Portal properties

The portal properties are the central location in Intrexx where a good deal of information and many settings for your portal are displayed. At the same time, you have the option of changing settings that were made when the portal was created (retrospectively) and of making settings that are only required after a portal has been created.

In the portal properties, you can also perform actions such as porting (migrating) databases or adding certificates.

General

The portal name and the portal directory are displayed here.

Portal name

The portal name that you assigned when creating a portal is displayed here (General settings).

If you change the portal name, this only causes changes in the display within the Portal Manager. For example, the (changed) portal name is displayed in the title bar of the Portal Manager and the "Options" dialog.

Changing the portal name does not cause changes in the portal directory or the files stored there, nor does it cause changes in the database.

The portal name does not correspond to the URL used to open the portal in the browser. You define the URL in the front-end web server. (For more information, see Add website in IIS.)

Portal directory

The portal directory that you selected when creating a portal is displayed here (General settings).

Front-end web server (reverse proxy / load balancer)

The settings you made when setting up the front-end web server are displayed here. The settings differ depending on which front-end web server you use.

See the section Front-end web server.

If you want to make a change in connection with the front-end web server, you can do so in this dialog.

IIS

IIS website

Select the website that you added to IIS for your portal earlier. Do not use the "Default Web Site" from IIS.

Embedded Tomcat Port

The port that you used in the previous version of Intrexx will be shown here. You can leave this port as it is.

Please note: The port 1337 is predefined for a new installation.

Base URL of the portal

The base URL needs to be entered here.
By default, the displayed base URL is derived from the website binding information in the Internet Information Service (IIS). These are the "Type" and "Hostname" specifications. (Please refer to the section Add website in IIS.)

Please make sure that this ends with a slash (/). It is essential that this is correct so that your portal can be accessed in the browser.

NGINX

NGINX virtual host

"NGINX virtual host" refers to the embedded Tomcat. NGINX connects to the Intrexx portal service via the virtual host. Typically, "localhost" should be entered here. (One exception to this is when NGINX is installed on a different server to Intrexx. In this case, the Intrexx server should be specified here.)

NGINX configuration file

You can generate the NGINX configuration file with Intrexx.

Enter the path to the directory that the NGINX configuration file should be generated in.

Example: /myfolder/portal.example.com.conf

Afterwards, copy and link the NGINX configuration file to the desired folder within /etc/nginx.

Example: /etc/nginx/sites-available/ portal.example.com.conf

Embedded Tomcat Port

The port for the Embedded Tomcat is displayed here. (For a new installation, this is port 1337.)

Base URL of the portal

The base URL needs to be entered here. The first part refers to the protocol. Bear in mind that https is specified here. The second part is made up of the hostname that you defined in the NGINX configuration file. Please make sure that this ends with a slash (/). It is essential that this is correct so that your portal can be accessed in the browser.

No front-end web server

Embedded Tomcat Port

The port for the Embedded Tomcat is displayed here. (For a new installation, this is port 1337.)

Encryption (HTTPS)

Activate this checkbox if you would like to encrypt communications between the embedded Tomcat and the browser.

Self-signed certificate for "localhost"

Select this option if communications between the embedded Tomcat and the browser should be encrypted using a self-signed certificate (for test and development portals).

In this case, Intrexx automatically generates a self-signed certificate and uses it for the encrypted connection.

Certificate file

Click on the icon to search for the certificate.

Certificate type

Select the type of certificate store (keystore) that the certificate is saved in.

Keystore password

Enter the password for the keystore that the certificate is saved in.

Certificate key password

Enter the password for the certificate (certificate file).

Please note: The password for the keystore and certificate store are often identical.

Base URL of the portal

The base URL needs to be entered here. The first part refers to the protocol. Bear in mind that https is specified here. The second part consists of the host name. Please make sure that this ends with a slash (/). It is essential that this is correct so that your portal can be accessed in the browser.

You can generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) in this dialog. Detailed information on this can be found in section Generate CSR (Certificate Signing Request) without a front-end web server.

