Portal Settings
Overview
The Portal Settings page allows the Administrator to configure global parameters.
Portal Configuration
Portal Name - Enter the Title that will appear in the Portal header.
Portal Logo - Select a Logo to appear in the Portal header. Click the 
icon to search the system for an image.
Currency Format - Enter the Currency the fiscal data will be displayed.
Date Format - Enter the format Dates will appear (ex. dd-mm-yyyy).
Default Language - Select the Default Language from the drop-down menu. The value selected will apply to all pages. This is the displayed language upon logging into the Portal.
Default Page Size - Select Default Page Size from the drop-down menu. The Page Size indicates the default number of rows displayed in all pages which include a list of results such as Revenue and Expenditure elements or Audit Trails.
Current Theme - Select the appearance Theme from the drop-down menu.
Contact Us Email - Enter the email address that all user Contact Us inquiries will be sent.
Show Usage Statistics to the Public - Check the box to allow public users to view Usage Statistics.
Failures Before Captcha - Enter a numeric value. The value indicates the number of failed Login attempts are permitted before the captcha security feature is enabled.
Publish Comment Blog Type - Select Type from drop-down menu. It indicates the method to approve blog comments.
Homepage Blogs Sort Criteria - Select sorting method from the drop-down menu. The method indicates how the list of Blog Posts will be organized.
- Enter numeric value. The value indicates the number of pages displayed in the paging section for all those pages which include paging functionality.
Time Zone Sensitive - Select True or False from the drop-down menu. Selecting True indicates the Portal time must be adjusted. False indicates otherwise.
Time Zone Reference - Select Time Zone from drop-down menu. It indicates the quantity of hours difference with respect to Greenwich Mean Time.
Reset Password URL Expiration Time - Enter numeric value. Indicates the number of days before expiration of Reset Password email notifications sent to users.
Send Mail Attempts - Enter numeric value. Indicates the number of attempts the system will make in sending email notifications to users. If the number of failures exceeds the value entered, the system will discard the email.
Period Time Between Send Email - Enter numeric value. Indicates the number of minutes to pass before the system re-attempts a failed sent email.
Configuration Mode - Select Mode from drop-down menu.
- Stand Alone - No communication with FreeBalance Accountability Suite
- Full - Fully integrated with the FreeBalance Accountability Suite
- Remote Hosting - Portal is hosted in a remote location or hosting provider
Authentication Type - Select Authentication Type from drop-down menu. Indicates the type of authentication method used to grant access to registered users.
- Local - only with FreeBalance Accountability Suite
- LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol integration
- Trusted
FB Platform Web Service - It indicates the URL (Internet Address) where the web services of the FreeBalance Accountability Suite are located. This is used for the interchange of information.
Generate Procurement Document Blog Post - Check the box to enable Procurement Document Blog Posts
Email Configuration
Outgoing email configuration (SMTP)
Email Protocol - Enter the Email Protocol used to send emails from the Transparency Portal.
Email Host Name - Enter the Name of Host email server. The value must be accessed by the host where the Portal is running.
Email Host Port - Enter the Identifier to Port connected to the email host server.
Email Authentication User - The User email address to log on to the host email server.
Email Authentication Password - Enter the Password used to access the host email server.
Email Authentication Required - Check the box to indicate that User and Password are required to use the email host server
Incoming email configuration (POP)
The following parameters are used for POP email server configuration:
- Email POP Protocol
- Email POP Host Name
- Email POP Host Port
- Email POP Authentication User
- Email POP Authentication Password
To save changes made to the Portal Settings, click the 
icon.