Working With Application Technology Pagelets

This chapter provides an overview of internet content pagelets and discusses how to:

• Use the Language Selection pagelet.

• Use the User Logon Statistics pagelet.

• View additional user logon statistics.

• Use the Saved Searches pagelet.

• Work with the Saved Searches pagelet.

• Use the Signon pagelet.

• Use the Weather Magnet pagelet.

• Personalize the Weather Magnet pagelet.

• Use the Dictionary and Thesaurus pagelet.

• Use the One Look Dictionary Search pagelet.

• Use the External News pagelet.

• Work with the External News pagelet.

• Use the RSS News pagelet.

• Personalize the RSS News pagelet.

• Use the Tasks pagelet.

• Work with the Tasks pagelet.

• Use the Email pagelet.

• Work with the Email pagelet.

• Use the Calendar Events pagelet.

• Personalize the Calendar Events pagelet.

Understanding Internet Content Pagelets

In this chapter, we discuss some of the internet content pagelets available in the PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal. In addition to news headlines, the PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal provides pagelets that deliver an array of information from the internet. Depending on how you personalize your portal's homepage, you can view a wide range of internet content, including weather reports, financial reports, and reference materials.

Note. PeopleSoft cannot guarantee that content providers will continue to support the integration of internet content. PeopleSoft will support the integration as long as it has a solid partnership with a vendor. Also, the vendor content descriptions and images in this chapter may not be up to date. Customers should check the vendor's website for the latest content descriptions.

Language Selection Pagelet

Access the Language Selection pagelet.

The Language Selection pagelet displays links for each PeopleSoft-delivered translation that has been enabled for the application database. Click a link to change the displayed language without having to sign out and sign back in again. This functionality is especially useful for GUEST users who may not have access to the language selection options on the sign-in page.

See Also

Extending the Language Selection Pagelet

User Logon Statistics Pagelet

Access the User Logon Statistics pagelet.

Portal administrators can add the User Logon Statistics pagelet to their homepages. This pagelet displays the number of users who sign in to the portal during each month and the number of distinct user sign-ins.

To view logon statistics, you must enable the Signon PeopleCode that is related to the User Logon Statistics pagelet.

See Enabling the Signon PeopleCode.

Working With the User Logon Statistics Pagelet

This section discusses how to:

• Personalize the User Logon Statistics pagelet.

• View user logon statistics by date.

• View distinct users by month.

• View user logon statistics by hour.

• View distinct users by date.

• View distinct users by hour.

Pages Used to View Additional User Logon Statistics

Viewing User Logon Statistics by Date

Access the User Logon Statistics by Date page.

Date	Displays each day on which the portal was accessed in the selected month. Click the desired date to access the User Logon Statistics by Hour page.
Total Users	Displays the total number of times users signed in to the portal on the corresponding date.
Distinct Users	Displays the total number of users who signed in to the portal on the corresponding date. Click the desired total to access the Distinct Users by Date page.

Viewing Distinct Users by Month

Access the Distinct Users by Month page.

Month	Displays the month and year that you selected on the User Logon Statistics pagelet.
User ID and Description	Displays the user ID and a description of each user that signed in to the portal during the selected month.
Times Logged On	Displays the total number of times that the associated user signed in to the portal during the selected month.

Viewing User Logon Statistics by Hour

Access the User Logon Statistics by Hour page.

Date	Displays the date that you selected on the User Logon Statistics by Date page.
Hour	Displays each hour on the selected date during which users signed in to the portal.
Total Users	Displays the total number of times that users signed on to the portal during the corresponding hour .
Distinct Users	Displays the total number of distinct users that signed in to the portal during the corresponding hour Click the desired total to access the Distinct Users by Hour page.

Viewing Distinct Users by Date

Access the Distinct Users by Date page.

Date	Displays the date that you selected on the User Logon Statistics by Date page.
User ID and Description	Displays the user ID and a description of each user that signed in to the portal on the selected date.
Times Logged On	Displays the number of times that the corresponding user signed in to the portal on the selected date.

Viewing Distinct Users by Hour

Access the Distinct Users by Hour page.

Date and Hour	Displays the date and hour that you selected on the User Logon Statistics by Date page or the User Logon Statistics by Hour pages.
User ID and Description	Displays the user ID and a description of each user that signed in to the portal during the selected date and hour.
Times Logged On	Displays the number of times that the corresponding user signed in to the portal during the selected date and hour.

