The Application Builder lets you produce multi-portlet applications that are connected to one another using events or messaging. You lay out an application’s portlets in a “portlet flow” or “page flow.”
An application laid out with portlet flow displays all of its portlets on one page. An application that uses page flow displays each row of portlets on a different page.
The left pane displays the portlets and associated events that make up the application. The right panel displays a drag-and-drop workspace where you lay out and order the portlets.
The top row buttons are:
Save – displays the Application Properties window if the application has not been previously saved. If the application has been saved, this option saves the application without opening the properties window. Click the down arrow to the right of the Save option to select Save As and save the application under a different name.
Properties – displays the Application Properties window where you can change the application’s flow type, assign roles, status, and specify whether or not the application is active.
Preview – opens a new window that lets you preview the application. You must save the application before you can preview it.
Deploy – sends the application to Portal Interface.
The second row buttons are:
Add – launches the Find dialog box, where you can select one or more portlets to use in the application. The portlets shown in the Results pane are approved portlets. The portlets you add display in the left pane of the Application Builder.
Post Process – provides a list of post processing options that you can add to portlets. See “Portlet post-processing options”.
Preview – previews the portlet selected in the left pane portlet list.
Portlet Flow – select one of these configurations in which to lay out application portlets on one page:
30% / 70% Layout
50% / 50% Layout
25% / 50% / 25% Layout
Full Layout
See “Selecting a page layout” for more information on the layout options.
Page Flow – select one of these configurations in which to lay out the application portlets on different pages in the same page group.
30% / 70% Layout
50% / 50% Layout
25% / 50% / 25% Layout
Full Layout
See “Selecting a page layout” for more information on the layout options.
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