Using ContentBox

This chapter describes how to use ContentBox features.

Prepare custom content
Create HTML or JSP content to be included in a custom ContentBox implementation.
Customizing ContentBoxTemplate.war
Customize ContentBoxTemplate.war by adding custom content and running the namespaceContentBox command to rename and namespace your WAR.
Deploying a customized ContentBox WAR
Use the deployContentBox command, to deploy your customized WAR.
Displaying content from a ContentBox WAR
Create a dashboard and add one or more configured Custom Content widgets.
Testing and tuning your ContentBox implementation
It can be useful to test and tune your deployed ContentBox custom content on your staging server before moving it to your live environment.
Refreshing a deployed ContentBox WAR
To refresh a deployed ContentBox WAR, use the deployContentBox command with the overwrite option set to true.
Implementing in a live environment
Implement your custom ContentBox WAR in a live environment by deploying the tested WAR and importing configured Dashboard Application Services Hub elements (dashboards and widgets) from the staging server.
Undeploying a ContentBox WAR
Use the undeployContentBox command, to undeploy a customized WAR that was deployed using the deployContentBox command.

Parent topic: ContentBox overview