Layout Designer

The Layout Designer is the location where you can layout each possible portal with appropriate controls and configurations for tabs. From this screen you can create new portal tabs, create new modules or assign modules to the current portal. The following sections will help you to use the Layout Designer.

Before laying out a Portal, you need to create a portal on the Portal Tabs tab or select New Portal Tab on the Layout Designer screen. By default there are a specific set of modules already registered for use within VisualVault. If you have any custom built modules that you want to assign to a portal, that module needs to be registered before hand.

Assigning Modules

To assign a module on the Layout designer, complete the following steps:

Select the Portal Tab to configure from the top drop down list in the Layout Design Tool.
Select Assign Module or the button.
Select the Module you wish to assign.
Key in the name you wish to display as a heading for the module on the portal.
Select which column the module will be assigned to in this portal tab layout configuration.
Select the sequence that you want it displayed. (i.e. Key in 3 if you want it at the third position.)
If there are any settings, configure those at this time.
Select Add Module.

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Editing Modules

To edit a module in the Layout Designer, complete the following steps:

Select the Portal Tab to configure from the top drop down list in the Layout Design Tool.
Select the item you wish to edit.
Select the button.
Update the name, column or sequence and then select Update Module.

You can also move modules around to different columns by using the or buttons.

Removing Modules

To remove a module from the Layout designer, complete the following steps:

Select the Portal Tab to configure from the top drop down list in the Layout Design Tool.
Select the item you wish to remove.
Select the button.