To access portlet registrations in the deployed portlet application:

1. In the Portlet Applications list, expand the portlet application whose portlet definitions and registrations you want to access.

   The tree displays all of the portlet definitions under that portlet application:

   

2. Expand the portlet definition whose portlet registrations you want to access.

   The tree displays all of the portlet registrations under that portlet definition:

   

1. In the Portlet Applications list, select the portlet registration that you want to categorize.

   A General panel displays on the right.

2. Go to the Categories panel.

   This panel displays lists of available and assigned categories for the selected portlet registration:

   

3. Update the Assigned Categories list, as appropriate:

   If you want to	Do this
   Assign one or more categories to the portlet registration	Select each category you want to assign and click >
   Assign all categories to the portlet registration	Click >>
   Remove one or more category assignments	Select each category you want to remove and click <
   Remove all category assignments	Click <<

4. Click Save Categories.

To modify portlet registration settings:

1. In the Portlet Applications list, select the portlet registration whose settings you want to modify.

   A General panel displays on the right.

2. Go to the Settings panel.

   This panel displays the current settings for the selected portlet registration:

   

3. Modify settings, as appropriate.

   While working on this panel, you can also perform the following actions:

   If you want to	Do this
   Discard your unsaved changes	Click Cancel
   Return all settings for this portlet registration to their default values (as defined in the corresponding portlet definition)	Click Reset All
   Return an individual setting to its default value	Click the Reset link beside that setting

4. Click Save Settings.

To modify portlet registration preferences:

1. In the Portlet Applications list, select the portlet registration whose preferences you want to modify.

   A General panel displays on the right.

2. Go to the Preferences panel.

   This panel displays the current preferences for the selected portlet registration:

   

3. Modify preferences, as appropriate.

   While working on this panel, you can also perform the following actions:

   If you want to	Do this
   Display more information about the preferences	Click Descriptions
   Discard your unsaved changes	Click Cancel
   Return all preferences for this portlet registration to their default values (as defined in the corresponding portlet definition)	Click Reset All
   Return an individual preference to its default value	Click the Reset link next to that preference

4. To modify the localized version of a preference for each locale specified in the portlet definition:

   1. Click the Detail link beside that preference (if available).

      The panel displays the preference values for each locale.

   2. Modify values, as appropriate.

   3. Click OK to apply your changes and return to the main preferences list.

5. Click Save Preferences.

To assign security permissions for portlet registrations:

1. In the Portlet Applications list, select the portlet registration whose security permissions you want to modify.

   A General panel displays on the right.

2. Go to the Security panel.

   This panel displays the current security permissions for the selected portlet registration:

   

3. Go to the List or Execute tab, depending on which type of permission you want to assign.

4. Specify values for the following search settings:

   Setting	What to do
   Search for	Select one of the following from the drop-down menu: Users Groups Containers
   Starts with	If you want to: Find all available objects of your specified type (user, group, or container), then make this setting blank. Find a subset of those objects, then enter the starting characters of the CN values you want. (Case is not considered. Wildcards are not supported.) For example, searching for groups that start with S would narrow your search results to something like this: cn=Sales,ou=groups,o=MyOrg cn=Service,ou=groups,o=MyOrg cn=Shipping,ou=groups,o=MyOrg Searching for groups that start with Se would return: cn=Service,ou=groups,o=MyOrg

5. Click Go.

   The results of your search appear in the Results list.

6. Select the users, groups, or containers you want to assign to the portlet registration, then click the Add (>) button.

   Hold down the Ctrl key to make multiple selections.

7. Enable or disable lock-down for the portlet registration as follows:

   If you want to	Do this
   Lock down the portlet registration so only User Application Administrators can list/execute it	Select List/Execute Permission Set to Admin Only
   Allow all assigned users, groups, and containers to list/execute the portlet registration	Deselect List/Execute Permission Set to Admin Only NOTE:If you deselect this setting but there are no users, groups, or containers explicitly assigned to the portlet registration, then everyone has List/Execute permission for this portlet registration.

8. Click Save.

To unregister a portlet:

1. In the Portlet Applications list, select the portlet registration that you want to unregister.

   A General panel displays on the right, showing information about the selected portlet registration:

   

2. Click Unregister Portlet.

3. When you are prompted to confirm the unregister operation, click OK.