I wasn't able to get hands on how to resolve the issue. So i came up with a solution that i would write header.jsp (custom, that has only the nav and no dashboard, this is what i intended), footer.jsp and then have them include in ever layout jsp's i might get. Can any one adivce a better way than this. But the point is i am not able access the portal's default objects. if ever want to use them. how should i approach... Also i want to disable the window state buttons for a portlet and even make them not to appear. Any suggestions? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4066347#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...