Customizations

The possibilities for customizing a geoportal are limitless, but this topic is a gateway to other topics with ideas to get you started. Most of the customizations described here can be achieved without altering the Geoportal Server source code. If you are customizing the Geoportal Server source code, please refer to the Geoportal Server JavaDoc online. Tip: Customizing the Geoportal Server is easier if you understand its basic architecture. A review of the Geoportal Server Geoportal User Interface Components and Geoportal Server Geoportal Web Application File Organization is recommended.

IMPORTANT: When you make changes to the geoportal configuration or jsp files, you may need to clear out your Tomcat work folder to see those changes in your geoportal UI. See Clear the Tomcat Work Folder for instructions.

Table of Contents Look and Feel Customizations Search-related Customizations Integration with other components Customize Metadata Publication Management Architecture-Related

Look and Feel Customizations

• Best Practice for Edits to JSP files
• Look and Feel of the User-Interface (e.g., interface text, color themes, banner and favicon)
  • New! Theme Library
• Add Another Tab to the Geoportal Interface
• Localization
• Geoportal Genie

Search-related Customizations

• Search Map changes
• Browse Tree
• Use an XSLT to Render the Details Page
• Add Custom Link to a Search Result
• Ratings and Comments for Search Results
• FGDC Service Checker Integration
• Enable the Add to Cart Processor
• Share Link
• Configure Previewable Filetypes
• Add Custom Search Criteria
• Geoportal SPARQL Sample
• Enable Search Using an Ontology Service
• Configure Searching of YouTube
• Create Relationships between Resources
• Customize DCAT output

Integration with other components

• Enable the Geoportal User Management Interface
• Map Viewer
• Integrate with a Content Management System
• Single Sign-On
• Map LDAP Attributes on the Registration Page
• DataDownload Tab
• Integrate with the con-terra Security Solution
• Portal for ArcGIS Integration

Customize Metadata

In addition to the popular metadata standards and profiles supported out-of-the-box, the Geoportal Server supports the ability to publish most metadata XML standards or profiles through customization. The topics below discuss metadata-related customizations.

• Standards Support
• Orientation to the Create Metadata Page
• Add a Custom Profile
• Configure the Geoportal XML Editor (GXE)
• Details of Lucene Indexing in the Geoportal
• Index All Metadata Content
• Use an XSLT to Render the Details Page
• Customize Metadata Validation

(also xsd and Schematron)

• FGDC Biological Profile and Remote Sensing Extension
• Add v1.1.1 FGDC editor to a previous Geoportal release

Publication Management

• Support to Harvest Additional Protocols
• Online form editing for all publication methods
• Enable Collections
• Configure Scheduled Tasks

Architecture-Related

• High Availability and Large Number of Records