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Use

A URL alias is the part of the portal URL after the section that specifies the portal J2EE application ( irj ), which by default is http://<server>:<port>/irj .

This section describes how to define custom URL aliases in the URL Alias Manager for your own portal usage scenarios. This is the recommended method for defining URL aliases. However, you can also define URL aliases in the web.xml file.

For more information about URL aliases and the different methods you can use to define them, see Understanding URL Aliases .

Recommendation

We recommend that you set the portal alias cookie to be delivered in secure mode to meet all security standards. For more information, see Securing the Portal Alias Cookie .

Procedure

Defining URL Aliases

  1. In the portal, navigate to Start of the navigation path System Administration Next navigation step System Configuration Next navigation step Portal Display Next navigation step URL Alias Manager End of the navigation path.

  2. In the URL Aliases list, choose New .

    A new URL alias is added to the URL Aliases list.

  3. In the Properties of New alias area, enter a name and an optional description for the URL alias.

    The URL alias name must be unique.

  4. Select any of the following system properties that you want to apply to the alias, to indicate the type of portal access to provide for users accessing the portal with this alias:

    • Whether the portal can be accessed by anonymous users

    • Whether the portal can be accessed via a proxy server

    • Whether the portal can be accessed via a low-bandwidth connection

    • Whether the alias is included in the URL returned to the client

    • Whether the portal application name ( irj ) is included in the URL returned to the client

  5. Define any custom properties that you require:

    1. Choose Add custom property .

    2. Enter a name and value for the property and choose Save .

    Note

    You can remove a custom property that is no longer needed by choosing Remove property next to the relevant custom property.

  6. Choose Save .

    The properties of the new URL alias are updated in the URL Aliases list.

Modifying URL Aliases

Note

You can modify only URL aliases that were created in the URL Alias Manager. To modify URL aliases that were created in the web.xml file, you must open that file to modify them. For more information, see Defining URL Aliases in the Web.xml File .

  1. In the portal, navigate to Start of the navigation path System Administration Next navigation step System Configuration Next navigation step Portal Display Next navigation step URL Alias Manager End of the navigation path.

  2. In the URL Aliases list, select the URL alias that you want to modify.

  3. In the Properties of <URL Alias> area, modify the required fields and options, as described in the previous procedure.

  4. Choose Save .

Deleting URL Aliases

Note

You can delete only URL aliases that were created in the URL Alias Manager. To delete URL aliases that were created in the web.xml file, you must open that file to delete them. For more information, see Defining URL Aliases in the Web.xml File .

  1. In the portal, navigate to Start of the navigation path System Administration Next navigation step System Configuration Next navigation step Portal Display Next navigation step URL Alias Manager End of the navigation path.

  2. In the URL Aliases list, select the URL alias that you want to delete.

  3. Choose Delete and then choose Yes .

    The selected URL alias is deleted.