Sakai Properties Reference - Full

Sakai Properties Reference - Full

Introduction

This is a full list of documented configuration options which can be set using the sakai.properties file. To view this file in sections, use the alphabetical index.

 

Sakai Properties Reference - A

Property Name

Description

accessPath

Specifies the URL to the access path. This partial URL is used to construct the full URL for accessing resources. For example, the URL to a resource might be

http://localhost:8080/access/content/group/

1100899697301-3493876 /report.doc where serverUrl is

http://localhost:8080

, accessPath is /access and /content/group/1100899697301-3493876/report represents the location of the resource.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

accessToUnderlyingConnectionAllowed@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

Whether or not to allow access to the underlying connections.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

accessibility.url

A URL that provides accessibility information. The text specified in sit.accessibility is enclosed in the anchor tag associated with this value.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

activeInactiveUser

Whether or not to allow site maintainers to activate/deactivate user enrollments.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

allow.basic.auth.login

Whether or not to allow users to authenticate using HTTP Basic Auth.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

allowGroupAssignments@org.sakaiproject.assignment.api.AssignmentService

Whether or not to enable group awareness in ungraded assignments. By default this is true and Assignments is group aware.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

allowGroupAssignmentsInGradebook@org.sakaiproject.assignment.api.AssignmentService

Whether or not to enable group awareness in graded assignments. By default this is true and Assignments is group aware.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

allowGroupResources

Whether or not to make the resources tool group-aware.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

announcement.merge.display

Whether or not to show the "merge" link in the announcements tool to users with the appropriate permissions (site.upd).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

assignment.instructor.notifications

Whether or not to enable instructor assignment notifications. If set to false, instructors will not be notified when students complete assignments, and the instructor email options will be hidden.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

assignment.instructor.notifications.default

The method by which to send out assignment notifications to instructors.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

assignment.submission.confirmation.email

Whether or not send assignment submission confirmation emails to students.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

assignment.useContentReview

Whether or not to add assignment submissions to a queue that will be processed by a content review service.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

auto.ddl

Whether or not to create and update database structures automatically
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

availabilityChecksEnabled@org.sakaiproject.content.api.ContentHostingService

Whether or not to allow availability dates for resources.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - B

Property Name

Description

batchWrite@org.sakaiproject.event.api.EventTrackingService

Whether or not to write events to the database in batches.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

bodyPath@org.sakaiproject.content.api.ContentHostingService

The directory in which file resources will be stored. See bodyVolumes@org.sakaiproject.content.api.ContentHostingService for information about storing files in several directories.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

bodyVolumes@org.sakaiproject.content.api.ContentHostingService

A list of folders to distribute file content between. Folders will be created in the directory location specified by the bodyPath@org.sakaiproject.content.api.ContentHostingService
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

bottom.copyrighttext

The copyright text that appears in the footer of the main portal and OSP portal.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

bottomnav

One or more lines of text (including HTML) that appear as navigational links at the bottom of the main portal and OSP portal.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - C

Property Name

Description

cache.osp.presentation

Whether or not to cache presentation data for OSP presentations.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

cacheCleanerMinutes@org.sakaiproject.alias.api.AliasService

The time (in minutes) between alias cache cleanings.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

cacheCleanerMinutes@org.sakaiproject.site.api.SiteService

The time (in minutes) betweensite service cache cleanings.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

cacheCleanerMinutes@org.sakaiproject.user.api.UserDirectoryService

The time (in minutes) between user directory cache cleanings.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

cacheLogging@org.sakaiproject.memory.api.MemoryService

Whether or not the memory cache should log debugging messages.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

cacheMinutes@org.sakaiproject.alias.api.AliasService

The time (in minutes) to cache an alias.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

cacheMinutes@org.sakaiproject.authz.api.SecurityService

The time (in minutes) to cache authz information.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

cacheMinutes@org.sakaiproject.site.api.SiteService

The time (in minutes) to cache site queries.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

cacheMinutes@org.sakaiproject.user.api.UserDirectoryService

The time (in minutes) to cache user directory service queries.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

calendar

The ID of the calendar to use instead of the site calendar.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

calendar.merge.display

Whether or not to allow users to merge calendar entries.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

calendarSummary.highPriorityColor

The color to use for high priority events in the calendar summary.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

calendarSummary.highPriorityEvents

The name of a type of high-priority event.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

calendarSummary.lowPriorityColor

The color to use for low priority events in the calendar summary.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

calendarSummary.lowPriorityEvents

The name of a type of low-priority event.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

calendarSummary.mediumPriorityColor

The color to use for medium priority events in the calendar summary.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

calendarSummary.mediumPriorityEvents

The name of a type of a medium-priority event.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

calendarSummary.viewMode

Whether the calendar summary should display a week or a month at a time.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

caseSensitiveId@org.sakaiproject.user.api.UserDirectoryService

Whether or not user EIDs are case sensitive. If the EID and ID are different, this setting does not affect user IDs.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

channel

The ID of the channel to use instead of the site channel.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

charon.directurl

Whether or not to restore a saved restore state in the portal if it exists.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

chatMigrationExecuteImmediate@org.sakaiproject.chat2.model.impl.ChatDataMigration

