These are the same basic steps that would be used to assemble a custom sample, after the components have already been created and made available to the WebSphere Portal server.

1. Start the WebSphere Portal.

2. Click Templates and then click the Application Library tab.

3. Click New.

4. In the Name field, type Customer Profiles.

5. In the Template field, specify Portal Blank Template.

6. Click OK.

After the new application has been created, a confirmation appears.

8. Click the layout format desired. For the Customer Profiles sample, for example, the 4th layout style from the left is used.

9. Click Add portlets in the top container.

10. In the Search by field, click Title starts with.

11. In the Search field, specify notes.

12. Select Notes Corporate Customers.

13. Click OK.

The selected portlet is now listed in the top container.

At this point you are ready to select the portlet definitions that have already been created and stored on your WebSphere Portal server.

15. Edit the page layout and then click the Wires tab to open the Portlet Wiring Tool.

You can now wire together or connect the properties from each application.

Next, the properties from each application are wired to one another

1. Specify account.name name in the Sending field.
2. Leave Blank Page in the Target Page field.
3. Specify Eclipse Sales History in the Target portlet field.
4. Specify Update User Interface.Account in the Receiving field.
5. Specify Public in the Wire Type field.
6. Click on the Add wire button. You need to add the wire otherwise all edits will be lost when you click Done.
7. Click Done.

1. Specify account.id in the Sending field.
2. Leave Blank Page in the Target Page field.
3. Specify Eclipse Account Manager in the Target portlet field.
4. Specify Update User Interface.Account.ID in the Receiving field.
5. Specify Public in the Wire Type field.
6. Click on the Add wire button. You need to add the wire otherwise all edits will be lost when you click Done.
7. Click Done.
The second wire is AccountID and it connects to Eclipse Account Manager.

https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?lang=en_US&source=swerplotus

IBM WebSphere Portal documentation is also available from the following Web address by typing "Portal Application Template Editor' in the Search field.

http://catalog.lotus.com/wps/portal/portal

See Also

Assembling and wiring your composite application
A closer look at component interaction
Assembling and wiring composite applications using the Composite Application Editor
Assembling and wiring composite applications by modifying XML files
Additional methods for creating Notes-based applications
Deploying and testing your composite application

Glossary