Manual setup

Base URL of the portal

The base URL needs to be entered here. The first part refers to the protocol. You have configured an encrypted connection between the Intrexx portal server and the browser. The second part consists of the host name. Please make sure that this ends with a slash (/). It is essential that this is correct so that your portal can be accessed in the browser.

Ports

The settings for the ports used are displayed here.

REST

Communication between the Portal Manager and the corresponding portal on the Portal Server takes place via the REST port. The REST port must be specified with every login to the portal. Refer also to the section Connecting to your portal.

The values that Intrexx automatically assigned when the portal was created are displayed here. These values can be changed if necessary, for example if security aspects require this. A change requires a restart of the portal service.

Link address

By default, the value 0.0.0.0 is stored here in order to be ready to receive on all available addresses.

Port

When creating a portal, Intrexx determines a suitable port automatically. This port is displayed in this field.

Web service

In Intrexx, you have the option of offering web services in the "Integration" module.

You can make the settings required for the web service either in the "Integration" module or centrally in the portal properties. The settings stored in the portal properties are transferred to the settings in the "Integration" module.

The following screenshot shows the dialog with the settings in the "Integration" module.

The settings that you can enter centrally in the portal properties are described below.

Link address

The bind address (IP or server name) can be entered here.

Port

You can enter the port here.

Host

You can enter the web service host here.

Active

If you activate this checkbox, the web service is active.

More information

Web services offered

Web service provider settings

Proxies

You can create and manage proxies here. The proxies set up here are used for communication between Intrexx and external websites and Internet services.

First column (checkbox)

Clicking in the first column will activate or deactivate a proxy. The setting is always to be understood from the perspective of the Intrexx Portal Server.

"Proxy type" column

Select the proxy type here. Selecting the entry "<none>" in the proxy type drop-down list means, that for the entered URL pattern no proxy will be used.

"Server/Port" column

In the third column, enter the server name or the IP address. The port must only be changed if port 8080 is already in use.

"Rule" column

A list of rules can be entered here with a comma-separated list which are then routed through the proxy. At least one of the rules must apply. With the wildcard *, everything will be routed through the proxy.

Example 1

https://server\\.tec\\.example\\.com:4444/services*

This rule accepts exactly those URLs that start like this:

https://server.tec.example.com:4444/services

Example 2

https://server.tec.example.com:4444/services*

This rule accepts exactly those URLs that start like this:

https://server.tec.example.com:4444/services

Example 3

https://*/services/*_"

This rule accepts URLs that start like this:

https://

And include the following:

/services/

Make sure you define the rules in such a way that they only apply in the cases for which they are intended. Otherwise, this could lead to unexpected behavior - e.g. using the rule "http://*" means that URLs from the local computer (e.g. https://localhost:8983) are also affected - which is usually not intended.

"Auth." column

A key symbol is displayed in this column if you have set up proxy authentication. (Refer also to Authentication.)

Add proxy

This symbol can be used to add another proxy. One row is inserted at a time. Click in the respective fields to edit them.

Delete proxy

You can delete a proxy using this icon.

Authentication

It may be necessary to store authentication data in the proxy.

To do this, click on the icon.

The "Proxy authentication" dialog box is displayed.

Activate the "Use proxy authentication" checkbox and enter the user name and password.

More information

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2396.html

Start parameters

You can define start parameters here. These include the memory requirements for the working memory and the duration of a "portal session" before an automatic logout occurs.

Memory allocation while starting

Here it is possible to define start parameters, which will optimize the performance of the portal. With the sliding bars, you can set the amount of memory space the portal will be assigned while starting The initial value is 64 MB. This is enough for almost all cases. If you want to increase the value, we recommend a value of 256 MB. The value should be increased to 512 MB at the most.

Maximum memory allocation

Here, define the maximum amount of memory that can be assigned to the portal. The maximum memory value depends directly on the size of the portal. Because of this, we cannot give a real recommendation here. Experience shows that a live system should be operated with at least 2048 MB RAM. Portals that are well used and have about 100 active users require 4096 MB according to experience. If your portal requires an allocation of more than 8 GB of RAM, we recommend that you consult with technical support.

Session timeout

Enter the number of seconds, after which an inactive session will be ended automatically.

