This page provides access to all product documentation for IBM WebSphere® Portlet Factory (previously known as Bowstreet Portlet Factory) and WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer. You can use the Portlet Factory or Portlet Factory Designer to quickly create portlets which access back-end data, such as Domino, SAP, Siebel, and other enterprise information systems.
These collections of samples are intended to help developers learn techniques for working with WebSphere Portlet Factory. They also illustrate "best practices" for specific development patterns. Each sample has an accompanying document that describes the sample, the techniques used, instructions for installing and running the samples, and provides screenshots from the running application.
Data Services collection - demonstrates how to create services with Portlet Factory to access various back-end data sources.
New 06 Jul 2007: Creating a Custom Data Paging Solution.
Presentation and User Interface collection - shows techniques for customizing the display and the look-and-feel of applications you develop with Portlet Factory.
Miscellaneous Techniques collection - illustrates a variety of techniques (such as interportlet communication, globilization, and so on) to help you build portlets quickly using Portlet Factory.
Creating Builders collection - shows how to create new Builders so your portlets can access back-end systems that are not currently supported by Portlet Factory.
Using Builders collection - shows how to use existing Builders to perform common portlet tasks.
