An optional feature in Periscope, users can export fully configured viewlets to external web pages, iGoogle dashboards, and share through email and instant messenger. These viewlets can then be embedded in a website or as an iGoogle “gadget”. If any changes are made in Periscope to shared viewlets, the changes will persist to the web pages and/or iGoogle once they are refreshed. Creating a separate user for sharing viewlets is a good idea to keep shared viewlets configured as desired.
When a viewlet is shared, it will present the user with several options. When opened, each shared viewlet will be viewed in full screen, minus the title bar and any configuration options. To export into a user’s iGoogle page, the user should first add an iframe gadget to their iGoogle dashboard, and then paste the provided URL in the source box of the gadget’s properties.
The Viewlet Web Publishing feature requires an AX Guest account set up in order to export and share. The AX guest must have ‘Operator Read’ and ‘Admin Invoke’ rights to the following AX objects: PeriscopeService, External Viewlet Servlet, oBIX Network, and any other points which are to be displayed in the shared viewlets.
The Guest must have ‘Operator Read’ access to any live Point that may be viewed in Periscope.