Administration: System Pages

Use the System Pages page to revise and restore built-in system pages, at the application level.

At the application level, the settings on this page are available to the system administrator with Application: Manage All and Pages: Create, Edit, and Delete Pages.

System pages include pages dedicated to a particular service or tool, such as Documents, Events, and Lists; utility pages, such as Self Registration, Subscribe, and Unauthorized; and pages associated with built-in social networking activity, such as Activity Stream, My Profile, and User Profile. More

Customizing System Pages for All Portals

To customize a system page or system page variant:

1. Click the Customize link next to the system page to open it in the page editor.
2. To customize a variant of a system page for a device group, expand the system page variant icon, then click Edit for the device group you want to customize.
3. Edit and then save the page.

Setting System Page Properties

To edit the properties of a system page:

1. Click the Customize link next to a system page to open it in Composer.
2. Click the Page Properties icon at the top of the page to open the Page Properties dialog.
3. On the Display Options tab, modify settings as required:
   1. To set the page background color, open the color picker next to Background Color, and select a background color for the page in one of the following ways:

      • Select a color by clicking it.

      • Enter the color's RGB equivalent in the Background Color field.

        Tip:

        Enter RGB values in the format RRGGBB or #RRGGBB or r,g,b

      • Create a custom color by clicking Custom Color in the picker and selecting a color and a saturation level using the selector and the slider provided.

        Click OK to enter the color value in the Background Color field.

   2. To set a background image for the page, enter in the Background Image field a full URL or a URL relative to the application root. For example:

      http://www.abc.com/image.jpg
      

   3. In the Other CSS field, add any desired CSS encoding that is not covered by the other page properties. Examples:

      background-position:center;
      background: #F8F8FF url(http://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/images/logo.gif) no-repeat fixed top; font-size: xx-small
      

4. On the Parameters tab, modify existing parameters as required.

   Note:

   All parameter values provide access to an Expression Language (EL) editor, which you can use to select or specify a variable value instead of a constant value. Click the Edit icon next to a value field, then select Expression Builder to open the editor. If you need EL assistance, an application developer can provide an EL expression.

   System pages include a default page parameter: .

   • pg_pageTemplateID: By default, specifies the system page using the default page template for the system page. To use a custom page template for the system page, enter a GUID value for the new page template.

5. To add a new parameter:

   • Click Add a page parameter.

   • In the Add a Page Parameter dialog, enter a new parameter Name, then click Add Parameter to add the parameter to the Parameters tab, with a value entry field.

   • Optionally, enter a value for the new parameter.

Creating a Page Variant of a System Page for Device Groups

Page variants are alternative views of an existing page for specific device groups to target specific device size and characteristics. The base page and the page variant have the same URl and security settings; however, any content changes to the base page is not reflected in the variant pages and vice versa.

To create a page variant of a system page for device groups:

1. Click the Create Page Variant link next to the system page for which you want to create a page variant.

   Note:

   You can create page variants for the following system pages only:

   • Error Encountered

   • No Pages Accessible

   • Page Not Found

   • Portal Not Found

   • Self-Registration

   • Sign In

   • Unauthorized

   • Unavailable

   • WebCenter Portal Welcome Page

2. In the Create Page Variant dialog that opens, select the device group for which you want to create a page variant from the Device Group drop-down list.

   The base page is seeded in the system. The base page is always rendered for devices belonging to the default device group.

   If a page variant exists for a device group that is also set as default, then the base page will take precedence over the page variant. By default the device group is set to Desktop Browsers if you open a page from your desktop browser, so you still see the base page, whether or not the Desktop Browsers variant is created. From other devices, you will see the page variant you select.

   Note:

   Use caution if you change the default device group—it will change the default behavior when globally displaying base pages or their page variants.

3. Click Create.

   A mobile icon with an expand button appears next to the page, indicating that a page variant for the page is available.

4. Click the Expand button to view the device group page variant.

   You can create another page variant for another device group for the same page. However, you cannot create another page variant for the same device group that already has a page variant.

5. You can do any of the following after creating a page variant:

   • Click Edit next to the device group to edit the system page in the page editor.

   • Click Delete next to the device group to delete the page variant. Confirm the deletion by clicking Delete again.

   • Click Edit Source next to the device group to edit the source code.

Managing a Page Variant of a System Page for Device Groups

To manage a page variant of a system page:

1. Click the Expand icon to view the device group page variant.
2. To edit the page variant in the page editor, click Edit.
3. To delete the page variant, click Delete. Confirm the deletion by clicking Delete again.
4. To edit the source code, click Edit Source.

Removing All Page Customizations from a System Page

You can return a system page to its default, built-in state, removing all page customizations.

Note:

This process does not remove task flow customizations. To remove task flow customizations, you must revise the given task flow on a system page.

To remove all customizations from a system page:

1. Click the Restore Default link next to the system page.
2. In the resulting confirmation dialog, click Restore.

   All customizations are permanently removed from the selected system page. When you restore a system page to its default state, page variants are not affected if the system page has variants.