Note that the information in this chapter does not apply to Flex-based applications (Merchandising, the Promotions and Coupons interface, and Site Administration).
You can define some areas of the Business Control Center so that the UI displays only the controls necessary for the actions you need to perform. For example, the Browse display for Targeting and Segmentation displays fewer options than the UI that appears when you use the Targeting and Segmentation link to create or edit items. Some buttons and tabs are hidden from users in Browse mode.
This behavior is defined through task configuration files, two of which are included with the Business Control Center. One task configuration file, located in the AssetUI module, provides the general appearance for default activities. These settings are inherited by tasks and activities in the second task configuration, located in the DPS-UI module, that represents Personalization resources. The link you use to access ATG Personalization is associated with settings defined in this task configuration file:
An “activity” permits you to access parts of the UI that are not associated with version control.
A “task” is an action you perform that creates or manages versions of assets.
Using a task configuration file, you can alter the default configurations or tailor the UI specifically for the following contexts:
All tasks in a particular workflow
A particular activity
A specific task in a particular workflow
A specific task, which may appear in multiple workflows
A task configuration file can specify values for the following elements:
Parts of the UI that are rendered through JSPs
Tabs in the Navigation pane, which include specifying tab ordering, the first tab to display, and related resource bundle information as well as views and buttons that appear in each tab.
Views that display in tabs, which include ordering, the first view to display, view buttons, Nucleus configuration components, and related resource bundle information.
Whether the UI is view-only or editable for the items it displays. This setting is provided by item mappings that correspond with a given view mapping mode and item type.
ATG takes the default configuration file and combines it with your custom configuration file to determine the settings to use for tasks, workflows, and activities.
This chapter contains the following sections:
