Portal Server Communities

Portal Server provides community services for end users. End users can use communities to work jointly with each other and the entire community.

A portal community consists of the following:

• An owner who sets up the community

• A portal page available to community members

• A list of members who subscribe to the community

• A set of services (usually portlets) available to the end users

• A set of data that the community uses

End users define and set up communities. Community members use communities to interact with others in the community and to manage content and business processes.

For more information about communities and collaboration, see Chapter 4, “Portal Server Community Features.”