Adding a workset to a Business Package

Hi,
I have created a business package using the SAP Netweaver Development Studio. I did this:
File -> New -> Project... (opens 'New Project' wizard)
Portal Application -> Create a Portal Application Project
Project name: MyBP; project root folder: C:\
In the newly created project I created an iView like this:
New -> Other... (opens 'New' wizard)
Portal Application -> Create a new Portal Application Object
selected project 'MyBP'
selected template PortalComponent -> AbstractPortalComponent
Filled in name, class name, package name... Finish...
This works fine. I added some code, exported it to a par archive and uploaded it to the portal and tested it. I can see my iView and test it. It works fine.
Now I want to try to add a Workset (or a Page) to my BP. All documentation I can find is suggesting that this is possible, but I can't seem to find any example on how to do it. The 'New' wizard does not offer any templates to use so I am stuck.
Is there any example available on how to add worksets and pages etc to a Business Package, or maybe it's not possible?
Is a Workset defined in/as XML and if so, where?
Thanks for any help,
-Stijn

Stijn,
The Business Packages are normally pre-built content delivered by SAP available from "http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/developerareas/contentportfolio") but you can also build .epa files as a Portal Transport Request (via System AdminTransportExport and by creating a NewTransport Package and adding content from the PCD).
Some of the SAP business packages are delivered as .zip files, some as .epa files and some as .sda file (which require deployment via the SDM remoteGui rather than the normal method of System AdminTransportImport)
The basic idea is that you can import a load of prebuilt content, of which most of the value is in the iViews and the code behind them, which have been organised into what SAP consider useful Pages, Worksets and Roles that will generally be useful to customers.
You can then take a copy of the existing roles from the business packages and use them as a starting point for your own customised roles by adding removing or changing their content.
All of the objects except for iViews exist as PCD objects, as all they really do is organise the iViews into usefull groupings. Its only the iViews that generally require any coding behind them from Netweaver Developer Studio.
Out of interest, what are you trying to develop?
Cheers,
Steve
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