17.5 Setting Preferences
You set preferences to define contents and appearance of the Detail portlet. The way you use the Detail portlet determines where you set its preferences:
To learn about accessing portlet preferences from a shared or container page, see Section 7.0, Page Administration.
To learn about accessing portlet preferences for a portlet registration see Section 9.0, Portlet Administration.
17.5.1 About the preferences
The Detail preferences are all contained under a single Detail Complex Preference:
When you open this complex preference, the individual Detail preferences are presented:
These preferences apply only to display mode (not edit mode). They include the following:
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Preference |
Details |
|---|---|
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Entity Definition |
Specifies the attribute list and HTML layout to display when Detail is used for a particular entity type (such as User, Device, or Group). You can click Add Entity Definition to specify Detail support for additional entity types. |
|
Attributes to display as a list |
Specifies which attributes of the selected entity you want the portlet to display. These attributes will be listed in the order you choose. A button is provided to let you add or remove attributes as needed. |
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HTML Layout |
Provides a button to open the HTML Layout Editor, where you can design the heading area that the Detail portlet is to display for the selected entity. For details, see Determining what the heading area displays. |