You use the Page Admin page to control the pages displayed in the Identity Manager user interface and who has permission to access them. The user interface includes two types of pages.
Table 6-1 Page Types
Type of Page |
Description |
---|---|
Container |
Container pages wrap shared pages with a consistent look and feel, corporate branding, and navigation approach. |
Shared |
Shared pages provide a coherent set of content that is used for a specific purpose (such as updating a user’s profile). They are called shared pages because they offer services used by multiple people. |
Both page types include content in the form of portlets (a Java standard for pluggable user-interface elements).
To learn more about portlets, see Section 7.0, Portlet Administration and Section IV, Portlet Reference.
This section introduces you to some container pages that play an important role in the Identity Manager user interface:
Keep in mind that you can modify these container pages if necessary. You also have the option of adding your own container pages.
To learn about working with container pages, see Section 6.2, Creating and Maintaining Container Pages.
By default, when users arrive at the Identity Manager user interface prior to logging in, they see the container page named GuestContainerPage shown in Figure 6-1.
Figure 6-1 Default Guest Container Page
Internally, GuestContainerPage has the following layout:
Figure 6-2 GuestContainerPage Layout
The GuestContainerPage layout is divided into three regions, which display the following portlets:
Table 6-2 Layout Regions
Portlet |
Description |
---|---|
HeaderPortlet |
Displays the header information and top-level controls for the user interface |
Shared Page Navigation |
Displays a vertical menu from which the user can select a shared page to display |
Portal Page Controller |
Displays the shared page that the user has currently selected via the Shared Page Navigation portlet |
By default, users see only the following in those portlets prior to logging in:
A single link in the header:
A single shared page:
Because the user has not logged in yet, the Shared Page Navigation portlet shows only shared pages that are in the Guest Pages category; it filters out all other categories. By default, Welcome is the only page in the Guest Pages category.
After login, the Shared Page Navigation portlet filters out the Guest Pages category. Instead, it shows other categories of shared pages (as specified in its preferences).
For more information on the Shared Page Navigation portlet, see Section 9.0, About Portlets.
By default, after users log in to the Identity Manager user interface, they go to the container page named DefaultContainerPage shown in Figure 6-3.
Figure 6-3 Default Container Page
Internally, DefaultContainerPage has the layout shown in Figure 6-4.
Figure 6-4 Default Container Page Layout
The DefaultContainerPage layout is divided into three regions, which display the portlets described in Table 6-3.
Table 6-3 Default Container Page Portlets
Portlet |
Description |
---|---|
HeaderPortlet |
Displays the header information and top-level controls for the user interface |
Shared Page Navigation |
Displays a vertical menu from which the user can select a shared page to display |
Portal Page Controller |
Displays the shared page that the user has currently selected via the Shared Page Navigation portlet |
Session Timeout Warning |
Displays an alert message whenever a user’s session is about to time out |
After user login, DefaultContainerPage automatically opens the
in HeaderPortlet.By default, when User Application Administrators (and other authorized users) click the Figure 6-5.
tab of the Identity Manager user interface, they go to the container page named Admin Container Page, which displays as shown inFigure 6-5 Default Admin Container Page
Internally, Admin Container Page has the layout shown in Figure 6-6.
Figure 6-6 Admin Container Page Layout
The Admin Container Page layout is divided into two regions, which display the portlets described in Table 6-4.
Table 6-4 Default Admin Container Page Portlets
Portlet |
Description |
---|---|
HeaderPortlet |
Displays the header information and top-level controls for the user interface |
Admin List Display |
Displays a second level of tabs from which the user can select an administration action to perform |
Portal Page Controller |
Displays a shared page that corresponds to the currently selected by the user via the Admin List Display portlet |
Session Timeout Warning |
Displays an alert message whenever a user’s session is about to time out |
The Identity Manager user interface includes many shared pages, which provide the major content within its container pages. You can modify these shared pages if necessary. You also have the option of adding your own shared pages.
To learn about working with shared pages, see Section 6.3, Creating and Maintaining Shared Pages.
As an example of one of these shared pages, Organization Chart is the default shared page that DefaultContainerPage displays after users log in to the Identity Manager user interface. It is shown in Figure 6-7.
Figure 6-7 Sample Shared Page
Internally, Organization Chart has the layout shown in Figure 6-8.
Figure 6-8 Default Org Chart Layout
The Organization Chart layout consists of just one region, which displays just one portlet (the Org Chart portlet).
In this section, you have seen how these top-level tabs of the Identity Manager user interface are based on pages:
The
uses the DefaultContainerPageThe
uses the Admin Container PageHowever, the
is based on a different architecture and cannot be manipulated through Page Admin.