Account

This is where the user signs in to Arena. When signed in, the user can find links to loans, fees, reservations etc. here.Note:Most of the settings for the Account portlet are not relevant for Arena Nova sites.

See also: User types in Arena and Signing in to Arena

User interface

The portlet is found on the start page when signing in.

There are two input fields: User name and Password.

After signing in, the following can be presented in the portlet (depending on configuration):

  • Link to My messages, with information about unread messages
  • Link to My stuff (reviews, ratings and tags)
  • Link to My loans
  • Link to My reservations
  • Link to My fees/charges (This link is not shown for a multi-agency site. The fact that somebody has debts has no impact on if this link is shown or not.)
  • Link to My profile
  • Sign out button

A click on the plus-sign next to a link expands the category and shows the loans, the reservations, etc.

Configuration

Setting Description Comment
Available reservations Format for reservations that are available for the user to pick up: <span style=”color: green”>${title?html} (${authors?html}) – ${textPickupBranch?html} ${pickupBranch?html} ${textPickupNo?html} ${pickupNo?html} ${textPickupExpire?html} ${date?html}</span>  
Hide user name while typing at sign-in Select if the username should be hidden whilst it is typed. Default: false
Link target Select if a page opened from this portlet should be opened in the same or in a new window Default: Same window
Lock user after how many incorrect sign-in attempts? Turns on the blocking feature Lock user after how many incorrect sign-in attempts?. With this setting turned on, the same error message will be given if the failure is in backend as if it is in Arena.
Lock user after how many incorrect sign-in attempts? Number of allowed attempts before the account is locked Default: 3 This feature is enabled with the checkbox that activates locking users after a number of unsuccessful sign-in attempts. This value should be the same as the corresponding value set in the backend system.
Maximum number of overdue loans Maximum number of overdue loan titles to show in the inbox Default: 5
Maximum number of reservations Maximum number of reserved titles to show in the inbox Default: 5
Number of minutes to keep user locked after incorrect sign-in attempts Number of minutes that the account will be blocked Default: 1440 This value should be the same as the corresponding value set in the backend system.
Overdue loans The format for overdue loans ${title?html} – ${date?html} (${authors?html}) When URL to “My loans” has been defined, this setting must also be defined.
Show “Help” link Shows the Help link in the portlet Default: false
Show debt amount next to link to “Charges” page Shows the amount owed next to the My charges link Default: true
Show greeting Shows a greeting when the user has signed in Default: true
Show user name in greeting message With this selected the following is shown in the Account portlet when the user has signed in: the user name in the greeting message, the charges sum, the reserved items and the overdue loans items. If this setting is not selected no name will be shown in the greeting message, no charges will be shown and only the number of overdue loans and reservations will be shown (not the title of the items). Default: true
Sign in via library card number is activated Select if it should be allowed to sign in with library card number + PIN code, or if the user should be forced to create an Arena user when trying to sign in with library card Default: true This setting must be set to true if the setting Allow anonymous login in Admin: installation details portlet is set to false. If both these settings are false, a user without a library card + PIN code will not be able to create an Arena account. See also: Admin: installation details
URL to “Forgot your PIN code?” The page for forgotten PIN code If this URL has been defined, the link Forgot your PIN code? is displayed in the portlet. If the field is left empty, the link is not displayed.
Forgot password URL The URL to the forgot password page. If this URL is defined, the Forgot password? link is shown in the portlet. If the field is left empty, the link is not shown.
URL to “My lists and reviews” The page where the user can find own contributions of reviews, tags, etc. Default: protected/stuff
URL to “My charges” The page where the user can see any debts Default: protected/debts
URL to “My loans” The page where the user can see present loans Default: protected/loans. When this setting is defined, Overdue loans must also be defined.
URL to “My messages” The page where the user can see received messages Default: protected/messages
URL to “My profile” The URL to the user’s My profile page. Default: protected/profile
URL to “My reservations” The page where the user can see present reservations Default: protected/reservations
URL to agreements page The URL to the page with the user’s agreements Set by Axiell staff when activating the agreements functionality.