IBM Lotus Symphony


Provisioning updates to a plug-in

A widget is a tool that can consist of one or more components. It provides functions to provision items to client systems. For example, a widget can be used for a stand-alone feature by calling a feature update site to initially deploy or later provision updates to a client plug-in.

The following topics are for the stand-alone version of Symphony. If you want to learn more information about widgets or you are a user of Lotus Notes, refer to IBM Lotus Domino and Notes Information Center Address.

You can configure a widget using the wizards. Click Getting Started with Widgets button on the toolbar to begin. You can also click Configure a Widget from Current Context button to begin creating the widget within the context. Use Add Widget to Sidebar function on the toolbar to add your current view to the sidebar panel.

Configuring a widget as a component

You can put frequently used pages as components of the sidebar.

Exporting Widgets

You can export the widget for other clients to install or update it. The target file format is XML.

Removing widgets

Follow the steps to remove the unused widgets.

Updating widgets

You can update the widgets on your local system when there are newer widgets on the catalog server.

Installing widgets from category

To install widgets quickly, you can install widgets from Categories to install list on the preferences page.

Setting widget preferences

You can set widgets preferences, such as whether the panel is visible or invisible and you can set the address of the catalog server.


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