Getting Started
  Inside: User's Guide
 
Sign In | Index
To access the My Page tab and Portal Menu the guest must first Sign In using the university account. Click the "Need login help?" link if you are having trouble signing in.

Portal Sign In
Help | Index
The first time you sign in, you will see a pagelet  titled Help on your My Page tab. It contains the "Getting Started," this "User's Guide," and "FAQ's" links that serve as quick step through guides.
Help pagelet
My Page | Index
In the My Page tab pagelets are added through the Content link and organized through the Layout link.
Portal content and layout
Content | Index
To personalize Content, add or remove pagelets, click the Content link, upper left corner of My Page tab, check or uncheck the boxes.

  • Check the pagelets you want to add to My Page (exception: the Portal Menu cannot be unchecked. It will appear each time you sign in.
  • Click the Save button Save icon at the lower left of the page when you are finished.
    Content menu

Layout | Index
Clicking the Layout link in the upper left corner of My Page tab will take you to the Personalize Layout where you can organize the layout of the pagelets.
  • Highlight any of the pagelets and then click the arrow buttons up, down, left or right to position pagelets on your page.
  • Click the Save button Save icon at the lower left of the page to save your preferences.
    Layout view
Home, Add to My Links and Sign Out | Index
From the universal navigation header contains the following links: Home, Add to My Links and Sign Out.

Navigation header view

The Home link returns to the My Page tab.

The Add to My Links can only bookmark information hosted in the portal itself (menu items). You cannot bookmark web pages that run on other web servers. To bookmark a Portal Menu item, login then simply navigate to your chosen application (i.e., HSC Business Applications / Financials / Requisition Items / Add a Requisition) then click on the "Add to My Links" link from the navigation header. For example, the next time you want to quickly navigate to the "Add a Requisition" link, simply go the "My Links" and click on the "Add a Requisition" link.

To remove links, click on "My Links" link, click "Edit My Links" link, click on the link to be deleted, two options are displayed: [Edit link] and [Delete Link]. Select the appropriate one, confirm option. Return to "Home", you may have to click the "Refresh My Links" option to update changes.

The Sign out link logs the end user off the portal and returns to the Welcome tab.

Things to Know | Index

Expanding / Collasping Links
An expandable link is preceeded by double greater than symbols (>>) to reveal sub links (see figure below). Regular links open in a new window.
Layout view

Error message
Occassionally the "Error getting content" message may appear. Click the "refresh" or "reload" button on the internet toolbar to refresh/reload the page and retrieve the content.
Error message pagelet sample

Pagelet buttons

  • Select the "Refresh" Refresh pagelet button sample button to refresh the pagelet.
  • Select the "Minimize" Minimize pagelet button sample button to minimize the pagelet.
  • Select the "Minimize" Maximize pagelet button sample button to maximize the pagelet.
  • Select the "Delete" Delete pagelet button sample button to delete the pagelet, only from your home page.

Secure Links
Once signed into the Portal, you'll notice a lock icon Security Lock icon at the bottom of your browser, which indicates you are in a secure area.

Index