Working With Homepage Pagelets

This chapter discusses how to:

• Work with the Feed Reader pagelet.

• Work with the Language Selection pagelet.

• Work with the Signon pagelet.

• Work with the User Logon Statistics pagelet.

Working With the Feed Reader Pagelet

This section provides an overview of the Feed Reader pagelet and discusses how to:

• Personalize the Feed Reader pagelet.

• Use the Feed Reader pagelet.

Understanding the Feed Reader Pagelet

A feed—also known as an RSS feed, an XML feed, syndicated content, or a web feed—is frequently updated content published by a website. Particularly suitable for listing news headlines and content, feeds have been adopted by content providers to supply users with a sampling of the content available on their websites.

The Feed Reader pagelet provides the following features:

• News feed title, a link back to the source website, and an optional image or logo.

• Item (article) titles and optional summaries with links to the associated articles on the source website.

• Optional capability to search for content on the source website.

Note. The Feed Reader pagelet currently supports news feeds supplied in the RSS 0.9x, RSS 1.x, RSS 2.x, ATOM 0.3 and ATOM 1.x formats.

The news categories and headlines display as links. Each category displays the most recent news headlines. Select the news category link to access a page that lists all headlines in the category.

If the content source provides search capability in their content and you have configured your Feed Reader pagelet to display search functionality, you can use available search fields on the pagelet to enter keywords to execute searches in the source website. Search results display on the source website.

In addition to external feed sources, the Feed Reader pagelet can be configured to display PeopleSoft feeds such as feeds published from PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal content or PeopleTools content.

This homepage pagelet may also be placed on the homepage of a collaborative workspace.

Page Used to Personalize the Feed Reader Pagelet

Personalizing the Feed Reader Pagelet

Access the Personalize Feed Reader page (click the Customize button on the Feed Reader pagelet).

Number of Articles to Display	Indicate the number of articles (items) to display per feed.
Display Article Summary	Indicate whether the article summaries are to be displayed by default.
Display Image	Indicate whether to display feed icons or logos if they are provided by the content publisher.
Display Searchbox if Present	Indicate whether to display a search box if the content publisher provides feed search capability.
Label	Enter text to be used to label the feed in the pagelet as well as in the exported feed subscription files. The Label field is optional and if left blank, will default to the feed title when the page is saved.
URL	Enter a valid feed URL. If the specified URL does not return a valid feed document, the following error message is displayed when the page is saved: A feed URL is missing, or the system was unable to retrieve a valid feed document of supported format from the specified url.
Display Order	Indicate the order to display feeds in the pagelet.
Import Feed URLs	Click to upload an Outline Processor Markup Language (OPML) file. OPML is an XML format for storing outlines including lists of feeds. The OPML format has become popular for users to exchange subscription lists among various feed readers and feed aggregators.
Export Feed URLs	Click export all feed URLs to a .opml file in the OPML 2.0 format.

Using the Feed Reader Pagelet

Access the Feed Reader pagelet on the portal homepage.

Use the Feed Reader pagelet to access feeds and feed articles directly from the PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal. For each feed, a folder icon shows first, followed by the feed label and the feed description. For each feed item (article), an item icon shows first, followed by the item title and summary.

If a valid feed document is no longer available at a specified URL, the Feed Reader pagelet displays an error message for that feed similar to the following:

Unable to get a feed document of recognized formats from the url "URL"

Working With the Language Selection Pagelet

Access the Language Selection pagelet on the portal homepage.

The Language Selection pagelet displays links for each PeopleSoft-delivered translation that has been enabled for the application database. Click a link to change the displayed language without having to sign out and sign back in again. This functionality is especially useful for GUEST users who may not have access to the language selection options on the sign-in page.

See Also

Extending the Language Selection Pagelet

Working With the Signon Pagelet

Access the Signon pagelet on the PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal Guest homepage.

The Guest homepage displays the Signon pagelet. This pagelet enables users to switch from guest user accounts to their own user accounts.

