Creating JavaServer Faces 2.x portlet projects on WebSphere® Application Server Liberty Profile

You can create and maintain resources for portlet applications by using the Java™ Specification Request (JSR 168 and JSR 286) portlet API in a portlet project. Portlet projects can be added to a new or existing enterprise application project.

Before you begin

Install WebSphere® Application Server Liberty Profile and required add-ons.

For more information, see: instructions on creating a WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile and installing portlet specific add-ons from within the IDE.
For downloading the liberty profile run-time, see Get started with Liberty profile

About this task

Use the New Portlet Project wizard to create faces portlet projects.

Procedure

Click File > New > Project > Portlet Project. In Confirm Enablement, click OK.
In the New Portlet Project wizard, in the Project name field, type a project name.
In the Target runtime list, select a target runtime environment, such as WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile.
Beside the Configuration: JSR286 Faces field, click Modify, and then:
1. In the Portlet API field, select JSR 286 Portlet.
2. In the Portlet type field, select Faces Portlet.
Click OK.
In the Portlet Project page, click Finish. A default facelet file named <portlet-name>View.xhtml is created and opened by default in the Editor.

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