Using Navigator Portlets

Navigator portlets enable you to explore content items that are organized in folders and subfolders.

Depending on the type of navigator portlet, you can access one of the following items from the portlet:

• reports, information maps, publication channels, and stored processes
• files that are stored in a WebDAV repository, which is a collection of documents and files that are stored on the SAS Content Server

An example of a navigator portlet is shown below:

The Location box displays the name of the current folder (that is, the folder whose contents are currently listed in the portlet). The contents of the folder are listed under the column headings Name, Type, and Date Modified. The icon that is displayed with each item's name indicates the content type. Subfolders of the current folder are identified with folder icons .

The portal includes several predefined navigator portlets. The following table lists the predefined navigator portlets and specifies which repository each one can access:

Each user has only one each of these predefined portlets. However, you can add the portlets to multiple pages. For instructions, see Add a Predefined Portlet to a Page.

A WebDAV navigator portlet is a navigator portlet that enables you to view files in a WebDAV repository. This portlet is not predefined; you can create as many WebDAV navigator portlets as you want. After you create the portlet, you can change the default path that is displayed in the portlet. See Create a New WebDAV Navigator Portlet .

In a navigator portlet, you can take these actions:

• Open a content item in the list by clicking on the item's name.
• Sort the items in the contents list by clicking on the appropriate column heading. For example, click Date Modified to sort the items by date.
• Display descriptions for all items in the list by selecting the Show Description check box.
• Navigate to a different folder using one of the following methods:

  • To navigate to a folder that is at a higher level in the tree, click the down arrow on the Location list box. Then click the name of the folder that you want.
  • To navigate to the folder at the next-highest level, click the Up One Level icon .
  • To navigate to a subfolder of the current folder, click on a folder name in the contents list.