This term has two uses.
A gadget provides a rectangular area on a traditional ('fixed') portal (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.
03-02 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.
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About Portal rules | |
How to customize portal layout and behavior |