Activating the Link for Launching the Collaboration Launch Pad (SAP Library

Activating the Link for Launching the Collaboration Launch Pad

Use

The Collaboration Launch Pad (CLP) allows portal users to manage their contacts and launch collaboration services. Users use the Collaboration link in the tool area of the masthead to launch the CLP.

To make the Collaboration link available, activate the corresponding property in the tool area of the default framework page.

Prerequisites

The Content Administration role is assigned to your user.

Procedure

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1. In the portal, choose Content Administration ® Portal Content.

You reach the Portal Content Studio.

2. In the Portal Catalog, choose Portal Content ® Portal User ® Standard Portal Users.

3. To prevent the system overwriting your settings during the next update, copy the default framework page.

4. To open the (copy of the) default framework page for editing in the page editor, choose Open ® Object in the context menu.

Caution

If you use variants of the default framework page for different user groups, make sure that the settings are changed in all variants. Otherwise, the corresponding services are not available for all portal users.

5. Select the Tool Area iView and choose Open.

The property editor for the tool area appears.

6. Choose the property category Display All and set the following properties.

Property

Value

Activating the Collaboration Launch Pad

Yes

Cache Validity Period

10 seconds

Note

In accordance with the default setting for this property, the activation of the CLP takes effect only after one hour.
To bypass the waiting time, you can reduce the cache validity period, for example, to 10 seconds.

7. Save this change.

Caution

The cache validity period affects system performance. If you have reduced the cache validity period as described above, you should re-enter the original value (1 hour) as soon as the link for launching the CLP appears.

Result

The portal masthead contains the link for launching the CLP.