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Figure 2-3 Location of JSP files

2.2.3 Running the sample scenario

To deploy and run the simple notification portlet:

1. From WebSphere Studio, export the project into an external WAR file.

2. Log in to the Portal server as Administrator, where the sample portlet runs

and installs the portlet using the WAR file that you created earlier.

3. Add the portlet to a page as illustrated in Figure 2-4 on page 72 (from a Web

browser) and Figure 2-5 on page 72 (from a PDA browser).

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Figure 2-4 Simple notification portlet (from a Web browser)

Figure 2-5 Simple notification portlet (from a PDA browser)

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Sending a simple notification to a user

Once the sample portlet has been deployed, execute the following steps to send

simple notifications:

1. Login to the Portal server where simple notification portlet has been installed.

2. Go to the page where portlet is located.

3. Fill out the simple notification form.

– The sender can be any identification string. In this example it is called the

tester user.

– Select the user ID option

– The recipient must be an Intelligent Notification Services user in the

WebSphere Everyplace Access server. In this example the user ID is

GRB.

– Write a subject and a message content.

4. Send the message (Figure 2-6 on page 74)

Note: For more information about portlet installation procedures, refer to IBM

WebSphere Everyplace Access V5 Handbook for Developers and

Administrators, Volume I: Installation and Administration, SG24-6462.

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Figure 2-6 Sending a simple notification to an Intelligent Notification Services user

5. Log in to the WebSphere Everyplace Access server as the message recipient

user (in this example GRB) and review the Message Center, e-mail and

Sametime delivery channels.

6. The message appears in the selected delivery channels. Figure 2-7 illustrates

the notification in the Message Center delivery channel.

Figure 2-7 Message Center delivery channel

7. Figure 2-8 on page 75 illustrates the notification in the E-mail delivery

channel.

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Figure 2-8 E-mail delivery channel

8. Figure 2-9 illustrates the notification in the Sametime delivery channel.

Figure 2-9 Sametime delivery channel

Sending a simple notification to a user group

To send a simple notification to a user group, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Portal where simple notification portlet has been installed.

2. Go to the page where the portlet is located.