Portal Designer

Use this window to assemble portlets and other elements into portals.

Table 2-1 Tools for Designing Portals 

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Use this tool. . .

For these tasks. . .

1

Application Window

Create, view, and edit portal files in your portal application projects. The names of portal files end in .portal.

2

Design View

Design your portal in this area.

3

Palette Window

Add books and pages to the portal by dragging components from the Palette window and dropping them onto the Design View canvas.

4

Data Palette Window

Add portlets to the portal by dragging them from the Data Palette window and dropping them onto the Design View canvas. You can use the sample portlets provided by WebLogic Portal, or you can create your own, as described later in Creating a Portlet.

5

Property Editor Window

Set properties for the currently selected portal component, such as the portal look and feel. You can select a portal component by clicking on it in the Design View canvas or by selecting its name in the Document Structure window (described below).

6

Document Structure Window

View the hierarchical structure for the portal interface.

You can select a portal component in the Document Structure window by clicking on it. The portal component is selected in Design View and you can edit its properties in the Property Editor window.

The Document Structure window for a portal reveals the elements that comprise a portal:

As shown in the Document Structure window, the following components make up the hierarchical structure of the sample Employee portal interface:

Actions in the Portal Designer

The following actions are available using the Portal Designer:

Designers in the Portal Designer

The following designers can be invoked from the Portal Designer


Related Topics

To learn more about WebLogic Portal, the tools and services it provides, and surfacing your applications in a portal interface, see the following topics:

Developing Portal Applications