Administering WorkCenter Starting Pages

Access the Starting Page Administration page:

  • On the Configure WorkCenter Page page, click the Properties button.

  • When linking to an existing menu item as the WorkCenter starting page, click the content reference that represents the menu item. This page is displayed automatically

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Starting Page Administration page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Starting Page Administration page
Field or Control Description

Portal Name

Displays the portal in which the content reference is registered.

Page Name

Enter the name for the new page when linking to an existing content reference only.

Note: Otherwise, for existing starting pages, this field is display only.

Page Label

Enter the menu item title for the WorkCenter as it will appear in the portal menu and breadcrumbs.

Long Description

Enter a description for the WorkCenter starting page.

Note: This value also appears in tool tip text.

Keywords

Enter a keyword or keyword phrase to be stored as a content reference attribute.

Note: Two content reference attributes are created: KEYWORD (to store the keywords in the base language) and KEYWORD_LNG (to store the keywords in the current session language).

See Defining Content References for more information on content reference attributes.

Owner ID

Select the object owner ID.

Parent Folder

Specify the parent folder for the menu item representing the WorkCenter.

Sequence number

Specify a sequence number for this menu item within its parent folder.

Classic Plus

Select this check box to display the pagelet area of this WorkCenter with fluid-like styling (which is also referred to as “classic plus”). Only the pagelet area of the WorkCenter is affected by this setting. The components displayed in the target content area of the WorkCenter are enabled for classic plus on a component by component basis. For more information on classic plus, see PeopleTools Components Delivered as Classic Plus.

Note: If this WorkCenter includes an activity guide pagelet, then this setting is ignored and the pagelet area is displayed with standard, classic styling.

Security

The Security group box displays the selected security settings for this content reference. When the WorkCenter starting page is a WorkCenter dashboard, the fields in the Security group box are editable. Otherwise, when the starting page is either a link or an existing content reference, these fields are display only.

Field or Control Description

Security Type

Select one of the following security types:

  • Public – Select this option to allow all users access to the content reference for this WorkCenter.

  • Select Security Access – Select this option to specify which permission lists have access to the content reference for this WorkCenter.

Selected Security

Select which permission lists have access to the content reference for this WorkCenter.