About the sign in screen

The Sign In screen is the first page that displays when you start the application.

The Sign In screen comprises the following files:

  • start.jsp— opens login.jsp in a new browser window and removes the browser tool bar.
  • login.jsp— includes logindetails.jsp.
  • logindetails.jsp— is extensible.

These files open in the order shown in the following figure.

Figure 1. Sign in screen logic
The image displays the order in which files are opened: first, start.jsp, second login.jsp, third the home page.
The primary purpose of the Sign In screen is to enable authorized users to log in to and establish their own personalized session. When the user signs in, the following properties are set up for a session:
  • Locale settings
  • Security access controls
  • User properties such as preferred theme, organization, and so forth