Working With Portlet Projects

Create portlet project

1. From the main menu, choose File > New Project.
    
   
2. In the New Project wizard, select Web from the Categories list and select JSR-168 JSF Portlet Project from the Projects list.
    
   
3. Step through the wizard to specify the project name, location in which to save the project, and set values for the portlet deployment descriptor.
    
   

Add components to the View mode page

1. Drag components from the Palette to the Visual Designer.
    
   
• Note: You cannot use the FileUpload component in a portlet project.
2. Using the Properties window, set the component properties.
    
   

Add new View mode pages

1. In the Projects window, right-click portlet-project-name > Web Pages and choose New > Portlet Page.
    
   
2. Step through the New Portlet Page wizard.
    
   

(Optional)
Add Edit mode pages

1. In the Projects window, right-click portlet-project-name > Web Pages and choose New > Portlet Page.
    
   
2. Set the new page as the initial edit page or navigate to it from an existing edit page.
    
   
3. Build and run the portlet project. Click the Edit button to view the page.
    
   

(Optional)
Add Help mode pages

1. In the Projects window, right-click portlet-project-name > Web Pages and then choose New > Portlet Page.
    
   
2. Set the new page as the initial help page or navigate to it from an existing help page.
    
   
3. Build and run the portlet project. Click the Help button to view the page.
    
   

(Optional)
Connect to a data source column, web service method, or Enterprise JavaBean method

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  Click one of the following links to find out how to bind each type of data to a specific type of component:
  • Bind a database column to a simple component, list component, or Table component
     
    
  • Bind a web service method to a simple component, list component, or Table component
     
    
  • Bind an Enterprise JavaBean method to a simple component, list component, or Table component
     
    
  
   
  

Connect multiple pages

1. In the Visual Designer, right-click and choose Page Navigation.
    
   
2. In the Navigation Editor, click the source page to display its components.
    
   
3. In the source page, click the component that triggers the navigation and drag the connector to the destination page.
    
   
• Note: You cannot set the URL property of Hyperlink and Image Hyperlink components to specify navigation. Use the Navigation Editor instead.

Deploy and debug application

1. Choose Run > Run Main Project to save, build, and run the application.
    
   
2. If you need to debug the application, choose Run > Debug Main Project.