Creating and Modifying Web parts

Web parts are mini Web pages that you can use as the building blocks for portal pages. A Web part can display a report or the contents of a Web page . The console is supplied with a set of predefined Web parts that you can use to build your portal pages. You can modify these Web parts, and also create new ones.
You can also create a report Web part directly from a report.
  1. To create or modify a Web part
  2. In the Symantec Management Console, in the
    Settings
    menu, click
    Console > Web Parts
    .
  3. Do one of the following:
    To create a new Web part
    In the left pane, expand the
    Web Parts
    folder, and right-click the folder in which you want to add the new Web part.
    Click
    New > Web Part
    .
    To modify an existing Web part
    In the left pane, expand the Web Parts folder, and select the Web part that you want to modify.
  4. On the
    Web Part Configuration
    page, specify the Web part parameters:
    Name
    The name of the Web part.
    Description
    A description of the Web part.
    Web Part Contents
    The content of the Web part. You can choose one of the following:
    • Results from report
      If you choose this option, you need to select the appropriate report. The report is run when you open a portal page that contains the Web part, so the results are always up-to-date.
    • Show URL
      If you choose this option, specify the appropriate URL.
    Fixed Height
    Check this option to specify a fixed height for the Web part, and then type the height (in pixels) in the adjacent box.
    If this option is not selected, the Web part resizes according to the content that it displays.
    Default size
    The default size of the Web part:
    • Small
    • Large
    • Multi-column
    When the Web part is added to a portal page, its default location is determined by its default size. If you move the Web part to another location it is resized automatically.
  5. If you want to cancel the changes without saving anything, click
    Cancel
    .
  6. Click
    Save Changes
    .
  7. If you want to preview the Web part that you have specified, click
    Show Preview
    .