Virtual Portal Configuration Service

The Virtual Portal configuration service (WP VirtualPortalConfigService) enables you to specify properties for the default virtual portal and for specific virtual portals.

Property syntax

There are several ways that you can define properties for virtual portals:
URL context for the virtual portal
Property format: context.virtual_portal_context.property.property_name.property_value

Example: context.vp1.property.property1.true

Host name of the virtual portal
Property format: hostname.virtual_portal_hostname.property.property_name.property_value

Example: hostname.vp1.example.com.property.property1.true

The default keyword
The default keyword is used to identify the default virtual portal. The default virtual portal has no dedicated URL context or host name.

Property format: default.property_name.property_value

Example: default.property1.true

The global keyword
The global keyword is used as a fallback property if there no more specific property defined for a virtual portal.

Property format: global.property_name.property_value

Example: global.property1.true

Replace the following variables when defining specific properties:
property_name
The name of the property that you are defining.
property_value
The value of the property that you are defining.
virtual_portal_context
The URL context of the target virtual portal.
virtual_portal_hostname
The host name of the target virtual portal.
Note: You can determine the URL context and the host name of the target virtual portal with the Manage Virtual Portals administration portlet.

Evaluation order

The portal evaluates properties for virtual portals in the following order and returns the appropriate value:
  1. The portal checks for a specific property defined for a virtual portal by the context, hostname, or default keyword. The value of the property is returned.
    Important: If you define conflicting values for a virtual portal with different properties, the results can be unpredictable. For example, this issue can occur if you define one value with the context keyword and a different value with the hostname keyword. To avoid problems, use only one value.
  2. If no specific property is defined for a virtual portal, the portal checks for a property defined by the global keyword. The value of the property is returned.
  3. If no global property is defined, the value null is returned.