Customizing Portal and Backend

Hello to all,
My job is to get the portal running (EP 6.0). The EP has already been installed and setup with MSS and ESS SAP Business Packages. I must now start customization on both sides - for that I must know the tasks of customizing the Portal and Backend.
Anyone has a document with simply the step by step procedure for customizing (from iviews, users, homepage framework, etc), covering Backend and Portal? Of course I already know a lot of the tasks but I dont want to be miss something, and I want to do things in the right order. Problem is Im not sure what must be done first.
Thanks a lot

Hi,
You can start with this blog and the document attached to it for a good overview some ESS/Portal and backend configuration.
Configuring The Business Package For Employee Self Service (ESS)-mySAP ERP 2004
Help on Homepage framework
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/aa/9f75620a8d4a2e9181db37f2fa2a62/frameset.htm
Regards,
PK

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