Managing widgets in Profiles 

Before you begin

About this task

Procedure

1. Start the wsadmin client from the following directory of the system on which you installed the Deployment Manager:
   
app_server_root\profiles\<dm_profile_root>\bin

where <app_server_root> is the WebSphere Application Server installation directory and <dm_profile_root> is the Deployment Manager profile directory, typically dmgr01.

You must start the client from this directory or subsequent commands that you enter do not execute correctly. For more information, see Starting the wsadmin client.

2. Start the Profiles Jython script interpreter.
1. Use the following command to access the Profiles configuration files:
   

execfile("profilesAdmin.py")



If prompted to specify a service to connect to, type 1 to pick the first node in the list. Most commands can run on any node. If the command writes or reads information to or from a file using a local file path, you must pick the node where the file is stored.

3. Use the following command to check out the widget configuration file:
   
ProfilesConfigService.checkOutWidgetConfig("<working_directory>", "<cell_name>")

where:
• <working_directory> is the temporary working directory to which the configuration XML and XSD files will be copied. The files are kept in this working directory while you make changes to them.
• <cell_name> is the name of the WebSphere Application Server cell hosting the Profiles application. This argument is required.
  
For example:



ProfilesConfigService.checkOutWidgetConfig("/wsadminoutput", "jdoe30Node02Cell")



4. Navigate to the temporary directory in which you saved the widgets_config.xml file, and then open the file in a text editor.
5. Do one of the following:
• To edit a widget's properties, look for the corresponding <widgetDef> element, and then modify the widget attributes and parameters as needed. For information about the attributes and parameters, see Profiles widget attributes.
• To associate a widget with a different profile type, look for the relevant <widgetDef> element, and then modify the value of the resourceSubType attribute. For information about the resourceSubType attribute, see Profiles widget attributes.
• To move a widget to a different location, look for the relevant <widgetDef> element, and then modify the value of the pageId and uiLocation attributes. For information about these attributes, see Profiles widget attributes.
• To disable a widget, look for the relevant <widgetDef> element and either delete the element or comment it out of the code.
  
  
6. Save your changes and check the widgets-config.xml file back in using the following command:
   
ProfilesConfigService.checkInWidgetConfig()

7. To exit the wsadmin client, type exit at the prompt.
8. Stop and restart the Profiles server.
   

Example

<layout resourceSubType="default">

       <page pageId="searchView">

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="commonTags"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="sand_DYK"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="sand_recomItems"/>

       </page >

       <page pageId="profilesView">

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="socialTags"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="sand_thingsInCommon"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col2" defIdRef="multiWidget"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="multiWidget" defIdRef="board"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="multiWidget" defIdRef="contactInfo"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="multiWidget" defIdRef="backgroundInfo"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="multiWidget" defIdRef="multiFeedReader"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="sand_socialPath"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="reportStructure"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="friends"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="linkRoll"/>

       </page >

       <page pageId="searchView">

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="commonTags"/>

       </page >

       <page pageId="networkView">

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="sand_DYK"/>

       </page >

       <page pageId="editProfileView">

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="socialTags"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col1" defIdRef="sand_thingsInCommon"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="sand_socialPath"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="reportStructure"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="friends"/>

                <widgetInstance uiLocation="col3" defIdRef="linkRoll"/>

       </page >

</layout>

Profiles widgets
The following table lists the widgets that are available for the Profiles application.