NewsReaderPortlet Configuration

The NewsReader portlet has one properties files: src/main/resources/database.properties and configuration.properties.

In order to use a database other than HSQL you will need to configure database.properties and add the appropriate database dependency to the pom.xml file.  If you using NewsReaderPortlet in the overlay configuration in the uportal/uportal-portlets-overlay, the overlay process will substitute the database values from the uportal project filters/*.properties file into database.properties for you.

You may also need to change the names of the userinfo attributes in configuration.properties to match your portal installation if you are using something other than the default. If you're using uPortal, you can check personDirectory.xml (or personDirectoryContext.xml in uP3).

• Check out calendar project from https://github.com/Jasig/NewsReaderPortlet.
• Configure src/main/resources/database.properties and configuration.properties
• Run "mvn install".
• Deploy the war.

Configuration, customization, and administration

• Adding default feeds based on user role
• User-created news feeds

Calendar Portlet extension and integration

• Creating new feed types

Technical implementation details

This portlet is implemented using the Spring PortletMVC framework and hibernate

Configuration Screenshots

User's Configuration page: 

User Add Feed page: 

Admin Configuration Page: