Getting started with Portal Interface

This section provides a quick tutorial for using the Portal Interface. In this tutorial, create a basic portlet using an existing Web portlet. For detailed information, see the Portal Interface User’s Guide.

Logging in to Portal Interface

1. Open a browser window, and enter:

   http://HOSTNAME.PORTALDOMAIN:port/onepage/
   index.jsp
   

   where:

   • HOSTNAME – name of the machine where you installed Enterprise Portal – Information Edition (EP) 6.1.

   • PORTALDOMAIN – domain name where the installation is located.

   • port – port number (the default is 4040).

   For example, enter:

   http://lab2k.sybase.com:4040/onepage/index.jsp
   

   For the demo system, enter:

   http://demo.sybase.com:4040/onepage/index.jsp
   

2. Click Join Now.

Entering your profile information

1. Enter your first name.

2. Enter your last name.

3. Enter your e-mail address.

4. Enter your telephone number.

5. Choose a member name.

6. Choose a password.

7. Confirm your password.

8. Select the PortalUser role.

9. Read the terms and conditions. If you agree, select the “I agree to the terms and conditions” box and click Done.

   You see the Portal Interface default page group. To add pages and portlets, you must first add a new page group.

Creating new page groups

1. Click Manage Pages.

2. In the Manage Pages window, click Add Page Group.

3. In the Add Page Group window, enter myTest as the name for the page group.

4. Optionally, you can select additional devices from available navigation styles. The navigation style allows you to specify how you navigate pages based on your operating system and browser.

   When you create a page group, select the navigation style from the Available list, then click the right arrow to move it to the Assigned list.

   To remove a navigation style from the Assigned list, select the style and click the left arrow to move it back to the Available list.

5. Click Done.

   You see the first page of the page group you just created. The first page of the new group is automatically assigned the same name as the page group.

   The new page group now appears in the page group as a tab and as a selection in the toolbar drop-down list.

Creating new pages

1. Select the page group where you want your page to appear. Click Add Page at the top of the window.

2. Select “Add new page,” and enter a name for your new page. Choose a unique name for your new page; if the page name already exists within that page group, you cannot create the new page. For example, type your name.

3. Select the Page Layout 30/70, and click Done.

   Your new page name appears in the page tabs, at the far right. You can change the order of the page tabs using the Manage Pages option at the top of the window and editing the page group.

Adding a portlet

1. Click Add Portlet.

2. In the Add Portlet window, click the Search branch. A list of existing portlets displays.

3. Click the Google Search portlet.

4. Click Done to close the Add Portlet pop-up. The Google search portlet appears on the page. You can use the portlet to perform a Web search.

Creating a portlet

1. Click Create Portlet.

2. In the Create Portlet wizard URL field, enter:

   www.sybase.com
   

3. Click Go.

4. In the right pane, click Press (use the vertical scroll bar to scroll up and down if necessary to locate Press).

5. Click Next in the upper-right corner.

6. After the preview refreshes, click the first press release (the first bulleted link) under Press in the middle pane. The cursor flag gives instructions.

7. After the preview refreshes, click the second Add button (the next bulleted link). The Sybase press release list is added to your page. Click a link to access the press release.

8. Either log out, or minimize the window. If the browser session expires, you must log in again when prompted.

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