There are three broad classes of portals:
Standalone Portal. Standalone portals are separate pages where the main tab of the page is built using a portal. These pages are opened using any of the standard methods (e.g., by selecting a menu item, by selecting a favorite link, etc.). Additional tabs for a stand-alone portal may be included using tab page portals.
Dashboard Portal. The dashboard portal is a portal that appears in the Dashboard Area on the user’s desktop. Its zones contain tools and information that exist on the user's desktop regardless of the transaction.
There is only one dashboard portal. This portal and several zones are delivered as part of the base-package. Your implementation can add additional zones to this portal. Please contact customer support if you need to add zones to the dashboard portal.
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