1b. Activate & Enable the Corporate Portals feature on a hub and storefronts

Hubs can activate & enable the corporate portal feature using the following procedures.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Enable the corporate portal on the Hub and Storefronts you want it displayed on

   1. Login to the hub admin and go to  Main Menu > Settings > Artwork / File Related > Enable Corporate Portal > Canvas Base > Save

   2. Use the yellow storefront control area to login to a storefront underneath the hub to enable the corporate portal on the specific site.
      
      
      

2. Temporarily Display The App Marketplace On Storefronts

   1. Enable the ACL role on storefronts for the Apps

   2. User Roles / ACL > Roles > Administrators > Applications, then click on hub only under each setting and change it to hubs and storefronts.
      
      
      

3. Install the Corporate Portal App

   1. Login to the storefront website that the corporate portal app will be installed on then browse to App Marketplace > Browse > CanvasBase Corporate Portal

   2. Click the "Install" button to install the corporate portal
      
      
      

4. Set License Pricing

   1. Open the "License Config/Setup" tab.

   2. Set the pricing for the licenses on the storefront.  

   3. Click "Save" to complete the setup of the application. (Saving is required in order to issue app licenses and use the app.)
      
      
      

5. Request Storefront Licenses

   1. Click the "Request Licenses" button to request the licenses

   2. Select how many licenses that the storefront is requesting to issue from the Hub. (This will allow the storefront to issue up to the number of selected licenses to their customers.)

   3. Click "Submit" to request the licenses on behalf of the storefront.
      
      
      

6. Issue Requested Storefront Licenses

   1. Log back into the Hub administration to issue the licenses requested by the storefront

   2. Go to App Marketplace > Licenses

   3. Click "Issue licenses" for the license requests you wish to fulfill.

   4. Click "OK" To accept the request. (If applicable to you, at this point you will need to setup billing for your customers in the billing software of your choice for the licensing fees.
      
      
      

7. Request Organization / User Licenses (The storefronts users will need to request licenses from the storefront now that the storefront has licenses)
   
   

   1. Login to the storefront of the website you wish to enable the corporate portal on as the customer requesting the corporate portal app.

   2. Visit My Profile > Applications (You must be belong to an organization and be using the site as an organization. Click here to learn about creating organizations.)

   3. Click "Request or Mange License(s)"  Request licenses for use.  (1 license = 1 portal, for every portal the organization needs to create you will need to request one license.)

   4. Go here for a more in depth explanation on creating portals.
      
      
      

8. Issue User / Organization Requested Licenses On The Storefront Administration

   1. Log back into the storefront administration to issue the licenses requested by the storefront. 

   2. Go to App Marketplace > Licenses

   3. Click "Issue licenses" for the license requests you wish to fulfill.
      
      
      

9.  Hide The App Marketplace On Storefronts

   1. Visit User Roles / ACL > Roles > Administrators > Applications, then click on hub only under each setting and change it to hub only.

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