Understanding Pagelet and Content Reference Attributes

Pagelet and content reference attributes provide a framework to specify and store free-form information about a content reference or pagelet. Attributes also enable you to manage pagelet behavior and appearance.

When you click a content reference, the portal retrieves the URL for the pagelet or content reference, it reads and processes the attribute and its value, and renders the page or pagelet incorporating the attribute.

You add attributes by entering Name-Value pairs. For example, an attribute name is PORTAL_BANNER_PGLT. You use this attribute to define a pagelet as a banner pagelet, which is the only pagelet that can span the enter width of the transaction page that appears in the browser in your PeopleSoft applications. The possible attribute values for this attribute are 1, 2, and 3. Each number represents different options regarding the appearance of the banner pagelet.