal, or a different one.

For your users to be able work with mashup integration in the portal, configure mashup integration. For details about this refer to the topic about Configuring the portal and mashups and its subtopics.

For more details refer to the following topics.

• Overview of portal mashup integration

  You can easily add content and function to the portal by integrating mashups to the portal. A mashup is a lightweight Web application created by combining information or capabilities from more than one existing source to deliver new functions and insights to users.

• Configure the portal and mashups

  For your users to be able work with mashup integration in the portal, you configure mashup integration.

• Work with portal and mashups

  Users can work with portal and mashups in different ways. They can add a mashup page to the portal, and they can perform tasks in the portal and in the IBM Mashup Center.

• Use WebDAV file store for mashup integration

  You can use WebDAV to work with mashup content in the portal.

Related information

Mashup Center information center:   http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/mashhelp/v2/index.jsp

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