12.7 Configuring How Items Are Displayed in the What’s New Page

Teaming users can view what’s new in Teaming by using the What’s New page. Users can quickly see what’s new in their teams, favorite places, and more. For more information on how users can view what’s new in Teaming, see Finding What’s New in the Kablink Teaming 3 User Guide.

As the Teaming administrator, you can control various aspects of how items are displayed in the What’s New page by modifying certain configuration settings.

12.7.1 Understanding the Configuration Settings You Can Customize for the What’s New Page

The tables in the following sections describe which configuration settings of the What’s New page the Teaming administrator can customize, the system default for the setting, and the line in the ssf-ext.properties file that controls the setting:

Customizing the Number of Comments That Can Be Displayed for Each Entry on the What’s New Page

Configuration Setting

System Default

Corresponding Line in ssf-ext.properties File

The maximum number of comments that are displayed for any given entry

2 comments

activity.stream.active.comments

Customizing How Often the What’s New Page Is Updated

Configuration Setting

System Default

Corresponding Line in ssf-ext.properties File

How often the What’s New page is updated to display the most recent posts

60 seconds

activity.stream.interval.refresh.client

NOTE:Adjusting this setting to update the What’s New page more frequently than the system default (60 seconds) can result in inadequate system performance. However, depending on how many users access your Teaming system and your current configuration, a more frequent or less frequent update cycle might be appropriate.

Customizing the Number of Items That Are Returned When the What’s New Page Is Updated

Configuration Setting

System Default

Corresponding Line in ssf-ext.properties File

The maximum number of new or modified items that are returned by the search (includes entries and comments)

1000 items

activity.stream.maxhits

12.7.2 Changing the Configuration Settings for the What’s New Page

To change the configuration settings of the What’s New page:

  1. Change to the following directory:

    Linux:

    /opt/novell/teaming/apache-tomcat/
                               webapps/ssf/WEB-INF/classes/config
    

    Windows:

    c:\Program Files\Novell\Teaming\apache-tomcat\
                               webapps\ssf\WEB-INF\classes\config
    
  2. Open the ssf.properties file in a text editor.

  3. Search for the appropriate line that represents the configuration setting that you want to customize for the What’s New page. See the table in Section 12.7.1, Understanding the Configuration Settings You Can Customize for the What’s New Page to find what line in the ssf-ext.properties file controls the setting that you want to customize.

  4. Make a backup copy of the ssf-ext.properties file, located in the same directory with the ssf.properties file.

  5. Open the ssf-ext.properties file in a text editor.

  6. Copy the appropriate line from the ssf.properties file to the bottom of the ssf-ext.properties file.

  7. Change the default value of the line to the value that you want.

  8. Save and close the ssf-ext.properties file.

  9. Stop and restart Teaming.