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Portlet Properties for Expert Users
General Tab
The portlet properties on the General tab are identical for users with and without the Expert Workspace Development privilege. For information about these workspace properties, see Working with My webMethods.
Preferences Tab
The Preferences tab is available for both users with and without the Expert Workspace Development privilege. Not all portlets have a Preferences tab.
The properties on the Preferences tab are specific to each portlet and usually define the information that My webMethods Server displays in the portlet. For example, for the HTML Text tool you can specify the text to display in the portlet on the Preferences tab.
Layout Tab
The Layout tab is available for only users with Expert Workspace Development privilege. The following table describes the portlet properties on the Layout tab:
Property
Description
Attributes
Attributes for your own use. Out-of-the-box, My webMethods Server does not provide functionality that uses the attributes. However, you can write custom code that takes advantage of the attributes.
Width
How wide to make the portlet. Specify the number of pixels to use for the portlet width.
Height
How tall to make the portlet. Specify the number of pixels to use for the portlet height.
Titlebar
Whether you want My webMethods Server to display the portlet title bar. Select the check box to display the title bar; clear the check box to hide the title bar.
Note:
If you hide the title bar, use the View As property, which is on the Layout tab of the workspace properties, to temporarily view the title bar so that you can manipulate the portlet on the workspace.
Border
Whether you want My webMethods Server to display the portlet border. Select the check box to display the border; clear the check box to hide the border.
Note:
If you hide the title bar, use the View As property, which is on the Layout tab of the workspace properties, to temporarily view the title bar so that you can manipulate the portlet on the workspace.
Minimized
Whether you want My webMethods Server to initially display the portlet as minimized when it displays the workspace that contains the portlet. Users can restore the portlet to view its contents.
CSS Class
A CSS class to apply to the portlet. Type the name of the class, omitting the leading period. For example, type nav for the “.nav” class.
Specify a CSS class defined by a CSS style sheet included in the workspace, either a CSS style sheet that is:
*Used by the current skin
*Included with a custom portlet in the workspace content or the current shell
CSS Style
A style to apply to the portlet. Type any style that is valid for use in a CSS file. For example, if you type border: 1pt dashed red, a dashed red line appears as a portlet border
Skin Background Image
An image from the current skin to use as the background image for the portlet.
Type the name of the skin property. For example, to use the main logo image from the skin, type images/logo.gif. Expert users can ask system administrators for information about the properties available. System administrators can determine the skin property name for an image by accessing the skin editor (via the Administration Dashboard > User Interface > Skin Administration portlet) and locating the image in the Images page. The skin property is "images/" followed by the property name, such as "images/logo.gif".
Note:
To apply an image that is not in the current skin, specify the standard CSS background-image property in the CSS Style field. You can also specify properties in the CSS Style field to control how the background is displayed, such as whether it repeats, is centered, scrolls with the page, etc.
Metadata Tab
The Metadata tab is available only users with Expert Workspace Development privilege. The properties on the Metadata tab are specific to each portlet and usually define the information that My webMethods Server displays in the portlet.