Portal Components

The portal technology framework includes the following services:

• Personalization.

  Pagelets optionally can be assigned a user personalization settings page. This allows the user of the pagelet to specify selections, settings, or attributes specific to the pagelet’s content. These personalizations commonly alter the content of the pagelet. An example of this would be setting the city for which a weather pagelet displays forecast information. A personalization page is accessible to the user by means of clicking the Personalize button on the pagelet’s frame header.

• Search.

  The portal uses a search engine to quickly search for registered content in the portal registry. This is a popular means of portal navigation. PeopleTools search capabilities were built to assume multi-language support, including double-byte languages.

• Navigation.

  Important:

  Breadcrumbs, drop-down menus, menu pagelets and other forms of classic navigation are no longer supported. The information in this section pertains to a prior version of PeopleSoft classic applications only. The default navigational interface for PeopleSoft applications in the current release is based on the fluid banner, which can be used for both classic and fluid applications. For information on working with the fluid user interface, see Applications User’s Guide: Working with Fluid Pages and Controls.

  PeopleTools portal technology provides a set of navigation components based on the portal registry. These components are the drop-down menu and Favorites. Navigation has been engineered to provide rapid access to complex information based on the role of the user.

  • Menu navigation.

    PeopleTools portal menu navigation provides a consistent method of content access, categorization, and organization. The menu navigation presents a dynamic hierarchy-based view of the folders and references within the portal registry. Menu navigation is available through the Menu pagelet or from the Main Menu drop-down navigation depending on your portal settings.

  • Favorites.

    The PeopleTools portal includes a My Favorites folder that you use to store frequently accessed pages. In the Menu pagelet, this folder is at the root level. In drop-down navigation, My Favorites appears under the Favorites drop-down menu.

  • Recently Used.

    The PeopleTools portal include a Recently Used list that includes up to five of your most recently accessed components. This list appears under the Favorites drop-down menu.