Administrators can control if and how customers are able to submit feedback to agents through the customer portal (on a per-service basis). For example, they could provide only the "Report an issue" and "Make a request" options, or they could remove all options completely to prevent customers from submitting any feedback. See Set Types for more information.

1. Go to Configure > Services > [select service] > Incidents > Types.
2. The top 4 incident types are designated as "Issue," "Suggestion," "Question" and "Request." You can keep the default priority names, or modify them and add subtypes as desired. Click Add Another to add additional types.
   Note: Subtypes can be particularly useful for customer-facing incident types. Allowing your customers to choose subtypes helps you respond to them better and faster.
3. Use the "Allow in Portal" check boxes to select which of the incident types should be available within the Customer Portal when a customer is submitting an incident. When any of these types is visible in the portal, then customers can select the corresponding link ("Report an Issue," "Make a Request," Ask a Question," or"Make a Suggestion") to submit an incident in the portal and have it automatically assigned to the corresponding type within Service Desk. To prevent customers from submitting anything through the customer portal, simply disable the "Allow in Portal" check boxes for all incident types.
4. Click Save when finished.
   

This feature is available to account administrators only.

The look, feel and layout of the Customer Portal can be modified using the Branding tab.

1. Go to Configure > Customer Portal > Branding tab.
2. Choose a template for the layout of the Customer Portal.
3. Customize the template by giving your portal a name and adding your logo and footer contact details.
4. Click Save when finished.

The default home page and language for the Customer Portal can be modified using the Default Settings tab.

This feature is available to account administrators only.

1. Go to Configure > Customer Portal > Default Settings tab.
2. Select a default Customer Portal Home Page to the be first page customers see when they log in to the Customer Portal.
3. Select a default language for the Customer Portal.
4. Click Save when finished.

The password settings for the Customer Portal can be modified using the Security tab.

This feature is available to account administrators only.

1. Go to Configure > Customer Portal > Security tab.
   • Lock customers out after incorrect logins – Choose the number of times a customer can attempt an incorrect login before they are locked out of their account and will require an administrator's assistance to unlock it (3 to 50 attempts).
   • Minimum password length – Set a minimum password length for new accounts (6 to 12 characters).
   • Expire passwords after (days) – Force customers to reset their passwords after a certain number of days (blank or >7 days).
2. Click Save when finished.

This feature is available to account administrators only.

Account administrators can now change the portal subdomain for the URL of the Customer Portal using the Portal Address tab. Administrators should use caution when changing this, however, and keep in mind that this will directly affect all users of the Customer Portal (including affecting their browser bookmarks, etc.) and they should be notified as such.

Administrators can go to Configure > Customer Portal > Portal Address tab, then modify the portal subdomain and click Save to change the URL.

Related

Configure Customer Portal Access Permissions

Configure Self Registration via Active Directory Authentication

Register Customers for the Customer Portal

Use the Customer Portal