Setting advanced portal options

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At 10.2.1 and later versions, the location of the configuration file and behavior for editing the file changed. For instructions on how to set advanced portal options at 10.2, see the 10.2 documentation.

You can customize the behavior of Portal for ArcGIS using a configuration file. Properties you can set include whether certain links and buttons are shown in the website, for example, media links or a button that allows anonymous users to create portal accounts. You may be motivated to do this if you are configuring a disconnected deployment or are modifying the portal's behavior to match the requirements of your organization; for example, the following organizations might configure their portal as such:

The configuration file is located in <Portal for ArcGIS installation directory>\customizations\10.2.2\webapps\arcgis#home\js\esri\arcgisonline\config.js. It's recommended that you make a backup copy of this file before modifying it.

After you modify the properties in the file, you'll need to restart your portal to apply your edits and clear your browser's cache (including cookies) to see the changes in the portal website.

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When you install a patch, system update, or upgrade your portal to a newer version, the config.js file is preserved in the customizations directory and the properties you modified in the file will persist. As a safeguard, you should keep a copy of the config.js file in case the customizations directory is accidentally deleted by a member of your organization.

The configuration file contains other code that should not be modified. When you open the configuration file, you'll want to navigate to the section of the file that contains modifiable properties. Some of the properties in the portal configuration file are self-explanatory, but some selected properties are described in more detail below. The properties are listed in alphabetical order.

Properties in the configuration file

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