Saved Searches Pagelet

Access the Saved Searches pagelet.

Using a search engine to find information is a popular method of portal navigation. With the Saved Searches pagelet, you can save your frequently used search keywords as saved searches. Saved searches are displayed alphanumerically.

Working With the Saved Searches Pagelet

This section provides the pages used to work with the Saved Searches pagelets and discusses how to personalize the Saved Searches pagelet.

Pages Used to Work With the Saved Searches Pagelet

See Also

Using Saved Searches

Performing Searches

Personalizing the Saved Searches Pagelet

Access the Personalize Saved Searches page.

Max Number of Displayed Rows (maximum number of displayed rows)

Specify the total number of rows to display: 05, 10, 15, 20, 25, or ALL. If you don't select a value, all rows appear.

Signon Pagelet

Access the Signon pagelet.

The Guest homepage displays the Signon pagelet. This pagelet enables users to switch from guest user accounts to their own user accounts.

Note. These fields are case sensitive.

Weather Magnet Pagelet

Access the Weather Magnet pagelet.

The Weather Magnet pagelet provides up-to-the-minute weather information from weather.com (The Weather Channel).

You can personalize the Weather Magnet pagelet to display the forecast for one or more cities of your choice.

Personalizing the Weather Magnet Pagelet

This section discusses how to use the Weather Magnet component (EO_PE_WEATHMAG_PRF) to personalize the Weather Magnet pagelet.

Page Used to Personalize the Weather Magnet Pagelet

Personalizing the Weather Magnet Pagelet

Access the Personalize Weather Magnet page.

US Zip Code	Enter the U.S. zip code for a location for which you want to display weather forecasts on the Weather Magnet pagelet. The names of the associated city, state, and country appear in the City, State and Country fields.
Select from List	Click to access the Look Up Location ID page, where you can select a city by name. The name of the city and its associated state and country appear in the City, State, and Country fields.

Dictionary and Thesaurus Pagelet

Access the Dictionary and Thesaurus pagelet.

The pagelet provides access to a web-based dictionary and thesaurus. You can look up definitions, synonyms, and antonyms of words directly from the PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal.

One Look Dictionary Search Pagelet

Access the One Look Dictionary Search pagelet.

The One Look Dictionary Search pagelet acts as a dictionary search engine. Rather than searching a single dictionary, the OneLook search engine points to many web-based dictionaries. This offers you a wider breadth of definitions, a strong likelihood of locating information about obscure words, and access to specialized dictionaries.

External News Pagelet

Access the WorldWide News (Factiva) pagelet.

This is an example of an external news pagelet displaying a new feed provided by Factiva.

The External News pagelet uses the following indicators:

The news categories and headlines display as links. Each category displays the most recent news headlines.

Select the news category link to access a page that lists all headlines in the category.

Select a headline on the pagelet or news category page to view the full article on the original news source's website. The article appears wrapped in your PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal, unless the source website contains a frame buster.

Working With the External News Pagelet

This section discusses how to:

• Personalize the External News pagelet.

• Select news categories.

• Set the news category display order.

Pages Used to Work With the External News Pagelet

Personalizing External News Pagelets

Access the Personalize Worldwide News (Factiva) page. The page name depends on the name of the pagelet you are personalizing.

Number of Articles to Display	Specify the number of headlines to display for each category on the pagelet.
Ignore Registration Articles	Select to hide content headlines that require user registration on the source website.
Ignore Subscription Articles	Select to hide headlines that require a subscription to the source website.
News Groups	Select a news group link to access the Personalize Worldwide News - Categories page, where you can select the news categories within the selected news group that you want to appear on the External News pagelet. The page name depends on the name of the pagelet you are personalizing. News groups are defined on the News Group Maintenance page.
Display Order	Click to access the Personalize Worldwide News - Display Order page, where you can set the display order of the selected news categories on the External News pagelet. The page name depends on the name of the pagelet you are personalizing.

Note. External News pagelet personalization examples provided in this section are based on personalizing Factiva content.

Selecting News Categories

Access the Personalize Worldwide News - Categories page. The page name depends on the name of the pagelet you are personalizing.

