Accessing the Developer Sample Portal Desktop

Access the Desktop in one of the following ways.

To Access the Desktop

Use a specific container or channel reference by using the provider argument to the Desktop login URL:

http://hostname:port/portal-ID/dt?provider=provider-name

where provider-name is one of the providers. For example, to access the JSP-based tab Desktop, in a browser, type:

http://hostname:port/portal-ID/dt?provider=JSPTabContainer

• If no channel is referenced, the Desktop looks in the session for the last channel or container that was displayed. (This is stored in the session.)

• If no channel is stored in the session, the Desktop looks in a Desktop service attribute for the top-level container to display (Default Channel Name attribute). This happens after an initial login.

• Once this top-level container is determined, that container draws the containers or channels that it references (through the Selected list), until all of its leaves have been reached.