Publishing News Publications

This topic provides an overview of methods to publish News Publications.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition Page

EPPPB_PGLT_PUB

Create a pagelet definition for news publications.

Preview Pagelet

EPPPB_PGLT_PREVIEW

Preview a list pagelet.

Pagelet Wizard - Specify Pagelet Information Page

PTPPB_WIZ_INFO

Provide information to identify and categorize a pagelet.

Pagelet Wizard - Select Data Source Page

PTPPB_WIZ_DATASRC

Select the type of data source for the pagelet.

Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameters Page

PTPPB_WIZ_DATAPRMS

Configure the data source parameters that are required for data to be displayed in the pagelet.

This page is accessible only when you are building a pagelet with a data source that allows modification of associated parameters.

Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameter Values Page

PTPPB_WIZ_PRMVALS

Specify prompt values for the end user to select from when personalizing the pagelet.

This page is accessible only for data source parameters for which you have selected the User Specified or Admin Specified usage types.

Pagelet Wizard - Select Display Format Page

PTPPB_WIZ_DISPFRMT

Specify the data transformation method and display format for the pagelet.

Pagelet Wizard - Specify Display Options Page

PTPPB_WIZ_DISP_CUS

Enter the custom formatting details for the pagelet as well as header and footer options. Preview the pagelet.

Pagelet Wizard - Specify Publishing Options Page

PTPPB_WIZ_PUBOPT

Specify the manner in which the pagelet is published. Provide registration, caching, and security details, and register the pagelet.

Pagelet Wizard - Pagelet Creation Confirmed

PTPPB_WIZ_FINISH

Confirm that the creation of the pagelet is complete.

Publications Properties - Publish as Pagelet Page

EPPCM_CATG_PGLT

Administer pagelet definitions for an action item list.

Publish to Multiple Portals Page

PTPP_PMPUBPRTL

Publish the pagelet definition to additional portals and sites.

See Publishing to Multiple Portals and Pubishing Multiple Pagelets

Publish Multiple Pagelets Page

PTPP_PMPUBPGLT

Publish multiple pagelet definitions to another portal or site.

See Publishing to Multiple Portals and Pubishing Multiple Pagelets

Publications Properties - Advanced Feed Options Page

EPPCM_FEED_ADVOPT

Set up advanced options to publish a news publication in the content management system so that it is accessible as a feed.

Two methods are available to publish a news publication:

  1. Use the Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page.

    You use the Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page to publish a news publication as a pagelet to a site or portal. News publication publishing features include:

    • The pagelet folder in which the news publication will be available.

    • The homepage tabs on which the pagelet will be available.

    • The pagelet behavior (optional, optional-default, required-fixed, or required).

  2. Use the Pagelet Wizard pages.

    The Pagelet Wizard guides you through six steps to create or update a News Publication homepage pagelet.

    • Step 1: Specify pagelet information.

    • Step 2: Select data source.

    • Step 3: Specify data source parameters.

    • Step 4: Select display format.

    • Step 5: Specify display options.

    • Step 6: Specify publishing options.

Use the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page (EPPPB_PGLT_PUB) to create a pagelet definition for news publications.

Navigation:

  • Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications

    Click the Properties link for the news publication.

    Click the Publish as Pagelet link on the Folder Properties page.

  • Click the Add Pagelet button or the Edit button on the Publications Properties - Publish as Pagelet page.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page.

 Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page

Pagelet

The pagelet title and description from the Folder Properties page appear in the pagelet section. You can edit these two fields as necessary.

Field or Control

Description

Pagelet Title

Enter the pagelet title that will identify the pagelet.

Description

Enter a meaningful description for this pagelet.

Pagelet Folder

Select a folder in which this news publication pagelet will be available. Only folders from the current site are available to select.

See PeopleTools: PeopleSoft Applications User's Guide, “Setting User Preferences”, for more information about pagelet folder..”

Pagelet Security

Select the security options for viewing the pagelet. Available options are:

  • Publish as Public, which enables all users to view the pagelet.

  • Publish with Security Roles, which uses the roles defined on the Folder Security page when publishing the pagelet.

Note: If no roles are defined on the Folder Security page, the system automatically selects to publish the pagelet as Public.

Homepage Tabs

Use the Homepage Tabs section to define the homepage tab labels and behavior for the pagelet.

Field or Control

Description

Homepage Tab

Select the tabs that will display the pagelet.

Pagelet Behavior

Select the behavior options for the pagelet. The available options are:

  • Optional

    The pagelet will not automatically appear on the homepage. However, it is available for selection when users personalize their homepages. Do not use this setting for guest homepage pagelets because guest users do not have personalization privileges.

