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Prerequisites

  • You are assigned the Content Administrator role.

  • You have received the connection ID for the page or area.

See also 1765177 Information published on SAP site and 1799588 Information published on SAP site.

Context

You connect pages or areas to the navigation structure of a portal role, so that portal users can access the published page or area. Connecting a page or an area to a role is done using a connection ID.

When an area author creates an area, the author receives a connection ID as part of the creation process.

The connection ID of a page or of an area can also be found in General properties , under the Connection to Role section, in the Page ID or Area ID field, respectively.

The author sends the connection ID to the role owner, who uses it to create a connection, to the page or area, in the relevant role.

If the navigation structure of a published connected area changes, the changes are visible in the portal immediately.

This procedure describes the steps that the content administrator must perform to connect the page or area to the role, and to configure the page or area properties.

Procedure

  1. In the portal, navigate to Start of the navigation path Content Administration Next navigation step Portal Content End of the navigation path.
  2. In the Portal Catalog, in the context menu of the role, choose Start of the navigation path Open Next navigation step Role End of the navigation path, to open the role within which you want to display the page, or the navigation structure of the area.
  3. In the Role editor, choose Start of the navigation path New Next navigation step Connection End of the navigation path.
  4. In the Create New Connection dialog box, do the following:

    1. In the Connection Name field, specify a name for the connection.

      The connection name can only contain the following characters: a-z, A-z, 0-9, _,-,~, ()

    2. In the Connection Target field, paste the ID of the page or area.

  5. Choose OK .

    The connection is added to the role. The connection icon is inactive until the page or area is published.

  6. To configure connection properties, select the connection, choose Open , and select the Properties tab.
  7. Select All , choose Modify Properties , and modify property values as necessary.
    Note

    To consume Web Page Composer pages or areas from mobile devices, using portal on device, you need to configure the following connection properties:

    • Mobile Perspective - Defines the context in which mobile content is delivered; for example, Home page or Toolbox .

    • Entry Point - An item that is defined as a mobile perspective must be an entry point.

    • Filter ID - Enables filtering the content to display on mobile desktops.

  8. Save your changes.

Results

When the page or area is published, and has defined end user permissions, it is visible in the role at runtime.

Note

The portal's top-level navigation is retained in the browser cache. Refresh your browser to view changes at runtime.

Next Steps

Creating and Managing Pages

Creating and Managing Areas

Mobile Perspectives

Filtering Content for Portal on Device