Secondary Tasks for Initial Configuration of the Portal

Secondary tasks are optional tasks that you may want to perform as part of the initial configuration of the portal.

The following table lists the secondary tasks in alphabetical order.

Task	Description	More Information
Configuring the Portal Logoff URL	You can define the URL to call when a user logs off from the portal. For example, you can do this to avoid logging back on to the portal automatically if you are implementing a Single Sign-On (SSO) solution, or to trigger an action during logoff, such as starting a trace.	Configuring the Portal Logoff URL
Customizing the Logon Screen	Configure aspects of the logon screen to match the branding used by your company or to provide additional services to your users. For example, self registration.	Configuring the Logon Screen
Defining Portal URL Aliases	You can define custom portal aliases for your own scenarios. In addition to its use in display rules, a portal alias automatically sets system properties, which indicate the type of portal access to provide for URLs with this alias; for example, anonymous user access.	Defining URL Aliases
Displaying a Customized Error Message	Create an error component with a customized message that is displayed instead of the standard portal runtime error message.	Displaying a Customized Error Message
Indexing Portal Content	Index portal content to enable searching in the portal.	Configuring the Indexing of Portal Content
Language Support	Configure the list of supported languages for the portal.	Defining Language Support in the Locale Service
PCD Configuration	Verify the configuration of PCD (Portal Content Directory) properties. In a development environment there is typically no need to change PCD property values. In a production environment, to improve performance, you may want to change various sizing property values, such as the following: `Pcd.Pl.AttributePool` `Pcd.Pl.AttrIdCacheSize` `Pcd.Pl.IdToNameCacheSize` `Pcd.Pl.ShortStringCacheSize` `Pcd.SoftCache.` `Pcd.Xfs.Cache.*`	Configuring PCD Properties
Portal Runtime Properties	Verify the configuration of the portal runtime properties. The following properties are often customized: `portal.html.head.title` `portal.runtime.security.mode` `request.defaultcountry` `request.defaultlanguage`	Configuring the Portal Runtime Properties
Role-Based Content	Configure the page personalization environment to provide portal users with the option to display content organized according to roles.	Configuring the Page Personalization Environment