A composite portal is a user portal defined by a collection of harness rules that each references a panel set. Each harness rule defines a space — an entire portal window.

On the Skins tab of the Portal form, the Type value Composite identifies a composite portal.

Process Commander includes two sample composite portals: User and Manager. Compared with the traditional portals (WorkManager and WorkUser), composite portals offer these advantages:5.5 GRP-240 GRP-1201

• Ease of customization. Areas of the portal are defined by harness and section rules, rather than by gadgets.
• Allows workers and managers to have multiple work objects open at once. (This uses the Work Area control's Multiple Document Interface.)
• Greater flexibility in layout and behavior.
• For users who create work in multiple applications, switching occurs at the application level, not at the individual work pool level. VAGUE
• Application users can search for work objects using full-text search. GROVS 1/28/09
• Supports Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox 2+, and Safari 3+ browsers.
• Allows use of advanced controls and layouts including Menu Bars, Work Areas and Grids.
• More easily localizable.
• Works with the Integrated Work Manager.
• Simplifies creating accessible applications for users employing assistive devices.
• Customizable favicon, by overriding the HTML fragment rule pyPortalIcon to reference a binary file rule containing an ICO-formatted image.
  

Composite portals are recommended for new applications.

	gadget, Integrated Work Manager, panel set, space, traditional portal, locale
	About Harness rules About Portal rules How to create a composite portal
	Atlas — Standard Portal rules

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