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Shell DBO
Portlet Title
Shell
Portlet Name
wm_xt_shell
Portlet File Name
wm_xt_shell.pdp
Top-level Folder
system
JSR168 Portlet?
No
Alias
/xtype/wm_xt_shell
Default Instances of the portlet
None
Dynamic Business Objects. Page developers use this object type to define a new shell and configure its header, footer, left navigation, and right navigation.
All shells that a page developer creates by using the Administration Dashboard > User Interface > Shell Administration portlet are instances of this object type. For detailed information about creating shells, see Administering My webMethods Server.
Properties
Visual Style (visualStyle)
Identifies the JSP file to use to render the shell's properties. Do not change this value. The default value is dbo_view.jsp. All instances of the portlet share the value of this property.
General Properties
Name (name)
Required. Defines the name for the shell. Specify a string that contains less than 100 characters.
Description (description)
Defines a description for shell. Specify a string that contains less than 255 characters. If the property has no value, the shell will not have a description.
Keywords (keywords)
Defines one or more keywords (or tags) to use when searching for shells. Specify a comma-separated list of keywords. If the property has no value, the shell will not have any keywords assigned to it.
Location Properties
Parent Folder (parentID)
Required. Identifies the folder where the shell you are defining is stored. Specify the thingID or alias of the folder. This is usually folder.shells.
Shell Properties
Parent (parent)
Defines the parent shell to use to obtain property values for properties not explicitly defined for the shell you are creating. The shell you create will inherit shell-category properties from the parent shell. If the property has no value, the shell you are defining will not inherit values.
Header (head)
Defines the header to use for the shell. Specify the thingID or alias of the page to use as the shell header. If the property has no value, the shell inherits the header from the parent, or if you did not specify the Parent (parent) property, the shell will not have a header.
Footer (footer)
Defines the footer to use for the shell. Specify the thingID or alias of the page to use as the shell footer. If the property has no value, the shell inherits the footer from the parent, or if you did not specify the Parent (parent) property, the shell will not have a footer.
Leftnav (leftnav)
Defines the left navigation to use for the shell. Specify the thingID or alias of the page to use as the left navigation. If the property has no value, the shell inherits the left navigation from the parent, or if you did not specify the Parent (parent) property, the shell will not have left navigation.
Rightnav (rightnav)
Defines the right navigation to use for the shell. Specify the thingID or alias of the page to use as the right navigation. If the property has no value, the shell inherits the right navigation from the parent, or if you did not specify the Parent (parent) property, the shell will not have right navigation.
Titlebar (titlebar)
Defines the title bar to use for the shell. Specify the thingID or alias of the page to use as the title bar. If the property has no value, the shell inherits title bar from the parent, or if you did not specify the Parent (parent) property, the shell will not have a title bar.