Portal Skin DBO
Portlet Title | Portal Skin |
Portlet Name | wm_xt_skin |
Portlet File Name | wm_xt_skin.pdp |
Top-level Folder | system |
JSR168 Portlet? | No |
Alias | /xtype/wm_xt_skin |
Default Instances of the portlet | None |
Dynamic Business Objects. Page developers use this object type to define a new skin and configure its properties.
All skins that a page developer creates by using the Administration Dashboard > User Interface > Skin Administration portlet are instances of this object type. For detailed information about creating skins, see information about skins in Administering My webMethods Server.
Properties
Style (visualStyle)
Identifies the JSP file to us to render the skin's properties. Do not change this value. All instances of the portlet share the value of this property.
General Properties
Name (name)
Required. Defines the name of the skin. This is an internal name and is not displayed to the end user. Specify an alphanumeric string that contains less than 100 characters. You can use ASCII letters, numbers, and the underbar character.
Description (description)
Defines a description for the skin. This is the display name of the skin that the end user sees. Specify a string that contains less than 255 characters. If the property has no value, the skin will not have a description.
Keywords (keywords)
Defines one or more keywords (or tags) to use when searching for skins. Specify a comma-separated list of keywords. If the property has no value, the skin will not have any keywords assigned to it.
Location Properties
Parent Folder (parentID)
Required. Identifies the folder where the skin you are defining is stored. Specify the thingID or alias of the folder. This is usually folder.skins.
Skin Properties
Server Side Resource Path (serverSideResourcePath)
Required. Defines the base location for skin resources that are used on the server side, for example, skin properties file. Specify the location as a path within the portal.war; that is, specify /ui/skins/ skin_name, where skin_name is the name of the skin.
Client Side Resource Path (clientSideResourcePath)
Required. Defines the base URL for skin resources that are used on the client side, for example, the CSS and image files. Specify the base URL as a path from the server root; that is, specify /ui/skins/ skin_name, where skin_name is the name of the skin.
CSS Preview (cssPreview)
Required. Defines the CSS style declaration to use on a menu item displaying the name of the skin. Specify a name that indicates what the skin looks like. For example, for a skin with a blue and red color scheme, you might specify:
color: blue; background-color: red;