Installation and Configuration

Installation (use maven version 3.0.4)

Depending on DB, replace the desired jdbc dependency to the pom.xml

 <dependency>
 	<groupId>net.sourceforge</groupId>
 	<artifactId>jtds</artifactId>
 	<version>1.2.5</version>
 </dependency>

Modify "applicationContext.xml" with your appropriate "ServerDialect" MSSQL sample:

<prop key="hibernate.dialect">org.hibernate.dialect.SQLServerDialect</prop>

Modify "applicationContext.xml" with your appropriate db properties:

 <bean id="dataSource" class="org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DriverManagerDataSource">
	<property name="driverClassName">
		<value>net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.Driver</value>
	</property>
	<property name="url">
		<value>jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://localhost:1433;instance=SQLEXPRESS;databaseName=uPortal</value>
 	</property>
	<property name="username">
		<value>sa</value>
	</property>
	<property name="password">
		<value>password</value>
	</property>
</bean>

Modify portlet.xml to give the desired group as admin rights to classifieds portlet

<security-role-ref>
<role-name>Portal_Administrators</role-name>
<role-link>local.2</role-link>
</security-role-ref>

If needed, modify ApplicationContext.xml to configure desired Ad Grooming values

<property name="hourToCheck" value="12"/> (what hour of day to perform grooming (24 hour clock)     
<property name="minuteToCheck" value="0"/> (the minute of hour to perform grooming)     
<property name="checkInterval" value="60"/> (how often to check if it is time to groom)      
<property name="maxCheckIntervalMillis" value="43200000"/> (the max amount of time between grooming)

Change directory to ClassifiedsPortlet folder
Enter mvn clean package
Change directory to your uPortal folder
Enter ant deployPortletApp -DportletApp=c:\ClassifedsPortlet\target\ClassifiedsPortlet.war
Configure Classifeds Portlet on uPortal portlet manager

Classifieds portlet Setup:

1. Logon to uPortal with administrator rights to Classifieds Portlet.
2. Click on "Classifieds Administration" Link at bottom right corner.
3. Enter Categories that are appropriate for your site:

Example categories:

 
announcments         
condos / vacation rentals                 
free stuff                 
lost and found                 
rides / carpools                 
volunteer opportunities 
wanted 
help wanted 
house sitting 
pet sitting 
services 
autos / motorcycles                 
books                 
clothing                 
computers / electronics                 
food                 
houshold items                 
all other                 
animals / pets                 
sports / outdoors                 
tickets                 
toys                 
homes                 
rentals                 
roommates

4. Enter Headings that are appropriate for your site( when entering heading you can multiselect the desired categories for that category)

Example headings:

environmental                 
real estate                 
employment / services                 
miscellaneous                 
community                 
for sale

5. Enter Help Title and Text
Help text is displayed when the Help button is clicked

6. Enter Policy Title and Text
Policy Text is displayed when Policy link is clicked. A person entering an Ad, must click on the Policy reviewed box before an Ad can be entered.