Frequently Asked Questions

The following questions are shortcuts to topics in the documentation to assist with finding your answers quickly. If there is a common question that should be listed please contact the uportal mailing list (uportal-user@lists.ja-sig.org) and we can post it for you. 

• What are the requirements for installing uPortal?

• Where do I download uPortal?

• What database backend does uPortal support?

• How do I remove the bundled CAS?

• How do I fix "Welcome Unrecognizable User"?

• How do I modify the "Welcome" tab?

• How do I define a fragment? 

• How do I define an audience?

• How do I setup a fragment layout?

• How do I create a skin?

• How do I create a theme?

• What is the relationship between a skin and a theme?

• How do I deploy and publish a portlet?

• What is PAGS and how do I use them?

• How do I expose attributes such as, the username and/or password, for portlets?  

• What are the supported web browsers?

• How do you perform Single-Sign-On (SSO)?

• How do I configure LDAP authentication through CAS?

• What is Distributed Layout Management (DLM)?

• How do I start developing portlets?

• Why does CAS ship in uPortal and how that relates to Gateway SSO Portlet?

• How do I dynamically select a default skin using user attributes and groups?

• How are URLs structured in uPortal (deep linking)?

• Can I access a portlet directly?

• I setup my fragment but I don't have the "orange" fragment administration toolbar at the top, now what?

• How do I Turn Off the Mobile View?

• How do I control the order of fragments? (setting the "precedence" attribute)