  • Optional-Default

    The pagelet will appear on all user homepages if they have access to the pagelet. The pagelet can be removed when users personalize their homepage. Do not use this setting for guest homepage pagelets because guest users do not have personalization privileges.

  • Required-Fixed

    The pagelet will appear on all user homepages if users have access to the pagelet. The placement of the pagelet cannot be changed, and the pagelet cannot be removed from the homepage.

  • Required

    The pagelet will appear on all user homepages if the user has access to the pagelet. The placement of the pagelet can be changed, but it cannot be removed from the homepage.

Publish

Click to display the Publish as Pagelet page, where you can review or edit the pagelet definition.

See Publishing a Folder or Content Item as a Pagelet.

Pagelets for news publication can be created and published using Pagelet Wizard and then managed from the Folder Properties page. This section provides an overview of how to use Pagelet Wizard to complete the following six steps:

  • Step 1: Entering Pagelet Identifying Information.

  • Step 2: Selecting a Pagelet Data Source.

  • Step 3: Specifying Data Source Parameters.

  • Step 4: Selecting a Pagelet Display Format.

  • Step 5: Specifying Pagelet Display Options.

  • Step 6: Specifying Pagelet Publication Options.

Note: If you access Pagelet Wizard from the Go to Pagelet Wizard link, you will be modifying an existing pagelet definition. If you want to create a new pagelet definition, start from the Portal Administration or PeopleTools navigation path.

Where appropriate, this section provides details specific to using Pagelet Wizard to publish a folder as a pagelet. The PeopleTools 8.53 PeopleBooks provide detailed information on using Pagelet Wizard.

See PeopleTools: PeopleTools Portal Technologies “Using Pagelet Wizard to Create and Manage Pagelets” for more information about publishing a news publication from pagelet wizard.

Use the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Pagelet Information page (PTPPB_WIZ_INFO) to provide information to identify and categorize a pagelet.

Navigation:

  • Click the Go to Pagelet Wizard link on Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page.

  • Portal Administration, Pagelets, Pagelet Wizard, Pagelet Wizard

  • PeopleTools, Portal, Pagelet Wizard, Pagelet Wizard

  • Click the Pagelet Information button from any page in the wizard.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Pagelet Information page.

 Pagelet Wizard - Specify Pagelet Information page

Use the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Pagelet Information page to identify and categorize a pagelet.

See PeopleTools: PeopleTools Portal Technologies, “Using Pagelet Wizard to Create and Manage Pagelets,” Step 1: Entering Pagelet Identifying Information for more information about entering pagelet identifying information.

Use the Pagelet Wizard - Select Data Source page (PTPPB_WIZ_DATASRC) to select the type of data source for the pagelet.

Navigation:

  • Click the Next button on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Pagelet Information page.

  • Click the Data Type button from any page in the wizard.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Pagelet Wizard - Select Data Source page (News Publications data type).

 Pagelet Wizard - Select Data Source page (News Publications data type)

Use the Pagelet Wizard - Select Data Source page to select the Pagelet Wizard data source type.

Field or Control

Description

Data Type

Use the News publications data type (NEWS PUBLICATION) to make a Pagelet Wizard pagelet a publishing vehicle for content from a news publication. News publication data source pagelets are compatible with the custom display format.

If you select the News publications option, the Publication ID and Publication Name fields appear.

See PeopleTools: PeopleTools Portal Technologies, “Using Pagelet Wizard to Create and Manage Pagelets,” Step 2: Selecting a Pagelet Data Type for more information about selecting a pagelet data type.

Publication ID

Select the news publication that you want to use as the data source for the pagelet. Available news publications are created in the News Publications component.

Publication Name

Displays the name of the news publication.

See PeopleTools: PeopleTools Portal Technologies, “Using Pagelet Wizard to Create and Manage Pagelets,” Step 2: Selecting a Pagelet Data Type for more information about selecting a pagelet data..

Use the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameters page (PTPPB_WIZ_DATAPRMS) to configure the data source parameters that are required for data to be displayed in the pagelet.

Navigation:

  • Click the Next button on the Pagelet Wizard - Select Data Source page.

  • Click the Data Source Parameters button from any page in the wizard.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameters page (News Publication data source).

 Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameters page (News Publication data source)

Use the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameters page to configure the data source parameters that are required for data to be displayed in the pagelet.

Note: This page is accessible only when you are building a pagelet with a data source that allows modification of associated parameters.

Field or Control

Description

Field Name

Displays the name of the data source parameter.

