Customizing website layout

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You can change the layout in the self-service user interface with customization.

Before you begin

Depending on how your system administrator customized your system, you might not have access to this task. To obtain access to this task or to have someone complete it for you, contact your system administrator.

About this task

High-level layout elements can be enabled and disabled from display in the self-service user interface with settings in the SelfServiceUI.properties file. The default layout contains a banner, toolbar, and footer.

Turning on and off page elements can give various layout options. The only required page element is the content element, which contains the tasks and task pages.

To show or hide a page element, change the ui.layout.showname property in the SelfServiceUI.properties file. For instance, ui.layout.showBanner controls the display of the banner section. Setting a property to true indicates that the element is included in the page. A setting of false indicates that the element is not included in the page.

Any change to the SelfServiceUI.properties file requires a restart of the IBM Verify Identity Governance application in WebSphere® to make the change effective.

The following figures show a visual representation of different layout elements and options.
Figure 1. Layout elements
Layout elements
Figure 2. Layout options
Layout options
The following table displays a list of properties and their details.
Table 1. Layout properties and details
Property Description
ui.layout.showBanner Controls the banner section. The default banner contains IBM® and product images.
ui.layout.showFooter Controls the footer section. The default footer contains the product copyright.
ui.layout.showToolbar Controls the toolbar section. The default toolbar contains the welcome message, help link, logoff link, and breadcrumbs.
ui.layout.showNav Controls the Navigation bar.
Note: No default content is included for the navigation bar.

To customize the layout, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Make a backup copy of the SelfServiceUI.properties file in the IM_HOME\data directory.
  2. Edit the SelfServiceUI.properties file. Modify the values of the screen text fields and save the file.
  3. Restart the IVIG application to make the changes effective.