About the configurator user interface

The Portal Configurator UI shows sections for customizing a selected product or service. A quick navigation bar is provided on the left side of the page and is derived on-the-fly, based on the number of sections available in the current configuration. It contains only those sections that are already rendered on the page. The navigation index is rebuilt each time the current collection is refreshed. A pointer shows portal users where they are in the collection, and they can click another section to quickly move to that part of the configuration.

These additional features are provided:

  • If descriptive information is available for a component, a Help Me Choose link is provided at the top of each component section, which portal users can click to get additional information about the component.
  • The Product Info page shows the product or service and its configured content.
  • The Price Summary page shows the pricing of selected components as the product or service is configured. The total price is also displayed.

This image shows one example of how the Configurator UI can appear to users:

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