  • .SHOW_TS_IMAGES: Set the Default Value field to Y if you want the pagelet to display images for top stories for the news publication.

  • .SHOW_SECTION_LINKS: Set the Default Value field to Y if you want the pagelet to display links to sections in the news publication.

  • .SHOW_FEED_LINKS: Set the Default Value field to Y if you want the pagelet to display feed links.

  • .NUM_ARTICLES: Set the Default Value field to the number of articles that you want the pagelet to display.

Description

Displays a description of the data source parameter.

Usage Type

Select the type of accessibility that you want to grant for the data source parameter when it appears in the pagelet. Options are:

  • Admin Specified: Select to enable those users with administrative privileges to specify variables for this field, as well as access the Configure link on the published pagelet and select from those parameters for users.

  • Context Sensitive: Select to enable Context Manager to specify a data source parameter value for this field.

    If you change the usage type from or to Context Sensitive for a data source parameter on a published homepage pagelet, you must unpublish and then republish the pagelet.

  • Fixed: Select to enter a fixed value for the data source parameter that the end user cannot modify.

  • System Variable: Select to assign a system variable as the data source parameter value. The value of the system variable is automatically inserted into the parameter when the pagelet appears. When you select this option, the pagelet end user cannot modify the data source parameter.

    For example, suppose that you specify %UserId as the system variable for a parameter name User. When the pagelet appears on a user’s homepage, the User field is populated by the %UserId system variable, which is the user ID used to access the pagelet.

  • User Specified: Select to enable end users to specify a data source parameter value for this field. When a pagelet contains a user-specified parameter, the Customize button appears on the pagelet title bar.

    End users can click this button to access a personalization page, on which they can select a data source parameter value that they want to use for the pagelet. Uers can select a value from a prompt, or they can manually enter their own value if no prompt values are available.

    See Publishing an Action Item List as a Pagelet.

    If you change the usage type from or to User Specified for a data source parameter on a published homepage pagelet, you must unpublish and then republish the pagelet.

Required

This check box is selected and disabled for parameters specified as administrator-specified, context-sensitive, fixed, and system variable; otherwise, it is selected but enabled for user-specified parameters.

Default Value

You can enter a value that includes the % and * wildcards at the beginning or end of a value in the Default Value field.

Note the following about default values:

  • If you select User Specified as the usage type and the data source parameter is a required value, you must enter the default value that should appear before a user enters a value. If the data source parameter is not a required value, you do not have to enter a default value.

    If you select a default value when defining prompt values on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameter Values page, that default value populates this field.

    If you select User Specified as the usage type, you can also enter a system variable as the default value. For example, to make the current date the default value for a user-specified parameter, enter a default value of %Date.

  • If you select System Variable as the usage type, you must enter a system variable to use as the data source parameter value. You can use the Look up Value button to access a list of valid system variables.

    See PeopleTools: PeopleTools Portal Technologies, “Using Pagelet Wizard to Create and Manage Pagelets,” Step 3: Specifying Pagelet Data Source Parameters, Understanding System Variables Supported as Data Source Parameters.

  • If you select Fixed as the usage type, you must enter the fixed value.

Values

If you select User Specified or Admin Specified as the usage type, click Values to access the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameter Values page.

See Publishing an Action Item List as a Pagelet.

Text

Use the Personalization Instructions group box to enter custom personalization instructions for the pagelet. These personalization instructions appear on the personalization page of the pagelet.

Note: Personalization instructions must be translatable.

Use the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameter Values page (PTPPB_WIZ_PRMVALS) to specify prompt values for the end user to select from when personalizing the pagelet.

Navigation:

Click the Values link on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameters page.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameter Values page (News Publications data source)..

 Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameter Values page (News Publications data source)

Use the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameter Values page to specify the prompt values, which are displayed to users when they personalize the pagelet. In addition, specify the default value for the parameter.

Field or Control

Description

Parameter Value

Specify the parameter value.

Description

Provide an optional description of the parameter value.

Default

Select one value as the default value. If the parameter is required, then a default value is required; otherwise, it is optional.

See PeopleTools: PeopleTools Portal Technologies, “Using Pagelet Wizard to Create and Manage Pagelets,” Step 3: Specifying Data Source Parameters for more information about data source parameters.

Use the Pagelet Wizard - Select Display Format page (PTPPB_WIZ_DISPFRMT) to specify the data transformation method and display format for the pagelet.

Navigation:

  • Click the Next button on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameters page.

  • Click the Display Format button from any page in the wizard.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Pagelet Wizard - Select Display Format page.

