Global Settings

 

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Overview

Use the Global Settings portlet to configure some settings which apply throughout the portal.

Administration | Portal Settings | Global Settings

We can perform the following tasks with the Global Settings portlet:

The Global Settings portlet does not work in portal cluster configurations.

 

Default portal language

Use the Default portal language drop-down list to select the default language in which you would like the portals to appear.

 

Specify how to handle portlets that the user is not authorized to view

Select one of the following options:

portlet is not displayed

Choose this option if you want nothing to display.

portlet is not displayed, replaced by an informative message

Choose this option if you want an informative message to display.

 

Specify what users see when they log in to the portal

Select one of the following options:

Will always be the user's default page (portal session will not resume)

Choose this option if you want users to always return to the default page after log in.

Will be the page the user most recently visited (portal session will resume)

Choose this option if you want users to return to the page from their last visit. This option is helpful when users lose their portal session in the middle of a task and need to login to return.

Will be dependent upon the choice the user makes at log in

Choose this option to let users determine the initial view by their choice after log in.

 

Specify the search engine that opens when users select Find

Use this option to specify which search engine users use when they want to find information. This option has an entry field Use this URL for "Find:". In the entry field type the URL for the search engine which you want to open when a user selects Find. Shut down and restart the portal. The portal now displays a Find: button in the theme action bar of user pages.

If you use themes that are not packaged with WebSphere Portal, modify these themes to make the Find function available. To do this, include the <portal:find> tag in the theme.

 

Related information

 

Parent topic:

Portal configuration