3.3 Customizing the AppManager Operations Portal

The NetIQ AppManager Operations Portal provides users a Starting Point page under the AppManager Operations community by default. The Staring Point page is pre-configured with Navigation, Charting, and Alarms portlets. A second page, the Service Maps page is pre-configured with Navigation and Layout portlets.

Figure 3-1 The Service Maps page

Additional communities and pages can be created. Any portal page can be customized by changing the layout, selecting themes for the “look and feel”, adding content via portlets, and adding navigation or other functionality to the page. These changes are saved between sessions. The various actions that a user can take depend on the permissions assigned.

3.3.1 Personal Pages and Communities

Portal pages can be considered as desktops where portlets are added. These include personal pages for individual users and shared pages among multiple users. Shared pages are grouped together into communities. Communities offer content to users with a similar interest or skill.

Users can have both personal and shared pages. They switch between personal pages and communities using a link.

For information and instructions, see Personal Pages, Page Configurations, and Sites in the Operations Center Dashboard Guide.

3.3.2 Adding Content with Portlets

Any portal page can be customized by changing the layout, selecting themes for the “look and feel”, adding content via portlets, and adding navigation or other functionality to the page. These changes are saved between sessions. The various actions that a user can take depend on the permissions assigned.

For an instructions, see the following topics in the Operations Center Dashboard Guide:

Content from other sources can be added to the portal using portlets. The portal leverages portlets that are JSR-168 compliant and any third-party portlets built with this standard can be deployed in the portal. For more information, see Deploying Portlets to the Dashboard in the Operations Center Dashboard Guide.

3.3.3 Exposing AppManager Control Center Information

Operations Center portlets are used to surface AppManager Control Center data in the portal. They added to a page in the same way as other content. Some data, such as alarms and element status, can be viewed in real time with automatic updates. Standard alarm operations are often available in the portal.

For an overview and instructions, see the following topics in the Operations Center Dashboard Guide:

3.3.4 Common Portlet Configurations

The following are common configurations can be made to enhance the portlets used to expose data from AppManager Control Center: