Step 5: Create the PAR File, and Deploy and Test the Portlet

The last step in developing the HelloUserRemotePortlet was to create the files that were used to deploy the portlet. The portlet files were compressed into a portlet archive (PAR) file that contains the following:

• appropriately named and organized directories and subdirectories, as described in Step 1: Create the Directory Structure.

• all of the supporting files, including the files created in Steps 2 through 4. The files must be placed in the appropriate directories as described in Step 1: Create the Directory Structure and Creating a PAR File for Deployment in the Portal.

The JAR utility was used to compress the directories and files into archives, and the archives were named HelloUserRemotePortlet.par and HelloUserWikExample.war.

Before deploying a remote portlet into the production environment, you should do the following:

1. Deploy the associated Web application and test it using its direct URL. The steps required to create the application are described in Sample Web Application (HelloUserWikExample).

2. Deploy the portlet into a staging area (that is, a test installation of the portal Web application) for verification and testing.

For information about how to deploy a PAR file into the portal Web application, see Adding Custom-Developed Portlets in the "Adding Content to the Portal" chapter in the SAS Intelligence Platform: Web Application Administration Guide.