Creating ALBPM Portlets

The following tasks show you how to create ALBPM Portlets using BEA Workshop for WebLogic Platform.

1. Create a new Portlets folder Portal Web Project.
   1. In the Project Navigator view, expand your Web Portal Project folder
   2. Right-click the WebContent folder
   3. Select New > Folder
   4. Enter portlets in the Folder Name field.
      Note: This folder must be named portlets in all lower case to avoid resource conflicts.
   5. Click Finish.
2. Create each of the portlets listed in the following table:

   Portlet	Template Location
   Actions Menu	/jsf/menu/menuActionPortlet.xhtml
   Views Menu	/jsf/menu/menuViewPortlet.xhtml
   Work List	/jsf/view/viewPresentationPortlet.xhtml
   Instance Detail	/jsf/view/instance/viewInstanceDetailPortlet.xhtml

   To create these portlets, perform the following procedures. You must repeat these procedures for each type of portlet above.

   1. Right-click on the portlets folder created in the previous step.
   2. Select New > Portlet

      The New Portlet window appears.

   3. Enter the name of your new portlet.
      Note: To avoid confusion, you should name your new portlet according to the type mentioned in the table above.
      The Portlet Wizard appears.
   4. Select Java Server Faces (JSF) Portlet.
   5. Click Next.
   6. Provide details for your portlet.
      
      

      • Title: For simplicity, Provide a title that corresponds to the titles listed in the table above.
      • Content Path: Provide the location of the portlet template. For each portlet type, the template location is listed in the table above. You can copy this location from the table to the Content Path field.
   7. Click Create.
   The new portlet appears in the editor window. You must repeat these procedures for each type of portlet listed in the table above.