Working with the Portlets Portlet

You use the Portlets portlet to specify which portlets you can add a link to from a link portlet.

To work with the Portlets portlet

  1. Access the Portlets portlet (Accessing the Portlets Portlet).

  2. Do any of the following:

    • Create a portlet.

      1. Click New.

      2. Complete the fields (see Table 1).

        1. For the Portlet URL field, right-click anywhere in the portlet, and choose Properties.

          The URL of the portlet displays in the Address (URL) field of the Properties window.

        2. Enter the portlet URL in either of the following two formats:

          The complete URL. For example, https://sample.accela.com:32443/portlets/reports/adHocReport.do?

          The shortcut URL which omits the server address. For example: /portlets/reports/adHocReport.do?

      3. Click Submit.

    • Edit an existing portlet.

      1. Click the link to the portlet you want to update.

      2. Update the fields (see Table 1).

        1. For the Portlet URL field, right-click anywhere in the portlet, and choose Properties.

          The URL of the portlet displays in the Address (URL) field of the Properties window.

        2. Enter the portlet URL in either of the following two formats:

          The complete URL. For example, https://sample.accela.com:32443/portlets/reports/adHocReport.do?

          The shortcut URL which omits the server address. For example: /portlets/reports/adHocReport.do?

      3. Click Submit.

    • Delete a portlet.

      1. Select the checkbox next to the portlet(s) you want to delete.

      2. Click Delete.

        Table 1. Portlet Details
        FID The Function Identification (FID) that Civic Platform uses to control access to the portlet. The FID setting controls access to the portlet and visibility of the link to the portlet.

        For example, if you are adding the Parcels portlet, you can enter 0005 in the field (FID 0005 controls the accessibility of the Parcels portlet). In a link portlet which contains the link to the Parcels portlet, the link is only visible to the users who have access permission to the Parcels portlet. For more information about portlet FIDs, see the Accela Civic Platform Configuration Reference.

        Portlet Description The description for the portlet. You can enter the name of the portlet and any other defining characteristics.
        Portlet Icon The icon to display for the portlet if you add the portlet to a flow diagram in the My Navigation portlet. The icon does not display for the portlet.
        Portlet Page ID NA. The field is no longer used.
        Portlet URL The URL for the portlet.