Packaging JSP Pages 

JSP pages can be packaged as a portal component, or as a resource contained in a portal application.

·        Portal Component: You can define a portal component, and provide as the implementation a JSP page instead of a Java class that extends AbstractPortalComponent, as described in JSP as Portal Component.

You define the portal component in the application’s deployment descriptor, and specify that the portal run the JSP page whenever the component is called.

·        Standalone Resource: You can call and execute a JSP page from within a portal component, as described in JSP as Standalone Resource. The output of the JSP page is included in the output for the component.