Social Portal Extension Setup

Get the latest gCube Portal Bundle

http://gcube.wiki.gcube-system.org/gcube/index.php/GCube_Portal_Installation and install it.

Get the needed dependencies for the Social Extension

Social Networking Library from maven (get the latest) nexus-search;quick~social-networking

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
  <artifactId>social-networking-library</artifactId>
  <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
</dependency>

• Create a folder _social-library in $GLOBUS_LOCATION/lib
• Copy in the yet created floder the SNL Dependencies & the Netflix Astyanax Dependencies:

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.netflix.astyanax</groupId>
  <artifactId>astyanax</artifactId>
  <version>CHECK THE VERSION IN SNL POM</version>
</dependency>

• Get the latest ASL Social Extension and copy it into the $GLOBUS_LOCATION/lib/_application-support-layer folder

Create the Social Portal Layout on Liferay

The Layout of the Data e-Infrastructure Gateway Community must be updated, the following pages should be created (pay attention to friendly url and the hidden property)

• Workspace
  • Name: Workspace
  • Friendly URL: workspace
  • Visibility: hidden

• Messages
  • Name: Messages
  • Friendly URL: messages
  • Visibility: hidden

• Notifications
  • Name: Notifications
  • Friendly URL: notifications
  • Visibility: hidden

• Profile
  • Name: Profile
  • Friendly URL: profile
  • Visibility: visible

• Join New
  • Name: Join New
  • Friendly URL: join-new
  • Visibility: visible

Populate the pages with the related portlets.