HOW TO: Creating a new role center in 10 steps

A step by step guide on how to create a new role center

1. On the Home page of the EPDefaultRoleCenter , Go to Site Actions > More options as can be seen in the above screen shot.

2. From the next screen select the Web Part Page template and click on the Create button.

3. On the next step give the name for your role center page , pick a layout template and set the document library drop down to Enterprise Portal then hit the Create button.

4. Customize the role center with the layout and webparts you like

5. In the AOT under the Web node go to Web Menu Items > URLs Right click and select New URL option.

6. Now , set the properties for the newly created URL

•   Specify the Name for the URL. Use a name that specifies the page that the URL will point to.
•   Specify a label for the page.
•   Specify the URL, with the following form: Enterprise%20Portal/PageName.aspx 

   
 7. Set the Home Page property to Yes.

 8. Fill the Page Definition property by giving the desired page definition name.

 9. Save the new URL Web Menu Item and  Right Click on the newly created URL and select the Import page option as shown above.


10. Now go to System administration > Common > User Profiles.

On the User Profiles form click on the New button.

Fill the Profile ID  , Description and Paste the Name of your URL Web Menu Item  and hit the Close button on this form.

 

 

You can now  view your role center in the browser by clicking on the View role center button on the User Profiles form .