Define a Portlet Preference

Create a Portlet Preference

A portlet preference is a property in a portlet that can be customized by either an administrator or a user. Your portlet may already have preferences, but if you have the appropriate Delegated Administration rights you can create additional portlet preferences.

To see an example of a portlet with several preferences:

In the Portal Resources tree, and navigate to Library -> All Portlets -> RSS News Feed.
Select the Portlet Preferences tab in the Editor pane if not already selected.

Notice the types of Names and Values for this portlet preference. You can create new preferences using the instructions below, and you can edit existing preferences.

To create a portlet preference:

In the Portal Resource tree, expand the Library.
Expand All Portlets, and select a portlet from the list.
Select the Portlet Preferences tab in the Editor pane, if not already selected.
Click Create New Preferences.
Fill in the information in the fields. Use the table below for guidance.

For this Field:	Enter This Information:
Preference Name	The name you want to give this preference. It will be listed this way.
Preference Description	A meaningful description of this preference.
Preference Value	A value for a preference. For example: True or False.
Is Multi-Valued (checkbox)	Identify this preference as one that will have more than one value. Use the Add New Value field allows you to input additional values for this preference.
Is Modifiable (checkbox)	Allows you to designate whether end users can modify this portlet.

Click Save Portlet Preference.
Click Propagate to Instances if you wish to designate this preference to be propagated through every instance of this portlet.