Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Technical Reference

How This Book Is Organized

The first chapter of this book provides an overview of the entire Portal Server 7.1 product. The rest of the book is divided into parts; each part includes multiple chapters detailing a concept. The following table summarizes various parts of this book.

Table P–1 How This Book Is Organized

Part Title 

Part Description 

Part I, Attributes

Describes the various attributes in the Portal Server 7.1 software. 

Part II, Configuration Files

Describes properties in the properties file for the Desktop and Search service. 

Part III, Display Profile

Describes the display profile document, objects, priorities, merge semantics, and properties. 

Part IV, Desktop Java Server Pages

Describes the various JSPs installed in the default and sampleportal directories.

Part V, Rewriter

Describes the supported URLs and provide background information on defining rules and rulesets. 

Part VI, Sample Portal

Describes the software Sample Portal and its associated containers and themes. The sample portal is an authentication-less desktop that consists of sample containers, channels, portlets, services, and templates which demonstrates the Portal Server 7.1 software’s capabilities. 

Part VII, Search Engine Robot

Describes the Search engine robot and its application functions. The Search Engine robot is included to discover, convert, and summarize document resources. Users can then locate or browse content contained in the database. 

Part VIII, Desktop Tag Library

Describes the tag libraries used by the Desktop and Search service. 

Part IX, Desktop Templates

Describes the Desktop templates installed in the default and sampleportal directories.