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<section id="sect-User_Guide-Create_a_New_Portal">
	<title>Create a New Portal</title>
	<para>
		Creating a new portal requires you to have a special permission that only an administrator can give you. You need follow these guides to create a new portal.
	</para>
	<procedure>
		<step>
			<para>
				Click on <emphasis role="bold">Site</emphasis> in the toolbar.
			</para>
		</step>
		<step>
			<para>
				Click the <emphasis role="bold">Add New Portal</emphasis> button. By default, the <emphasis role="bold">Create New Portal</emphasis> form is shown with the <emphasis role="bold">Portal Templates</emphasis> tab. 
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			</para>
			<para>
				By default, Portal template is Classic. Select the <emphasis role="bold">Portal Setting</emphasis> tab. 
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			</para>
		</step>
		<step>
			<para>
				Enter a value for the <emphasis role="bold">Portal Name</emphasis> field. This field is required and must be unique. Only alphabetical, numerical and underscore characters are allowed for this field and the name must have at least 3 characters.
			</para>
		</step>
		<step>
			<para>
				Select a display language for the portal by selecting a language from the list.
			</para>
		</step>
		<step>
			<para>
				Select a skin for a portal by selecting one from the skin list.
			</para>
		</step>
		<step>
			<para>
				Click on the <emphasis role="bold">Properties</emphasis> tab to fill in the <emphasis role="bold">Keep session alive</emphasis> property. There are 3 options: 
				<variablelist>
					<varlistentry>
						<term><emphasis role="bold">Never</emphasis></term> 
							<listitem>
								<para>
									The session will never timeout, even if an application requests it.
								</para>
							</listitem>
					</varlistentry>
					<varlistentry>
						<term><emphasis role="bold">On-demand</emphasis></term> 
							<listitem>
								<para>
									The session will timeout if an application requests it
								</para>
							</listitem>
					</varlistentry>
					<varlistentry>
						<term><emphasis role="bold">Always</emphasis></term> 
							<listitem>
								<para>
									The session will time out after a set period.
								</para>
							</listitem>
					</varlistentry>
				</variablelist>
			</para>
		</step>
		<step>
			<para>
				Click on the <emphasis role="bold">Permission Setting</emphasis> tab and set the permissions for the Portal.
			</para>
			<para>
				By default the access permissions list for the portal is empty. You have to select at least one or tick on the <emphasis role="bold">Make it public</emphasis> check box to assign access permission to everyone.
			</para>
		</step>
		<step>
			<para>
				Click on <emphasis role="bold">Save</emphasis> to accept creating a new portal.
			</para>
		</step>
	</procedure>
	<para>
		You also can edit or delete a portal. See more details in <xref linkend="sect-User_Guide-Manage_Portals" />
	</para>
</section>


