Reviewing the Portlets
The following table defines the portlets that are defined for each of the three portals.
Portlets for the Employee Management System
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Direct Reports |
Manager |
Accesses the Employee Information database to display a list of employees who report to a particular manager. |
Doc Tour |
All Portals |
Provides a context-sensitive link to the WebLogic Platform Tour Guide (this guide) for more detailed information about stepping through the tour. |
Employee |
Employee |
Accesses the Employee Information database to display an employee profile. |
Log In |
Log In |
Enables users to log in to the Avitek intranet portal, working with the WebLogic Server security system to provide secure access to the portal. |
Log Out |
All portals (except Log In) |
Enables users to log out of the portal. |
Manager Tasks Pending |
Manager |
Communicates with the Office Equipment Order Management system to allow managers to view office equipment orders issued by their direct employees, and to approve or reject pending orders. |
Navigation |
All Portals |
Displays context-sensitive information about the currently displayed portal and portlets and provides a context-sensitive link to the WebLogic Platform Tour Guide (this guide) for more detailed information. |
Order |
Employee |
Communicates with the Office Equipment Order Management system to allow employees to submit orders for office equipment or to view pending orders. |
For example, the following figure shows the Employee portlet in Design View.
Employee Portlet in Design View
The following figure shows an example of the Property Editor window settings for the Employee portlet.
Portlet Property Settings for the Employee Portlet
The majority of the property settings shown in the previous figure are the same across all portlets in the Avitek intranet portal. The Content and Portlet Title property settings are unique to each portlet.
The following sections describe the following portlets:
To display any portlet in Design View, double-click the name of the portlet in the Application Window.