Gadget GadgetThis term has two uses.
A gadget provides a rectangular area on a traditionalportal (as opposed to a composite portal). Each gadget contains a control that a user can interact with. For example, the worklist area of the worker's home page is implemented through a gadget.
Gadgets are defined through activities that apply to the Data-Gadget class. By creating a portal rule (Rule-Portal rule type), a developer determines which gadgets are visible to which groups of users. Using such rules, you can control the appearance, labeling, and location of gadgets on a portal layout
A Pega Composite application can appear as a gadget
within an HTML <DIV> element of a browser display. This
gadget looks and works like Google.com gadgets —
interactive mini-applications that can be placed anywhere on
the user's desktop. See
Pega
Developer Network article PRKB-25242 Internet Application
Composer — Gadget Manager Reference.
|
composite portal, Pega composite application, portal, traditional portal, workspace |
|
About Portal rules |
|
How to customize portal layout and behavior |
Definitions — G