If you want Business Space widgets to
work in WebSphere® Portal,
you must install a new theme in WebSphere Portal,
install a new skin in WebSphere Portal,
and update the theme to use the default skin. This makes the interface
look similar to the interface in Business Space.
Before you begin
Topic scope: This topic applies
to the following products:
- WebSphere Business
Modeler Publishing Server
- WebSphere Enterprise
Service Bus
- WebSphere Process
Server
About this task
A skin adds functions to WebSphere Portal that are specific to Business Space widgets, such
as menu items.
Procedure
- Log on to WebSphere Portal
administrative console, and navigate to . For a clustered environment, complete steps 1-3
on the administrative console of the deployment manager.
- Select the check box for the wps application
and click Update.
- Click Replace, add, or delete multiple files and
browse to BSpaceThemeSkin.zip, which is located
in install_root/BusinessSpace/portal.
Click Next, Finish,
and Save.
- In WebSphere Portal,
click the Administration link at the top of
the page, and click Themes and Skins on the
left side. On the Themes and Skins page, click Add new
skin. For a clustered environment,
complete steps 4-9 on each node where you want to add widgets.
- Type BSpace for the
skin name and directory name, and click OK. The skin is now installed.
- To create the theme for Business Space, return to
the Themes and Skins page, and click Add new theme.
- Type BSpace for the theme name and
directory name.
- In the list of skins, select IBM, ThinSkin, NoSkin and BSpace to
add as skins for the theme.
- Select BSpace in the list of skins,
click Set as default, and click OK.