Session timeout of anonymous user

Enter the number of seconds, after which an inactive session of an anonymous user will be ended automatically.

Session Notifier (automatic Logout)

The layout of the message that is displayed at the bottom right of the portal for automatic logout after a session timeout can be changed in the "Design" module.

The corresponding styles can be found in the "Layout / Control elements / Advanced properties / Messages" section.

Security

You can make security settings here. This involves the settings for session cookies and CORS settings for API login endpoints.

Use secure flag for session cookies

With this setting the session cookie is set the secure flag. This prevents the browser from sending the session cookie in HTTP requests which prevents reading when accessing unencrypted resources. The session cookie is consequently sent only on HTTPS requests to the same domain. There are three options available:

  • Always

  • Scheme dependent (only with https:// in base URL)

  • Never

SameSite attribute for session cookies

Here are three options available:

  • Lax

  • Strict

  • None

The none option should only be used when the connection is encrypted from the browser's viewpoint.

More information about this topic can be found at https://developer.mozilla.org under the following link Set Cookie.

CORS settings for API login endpoints

You can make CORS settings for the Login API endpoints that are included in delivery by default as well as for the API endpoints that you create. You can use the CORS settings to control from which websites or portals the API endpoints can be called (in the browser).

For more information on API login endpoints, see the section CORS - Cross Origin Resource Sharing.

Options

Here you will find a range of different setting options for your portal. The settings range from user tracking to activating Groovy Remote Debugging.

User tracking

With this setting, the GUID of the user is also written to the log file in the portal directory internal/statistics when application pages are accessed.

Please note the relevant data protection regulations.

Yellow fade

In some contexts, the (dynamic) loading of data can take some time. If you activate this checkbox, changes are highlighted in yellow for a short time during this period.

Enable login process event

This setting has the effect of sending the login of a user in the form of a server event, which can be evaluated in the Processes module with a Groovy event handler.

At most one selected tenant

With this option, a user can only select one tenant and therefore can therefore only see the data of this selected tenant.

Show detailed error information

If errors occur on the server, this will be shown in the web. If this setting has been activated, additional error details will be provided.

Always create history entry when publishing applications, workflows or layouts

If you activate this checkbox, you must always enter a comment about the history when publishing (saving) applications, processes and designs.

The checkbox with which you can prevent the entry of a comment is then not displayed.

Further settings for entering comments can be found in the main menu "Extras/Options" item. There you can make the settings for publishing applications, processes and layouts with or without a history for each module.

The option "Always create entry in history when publishing applications, workflows or layouts" described here in the portal properties overrides the setting that you can define for each module.

Further information on versioning can be found in the section Versioning.

Database

The database settings that you made when creating a portal are displayed here.

Detailed information on this can be found in the section Database server.

At the same time, you have the option of porting databases.

Here you will be notified of the type of database, the database version, the current driver, the driver version, the database name, and the username used to access the database.

Database porting - Database migration

All information on porting or migrating a database can be found in the section Migrate portal database.

Regional settings

Here you have the option of adapting the regional settings of your portal. These include formats, time zones, languages and global texts. You can set up multilingual portals here. Detailed information on this can be found in the section Multilingual portals.

Format

Different formats for displaying date and number values are used across the world. To provide portal users with the option to use formats that correspond with their region, so-called formats can be defined.

Detailed information on this can be found in the section Format.

Time zone

A time zone can be assigned to the portal here. Usually, this is the time zone of the server or the company headquarters. If portal users work in different time zones, these time zones can be assigned to a user in the user properties in the Users module. The time zone specified in the portal properties will be used if a custom time zone is not defined for a user.

Detailed information on this can be found in the section Time zone.

Languages

Any number of languages can be activated for your portal.

Detailed information on this can be found in the section Languages.

Global texts

In the global texts area, the default texts that appear in the portal can be modified in each of the portal languages.

Detailed information on this can be found in the section Global texts.

Certificates

You can configure the certificate store of the portal server here. If certificates are required, e.g. for accessing web services, LDAP servers, RSS feeds or OData services, then they are retrieved from this store.

Detailed information on certificates can be found in the section Certificates and encrypted connections in Intrexx.

