This section describes the steps required to create multi-page
portlet and a folder structure to organize your dashboard resources.
About this task
- In IBM® Cognos® Connection, click the new page button.
- Type the name, select a location for your page, and click Next.
- In the Set columns and layout page, set the number of columns,
and the column width.
- Click Add at the bottom of the first column. A list of
portlet groups opens. Navigate to the portlet that you want to include
in the page.
- Select the checkbox against the portlet group that you want to
include and click the right arrow. This creates an entry in the Selected
entries box.
- Click OK, and repeat steps 4 and 5 for each column.
- In the Set page style page, specify a meaningful title
for the page.
- Set the other properties, click OK, and then Next.
- In the Select an action page, select Add this page to
the portal tabs.
- Click Finish. The page that you see is the dashboard master
page.
- Open this page. You will see empty frames for each portlet added.
- In the portlet toolbar, click the edit button. The portlet properties
page opens.
- In the Folder section, click Select an entry.
- Browse to the folder or package that contains the resources for
the dashboard, such as shortcuts, pages, or bookmarks. Select an entry,
and click OK.
Note: To add My Folders as a tab in the
dashboard, create a shortcut to My Folders.
- Specify other portlet properties as required. For example, in
the Display Style section, specify how to display the dashboard
tabs, either horizontally at the top of the page, or vertically on
the left side of the page. For more information about the portlet
properties, see the Administration and Security Guide.
- Click OK. You can now open and view the dashboard page.
Note: Other
users can access the dashboard through its URL. To see the URL, go
to IBM Cognos Connection, locate the dashboard master
page, and open its properties page. On the General tab, click View
the search path, ID and URL.