How This Book Is Organized

Part I, Attributes

Describes the various attributes in the Portal Server 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 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.

Part X, File Formats

Describes PAR, PAR Export. .skin, and Import Operations file formats. 

Part XI, Service Providers and Portlets

Provides an overview of the service providers and portlets available out-of-the-box with the Portal Server software. It also includes information on the portlet application framework and provides detailed instruction on how to deploy and configure the portlets.