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A portalapp.xml file specifies the portal components and services that are defined in a portal application. A special editor exists for editing a portalapp.xml file.

You may want to edit the file in order to define new properties for your application, or for one of the components or services in the application.

For more information about the portalapp.xml file and standard properties, see Deployment Descriptor (portalapp.xml).

Procedure

Double-click the portalapp.xml file in the Portal Explorer. The editor opens.

Using the Editor

The editor has the following tabs:

  • Overview: Displays the application alias, and lists all the components and services defined.

    • Click More to display the corresponding tab for application, component or service properties.

    • Click the name of a component or service to display properties for that component or service.

  • Application: Displays application properties.

  • Components: Displays all the components defined for the application, and all the properties for each component.

  • Services: Displays all the components defined for the application, and all the properties for each component.

  • Source: Enables you to manually edit the portalapp.xml file.

Adding Properties

To add properties, right-click a node in the tree of application, component or service components, and select an option in the popup menu.

You can also add sub-properties by right-clicking an existing property.

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If there are no properties defined for the application, add the first one by clicking Add.

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Defining New Components and Services

On the Components or Services tabs, choose Create to define a new component or service. The Portal Application Object wizard opens.

More information: Creating a Portal Component and Creating a Portal Service.