Portlet and grid settings
On portal pages, you will find a button with an arrow symbol on the right side of the screen in the browser. Click on this button to open the portlet and grid settings.
Portlet settings – Administration – Apps
1. Mode
You will find the settings at the top:
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Personal
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Default
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Anonymous
Each user can create and delete portlets provided they have the relevant permission. They can also modify the arrangement via drag & drop if this is allowed in the container settings in the default mode.
In default mode, the portal pages of all users – including anonymous users – can be managed by members of the Administrators user group.
2. Portlet pool
You can search for existing portlets here. Search results are shown beneath the search field and can be moved to a container via drag & drop.
3. Portlets from applications
This area contains a list of portlets that you have defined in applications and predefined portlets from the system applications. Click here for more information about creating portlets from applications.
4. Basic portlets
All basic portlets (portlet templates) in which a new instance can be created, can be accessed under "Create new portlet". From here, drag the desired basic portlet into a container (6) to create a new instance.
An instance of each of the basic portlet types can already be found in the "Add portlet" area, which you can also drag and drop into a container and configure accordingly.
If you want to, for example, create two tickers for news from different press portals, configure the ticker in the "Add portlet" area and then create a second instance with the ticker from the "Create new portlet" area by dragging the portlet into a container.
Click here for a description of each portlet template and the settings for each.
Permanently delete portlet
Provided the user has the corresponding permission, this button is shown in the "Add portlet" area. Clicking on it deletes the portlet.
5. User permission settings
These settings are only available in default mode and apply to all users.
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Edit portlet
Displays the area "Add a portlet" in the Basic portlets area in personal mode. In addition, the properties of a portlet that is placed in a container can be edited by clicking the
Edit button.
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Create portlet
Shows the "Create new portlet" pane in the basic portlets.
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Delete portlet
Shows the
Delete button in the Basic Portlets area, which can be used to delete portlet instances. The button is also displayed next to portlets that have already been assigned to a container. If a portlet is removed from a container, it will be moved back to its original area ("Basic portlets" or "Portlets from applications") and can be moved back into a container if required.
6. Reset
Click on this button to reset the portal pages of all users back to the current settings in the default mode. All custom changes in personal or anonymous mode will be deleted in the process.
7. Containers
This area is used to arrange and configure the desired portlets. As soon as a portlet is moved into a container and the new setting is saved by clicking "Save" (8), it is available to authorized users in the browser. A container can contain any number of portlets. The number and arrangement of each container can be modified in Grid Settings. The title and the following buttons are displayed for each portlet:
Activate / Deactivate mandatory portlet
A mandatory portlet cannot be removed from the portal page by the users.
Activate / Deactivate drag and drop
If drag and drop has been deactivated, the portlet cannot be moved by the users.
Edit properties
Opens a page where the portlet properties can be edited.
Remove portlet from grid
The portlet is removed from the container. You can then find it again in the corresponding area - depending on whether it was a portlet template or an application portlet - and can move it back to a container if required.
Shows the portlet description.
8. Save / Cancel
Click on "Save" to save any changes made to the portlet settings. "Cancel" closes the settings page.
Grid settings – Grid
The number, division and arrangement of the containers can be edited here. Click here for more information about these settings.
Edit mode – Arrange portlets in the browser
If a user moves a portlet to another position via drag and drop in the browser, edit mode is enabled.
The grid is displayed with dashed lines. Once all the portlets are at the desired positions, save the new setting by clicking "Save". This will then end edit mode.
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