6.9 Adding Accessories to Your Landing Page

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.

6.9.1 Modifying the Default Landing Page

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.

  1. Click the Administration icon in the upper right corner of the Vibe page.

    The administration page is displayed.

  2. Under System, click Form/View Designers.

    The Form and View Designers page is launched.

  3. Expand Workspace view, then click Landing Page.

  4. Click Workspace view > Add.

  5. In the Standard Form Elements section, click Accessory Panel, then click OK.

    The Accessory Panel has now been added to the standard Landing Page view, so users can add accessories to their landing pages.

6.9.2 Creating a New Landing Page View

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.

Creating the New Landing Page Definition

  1. Navigate to the workspace where you want to create the new Landing Page view.

  2. Click Workspace > Form/View Designers in the Action toolbar.

    The Form and View Designers page is displayed.

  3. Click New > Workspace views.

  4. 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.

  5. Click OK.

    The Designer page is launched.

  6. Continue with Adding the Landing Page Layout Option.

Adding the Landing Page Layout Option

  1. In the Designer page, click Workspace Add/Modify Form > Add.

  2. In the Layout Options section, click Landing Page Layout.

  3. 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.

  4. Click OK.

  5. Click Workspace view > Add.

  6. In the Standard Form Elements section, click Landing Page Layout.

  7. For the Caption and Data item name fields, retain the same information that you specified in Step 3.

  8. Click OK > Close > Close.

  9. Continue with Enabling the New Landing Page.

Enabling the New Landing Page

After you have created the new landing page view, you need to enable it on the workspace.

  1. From the workspace where you want to enable the landing page, click Workspace > Configure Views, URLs and Controls.

  2. On the Configure Workspace View tab, in the Default View section, go to the Local Definitions subsection and select the landing page that you created.

  3. Click Apply > Close.

    The landing page is now displayed when you access the workspace.

  4. Continue with Modifying the Landing Page After You Have Created It.

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 6.3.1, Choosing Layout Options for Your Landing Page.