IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5: User assistance for adminstrators

Locking and unlocking content

As an administrator, you are able to restrict the tasks that may be performed with the contents of a container:

About this task

You can prevent portal users from modifying the content of a container on a static page. If you lock the content of a container on a page, then a portlet cannot be added to that container, or moved into or out of that container.
When a container is locked, it can not be removed from the page. As an administrator, you are able to restrict the following tasks that may be performed with the contents of a container.
  • Add portlets to the container
  • Remove portlets from the container
  • Move portlets inside of the container into other containers
  • Add sub-containers (columns or rows) to the container
  • Remove sub-containers (columns or rows) from the container
  • Modify portlet positions within the container
  • Modify sub-container positions within the container
  • Set the width for the container

Procedure

  1. Click Administration > Manage Pages.
  2. Click the Edit Page Layout icon (small pencil) next to the page name.
  3. Click the Locks tab.
  4. To lock the content of the container, click the lock icon. The icon shows a closed lock when the content of the container is locked, and an open lock when it is unlocked. Clicking the icon toggles back and forth between locked and unlocked.
  5. Click Done to save the changes to the page.

Example

You can verify that the content of a container is locked by clicking the Content tab. If the content of a container box is locked, then it does not display an Add portlet button or any directional arrows.

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