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Use

The Portal Content Studio provides a framework for creating iViews in a number of ways without having to write any code.

Process

A content administrator can create an iView in the Portal Content Studio using:

  • iView Wizard: Provides step-by-step guidance to create iViews based on iView templates, portal components, or Web Dynpro applications deployed in the portal. For more information, see Launching the iView Wizard and General Information .

    Each wizard is tailored to the type of iView. The type of iView depends on the information source providing the data to the iView at runtime.

  • Copy & paste actions: Using the Copy-Paste actions you can copy existing iViews and templates and create new instances without using a wizard. For more information, see Creating iView Instances Using Copy-Paste .

  • Generic Portal Application Layer (GPAL) repositories: You can create PCD objects based applications and content created outside the portal and paste them into the Portal Catalog. For more information, see Working with GPAL Repositories .

  • Content mirroring tool: Provides an alternative means for duplicating existing iViews (and other content) while maintaining a delta link between the original objects and their copies. See What Is Content Mirroring? .