Setting a default home page

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The home page is the first page that is displayed to a user after logging in to Oracle Portal. Here's how the logic works:

• If the user has specified a personal home page, that page is displayed when the user logs on.

• If the user has not selected a personal home page, but the portal administrator has set one for him or her, the default home page specified for that user is displayed.

• If the user has not selected a personal home page, but belongs to a default group, the default home page specified for that group is displayed.

• If there is no default home page for the user's default group, the system default home page is displayed.

If mobile support is enabled, you can specify a default mobile home page to display when a user accesses the portal from a mobile device.

You must be the portal administrator to define a default home page.

To set the system default home page:

1. In the Services portlet, click Global Settings.

   Note: By default, the Services portlet is on the Administer tab of the Builder page.

2. Next to the Default Home Page field, click to see a list of pages from which to choose.

   Note: You cannot enter a value in this field, you must select one from the pop-up list.

3. Click Return Object next to the page you want to make the system default home page.

4. Click OK.

   Tip: To check that you set the system default home page correctly, log out of the portal and log back in again. When you log back in, you should be taken the page that you specified as the system default home page.

To set a group's default home page:

1. In the Portal Group Profile portlet, in the Name field, enter the name of the group for which you want to assign a default home page.

   Note: By default, the Portal Group Profile portlet is on the Administer tab of the Builder page.

   Tip: If you are not sure of the group name, click and select from the list provided.

2. Click Edit.

3. Next to the Default Home Page field, click to see a list of pages from which to choose.

   Note: You cannot enter a value in this field, you must select one from the pop-up list.

4. Click Return Object next to the page you want to make the default home page for this group.

5. Click OK.

   Note: Click Reset to reset the group's default home page to the system default home page.

To set a user's default home page:

1. In the Portal User Profile portlet, in the Name field, enter the user name of the user for whom you want to assign a default home page.

   Note: By default, the Portal User Profile portlet is on the Administer tab of the Builder page.

   Tip: If you are not sure of the user name, click and select from the list provided.

2. Click Edit.

3. Next to the Default Home Page field, click to see a list of pages from which to choose.

   Note: You cannot enter a value in this field, you must select one from the pop-up list.

4. Click Return Object next to the page you want to make the default home page for this user.

5. Click OK.

   Note: Click Reset to reset the user's default home page to the system default home page.

Related topics

Choosing a home page
Setting the system default page style
Setting a default mobile home page

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