Introduction to Latitude Studio

For newer users, here is a quick introduction to Latitude Studio, including sources for additional information.

About Latitude Studio
Latitude Studio is a web-based tool for building and using applications to search, analyze, and monitor data from MDEX Engines.
About the Liferay Portal
Latitude Studio is built upon the Liferay Portal Enterprise Edition.
Roles and responsibilities for Latitude Studio application development
Configuring Latitude Studio, and building Latitude Studio applications, involves the following roles and responsibilities.
About plugins and developing custom components
Plugins are .war files that allow you to add functionality to Latitude Studio. Custom components, themes, and layout templates are all considered plugins.
Obtaining more information about the Endeca MDEX Engine
This guide assumes that you already have experience working with the Endeca MDEX Engine.
Where to find Liferay Portal documentation
For more information about how to perform various administration and customization tasks, you can see Liferay's documentation.
Getting the Latitude Studio build and version
The About Latitude Studio component on the Control Panel provides build and version information for the application.