6. Basic Tools

Basic Tools can appear on a MyPage, and are essentially just HTML that implements a search or query interface of some sort. The information comprising a Basic Tool is stored in the instance table in the portal's database, not as a channel (since the Basic Tools have no cached information).

To modify and add Basic Tools, log in as Admin, then select Manage..->Toolbox from the Manage.. pulldown menu. From the resulting page, click on the subcategory " Generic Elements for MyPage ". All of the Items on this page correspond to "Basic Tools" -- the HTML in the description field for each Item is used to display that tool on the MyPage. From this page, edit the existing Basic Tools Items, or add a new Basic Tool by adding an Item to the page, and inserting the HTML that makes up the Basic Tool as the Item's description. Any new Items added to this page will then appear in the "Tools" list accessed from the MyPage Configuration form.