Configure display settings 

Use configuration settings to control the display of data in the Communities application.


Before starting

To edit configuration files, use the IBM WAS wsadmin client. See Starting the wsadmin client for details.


Procedure

To configure display settings for Communities...

  1. From the dmgr host:

      cd $DMGR_PROFILE/bin
      ./wsadmin.sh -jython
      execfile("communitiesAdmin.py")

      If prompted to specify a service to connect to, type 1 to pick the first node in the list. Most commands can run on any node. If the command writes or reads information to or from a file using a local file path, pick the node where the file is stored.

  2. Check out the Communities configuration files using the following command:

      CommunitiesConfigService.checkOutConfig("<working_directory>", "<cell_name>")

      where:

      • <working_directory> is the temporary working directory to which the configuration XML and XSD files are copied. The files are kept in this working directory while you make changes to them.

          Note: AIX and Linux only: The directory must grant write permissions or the command will not run successfully.

      • <cell_name> is the name of the WAS cell hosting the IBM Connections application. This argument is required. If you do not know the cell name, you can determine it by typing the following command in the wsadmin command processor:

          print AdminControl.getCell()

      For example:

      CommunitiesConfigService.checkOutConfig("/opt/my_temp_dir", "CommServerNode01Cell")

  • To view the current configuration settings use this command:

      CommunitiesConfigService.showConfig()

      Note: After updating any of the configuration settings, you can use this command again to display your updates.

  • To change display settings for Communities, use the following command:

      CommunitiesConfigService.updateConfig("<property>", "<value>")

      where:

      • <property> is one of the editable Communities configuration properties.

      • <value> is the new value with which you want to set that property.

      For example:

      CommunitiesConfigService.updateConfig("pagingSupport.defaultPageSize", "15")

      The following table displays the valid properties that can be updated, and additional information regarding each property and the type of data that you can enter.

      Table 1. Data display properties

      Property Description
      pagingSupport.communityListTags.pageSize Determines the maximum number of tags displayed on the Public Communities and My Communities tabs.

      This property takes an integer value.

      For example:

        CommunitiesConfigService.updateConfig("pagingSupport.communityListTags.pageSize", "75")

      pagingSupport.dbNameTypeAhead.pageSize Determines the maximum number of matching names to display in the type-ahead suggestion field when users start typing the names of people to add to a community. These names are retrieved from the SNCOMM.MEMBERPROFILE database table.

      This property takes an integer value.

      For example:

        CommunitiesConfigService.updateConfig("pagingSupport.dbNameTypeAhead.pageSize", "50")

      pagingSupport.defaultPageSize Determines the maximum number of communities displayed on a page. The default value is 10. Decrease the number to speed paging.

      This property takes an integer value.

      For example:

        CommunitiesConfigService.updateConfig("pagingSupport.defaultPageSize", "25")

      pagingSupport.ldapNameSearch.pageSize Determines the maximum number of LDAP users returned when users click Search Directory to search the LDAP directory for a name when adding members to a community.

      For example:

        CommunitiesConfigService.updateConfig("pagingSupport.ldapNameSearch.pageSize", "50")

      pagingSupport.memberNameTypeAhead.pageSize Determines the maximum number of users displayed by the type-ahead feature when users click Search Directory to search the LDAP directory for a name when adding members to a community.

      For example:

        CommunitiesConfigService.updateConfig("pagingSupport.memberNameTypeAhead.pageSize", "15")

      pagingSupport.tagNameTypeAhead.pageSize Determines the maximum number of tags displayed by the type-ahead feature when users add new tags to a community.

      For example:

        CommunitiesConfigService.updateConfig("pagingSupport.tagNameTypeAhead.pageSize", "10")


  • After making changes, check the configuration files back in, and do so during the same wsadmin session in which you checked them out for the changes to take effect. See Apply property changes in Communities for information about how to save and apply your changes.


    Parent topic

    Administer Communities


    Related tasks


    Apply property changes in Communities


       

     

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