Portal states

This page contains information on the two pairs of Portal states:

• The active and inactive states

• The published and unpublished states

"Active" and "inactive" state

To learn how to activate and deactivate Portals, see Activate and deactivate a Portal.

"Active" state

A Portal in an active state has the following characteristics:

• Can be edited and updated.

• Can be configured and designed.

• Can be published and unpublished.

• Can be deactivated.
  

"Inactive" state

 A Portal in an inactive state has the following characteristics:

• Cannot be edited or updated.

• Cannot be published.

• All former settings and designs are kept.

• Can be activated.

• Can be deleted.

"Published" and "unpublished" state

To learn how to publish and unpublish Portals, see Publish and unpublish a Portal.

"Published" state

A published Portal can be viewed by the target audience. The green dot on the Portal tile indicates it is in the published state.

"Unpublished" state

An unpublished Portal cannot be viewed by the target audience. The grey dot on the Portal tile indicates it is in the unpublished state.