Portal layout

The layout of the portal user interface has these major elements.

Figure 1. Portal layout

 1  Banner

Displays a common image across all portal installations. The banner includes a greeting to the user as well as links to log out of the portal and to open online help. The View selection list in the banner controls which nodes are displayed in the navigation as well as pages that are opened when the view is selected.

 2  Page bar

Displays tabs to select between open pages. The page bar allows you to work on different pages without closing the page or losing unsaved data. For example, if you are working on an application on Page A, you can open an application on another page to gather information about a resource that you need to finish the form on Page A without losing any unsaved data you have already entered. Multiple pages can be opened at one time, but only one of the open pages is in focus (current page). The page bar also contains a Select Action drop-down list for performing actions on the current page.

 3  Navigation pane

Displays a set of navigation nodes used for accessing content. The nodes shown in the navigation pane are only those to which you have access.

 4  Work area

Displays the current page that you are working on. The page contains one or more Web applications or portlets, each in its own portlet window with a title bar.