How to disable and enable a portal in your application
Occasionally you might face the need to temporarily disable a portal, instead of deleting it altogether. The disable option is used when there is a need to enable it some time in the future. Bothe these options however, require that the user should have appropriate rights. Not every one can play around with the portals in the application.
Start by clicking on the App Settings icon , and then selecting the Application Settings option from the dropdown.
Step 2: Go to the App Model
Click the App Model option in the left-hand menu.
Step 3: Select the Portals Tab
Click on the Portals tab.
Step 4: Select the portal to disable
The page displays the list of available portals in the application. Click on the portal that you want to disable.
Step 5: Disable the selected portal
Click the Disable Portal button.
Step 6: Confirm your action
Disabling a portal might disrupt other users, who may be working on that portal. A warning message is shown stating this and warning us about the consequences of disabling a portal with active users. Click the Disable button to confirm.
Step 7: Update the app
Although we have disabled the portal, however, this would only take effect, after the app is updated. To do it, click the Update App button.
Step 8: Confirm app update
Similarly to Portal disable confirmation, you also need to confirm the updation of the app. Click on the Confirm button, on the warning message box.
The selected portal is disabled
The selected portal is disabled. If we click on the Portal drop-down, the disabled portal does not show up in the list.
Enabling a disabled Portal
A disabled Portal can be enabled anytime by a user with adequate rights to do so. Follow these steps to enable a Portal.
Step 1: Go to the Portals tab
Step 2: Select the disabled Portal
On the Portals page, all Application Portals are listed. Select the desired disabled Portal, that you want to enable.
Step 3: Click the Enable portal button.
Step 4: Update the app
Although we have enabled the desired portal, we need to update the app for the changes to take effect. This is done by clicking the Update App button.
Step 5: Confirm app update
The selected app is enabled and can be seen from the Portal dropdown at the top left of the screen.