Sakai Properties Reference - P
password@javax.sql.BaseDataSource
The password to use when connecting to the database.
Syntax
Any string that can be used as a database password.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
performChatMigration@org.sakaiproject.chat2.model.impl.ChatDataMigration
Whether or not to migrate chat data from version 1 to version 2 on server startup.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.5
period@org.sakaiproject.event.api.EventTrackingService
The time to wait (in seconds) before checking the database for new events.
Syntax
Accepts an integer value
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
poh.unhideables
The list of tools to prevent the pageOrderHelper from allowing to be unhidden.
Syntax
Accepts a comma-delimited list of valid site IDs.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.4,2.5
poolPreparedStatements@javax.sql.BaseDataSource
Whether or not to pool prepared statements.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
portal.default.tabs
The number of tabs to display in the portal by default.
Syntax
Accepts a valid integer.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.5
portal.error.email
Email address to send errors caught by the portal, and user bug reports in response.
Syntax
Accepts a valid email address.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
portal.experimental.auto.reset
Controls whether or not the state of a tool is reset each time it is opened using the site navigation menu.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.3,2.4,2.5
portal.experimental.includesubsites
Whether or not to display sub-sites in the portal view. If set to "false", sub-sites will be displayed based on the preferences of each individual site. If set to "never", sub-sites will not be displayed regardless of site preferences.
Syntax
Can be set to "false", "never", or left blank.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.5
portal.experimental.maximizesinglepage
Whether or not to maximize the display when only one site is available.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.5
portal.path
Specifies the URL to the portal path. This partial URL is used to construct the full URL for accessing Sakai (e.g., http://localhost:8080/portal )
Syntax
Accepts a valid URL.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
portal.pda.experimental.iframesuppress
Controls the use of iframes in the PDA portal. If the string contains the text ":none:", then iframes will not be suppressed. If the string contains the text ":all:", then by default all iframes will be suppressed, and only the tools whose ids are specified will be displayed with iframes. If the string contains the text ":debug:", then additional debugging information will be included in the HTML output.
Syntax
A string containing the text ":all:" or ":none" and optionally containing a list of tool IDs and a ":debug:" flag.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.5
portal.styleable
Whether or not to attempt to generate a custom stylesheet based on the user preferences.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.4,2.5
portal.styleable.contentSummary
Whether or not to attempt to generate javascript to support a custom stylesheet based on the user preferences.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.4,2.5
portal.use.dhtml.more
Whether or not to use the DHTML version of the "More" tab on the portal.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.5
portalPath
The path to the portal.
Syntax
Accepts a valid path relative to the webapps directory of the sakai instance. This is usually set to either "/portal" or "/osp-portal".
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
portlet.support
If set to "stealth", portlet support will be stealthed. Otherwise, portlets will be available in myworkspace, project, and course worksite types.
Syntax
Can be set to "stealth" or left blank.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.4,2.5
powered.alt
The alternate text associated with the image specified in the powered.img property.
Syntax
The parameter powered.alt.count should be set to the number of "powered by" blocks in the footer of the portal. You are then expected to provide a numbered instance of this parameter for each block (example: powered.alt.count.1). The numbered instance of this parameter can be set to any text that is valid inside the alt attribute of an image tag. The text supplied should correspond to the numbered powered.img and powered.url parameters.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
powered.img
The "powered by" image to display in the footer of the main portal and OSP portal.
Syntax
The parameter powered.img.count should be set to the number of "powered by" blocks in the footer of the portal. You are then expected to provide a numbered instance of this parameter for each block (example: powered.img.count.1). The numbered instance of this parameter can be set to a valid relative or absolute URL. The URL supplied should correspond to the numbered instance of the powered.alt and powered.url parameters.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
powered.url
The image specified by the powered.img property will be enclosed in a link to this URL.
Syntax
The parameter powered.url.count should be set to the number of "powered by" blocks to be displayed in the footer of the portal. You are then expected to provide a numbered instance of this variable (example: powered.url.1). This number instance should be set to a valid relative or absolute URL. The URL specified should correspond to the numbered instance of the powered.alt and powered.img parameters.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
prefs.research.collab
Whether or not collaborative research is enabled? Does not appear to be read from any tools.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.5
presence.inchat.icon
As of 2.1.2, the presence in chat icon is to the left of the username, and is controlled by the tool_base.css file. The icon used is chatpresicon.gif.
Syntax
Accepts a valid URL.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
presentation.permissions.map
A map of the default permissions for the OSP presentation tool.
Syntax
You must have a presentation.permissions.map.count parameter indicating the total number of roles for which default permissions are defined. You are then expected to have a numbered instance of this element for each number between 1 and the total count. For example, if presentation.permissions.map.count is set to 2, you would be expected to provide a presentation.permissions.map.1 and presentation.permissions.map.2 setting. In addition to the number instance itself (which defines the role for the permission map), the numbered instances of this variable should have their own options for siteTypes and value.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4
presentation.permissions.map.{number}.siteTypes
A list of site types (portfolio, course, project, etc.) for which the permission map should be used.
Syntax
Accepts a list of valid site types.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
presentation.permissions.map.{number}.value
A list of the actual permissions that should be assigned to the role specified in presentation.permissions.map.{number}.
