2. Wizards, Cheatsheets, Help & Examples

To assist you in your quest for fame, glory and smooth portal implementations we provide you with a solid set of tools, which will get you started in no time!

2.1. Wizards

Wizards, despite helping dwarfish, furry-feeted, sissy boys to find plain pieces of jewelry, will also be kind to assist you at some tasks which they organize in a step-by-step fashion. Access them by right clicking on a folder from the Project Explorer selecting "New > Other... > Gentics Portal.Node". You'll find a list of Wizards available:

  • Gentics Portal.Node View

  • View Portlet

  • Portlet

2.2. Cheat Sheets

Cheat Sheets are step-by-step guides, which are capable of handling some of the steps explained automagically for you, executed on click. Use them to learn on how to accomplish various standard tasks within Gentics Portal.Node SDK in the most efficient way. Cheat Sheets are available on the following topics:

  • Customizing templates for view components

  • exporting and deploying Portal Applications

  • adding a new custom Datasource

  • adding a new Generic Portlet

  • adding a Portal Project

  • adding a Portlet Application

  • adding a ViewPortlet

  • Gentics Portal.Node SDK Welcome Guide

2.3. Eclipse Help

The Eclipse Help system is your starting point to learn how to work with the Eclipse IDE. A good point to start from is Eclipse's "Getting Started" guide, wich can be found at "Help > Help Contents > Workbench User Guide > Getting Started". But there's much more to be found, since the whole Gentics Portal.Node Manual is compiled and integrated within the Eclipse Help system at "Help > Help Contents > Gentics Portal.Node Manual. So be sure if you're stuck: help just a click away at your fingertips.

2.4. Examples

Furthermore than in-depth explanations on how Gentics Portal.Node and it's components are being used, the reference documentation provides active links, which will drop you right into the action, and launch a split view which demonstrates the current topic, ready for you to have a stab at it. You can edit the example in the upper viewport, and experience the outcome of your changes by reloading the browser in the lower one. Don't hesitate to fool around - each and every one of these examples can be reset, as Gentics Portal.Node SDK will automatically detect manipulation of those examples and inform you in case, or by resetting the whole Gentics Portal.Node SDK.