A provider group is a mechanism for organizing and simplifying the registration of Web providers. When you register a provider group with a portal, all the providers in that provider group are automatically listed in the Navigator, under the provider group. It is then a simple task of clicking the Register link next to each provider that you want to register with the portal.
To register a provider group, you must have at least Publish privileges on All Providers.
In the Provider Groups portlet, click Register a Provider Group.
Note: By default, the Provider Groups portlet is on the Build tab of the Builder page.
In the URL field, enter the URL of the server on which the provider group resides.
In the Name field, enter the name of the provider group.
Note: The name you enter here must be the same as the name of the provider group on the server on which it resides.
Click OK.