Creating a Customized Page Layout Template 

Purpose

You create a customized page layout template to display content in a way not possible with the layouts provided with your portal.

Process Flow

The process entails using a copy of an installed PAR(Portal Archive) file and modifying the necessary sections.

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       1.      Create a layoutTemplate.jsp file based on the example in Creating a layoutTemplate.jsp File.

       2.      Create a portalapp.xml file based on the example in Creating a portalapp.xml File.

       3.      Create a PAR file to hold the two mandatory files created in steps 1 and 2, and structure it according to the example in Creating a Page Layout Template PAR File.

       4.      Deploy the PAR file in the portal. For information, see Deploying a Custom Layout Template.