Active

Select to display the news category on the External News pagelet. News categories are defined on the News Category Maintenance page. Categories added to the system in the last month are marked with a yellow star.

See Maintaining News Categories.

Setting News Category Display Order

Access the Personalize Worldwide News - Display Order page. The page name depends on the name of the pagelet you are personalizing.

Order of Appearance

Define the order in which the news categories appear on the External News pagelet. Enter a number in each field. The category given the lowest number appears at the top of the list of categories on the pagelet.

RSS News Pagelet

Access the RSS News pagelet.

Rich Site Summary (RSS) is a pseudo-standard Extensible Markup Language (XML) format developed by Netscape. Particularly suitable for listing news headlines, RSS has been adopted by content providers to supply users with a sampling of the content available on their websites. Rich Site Summary format provides the following features:

• News feed title, a link back to the source website, and an optional image or logo.

• Headlines and links to the associated articles on the source website.

• Optional capability to search for content on the source website.

Note. This pagelet currently supports news feeds using the RSS 0.91 format.

The news categories and headlines display as links. Each category displays the most recent news headlines. Select the news category link to access a page that lists all headlines in the category.

If the content source provides search capability in their RSS-formatted content and you have configured your RSS News pagelet to display search functionality, you can use available search fields on the pagelet to enter keywords to execute searches in the source website. Search results display on the source website.

Select a headline on the pagelet or news category page to view the full article on the news source's website. The article appears wrapped in your PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal, unless the source website contains a frame buster.

Personalizing the RSS News Pagelet

This section discusses how to use the RSS News component (EO_PE_RSS_NEWS) to personalize the RSS News pagelet.

Page Used to Personalize the RSS News Pagelet

Personalizing Your RSS News Pagelet

Access the Personalize RSS News page.

Number of Articles to Display	Specify the number of headlines to display for each content provider defined for the RSS News pagelet.
Display Article Summary	Select to display article summaries on the pagelet. This increases the height of the pagelet. If you clear this check box, article summaries appear as hover text for the headline links.
Display Image	Select to display a content provider image or logo on the pagelet, if provided in the RSS content.
Display Searchbox if Present	Select to display a search box on the pagelet, if provided in the RSS content. This search box enables you to perform keyword searches for articles in the RSS content provider's source Web site.
URL	Enter URLs to RSS news content you want to display on the pagelet.

Tasks Pagelet

Access the Tasks pagelet.

The Tasks pagelet provides convenient access to your tasks across your business solutions. The Tasks pagelet and related pages provide you with access to action items, personal tasks, and worklist tasks. Action items are those assignments or actionable items that are related to an action items list. Personal tasks are those you add to your task list using the Task Details page. Worklist tasks are those tasks that have been routed to you by way of PeopleSoft Workflow.

Note. The Tasks pagelet displays only items associated with the current user logged on to the system.

Aspects of the appearance of your Task pagelet depend on the preferences you specify on the Personalize Tasks page. For example, the tasks displayed on the Task pagelet depend on the Tasks Displayed field value you select on the Personalize Tasks page.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.48 PeopleBook: Workflow Technology, “Defining Worklist Records”

Working With the Tasks Pagelet

This section discusses how to:

• Personalize Tasks pagelet display preferences.

• Add and maintain personal tasks.

• Manage your tasks.

Pages Used to Work With the Tasks Pagelet

Personalizing Tasks Pagelet Display Preferences

Access the Personalize Tasks page.

Tasks Displayed

Specify the default filter value that controls the type of tasks that display on your Tasks pagelet. All Tasks. Select to display all active tasks and action items. Tasks in Complete status are inactive, and therefore do not display. All Action Items. Select to display all active action items. All Personal Tasks. Select to display all active personal tasks. All Worklist Items. Select to display all active worklist items Open Action Items Select to display all action items that are not complete. All Open Personal Tasks Select to display all personal tasks that are not complete. All Open Worklist Items Select to display all worklist tasks that are not complete.

Max Number of Displayed Rows (maximum number of displayed rows)

Specify the total number of tasks you want to display on your Tasks pagelet. If you do not select a value, all matching tasks display. 05 10 15 20 25 All

Adding and Maintaining Personal Tasks

Access the Task Details page.