Import certificate into certificate store

Step-by-step guide

To import a certificate to your portal certificate store, please proceed as follows:

  1. Open the portal properties ("Portal" menu > "Portal properties").

    The "Edit portal" dialog will open.

  2. Click on "Certificates".

    You will now be on the "Certificates" page.
    If you have not yet access the certificate store, you will see a lock symbol and a link.

  3. Click on Click here to access the certificate store.

    The "Certificate store password" dialog will open.

    Enter the password "changeit" if you have not defined a password for the certificate store. (You can change the password for the certificate store in the next dialog.)

    Enter your password if you have defined a password for the certificate store.

  4. Click on "OK".

    You will now see a list of all certificates included with Intrexx.

    5. Click on "+".

    The "Certificate import" dialog will open.

    Name

    Description

    Download from URL

    A certificate can be loaded here. The "Certificate import" dialog will open.

    Download from Internet address

    Allows you to download certificates.

    Server / Port

    Enter the download server (its name or IP address) and the port.

    Import of file

    A certificate file can be integrated with this option.

    Add file

    Opens a dialog where the certificate file can be selected.

    Import of the certificate's text

    Allows you to directly enter the certificate text. Enter the corresponding text in the edit field.
    This option is a good choice if the certificate is available as a PEM file, for example.
    The file looks something like this:
    -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
    aiwdjpawipAUWEIadlwidhalwihdPAIWHDLAIwhd
    aiwdjpawipAUWEIadlwidhalwihdPAIWHDLAIwhd
    aldi13u08142eodaildwycaG9730e8z1qCcadho8
    -----END CERTIFICATE-----

  5. Make the necessary entries.

  6. Click on "Next".
    Details of the certificate selected in the previous step are shown in the next dialog.

  7. Click on "Next".

  8. Provide the certificate with an alias name in the next dialog.
    The alias name helps you identify the certificate in the certificate store.

  9. Click on "Finish".
    You will now be returned to the certificate store. The certificate imported by you is shown here.
    You have imported a certificate into your portal certificate store.

To finalize the import of a new certificate or to prevent a deleted certificate from being used, you need to restart the portal server.

Reset certificate store

If you no longer know the password for the certificate store (Portal > Portal Properties > Certificates), you must reset the certificate store. (It is not possible to reset the password).

To reset the certificate store, replace your portal's certificate store at the file level with the certificate store that was delivered with Intrexx.

You can find your portal's certificate store here:

<intrexx-installation-directory><org><portalname>/internal/cfg/cacerts

You can find the certificate store that was delivered with Intrexx here:

<intrexx-installation-directory>/orgtempl/blank/internal/cfg/cacerts

Please note that any certificates you have added will be lost when the certificate store is reset.

Documents

Here you can define settings for creating documents.

Detailed information on this can be found in the section Generate documents.

Templates

Detailed information on this can be found in the section Templates.

Document generation

More detailed information is available in the section

Document generation.

JMX

This page is only displayed if the expert options (Options - Portals) are activated for the portal.

Here you can activate JMX (Java Management Extensions).

The settings set the following properties in the portal.wcf file:

  • com.sun.management.jmxremote.port=<port number>

  • com.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=[true/false]

  • com.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=[true/false]

portal.wcf

The portal.wcf file contains central settings that are required for operating your portal. It is supplied with Intrexx with default settings. You can find the portal.wcf file at the following location:
<intrexx-installationdirectory>\org\<portalname>\internal\cfg\.
If necessary, you can make changes to the file manually.

More information

Tips & Tricks - Intrexx server monitoring

Monitoring and management using JMX technology

Processes

Here you can define a default user for Event sources in processes.

Default user for event sources in processes

Here you can define a default user for event sources in processes. This will be used by Intrexx as the "Executing user" of the process if you have not defined another user in the event source.

Background processes must always run in the context of a user in Intrexx, so that Intrexx can, for example, perform permissions checks or so that users can be written to a data record for data group actions that can follow event sources.

The following screenshot shows a timer as an event source in which the user stored in the portal properties has been selected as the "Executing user".

More information

Event sources

Create processes