Default Page for New SalesLogix 7.2 Web Users

When a SalesLogix user logs into the SalesLogix 7.2 Web Client for the first time, they will, by default, end up at a blank area since they have not yet selected a default in their user options (Such as the account or contact area). Chnaging this behavior is a simple thing as long as you know where to do it.

Let’s say for example, you want to have any users, who have not yet selected a default area, go to the accounts area by default. To do this you will do the following:

1. Open the “Sage SalesLogix” portal in the Application Architect
2. Go to the Support Files tab
3. Navigate to “SmartPartsOptions“
4. Right-click the OptionsRedirector.ascx.cs and select Open. The C# file will now open in the Application Architect for you to edit. You’ll see the following code:

   protected void Page_PreRender(object sender, EventArgs e)
   {
       Sage.SalesLogix.IUserOptionsService opts = 
           Sage.Platform.Application.ApplicationContext.Current.Services.Get();
       string defPage = opts.GetCommonOption("ShowOnStartup", "General");
       if (defPage != "")
       {
           Server.Transfer(defPage);
           //Response.Redirect(defPage, true);
           return;
       }
   }

5. Edit it to add the following:

   protected void Page_PreRender(object sender, EventArgs e)
   {
       Sage.SalesLogix.IUserOptionsService opts = 
           Sage.Platform.Application.ApplicationContext.Current.Services.Get();
       string defPage = opts.GetCommonOption("ShowOnStartup", "General");
       if (defPage != "")
       {
           Server.Transfer(defPage);
           //Response.Redirect(defPage, true);
           return;
       }
       else // <-- start new code
       {
           // set the account page as the default if no
           // current default has been selected by user
           Server.Transfer("Account.aspx");
       } // <-- end new code
   }

6. Save and close the file
7. Now just redeploy the portal

Enjoy.