Creating a Custom Ensemble Pre-Login Page

The pre-login page is an interstitial page displayed before the login form.

The pre-login page could display an important message about availability or new functionality. The pre-login page can also be used to display a custom message to users who are part of an experience definition that is blocked from accessing the requested resource.

In the example below, the pre-login page (preinterstitialpage.jsp) displays a message about server maintenance. This page uses the pt:common.error tag to display any errors within the page, and the pt:core.html tag to display the submit button.

 <%@page contentType="text/html;charset=UTF-8"%>
<HTML>
<BODY>
<SPAN xlmns:pt='http://www.plumtree.com/xmlschemas/ptui/'>
<FORM action="./processpreinterstitialpage.jsp" method="POST">
<P>
<TABLE>
<TR><TD>
<CENTER><B>Maintenance Updates</B></CENTER>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>
 This server will be going down for maintenance on 5/28/07 at 6:37PM and 24 seconds.<BR>
<pt:common.error> 
<P><B><FONT color="red"><pt:logic.value pt:value="$#10.ptmsgs_login"/></FONT>:</B>
<pt:common.errortext/> 
</P> 
</pt:common.error>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>
<CENTER>
<pt:core.html pt:tag="input" type="submit" value="$#2.ptmsgs_samples"/>
</CENTER>
</TD></TR> 
</TABLE>
</FORM>
</SPAN>  
</BODY> 
</HTML>

When the user clicks the submit button, the processing page shown below (processpreinterstitialpage.jsp) sets the runner_pre_interstitial_complete header to true, which directs the browser to the login page. It also provides error text for the error page in case processing fails.

 <%@page contentType="text/html;charset=UTF-8"%>
<HTML>
<BODY>
<%
out.println( "<P>Ensemble pre-login interstitial page processing login completion error. 
Contact your system administrator.</P>"); 
response.addHeader( "runner_pre_interstitial_complete", "true")
%>
</BODY> 
</HTML>

Parent topic: Customizing the Ensemble Login Process

AquaLogic User Interaction Development Guide

Creating a Custom Ensemble Pre-Login Page