Edit the Contents of a URL Display Portlet

A URL display portlet is a portlet that accesses a specific URL, and then displays the returned information inside the portlet's borders, either with or without an inline frame.
After you create a URL display portlet, you can edit the portlet by specifying the URL. If applicable, you can also choose the inline frame option and set the frame height.
To edit a URL display portlet, follow these steps:
  1. Identify the type of content that you want to display and its URL, and then determine whether the content should be displayed in an inline frame. For more information, see About URL Display Portlets.
  2. Navigate to the page that contains the portlet that you want to edit.
  3. In the portlet's title bar, click the Edit Contents icon edit icon .
  4. On the Edit Portlet page, enter the following:
    URL
    Enter a fully qualified URL. Some examples of valid URL formats are as follows:
    • http://www.sas.com
    • file:///c:/temp/test.html
      Note: If you use this URL format, then the referenced file must be located on the file system of the server where the portal is running.
    • http://host.domain/reports/sales.html
    • http://host.domain/WebApp/output.jsp
    Show full HTML content in an inline frame
    By default, this check box is checked, indicating that the content is displayed in an inline frame within the portlet borders. If the URL returns a complete HTML page (rather than an HTML fragment), then leave this option checked.
    If the URL returns an HTML fragment, then you can clear the check box. When you don't use an inline frame, the portlet can modify its size to accommodate the HTML. An inline frame has a fixed size and, therefore, its contents might need to scroll.
    An HTML fragment is an HTML file that does not contain opening and closing HTML tags, HEAD tags, or BODY tags. The fragment can be displayed successfully in the cell of an HTML table.
    Note: Portlet content that is not displayed in an inline frame is subject to the portal's security policies. Therefore, URL display portlets without inline frames are generally created under the guidance of the site administrator. In addition, content that is not displayed in an inline frame uses as much space as necessary and might exceed the width of the portal column or page.
    Content Height
    If you selected Show full HTML content in an inline frame, then you can specify a height for the frame. The default height is 300 pixels. (If necessary, the frame is displayed with scroll bars so that all of the portlet contents can be viewed within the frame.)
  5. Click Save.
    When the portlet appears, it displays the content of the URL.