Creating a PAR File for Deployment in the Portal

A portlet archive (PAR) file is an archive file that contains all of the files needed in order to deploy a portlet or a group of portlets into the portal Web application.

A PAR file can contain files for one portlet, or it can contain files for multiple related portlets. There is no limit to the number of portlets that a PAR file can contain. In addition, a PAR file can contain local portlets, remote portlets, or a combination of local and remote portlets.

To create a PAR file, use these steps:

1. Create the directory structure for the portlet(s) on your local machine, and place the required files in the appropriate directory location.

2. Use the JAR utility to compress the directories and files into an archive.

3. Rename the archive with a unique name and the extension .par.

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

PAR File Directory Structure

For correct deployment, you must organize the files in a PAR file using the following directory structure: