Configuring a Portal Application Using PDK for .NET 

Purpose

In this IT process, you configure the portal application and integrate it in the portal.

Use of the Process

This IT process is part of the following IT scenario:

IT Scenario	Scenario Variant
Developing, Configuring, and Adapting Applications	Creating Portal Applications Using PDK for .NET

Process Flow

Perform the following process steps in the external usage type (Microsoft Visual Studio).

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       1.      Deploy portal components to the portal

Deploy portal components directly from Microsoft Visual Studio to enable further steps in configuring your application.

       2.      Preview portal components

From Microsoft Visual Studio, preview portal components and test their behavior in the portal.

       3.      Debug portal components

Debug portal components to fix the errors. PDK for .NET enables both local and remote debugging mode. In the remote mode, you attach to a remote .NET runtime process interacting with your portal.

       4.      Publish portal components

Create your application in the Portal Content Catalog, by invoking the Publish command directly from Microsoft Visual Studio. This eliminates the need to do it manually in the portal.

       5.      Design and publish portal pages

Design portal pages required for your application in Microsoft Visual Studio using the interactive Page Designer tool supplied by PDK for .NET. The tool also allows configuring server-side events between the portal components on the same page.

Publish portal pages in the same manner as portal components by invoking the Publish command directly from Microsoft Visual Studio.

Alternatively, you can use the portal Page Editor tool to create pages.

       6.      Test the application

In Microsoft Visual Studio, preview the pages you have created to test your application.

Perform the following process in the EP usage type:

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       1.      Define systems in the portal

Configure the required connections to back-end systems by creating systems in the portal’s System Landscape Editor.

This step is optional: it is performed if your application requires connection to back-end systems.

       1.      Define portal roles

Define new or modify existing portal roles required for your application.

       2.      Assign pages to the roles

Assign the pages in your application to the appropriate roles.

Result

You have configured and integrated your application in the portal. To modify or customize your application, you use the process Adapting a Portal Application Using PDK for .NET.