Wednesday, September 23, 2009

How to configure the portlet for different settings for different users?

How to configure the portlet for different settings for different users?

Need:
Need to configure portlet for individual users

Solution:
If the Portal Administrator sets the Shared Settings for the Rendering Portlets, then later attempts to configure the portlet with the "Configure" option, they will receive this Informational Message:
The shared settings of this portlet have been edited. Configure mode settings will not be observed.

These settings are mutually exclusive. If you need use the "Configure" option, do not set the "Shared Settings" for that portlet. If you have already set the Shared Settings, you will need to remove the portlet from the page then add it back to reset the shared settings so the "configure" option will work.

Note also that if the user tries to personalize the portlet they need at least User Role on the library they are attempting to use, or they will receive this error message:

"You do not have the required access rights to view this content"