Setting Up the Home Page for Solution Explorer

The home page is generally the first screen a user sees when logging on to Solution Explorer. This screen can be used to display information that is relevant to end users in the enterprise. It can be an external Web site, an intranet site, or even HTML files stored on any server on the network.

During the installation process, a directory called PortalLite is created when the Deployment Server is installed. This directory resides in this path:

x:\base_installation_directory\SolutionExplorer\PortalLite

where x:\base_installation_directory is the drive and directory where you installed Release 9.2 on your Deployment Server.

The PortalLite directory includes a set of HTML files that make up the default Home Page. Even though this directory is on the Deployment Server by default, the directory could reside anywhere on the network, such as on a HTML Web Server or on a local Development Client.

When the Release 9.2 client is installed, the system updates the client JDE.INI to point to the location of the PortaLite directory. For example, if the name of the Deployment Server is DepServer1 and the share name is E920, the [Explorer] section of the JDE.INI is updated as follows:

[Explorer]
ExplorerHomeURL="\\DepServer1\E920\SolutionExplorer\portallite\index.html"
ExplorerStart=INTERNET

You can change the above parameters in the JDE.INI to display any HTML file or URL as the default Home Page. This table describes these parameters:

[Explorer] Parameter	Description
ExplorerHomeURL=	Defines the URL or filename of the Home Page that is displayed when the user logs on. The default value is: `\\Depserver1\E920\SolutionExplorer\portalite\index.html`
ExplorerStart=	Defines the Explorer start mode. Values are: INTERNET This is the default value. When you start Solution Explorer, the system displays the Internet view first. TASK When you start Solution Explorer, the system displays the last task view the user viewed. To display a specific task view, use this syntax: `ExplorerStart=TASK:xx` where xx is the task ID of the task view.

[Explorer] Parameter

Description

ExplorerHomeURL=

Defines the URL or filename of the Home Page that is displayed when the user logs on. The default value is:

\\Depserver1\E920\SolutionExplorer\portalite\index.html

ExplorerStart=

Defines the Explorer start mode. Values are:

INTERNET
This is the default value. When you start Solution Explorer, the system displays the Internet view first.
TASK
When you start Solution Explorer, the system displays the last task view the user viewed.
To display a specific task view, use this syntax:
ExplorerStart=TASK:xx
where xx is the task ID of the task view.