Forum .LRN Q&A: Adding a new portlet to a user's workspace portal

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1: Adding a new portlet to a user's workspace portal
Posted by Jon Rowell on 11/23/04 09:18 AM
I am looking at how to add a new portlet to a user's workspace portal.  Anyone have a good example I can look at on how to get this done?

I have seen an example or two on how to add a portlet to a community but my application is user specific and does not relate to a community so it shouldn't show up there.  I have been looking at the 'dotlrn main' portlet.  My portlet should be similar but I need to figure out the details of how to get my portlet listed on the configure page for a user's portal.

Ultimately what I am trying to do is integrate an existing application into dotlrn where a miniature view of the application shows up on the users' workspace portal where they can click on a link in the portlet and get thrown into the application.

Jon Rowell

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2: Re: Adding a new portlet to a user's workspace portal (response to 1)
Posted by Rocael Hernández Rizzardini on 11/23/04 04:47 PM
Once the portlet is installed through the APM, should appear as an option to the user. But you can also create a customized portlet (static) for users at /dotlrn/admin/portal-templates.

If you want to add it to new users (those who has not yet a user-portal), you must put it at the template for user-portals, manually entering it to the database (sorry, I think there's no UI for this case).  Look at portal::create (portal::create.create_new_portal) for more info. And if you need it for users that already have a portal, you will need to create an script to add it in the proper place.

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3: Re: Adding a new portlet to a user's workspace portal (response to 1)
Posted by Jon Rowell on 11/29/04 11:47 PM
I have added my applet to dotlrn but it shows up in the list of applets for communities.  If I add the applet to a community I am joined to then it will show up in my user portal (which is what I want but I do not want to have to join a community for the applet to show up).  I do not want my applet to show up in the list of applets for communities.  It should only be an option for a user's portal.  What modifications should I make to my applet?

Is this what you were talking about when you were saying I should look at portal::create?  I am having a hard time deciphering what it is that portal::create does.

My applet should behave very similarly to the dotlrn_main_applet.  I noticed that it does not show up in the dotlrn_applets table.  Dotlrn_dotlrn does but I am unsure of what that does.

Thanx for any info you can give me.

Jon Rowell

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4: Re: Adding a new portlet to a user's workspace portal (response to 1)
Posted by Rocael Hernández Rizzardini on 12/01/04 10:41 PM
maybe static-portlet will work better for you?
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5: Re: Adding a new portlet to a user's workspace portal (response to 1)
Posted by Jon Rowell on 12/01/04 11:22 PM
Unfortunately, static won't work for me because I will be displaying
information that is user specific.

Jon Rowell