Getting Started with Portal Manager

After you start Intrexx Portal Manager, the startup screen appears.

Connect to Your Portal

Portal Connection via Command Line

The following options are available for connecting to a portal via the command line, which can also be used to open modules, applications, or processes directly if needed:

-Usage: de.uplanet.lucy.client.lucymanager.MainFrame [OPTION]... 
  -h, --help                      Show this help. 
 
  --connect <[user[@domain]@]host:port> 
                                  Optional login user, optional domain, 
                                  and the host and port for the Intrexx 
                                  portal service to connect to. 
 
  --module <moduleId>[:guid]      The module to be opened on startup. 
                                  Valid module IDs are: 
                                    - Portal module: portal 
                                    - Application module: app + optional 
                                      GUID of an application 
                                    - Layout module: layout 
                                    - Process module: process + optional 
                                      GUID of a process 
                                    - User module: user 
                                    - Integration module: integration 
                                    - Tools: tools 
                                  The optional GUID can be used to open 
                                  a specific instance. 
                                  E.g. for the application module, the GUID 
                                  of an application can be given to open 
                                  that application directly. 
 
  --user-prefs-dir <path>         The user preferences directory to be used.

Display of the connections used

The login area displays all connections that were last used successfully. The connections are displayed in the order in which they were made.

If you want to log in to a portal again, simply click the corresponding link. The login dialog box will then appear.

Create and Manage a List of Portals

In the login section of the home screen, you can create a list of the portals you want to connect to.

If you want to log in to a portal again, simply click on the corresponding entry. The login dialog box will then appear. You can sort and search the portal list in various ways.

The portal list is not displayed by default. You must enable the display by selecting "View > Show Portal Management."

Step-by-Step

To create a portal list, follow these steps:

1. Click "View > Show Portal Administration."

   

2. The "Portals" tab appears.

   

3. Click the " " icon.

   

   The "Register Portal" dialog box appears.

   

   Connection Name

   Enter a name here for the connection to your portal. You can use the name of the portal for this.

   The name is then saved and displayed as a hyperlink in the "Portals" tab. To connect to the portal later, simply click on the hyperlink that appears.

   Server name or IP address

   The value you need to enter here depends on how you run Intrexx and whether you use the Portal Manager or the Integrated Portal Manager.

   See also the section Getting Started with Portal Manager."

   localhost

   Enter "localhost" if you are working on the server where the Intrexx Portal Server is also installed. You typically use the Integrated Portal Manager for this.

   Server name or the server's IP address

   Enter the server name or IP address of the server you want to log in to here. The server name must be specified as a hostname without a preceding protocol and without a trailing slash.

   intrexxperience.com

   Enter "intrexxperience.com" here if you are currently testing Intrexx and have received the corresponding login credentials via email. For detailed information about "INTREXXperience" and how you can try Intrexx for 30 days, see the section INTREXXperience - Try Intrexx for 30 days."

   Port

   Enter the port of the portal you want to connect to here.

   The port can be found in the portal properties or in the "portal.cfg" file. You can find them here:

   <intrexx-installation-directory>/ org/<portal directory>/internal/cfg

4. Click "OK."

   The previously registered portal is displayed.

   

   You can now open the login dialog for the corresponding portal with a single click.

Additional Information

For more information on how to implement Intrexx and the various login options this provides, see the following section:

• How to Run Intrexx