Adding SAS^® Publication Channels to the Portal

The SAS Information Delivery Portal provides an interface through which users can subscribe to SAS publication channels. After subscribing to a channel, users can use the portal to view archived content that is published through the channel. This portal feature relies on the SAS Publishing Framework software, which is part of SAS Integration Technologies. For detailed documentation of this software, see the Publishing Framework section of the SAS Integration Technologies Web site.

To set up a channel in the portal, you must update the portal application's enterprise directory with metadata about the channel. You must then use the Personalize tool to make the channel appear as a selection on the portal. Instructions for both of these steps are provided below.

Once the channel is created, you can publish information to the channel and its subscribers.

Step 1: Update the Enterprise Directory with Metadata about the Channel

Use the SAS Integration Technologies (IT) Administrator interface to perform the following updates to metadata in your portal's enterprise directory. Refer to the SAS Channel Metadata Example for an annotated illustration of these tasks. The links below point to specific portions of the example.

• Define the channel in the enterprise directory, as shown in this example. For more information, refer to the Creating Channels topic in the SAS Integration Technologies Web site.

• Define one or more archive paths for the channel in the enterprise directory, as shown in this example. For more information, refer to Creating an Archive Path in the SAS Integration Technologies Web site.

• Define access rules for the channel. For more information, refer to Controlling Access to Portal Content.

Step 2: Use the Personalize Tool to Make the Channel Appear as a Selection on the Portal

Depending on who has access permission to the channel, you can use one of several methods to make a channel appear as a selection on the portal:

• If the channel is accessible to all portal users, the public content administrator can use the Personalize feature to add the channel to a public list. When the administrator performs this function, the portal application displays a list box containing all channels in the enterprise directory that are accessible to all portal users. From the list box, the public content administrator selects the channels that are to appear on the public list.

• Group owners can use the Personalize feature to add the channel to a role-based list. When the group owner performs this function, the portal application displays a list box containing all channels in the enterprise directory that the group is authorized to access. From the list box, the group owner selects the channels that are to appear on the role-based list.

• Individual users can use the Personalize feature to add the channel to a personal list. When the user performs this function, the portal application displays a list box containing all channels in the enterprise directory that the user is authorized to access. From the list box, the user selects the channels that are to appear on his or her personal list.