Creating an iFrame Portlet
You can create a custom iFrame portlet and add the newly created iFrame portlet to your Welcome page using the Create Portlet dialog box in CentraSite Business UI.
To create an iFrame portlet
1. In CentraSite Business UI, click the Welcome link in the upper-right corner of the header area.
The Welcome page displays a list of portlets that are configured for your view.
2. Click the configure link (below the label Welcome to CentraSite Business UI).
The Configure your Welcome Page dialog box displays the list of portlets that are available to you.
3. In the Configure Your Welcome Page dialog box, click the create a portlet link.
4. In the Create Portlet dialog box, provide the required information for each of the displayed data fields:
Field | Description |
Name | Name of the portlet. A portlet name can contain any character (including spaces). A portlet name does not need to be unique within the Welcome page. However, to reduce ambiguity, you should avoid giving multiple portlets of the same type the same name. As a best practice, we recommend that you adopt appropriate naming conventions to ensure that portlets are distinctly named within the Welcome page. |
Description | (Optional). The description for the portlet. |
Type | The portlet display type, IFrame. |
URL | An arbitrary URL that points to any external HTML page. |
5. Click the chevron to expand the Advanced Settings panel. Provide the required information for each of the displayed data fields:
Field | Specify... |
Actions | (Optional). A set of actions that are available for the configuration of the IFrame portlet. The default actions include:  RefreshConfigure |
Icon URL | (Optional). The path to an image file that is used to represent this portlet in the Welcome page. Prerequisite: The image file must be in PNG format. To ensure proper alignment when it is displayed in the user interface, the image must be 16 x 16 pixels in size. The image must reside in the folder <CentraSiteInstall_Directory>\cast\cswebapps\BusinessUI\images\system. The path for the image should be specified, for example, as images/system/icon.png |
Refresh Interval | (Optional). The time interval (in seconds) after which a the portlet content is refreshed. If a value is not specified (or if the value 0 is specified), refresh will not happen. |
6. Click OK.
The portlet that you just created is added to the CentraSite Registry Repository, and you are redirected to the Configure Your Welcome Page dialog box.
By default, the newly created portlet is disabled and is not displayed in the Welcome page.
7. In the Configure Your Welcome Page dialog box, select the newly created portlet to add to your Welcome page.
8. Click OK.
The newly created portlet is displayed in your personalized Welcome page.
