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Prerequisites

  • You are assigned the Content Admin role

Context

To define the Launcher , you use one of the portal container objects: role folder, role, or workset. First, you set the value of the Mobile Perspective property of the object to Launcher . Then, you add the Launcher to your mobile role. Finally, you add the content items to display in the Launcher . For each content item, you need to configure whether it opens in the portal content area, or in a new portal window. You can also specify custom icons for each item in the Launcher , instead of the default icons that are provided for an application and a folder.

Note

There is only one Launcher . When more than one object has the Launcher mobile perspective, the content items from all container objects are grouped together in the Launcher with the highest Sort Priority value (lowest numeric value). The order in which the contents of the other container objects are added, is determined by the value of the Sort Priority property. The lower the numeric value, the earlier (higher up) the object contents are added.

Procedure

  1. In the portal, navigate to Start of the navigation path Content Administration Next navigation step Portal Content Management End of the navigation path.
  2. In the Portal Catalog, select the role or workset to be the Launcher , and from the context menu choose Start of the navigation path Open Next navigation step Properties End of the navigation path. From within a role, you can also select (and open) a role folder to be the Launcher .
  3. In the Properties editor, choose Modify Properties and configure the following properties:

    • Entry Point : select the checkbox

    • Filter ID : enter the values you configured for the corresponding on-device desktop(s).

      For example, com.sap.portal.smartphone .

    • Mobile Perspective : enter Launcher .

    • Height Type: Select Full Page for applications that have an internal scroll bar, or if you want to display the application as a full-page application.

  4. Save your changes.
  5. Add the items to display in the Launcher :

    1. For each item, select the required value for the Launch in New Window property:

      • Display in Portal Content Area

      • Display in Separate Headerless Portal Window

      • Display in Separate Window

        For more information, see Navigating in Portal on Device .

    2. To use a custom icon for an item, specify a value for the Icon URI .

      For more information, see Using Custom Icons .

  6. Add the Launcher to your mobile role.