2.6 Setting the Default Portal Registry Definition

The default portal determines which portal registry appears by default when signing on to the PeopleSoft Portal Solutions database from the browser.

Note:

The PeopleSoft Portal Solutions database contains only a single default portal. The PeopleSoft Portal Solutions database delivers with the default portal of EMPLOYEE.

To set the default portal name:

1. From your browser, sign on to the PeopleSoft Portal Solutions database.

2. In the browser address bar, replace the default portal registry name and node name to change the URL to access other registries.

   For example, you can replace any of these default portal registry and node names:

   • /EMPLOYEE/EMPL/

   • /CUSTOMER/CUST/

   • /SUPPLIER/SUPP/

   • /PARTNER/PART/

     Replace with the following:

     /PS_SITETEMPLATE/ENTP/

3. On your keyboard, press Enter to activate the adjusted address.

4. Select PeopleTools, Portal, Portal Definitions.

   A list of available portal names appears.

5. Select the portal that you want as the default portal from the following values: CUSTOMER, EMPLOYEE, SUPPLIER, and PARTNER.

   Note:

   The default Portal setting can only be modified when we access this page with the default local node.

   Note:

   For more information about default portal registries, refer to the "Understanding PeopleSoft Portal Solutions” chapter in this installation guide.

6. Click Save.

7. Close your browser.

8. Stop the PeopleSoft Portal Solutions database web server.

9. Stop the PeopleSoft Portal Solutions database application server.

10. Purge the PeopleSoft Portal Solutions database application server cache.

11. Start the PeopleSoft Portal Solutions database application server.

12. Start the PeopleSoft Portal Solutions database web server.