Hello
I would like to know if it is possible to open a portal with parameters or &variables.
This is, as the same way when a FEX/HTML file is run it with &variables.
The idea is not use SSO but open a WFocus session from other external applications, via a URL sentence with a generic user with credentials in WFServer ([server]/ibi_apps/rs/ibfs?IBIRS_action=signOn&IBIRS_userName=xxxxx&IBIRS_password=xxxx) and after that opening a portal with one specific role defined by that external application.
I have directly tested and URL like: [server]/ibi_apps/bip/portal/[portal_name]&Role=value, but it doesn't work and I don't know if it is necessary configure some other parameters or simply, it is not possible to do this way.
Regards
Oscar

This message has been edited. Last edited by: FP Mod Chuck,

By default, you cannot pass a parameter to a portal. There is a configuration file that has to manually edited that will allow you to name the variable(s), and define what URL path that the variable(s) can be used with.

Open a case with tech support and they can walk you through it.

Thank you dhagen !

In case it takes a while, the file is:

WebFOCUS82/config/uri-parameter-validation-override.cfg

For your parameter, add the line:

orclass,Role,/bip,BOTH,com.ibi.valuevalidation.validators.TrueValidator

This allows the parameter "Role" to be passed for BOTH (GET and POST) for the /bip path.

Your URL would look like:

[server]/ibi_apps/bip/portal/[portal_name]?Role=value  

Good luck.

Thanks dhagen!

At the moment when I open up '...\WebFOCUS81\configuri-parameter-validation-override.cfg' in a text editor I see:

# Copyright 1996-2014 Information Builders, Inc. All rights reserved. */
# $Revision: 1.2 $: 
#
# This file is used to override WebFOCUS product validation rules.
# Do not edit this file, without direction from Information Builders 
# Customer Support Services.   

So yes, I'll be sure to open a case, before we attempt to add a parameter.

Thank you very much to both