Note. These fields are case sensitive.

Working With the User Logon Statistics Pagelet

This section provides an overview of the User Logon Statistics pagelet and discusses how to:

• Personalize the User Logon Statistics pagelet.

• Use the User Logon Statistics pagelet.

• View user logon statistics by date.

• View distinct users by month.

• View user logon statistics by hour.

• View distinct users by date.

• View distinct users by hour.

Understanding the User Logon Statistics Pagelet

Logon statistics gather information regarding the number of users who log on to the portal during each month and the number of distinct user logons.

Portal administrators can view this data to obtain statistics about portal traffic and which users are contributing to the traffic. Data that is viewed can pertain to which users log on to the portal, along with logon statistics for the months of the year, days of the month, and hours of the day.

Portal administrators can add the User Logon Statistics pagelet to their homepages to gain convenitent access to logon statistics.

To view logon statistics, you must enable the Signon PeopleCode that is related to the User Logon Statistics pagelet.

See Enabling the Signon PeopleCode.

Pages Used to View Additional User Logon Statistics

Personalizing the User Logon Statistics Pagelet

Number of Months to Display

Enter the number of months for which you want the pagelet to display user logon statistics.

Using the User Logon Statistics Pagelet

Access the Personalize User Logon Statistics page on the portal homepage.

The Logon Statistics pagelet displays the number of users who sign in to the portal during each month and the number of distinct user sign-ins.

Viewing User Logon Statistics by Date

Access the User Logon Statistics by Date page (click the link for the month on the User Logon Statistics pagelet).

Date	Displays each day on which the portal was accessed in the selected month. Click the link for the desired date to access the User Logon Statistics by Hour page.
Total Users	Displays the total number of times users signed in to the portal on the corresponding date.
Distinct Users	Displays the total number of users who signed in to the portal on the corresponding date. Click the link for the desired total users to access the Distinct Users by Date page.

Viewing Distinct Users by Month

Access the Distinct Users by Month page (click the link for the total distinct users on the User Logon Statistics pagelet).

Month	Displays the month and year that you selected on the User Logon Statistics pagelet.
User ID and Description	Displays the user ID and a description of each user that signed in to the portal during the selected month.
Times Logged On	Displays the total number of times that the associated user signed in to the portal during the selected month.

Viewing User Logon Statistics by Hour

Access the User Logon Statistics by Hour page (click the link for the month on the User Logon Statistics pagelet, and then click the link for the date on the User Logon Statistics by Date page).

Date	Displays the date that you selected on the User Logon Statistics by Date page.
Hour	Displays each hour on the selected date during which users signed in to the portal.
Total Users	Displays the total number of times that users signed on to the portal during the corresponding hour .
Distinct Users	Displays the total number of distinct users that signed in to the portal during the corresponding hour Click the link for the total distinct users to access the Distinct Users by Hour page.

Viewing Distinct Users by Date

Access the Distinct Users by Date page (click the link for the month on the User Logon Statistics pagelet, and then click the link for the total distinct users on the User Logon Statistics by Date page).

Date	Displays the date that you selected on the User Logon Statistics by Date page.
User ID and Description	Displays the user ID and a description of each user that signed in to the portal on the selected date.
Times Logged On	Displays the number of times that the corresponding user signed in to the portal on the selected date.

Viewing Distinct Users by Hour

To access the Distinct Users by Hour page:

1. Click the link for the month on the User Logon Statistics pagelet.

2. Click the link for the date on the User Logon Statistics by Date page.

3. Click the link for the distinct user on the User Logon Statistics by Hour page.

This is an example of the Distinct Users by Hour page:

Date and Hour and Hour	Displays the date and hour that you selected on the User Logon Statistics by Date page or the User Logon Statistics by Hour pages.
User ID and Description and Description	Displays the user ID and a description of each user that signed in to the portal during the selected date and hour.
Times Logged On	Displays the number of times that the corresponding user signed in to the portal during the selected date and hour.