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==Portal Building – Essentials==
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=Overview=
A '''Portal '''is the [[SmartSimple]] terminology for the graphical user interface that a [[User|user]] will see upon login. The '''Portal '''interface will change for each user dependent on their [[User Role|role]] and what you, as '''[[Global User Administrator|System Global Administrator]]''', have configured for that role. This article will give you an overview of how to easily configure your portals for your users with the portal builder. We will explore what options are available when creating a portal, and provide guidance on how best to utilize these options.
==Example of a Portal==
All the elements of a user's portal - such as the Main Menu links are displayed on the top header, what graphics or texts are displayed on each page, the user's personal menu items and more - are all highly configurable.
===User Roles===
[[User Role|User roles]] organize or group like users together, and in conjunction with permissions and other logic, control what people can see and do in SmartSimple. User Roles group like people together and are additive, meaning that a user may possess multiple roles, so roles need not be mutually exclusive. Typically, we group users on what they will be doing. Example: applicants, reviewers, and approvers, and by department: accounting, sales, partners.
===Creating a Page===
To create a page for your portal, navigate to '''Global Settings''' > '''Users''' tab > '''Portals''' and edit the desired portal. Under the '''Portal Page''' title bar, click the plus button to add a portal page.
===Creating a section===
