Creating a summary web part

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To create a summary web part, complete the following procedure.

  1. Add the Page Viewer web part to your center page.

On your center page, choose Modify Shared Page > Add Web Parts > Browse. The Add Web Parts tool pane appears. Be sure the Business Portal Gallery is selected. In the Web Part List, locate the Page Viewer web part and drag it out onto the left column of your center page.

  1. Display the Page Viewer Web Part tool pane.

In the title bar of the Page Viewer web part, click the arrow to display the web part menu. In the web part menu, choose Modify Shared Web Part. The Page Viewer Web Part tool pane appears.

  1. Point the Page Viewer web part to Business Portal’s summary web part ASPX page.

Business Portal uses a specific ASPX page, CenterSummary.aspx, to format the content of summary web parts. To point the Page Viewer web part to this file, select the Web Page option at the top of the tool pane. Then enter a URL. For example, the URL for the BPSDK Summary web part is:

/BusinessPortal/Executable/CenterSummary.aspx?QUERY=724a2f86-5017-457f-9974-3f5e0cd87a90

This URL contains two parts, separated by a question mark (?). The first part of the URL is the location of the CenterSummary.aspx file.

The second part of the URL is a query parameter that identifies the center page that will display the summary web part. Each center page has a MenuItem ID which uniquely identifies it as a menu item. The query parameter must be set to the MenuItem ID of the center page that will display the summary web part.

One way to locate the MenuItem ID for a center page is to right-click on the menu tab and choose to view the source code. The HTML code used to create the menu for the Business Portal will be displayed in a text editor, such as Notepad. Use the find capability of the text editor to search for the name of the center that will display the summary web part.

  1. Configure the appearance of the web part.

In the web part tool pane, expand the Appearance link. Do the following:

**Name the web part   **Follow the naming guidelines listed in Summary web part name.

**Set the web part’s height and width   **Summary web parts should be 480 pixels high and 250 pixels wide.

**Set the Frame State and Frame Style fields   **Summary web parts should have their Frame State field set to Normal, and their Frame Style field set to None. (Summary web parts should not have a title bar or border. Setting the Frame Style field to None eliminates the title bar and border.)

  1. Configure the layout of the web part.

In the web part tool pane, expand the Layout link. Be sure the Visible on Page check box is selected, and the Zone field is set to Left Column.

  1. Configure the advanced options for the web part.

In the web part tool pane, expand the Advanced link. Clear the Allow Minimize, Allow Close, and Allow Zone Change check boxes.

Click OK.