About Ensemble Pagelet Development
The following topics provide general information about
Ensemble pagelet development and configuration.
- About the IDK Proxy API: The bea.alui.proxy package supports cross-product pagelet development.
The interfaces in this package provide access to information about
the environment in which the pagelet is displayed and the user currently
accessing the pagelet, including session preferences associated with
that user. This package also includes Ensemble-specific methods to
implement security and access XML payloads. For details on creating
pagelets with the IDK Proxy API, see Creating a Custom Pagelet with the Java IDK Proxy API and Creating a Custom Pagelet with the .NET IDK Proxy API.
- About Programmable Remote Client (PRC) Remote APIs: The plumtree.remote.prc package includes a collection of APIs that
provide access to functionality within the ALI portal, Collaboration,
Publisher, and Search Service. These APIs are supported by Ensemble
and ALI portal, and can be used by any pagelet deployed in an environment
with access to these applications.
- About Ensemble Pagelet Development: Adaptive Tags
are used to display contextual data and control Ensemble and ALI portal
functionality from remote pagelets. Unlike the IDK, Adaptive Tags
use XML in pagelet content instead of code, which avoids a network
round trip. Tags can be included in the markup returned by any proxied
page (HTML, JSP or ASP.Net). Using the attributes defined in the tag,
the Ensemble or ALI portal gateway transforms the XML and replaces
it with standard HTML and/or executes the relevant operations. The
Adaptive Tag collection currently includes libraries for use in both
ALI portal and Ensemble, as well as libraries that are specific to
each environment. For details on Ensemble-specific tags, see Ensemble Adaptive Tag Library (pt:ensemble).
- About the ALI Scripting Framework: The ALI Scripting
Framework is a set of client-side JavaScript libraries that provide
services to pagelets and proxied/gatewayed pages.
- About Ensemble Security
For details on Ensemble pagelet configuration,
see the Ensemble online help.
- About the IDK Proxy APIThe IDK Proxy API supports cross-product pagelet development. The interfaces in this package provide access to information about the environment in which the pagelet is displayed and the user currently accessing the pagelet, including session preferences associated with that user. This package also includes Ensemble-specific methods to implement security and access XML payloads.
- About Ensemble SecurityThere are two factors that control access to a resource in Ensemble: authentication and policies.
- Customizing the Ensemble Login ProcessTo display custom pages to the user at different steps during Ensemble login and logout, you can customize a range of steps in the login process.
