Meaning of Virtual Resource

This is description of all the virtual resources

• Content Nodes The root node of all pages, labels, and external URLs. Pages contain the content that determines the portal navigation hierarchy. If a new top-level page is created, it is automatically a child resource of the Pages virtual resource. If a new page is created beneath an existing page, the new page is automatically child of the existing page. Pages inherit access control configuration from their parent page unless role blocks are used.


• Designer Deploy Service Protects the ability to execute the automatic deployment feature of IBM Workplace™ Designer.


• Event Handlers Protects management of Event Handlers. This virtual resource has no child resources.


• External Access Control Protects modifying access control configuration for resources that are controlled externally by a security manager such as Tivoli Access Manager. Also protects the ability to externalize or internalize a resource. This virtual resource has no child resources.


• Markups Protects the ability to control markups for the portal. This virtual resource has no child resources.


• Portal This is the root node of all resources in the release domain. Roles on this resource affect all other resources in the release domain by default through inheritance unless role blocks are used. Resources in other domains like Templates and Policies are not affected through role mappings on this resource.


• Portal Settings Protects portal settings that can be modified through the Portal Settings Portlet or the XML configuration interface. This virtual resource has no child resources.


• Portlet Applications The root node of all installed portlet applications. Portlet applications are the parent containers for portlets. If a new Web module is installed, the portlet applications that are contained within that Web module are automatically child resources of the Portlet Applications virtual resource. Portlets that are contained within a portlet application appear as child nodes of that portlet application. Thus a two-layer hierarchy consisting of portlet applications and the corresponding portlets exists beneath the Portlet Applications virtual resource. Portlets inherit access control configuration from their parent portlet applications unless role blocks are used.


• PSE Sources The root node of all search collections. If a new search collection is created, it is automatically a child of this virtual resource. Roles on this resource affect all defined search collections unless role blocks are used. For further information about search collections refer to the Information Center section on Portal Search.


• Template Deployment Protects the deployment of arbitrary composite application templates into portal. This virtual resource has no child resources.


• URL Mapping Contexts The root node of all URL mapping contexts. URL mapping contexts are user-defined definitions of URL spaces that map to portal content. If a new top-level URL mapping context is created, it is automatically a child resource of the URL Mapping Contexts virtual resource. If a new URL mapping context is created beneath an existing context, the new context is automatically a child of the existing context. URL mapping contexts inherit access control configuration from their parent context unless role blocks are used.


• User Groups The root node of all user groups. Each user group in the portal inherits its access control configuration from the User Groups virtual resource. It is not possible to create role blocks on individual user groups.


• User Self Enrollment Protects the Selfcare and User Enrollment facilities (sign up and Edit My Profile). This virtual resource has no child resources.


• Users This virtual resource has no child resources. The Users virtual resource protects sensitive operations that deal with user management. For example, in order to add a user to a user group, you must have the Security Administrator@Users role. Users are implicitly protected resources. Users cannot be protected individually, but only through their group membership. As a result, it is not possible to have a role assignment on a specific user. Roles must be on user groups instead. So, you can edit Mary's user profile if you have a role assignment on some user group to which Mary belongs.


• Virtual Portal URL Mappings Protects the ability to modify a URL Mapping linked to a virtual portal.


• Web Modules The root node of all Web modules. Web modules are portlet WAR files that are installed on WebSphere Application Server. Web modules can contain multiple portlet applications. If a new Web module is installed, it is automatically a child of the Web Modules virtual resource. Roles on this resource affect all child resources (all installed Web modules) unless role blocks are used.


• WSRP This is the parent resource of the virtual resources WSRP Export and WSRP Producers. By default, roles on the WSRP resource affect the other two virtual WSRP resources and all WSRP resource instances via inheritance. As long as there are no role blocks in between, users who have role assignments on the WSRP resource have access rights on all WSRP resources.


• WSRP Export This virtual resource controls the ability of a user to provide and withdraw portlets as a WSRP Service.


• WSRP Producers This is the root node of all registered Producer instances. Each Producer that is registered in the portal inherits its access control configuration from the WSRP Producers virtual resource unless role blocks are used.


• XML configuration interface Protects the ability to execute XML configuration interface scripts. This virtual resource has no child resources.