Configuring Portlets

Change portlet configurations.

Changing Portlet Display Names

Change the display name of portlets placed in portals.
However, the following portlets cannot change their names.

  • "Application Menu" portlet
  • "Notices" portlet
  • "Calendars" portlet
  • "Quick Send" portlet
  • "kintone Chart" portlet
  • "kintone Notifications" portlet
  • "kintone Assigned to Me" portlet
  • HTML Portlets

On the user screen, only the display name appears on the portlets. The portlets that you cannot change their display names have no names on them.

Screenshot: Example of a portlet that does not have a display name

If the display name is not changed, the portlet name appears as the display name.

Steps:

  1. Click the Administration menu icon (gear icon) in the header.

    The gear-shaped icon appears only on the screen for the users with administrative privileges.

  2. Click Garoon System Administration.

  3. Select "Application settings" tab.

  4. Click Portal.

  5. Click Portals.

  6. On the "Portals" screen, select a portal.

  7. On the "Portal settings" screen, click Rename on the gear icon for the portlet whose display name you want to change.

    Image of a change display name action link

  8. On "Change portlet display name" screen, enter "Display Name" field.

    Clicking "Add localized name" allows you to set display names in multiple languages.
    If you do not set the display name in the user preference language, the default display name is displayed.
    The following languages can be set:

    • 日本語
    • English
    • 中文（简体）
    • 中文（繁體）
      Displayed in Traditional Chinese.
    Image of entering a portlet name

    You can set only the category name or the folder name to the display name for the following portlets:

    • "Bulletin Board" portlet
    • "Cabinet" portlet
    • "E-mail" portlet
    • "Workflow" portlet
    • "MultiReport" portlet
    • "Messages" portlet
    • "Bookmarks" portlet

  9. Confirm your settings and click Save.

Changing Portlet Settings

Change portlet configurations.

Steps:

  1. Click the Administration menu icon (gear icon) in the header.

    The gear-shaped icon appears only on the screen for the users with administrative privileges.

  2. Click Garoon System Administration.

  3. Select "Application settings" tab.

  4. Click Portal.

  5. Click Portals.

  6. On the "Portals" screen, select a portal.

  7. On the "Portal settings" screen, click Settings on the gear icon for the portlet whose setting you want to change.

    Image of a setting action link

  8. On the screen to set portlets, you can change the settings as necessary.

    The items that can be set differ depending on the portlet type.
    For details, refer to Portlet Types and Settings.

  9. Confirm your settings and click Save.