Task	Enter a task name.
Due Date	Enter the due date of the task.
Status	Select a task status. Complete. Select for a task that has been completed. Selecting this value makes the task inactive. Inactive tasks do not display in All status views on the Tasks pagelet and Tasks page. In Process. Select for a personal task that has been started, but not completed. New. Select for a new personal task. On Hold. Select to place a task on hold.
Priority	Select a priority for the task. High Medium Low
Task Description	Enter a description of the task.

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Managing Your Tasks

Access the Tasks page.

View	Select the value that you want to use to filter the display of tasks. All. Select to display all active worklist and task items. Tasks in Complete status are inactive, and therefore do not display. Complete. In Process. New. On Hold. Routed Tasks. Select to display only worklist tasks. Tasks. Select to display only personal tasks.
	Display for a worklist task that you have not yet accessed.
	Displays for a task when its due date precedes the system date.
	Displays for a task when it has an associated file attachment.
Refresh	Click to refresh the page for a real-time view of your tasks.
Task	Displays the task name. Tasks are displayed according to the View field value that you selected; they are sorted by due date. Select a personal task to access the Task Details page, where you view and edit task details. Select a worklist task to access the associated transaction page.
Due Date	Displays the due date of the task.
From	Displays the user who created the task.
Status	Displays the status of the task. Complete. Designates a completed worklist task. Designates a personal task that has been completed. In Process. Designates a worklist task that has been accessed, but has not been completed. Designates a personal task that has been started, but not completed. New. Designates a worklist task that has not been accessed. Designates a new personal task. On Hold. Designates a personal task that has been placed on hold.
Priority	Displays the priority of the task.
Add a Task	Click to access the Task Details page.
Routed Task Details	Click to access the Worklist Summary page, where you can access worklist task details.

Note. PeopleTools Workflow documentation provides an extensive discussion of the Worklist Summary page.

Email Pagelet

Access the Email pagelet.

The Email pagelet displays a list of your latest email messages. This example of the Email pagelet uses Microsoft Outlook as the primary email service.

See Also

Setting Up Third-Party Email and Calendar

Working With the Email Pagelet

This section discusses how to:

• Personalize your email pagelet.

• Add a personal email account.

Pages Used to Work With the Email Pagelet

Personalizing Your Email Pagelet

Access the Personalize Email Options page.

Primary Email Account

Use the fields in the Primary Email Account group box to enter information regarding your email account supplied by your organization's designated primary email system.

Additional Email Accounts

Use the Additional Email Accounts group box to add external POP3 mail accounts to your Email pagelet.

Note. All password and ID information is stored using common functions for password data store.

Adding a Personal Email Account

Access the Add a Personal Email Account page.

Email Profile Name	Enter a unique email profile name. This is the mail identifier that appears in the pagelet.
Mail Account Server	Select the appropriate server. The portal administrator adds POP3 email servers to this list on the URL Maintenance page.
URL for Mail Inbox	Select the appropriate mail URL. The portal administrator adds URLs to this list on the URL Maintenance page. Note. Ensure that the URL selection corresponds to the mail account server.
Mail Account UserID	Enter the email user ID.
Mail Account Password	Enter the email password.
Number of Emails to Display	Specify the number of emails the system should display on the Email pagelet for this mail profile.

Note. The email account must enable POP Access and Forwarding for it to display on the Email pagelet. Check your profile with the POP mail vendor.

Calendar Events Pagelet

Access the Calendar Events pagelet.

The Calendar Events pagelet displays appointments for the current day.

See Also

Setting Up Third-Party Email and Calendar

Personalizing the Calendar Events Pagelet

This section discusses how to personalize the Calendar Events pagelet.

Page Used to Personalize the Calendar Events Pagelet

Personalizing Your Calendar Events Pagelet

Access the Personalize Calendar Options page.

UserID	Enter the user ID that corresponds to the account type.
Password	Enter the web mail password. Note. For Lotus Notes, use the internet password. This password is stored in the Person document in the Lotus Name and Address Book on the Domino server.
Mail Box	Displays if you are using Microsoft Outlook/Exchange 2003. Enter your mailbox name.
Alias	This field displays when the Email Type field value is set to Microsoft Outlook. Enter the same alias value that was defined in the active directory setup for the user. This value is used to define the Outlook Web Access/Exchange Server URL. If this field is left blank, then the mailbox name is used to generate the URL.