Portal Server Administration Tag Library and Portlets

Portal Server provides an administration tag library for developing administration portlets that enable Desktop functions of a portal to be managed from the Desktop instead of from the management console. The tag library allows administrators to do the following:

• Modify out-of-the-box administration portlets

• Develop portlets with new administration functionality

• Support provider management tasks and portlet and WSRP management tasks

• Create and administer channels that are based on JSPProvider

• Write custom administration portlets with a custom user interface

• Write administrative portlets to manage any custom channel

Super administrators can delegate Desktop administration functions by giving non-administrators access to the Admin tab on the Desktop. The Admin tab includes the following portlets:

• Tab administration portlets

  • Create Tab Admin

  • Delete Tab Admin

  • Tab Configuration Admin

• Channel administration portlets

  • Create Channel Admin

  • Delete Channel Admin

  • URL Scraper Admin

  • Create WSRP Channel Admin

Portal Server provides a sample set of administration portlets that can be used to design a basic Desktop for delegated administrators. For more information, see Chapter 22, Using the Portal Server Delegated Administration Tag Library, in Sun Java System Portal Server 7.2 Administration Guide.