Syntax
You must have a presentation.permissions.map.{number}.value.count parameter indicating the total number of permissions defined for this role. You are then expected to have a numbered instance of this element for each number between 1 and the total count. For example, if presentation.permissions.map.{number}.value.count is set to 2, you would be expected to provide a presentation.permissions.{number}.value.map.1 and presentation.permissions.{number}.value.map.2 setting.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
presentation.permissions.override
Whether or not to override the existing presentation permissions with those set in presentation.permissions.map. If set to true, only the permissions set in presentation.permissions.map will be set. If set to false, the permissions set in presentation.permissions.map will be set in addition to any existing permissions.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
presentationLayout.permissions.map
A map of the default permissions for the OSP presentation layout tool.
Syntax
You must have a presentationLayout.permissions.map.count parameter indicating the total number of roles for which default permissions are defined. You are then expected to have a numbered instance of this element for each number between 1 and the total count. For example, if presentationLayout.permissions.map.count is set to 2, you would be expected to provide a presentationLayout.permissions.map.1 and presentationLayout.permissions.map.2 setting. In addition to the number instance itself (which defines the role for the permission map), the numbered instances of this variable should have their own options for siteTypes and value.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
presentationLayout.permissions.map.{number}.siteTypes
A list of site types (portfolio, course, project, etc.) for which the permission map should be used.
Syntax
Accepts a list of valid site types.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
presentationLayout.permissions.map.{number}.value.count
A list of the actual permissions that should be assigned to the role specified in presentationLayout.permissions.map.{number}.
Syntax
You must have a presentationLayout.permissions.map.{number}.value.count parameter indicating the total number of permissions defined for this role. You are then expected to have a numbered instance of this element for each number between 1 and the total count. For example, if presentationTemplate.permissions.map.{number}.value.count is set to 2, you would be expected to provide a presentationLayout.permissions.{number}.value.map.1 and presentationLayout.permissions.{number}.value.map.2 setting.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
presentationLayout.permissions.override
Whether or not to override the existing presentation layout permissions with those set in presentationLayout.permissions.map. If set to true, only the permissions set in presentationLayout.permissions.map will be set. If set to false, the permissions set in presentationLayout.permissions.map will be set in addition to any existing permissions.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
presentationTemplate.permissions.map
A map of the default permissions for the OSP presentation template tool.
Syntax
You must have a presentationTemplate.permissions.map.count parameter indicating the total number of roles for which default permissions are defined. You are then expected to have a numbered instance of this element for each number between 1 and the total count. For example, if presentationTemplate.permissions.map.count is set to 2, you would be expected to provide a presentationTemplate.permissions.map.1 and presentationTemplate.permissions.map.2 setting. In addition to the number instance itself (which defines the role for the permission map), the numbered instances of this variable should have their own options for siteTypes and value.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
presentationTemplate.permissions.map.{number}.siteTypes
A list of site types (portfolio, course, project, etc.) for which the permission map should be used.
Syntax
Accepts a list of valid site types.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
presentationTemplate.permissions.map.{number}.value.count
A list of the actual permissions that should be assigned to the role specified in presentationTemplate.permissions.map.{number}.
Syntax
You must have a presentationTemplate.permissions.map.{number}.value.count parameter indicating the total number of permissions defined for this role. You are then expected to have a numbered instance of this element for each number between 1 and the total count. For example, if presentationTemplate.permissions.map.{number}.value.count is set to 2, you would be expected to provide a presentationTemplate.permissions.{number}.value.map.1 and presentationTemplate.permissions.{number}.value.map.2 setting.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
presentationTemplate.permissions.override
Whether or not to override the existing presentation template permissions with those set in presentationTemplate.permissions.map. If set to true, only the permissions set in presentationTemplate.permissions.map will be set. If set to false, the permissions set in presentationTemplate.permissions.map will be set in addition to any existing permissions.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
prevent.public.announcements
One or more site types (course, project, etc.) for which public announcements should be disallowed.
Syntax
You must have a prevent.public.announcements.count parameter indicating the total number of ?. You are then expected to have a numbered instance of this element for each number between 1 and the total count. For example, if prevent.public.announcements.count is set to 2, you would be expected to provide a prevent.public.announcements.1 and prevent.public.announcements.2 setting.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
prevent.public.resources
One or more site types (course, project, etc.) for which public resources should be disallowed.
Syntax
You must have a prevent.public.resources.count parameter indicating the total number of ?. You are then expected to have a numbered instance of this element for each number between 1 and the total count. For example, if prevent.public.resources.count is set to 2, you would be expected to provide a prevent.public.resources.1 and prevent.public.resources.2 setting.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
prioritySortEnabled@org.sakaiproject.content.api.ContentHostingService
Whether or not to allow sorting of resources by user-specified priority.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
profile.photoRepositoryPath
The location of the directory in which user profile pictures are stored.
Syntax
Accepts a valid directory location.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.5
profile.updateUser
Whether or not to update a user's object in memory when they update their profile.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.5
provider.kerberos.auth.login.config
The location of a custom kerberos auth login configuration file.
Syntax
Accepts a valid path and filename.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
provider.kerberos.krb5.conf
The location of a custom kerberos5 configuration file.
Syntax
Accepts a valid path and filename.
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5
provider.kerberos.showconfig
Whether or not to output the Kerberos user provider's configuration information to the logs.
Syntax
Can be set to true or false
Version
This property is used in the following version(s) of Sakai: 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5