The Portal-Examples module includes a sample gear called helloworld. You can use it as a starting point to experiment with building and deploying your own gears. The helloworld gear includes source files, instructions, and build scripts that demonstrate all the steps necessary to add your own gears to your Portal Application Framework. These files are included in the ATG Portal installation. This gear is placed in the <ATG11dir>/Portal/helloworld directory. See the Portal Administration Guide for more information.

ATG Portal also includes a sample portlet called helloworld. The helloworld portlet is located in the <ATG11dir>/Portlet/helloworld directory.