Portal Editor

Use the portal editor to:

  • Create pages, subpages, and other navigation items in the current portal, adding them to the portal navigation.

  • Edit pages in the Page Editor to revise the layout and content of portal pages, and wire parameters, pages, task flows, and portlets to each other.

  • Manage portal pages and other items in the portal navigation on the Page Information tabs, including viewing and modifying page information, adding and deleting parameters, viewing page source code, establishing page security, and specifying additional navigation options.

Element Description

Back to All Portals icon Back to All Portals

Return to the portal browser.

Pages icon Pages

Show or hide the pages navigation pane.

Drafts icon Drafts

Open the Publish Pages dialog to publish page drafts for others to view.

Security icon Security

Open portal administration security settings, where you can set access level, define roles and permissions, and manage membership.

General icon General

Open the portal administration general settings, where you can modify the title (name) and description, and perform general actions on the portal, such as closing the portal, adding RSS feeds, or deleting the portal.

Settings icon Settings

Open the portal administration settings where you can define the look and feel of the portal.

Assets icon Assets

Open the portal administration assets settings, where you can manage portal assets such as page templates, resource catalogs, skins, and more.

Device Settings icon Device Settings

Open the portal administration device settings, where you can manage devices and device groups in a device-enabled portal.

Tools and Services icon Tools and Services

Open the portal administration tools and services settings, where you can enable and disable tools and services operating in the portal, such as Documents, Events, and Lists.

Deploy icon Deploy

(Portal Server: Deploy permission only) Open the portal administration deployment page, where you can deploy the portal to a target server. Note that you will only this icon if you have a role that has Portal Server: Deploy permissions.

Name or description field

Enter a string to filter the selection list by navigation items whose name or description matches the string.

Show/Hide Catalog icon Show/Hide Catalog

Open or close the resource catalog.

Navigation Pane

Add, move, and manage pages and other items in the portal navigation.

  • Click a page name to either display the page in the Page Editor or display the page Page Information.

  • Click non-page item names to displays the item Page Information.

  • Click the Actions icon Actions icon for any item, and select available actions:

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Page Information or Edit

(Pages only) Depending on the current view, click:

  • Page Information to view page Page Information on the Summary, Parameters, Source, Security, and Advanced tabs.

  • Edit to open the page in the Page Editor.

Actions icon

Add icon Add

Select from the menu any of the following items to add to the portal navigation:

  • New Page to add a new page, specifying a page style and title.

  • New Subpage to add a new subpage of the currently selected page, specifying a page style and title.

  • New Page Variant to add a variant of the currently selected page that displays for device groups.

  • Page Link to add an existing page.

  • Content Item to add a document.

  • Content Query to add a collection of documents that meet specific query criteria.

  • Link to add a link to a web page, portal page, portlet, task flow, or external application.

  • Pages Query to add a list of pages.

  • Portal Query to add a link to another portal on the Portal Server.

  • Folder to add a folder to the portal navigation.

  • Separator to add a separator to the portal navigation.

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Save As Page Style

Save the page as a new page style or to replace an existing custom page style.

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Refresh from Page Style

Refresh the page to show changes made to its page style.