Portlets

Portlets are the information display components of the CentraSite Business UI. A portlet can process requests from the user and generate dynamic content such as report lists, notifications or performance metrics. In addition to a set of standard portlets, CentraSite provides a framework that enables you to define and deploy custom portlets that meet your requirements.

Portlets that are created with the framework provided in the CentraSite Business UI have a standard appearance. A portlet includes a title bar with icons that link to portlet actions, and a list of content items as shown in the following example:

The CentraSite Business UI includes a default set of portlets. For a list of the design/change-time portlets and run-time portlets that CentraSite preships, see Built-in Portlets Reference.

<Portlets>
<Portlet id="MyFavoritesPortlet"
description="INMBU_STR_PORTLET_FAVORITES_DESC"
type="text"
dataFeed="MyFavorites"
icon="images/system/favorites_16X16.png"
row="0"
column="0"
isVisible="true"
refreshInterval="0"
actions="configure,refresh">
INMBU_STR_PORTLET_NAME_MY_FAVORITES
</Portlet>
<Portlet id="LastCreatedAssetsPortlet"
description="INMBU_STR_PORTLET_RECENTLY_CREATED_ASSETS_DESC"
type="text"
dataFeed="LastCreatedAssets"
icon="images/system/recently_created_16X16.png"
row="1"
column="0"
isVisible="true"
refreshInterval="0"
actions="configure,refresh">
INMBU_STR_PORTLET_NAME_LAST_CREATED_ASSETS
</Portlet>
...
</Portlets>

Additionally, you can create a custom portlet to suit your requirement. You define a custom portlet as an extension under the section Portlets Configuration in the custom configuration file. For procedures, see Add Portlet.