Pagelet Wizard - Select Display Format page

Use the Pagelet Wizard - Select Display Format page to specify the data transformation method and display format for the pagelet.

Field or Control

Description

Custom

Select to specify a custom display transformation (XSL template) for your pagelet.

See PeopleTools: PeopleTools Portal Technologies, “Using Pagelet Wizard to Create and Manage Pagelets,” Step 4: Selecting a Pagelet Display Format for more information about pagelet display format.

Access the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Display Options page (select Custom as the display format and click the Next button on the Pagelet Wizard - Select Display Format page).

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Display Options page.

 Pagelet Wizard - Specify Display Options page

Use the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Display Options page to enter the custom formatting details for the pagelet as well as header and footer options, and to preview the pagelet.

Note: If you are modifying an existing pagelet definition or if you modify data source parameter definitions, you might need to reselect the XSL template, regenerate the XSL, or both to have the modified pagelet display actual data.

See PeopleTools: PeopleTools Portal Technologies, “Using Pagelet Wizard to Create and Manage Pagelets,” Step 5: Specifying Pagelet Display Options for more information about pagelet display options.

Access the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Publishing Options page (click the Next button on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Display Options page).

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Publishing Options page.

 Pagelet Wizard - Specify Publishing Options page

Use the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Publishing Options page to specify the type of pagelet that you want to publish. In addition, provide registration, caching, and security details, and register the pagelet.

See PeopleTools: PeopleTools Portal Technologies, “Using Pagelet Wizard to Create and Manage Pagelets,” Step 6: Specifying Pagelet Publication Options for more information about pagelet publication options.

Use the Publications Properties - Publish as Pagelet page (EPPCM_CATG_PGLT) to administer pagelet definitions for an action item list.

Navigation:

  • Click the Publish button on the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page.

  • If this action item list has already been published as a pagelet, click the Publish as Pagelet link on the Folder Properties page.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Publications Properties - Publish as Pagelet page.

 Publications Properties - Publish as Pagelet page

Use the Publications Properties - Publish as Pagelet page to review, edit, or add Pagelet Wizard pagelet definitions for this news publication. To edit a pagelet definition, it must be marked as published and have a content reference in the current site.

Note: Pagelets for this news publication published directly from Pagelet Wizard also appear in this list.

Field or Control

Description

Published

Indicates the whether the pagelet is published.

Edit

Click to access the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page, where you can edit pagelet definitions.

Delete

Deletes this pagelet definition and the published pagelet content references in all sites.

Add Pagelet

Click to access the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page, where you can publish content as a pagelet to a site or portal.

Use the Publish Multiple Pagelets page (PTPP_PMPUBPGLT) to publish multiple pagelet definitions to another portal or site.

Navigation:

  • On the Publish to Multiple Portals page, select the Publish Multiple Pagelets tab.

  • Portal Administration, Pagelets, Publish Pagelets, Publish Multiple Pagelets

  • PeopleTools, Portal, Portal Utilities, Publish Pagelets, Publish Multiple Pagelets

Two pages are available for you to publish pagelets to multiple portals:

  • Use the Publish to Multiple Portals page to publish the pagelet definition to additional portals and sites.

    This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Publish to Multiple Portals page.

     Publish to Multiple Portals page

  • Use the Publish Multiple Pagelets page to publish multiple pagelet definitions to another portal or site.

    This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Publish Multiple Pagelets page.

     Publish Multiple Pagelets page

See PeopleTools: PeopleTools Portal Technologies, “Working With Navigation Pages,” Publishing Pagelets for more information about publishing a pagelet to multiple portals.

Use the Publications Properties - Advanced Feed Options page (EPPCM_FEED_ADVOPT) to set up advanced options to publish a news publication in the content management system so that it is accessible as a feed.

Navigation:

Content Management > News Publications > Browse Publications

Click the Properties link.

Click the Publish as Feed link on the Folder Properties page.

Click the Add Feed button or the Edit button on the Publications Properties - Publish as Feed page.

Click the Advanced Options link on the Publications Properties - Publish Feed Definition page.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Publications Properties - Advanced Feed Options page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Publications Properties - Advanced Feed Options page

Field or Control

Description

Max Number of Entries (maximum number of entries)

Specify the maximum number of feed entries that you want to display in the feed document.

Selected

Select appropriate folders to be included in the feed.

Reset to Defaults

Click to reset all parameters: Max Number of Entries is back to 10, and subfolder is selected.

OK

Click to return to the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page, and then click the Publish button to save and publish this content item as feed.

See Publishing PeopleSoft Interaction Hub Content as a Feed.