You can add accessories to a landing page by modifying the view of the standard landing page, or by creating a new landing page view. You must be the Vibe administrator to modify the view of the standard landing page. If you are not the Vibe administrator, you must create a new landing page view.
You can add the Accessory Panel to the default Landing Page view. This means that all landing pages that are created in the Vibe site will contain the Accessory Panel.
You must be the Novell Vibe administrator or have administrative rights to modify the default Landing Page view.
Click the Administration icon in the upper right corner of the Vibe page.
The administration page is displayed.
Under System, click
.The Form and View Designers page is launched.
Expand
, then click .Click
> .In the
section, click , then click .The Accessory Panel has now been added to the standard Landing Page view, so users can add accessories to their landing pages.
You can create your own Landing Page view, then add the Accessory Panel element to the view. You do not need to be the Vibe administrator to create a new landing page view.
Navigate to the workspace where you want to create the new Landing Page view.
Click
> in the Action toolbar.The Form and View Designers page is displayed.
Click
> .Specify the following information:
Caption: Specify a name for the new landing page.
This is the name that appears in the Vibe interface for users to see when they use this workspace. (For example, Custom Landing Page.)
Name: Specify the internal name for the landing page.
The name that you enter in this field is not visible to users who use this workspace. (For example, custom_landing_page.)
Family: Select the workspace type that this view is most closely associated with.
Workspace Icons: Select the workspace icon that you want to represent the landing page.
Click
.The Designer page is launched.
Continue with Adding the Landing Page Layout Option.
In the Designer page, click
> .In the
section, click .Specify the following information:
Caption: Specify a name for the Landing Page Layout, or keep the default.
Name: Specify the internal name for the Landing Page Layout.
Click
.Click
> .In the
section, click .For the Step 3.
and fields, retain the same information that you specified inClick
> > .Continue with Enabling the New Landing Page.
After you have created the new landing page view, you need to enable it on the workspace.
From the workspace where you want to enable the landing page, click
> .On the
tab, in the section, go to the subsection and select the landing page that you created.Click
> .The landing page is now displayed when you access the workspace.
Continue with Modifying the Landing Page After You Have Created It.
Now that you have created and enabled the new landing page, you can configure the landing page layout options, such as hiding the Navigation panel. This can give your landing page a more traditional landing page feel.
For information about how to modify the landing page layout options, see Section 6.2.1, Choosing Layout Options for Your Landing Page.