Creating Editors
This section describes how to use the editor framework to create editors for editing portal objects in the PCD.
The editor framework enables you to create administration editors for configuring iViews and other PCD objects. These editors are displayed when a portal administrators edits an existing PCD object.
Once deployed, an editor can be assigned to a specific PCD object, so that when that object is edited, the corresponding editor is displayed. More commonly, an editor is assigned to a portal component in a PAR file, so that when an administrator edits any iView based on that component, the corresponding editor is displayed.
This section describes the following:
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Architecture : Background information on the editor framework.
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How to Create an Editor : How to use the editor framework API to build an editor.
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Essential Information : The portalapp.xml configuration and the JAR files for creating an editor.
Assigning an Editor
You can assign an editor to a portal component so that when an administrator edits an iView or portal object based on the portal component, the editor is run.
To assign an editor to a portal component, set the com.sap.portal.reserved.iview.EditorURL property in the <component-config> element of the portal component's deployment descriptor to the full name of the editor component. For more information on the editor component, see Step 2: Creating an Editor Component .
Prerequisites
You should be familiar with the Portal Content Studio, which provides a central environment for content administrators to develop and manage portal content. For more information on the Portal Content Studio, see Using the Portal Content Studio .