Whether or not to migrate data from the previous version of chat (Sakai 2.3 or earlier) to the current version (Sakai 2.5 or later).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

checkDb@org.sakaiproject.event.api.EventTrackingService

Whether or not to check the database for new events.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

checkEvery@org.sakaiproject.tool.api.SessionManager

How often (in seconds) to check for expired sessions.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

citationsEnabledByDefault@org.sakaiproject.citation.api.ConfigurationService

Whether or not the citations helper is enabled by default for all sites.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

config@org.sakaiproject.section.api.SectionManager

Used to control how sections are created in the Section Info tool. If set to MANUAL_MANDATORY, the section Info tool does not allow for externally managed sections, and sections will never be created automatically. If set to MANUAL_DEFAULT, the section Info tool allows the user to choose whether sections should be internally or externally managed. Sections will not be generated for sites unless a site maintainer switches the default "manual" setting to automatic. If set to AUTOMATIC_DEFAULT, the section Info tool allows the user to choose whether sections should be internally or externally managed. Sections will be generated for sites associated with any number of rosters. The default setting for new sites will be automatic management of sections. If set to AUTOMATIC_MANDATORY, the section Info tool does not allow for internally managed sections. Add sections are created automatically, based on the rosters associated with the site.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

configviewer.usejavascript

Whether or not to use javascript within the Config Viewer tool to convert long text blocks to tooltips.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

container.login

Whether or not to check the container on login.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

content.mime.inline

A mime type (ala text/html) that is to be displayed inline.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

content.quota.{site type}

The quota size (in bytes) for the specified site type.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

content.upload.ceiling

Specifies an absolute maximum size (in bytes) allowed for a single file uploaded using a multipart form. Does not impact DAV. When not set, the value of content.upload.max is used.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

content.upload.dir

Specifies the location where commons-fileupload stores uploads as they are being processed.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

content.upload.max

The maximum size (in megabytes) allowed for a single file uploaded using a multipart form. Does not impact DAV.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

convertToFile@org.sakaiproject.content.api.ContentHostingService

Whether or not to move file content stored in the database to the filesystem.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

copyright.use_creative_commons

Whether or not to display additional configuration options used to select a particular variation of the Creative Commons License.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

copyrighttype

The textual wording for an acceptable type of copyright to be used when uploading resources into Sakai.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

copyrighttype.new

The textual wording of the default copyright to be used when uploading resources into Sakai. Must match one of the copyright types defined by a copyrighttype configuration parameter.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

copyrighttype.own

The textual wording of the default copyright to be used when uploading resources into Sakai. Must match one of the copyright types defined by a copyrighttype configuration parameter.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

courseSiteType

The type of site associated with a course (defaults to "course").
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - D

Property Name

Description

dateWidget.defaultFormat

The default format the date widget. If this is set to "dd/MM/yyyy", January 2nd 2003 would be displayed as 01/02/2003, otherwise it would be displayed as 02/01/2003.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

default.copyright

The textual wording of the default copyright to be used when uploading resources into Sakai. Must match one of the copyright types defined by a copyrighttype configuration parameter.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

default.copyright.alert

Whether or not to display an alert when the default copyright is selected.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

defaultAutoCommit@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

Whether or not to commit database changes automatically.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

defaultReadOnly@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

Whether or not borrowed database connections are read only by default.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

defaultTransactionIsolation@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The integer value for the transaction isolation level. Use defaultTransactionIsolationString instead.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

defaultTransactionIsolationString@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

A string that controls transaction isolation, review the documentation for your JDBC driver before attempting to change this. Typically set to TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED (preferred for MySQL) or TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED (the default for HSQL).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

defaultValue@org.sakaiproject.user.api.UserNotificationPreferencesRegistration.XXXX

The integer value to set the default user notification preferences.

XXXX should be substituted by the tool, the possible values are:

content, announcement, content, external, mailarchive, matrix, syllabus, wizard

Values:

PREF_NONE = 0 (Default no preference)
PREF_IGNORE = 1 (Do not send me low priority)
PREF_DIGEST = 2 (Send me one email per day)
PREF_IMMEDIATE = 3 (Send me each notification separately)

disable.course.site.skin.selection

Whether or not to allow course sites to select a custom skin.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

disable.membership.unjoin.selection

Whether or not to disable the link used to unjoin a site.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

display.help.icon

Whether or not to display the help icon in the upper right of each tool window.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

display.help.menu

Whether or not to display a link to help on the left hand navigation menu.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

display.users.present

Whether or not to display the users present below the left-hand navigation bar.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

driverClassName@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The JDBC driver to use when connecting to the database.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - E

Property Name

Description

editViewRosterSiteType

One or more site types (course, project, etc.) for which the roster edit view should be enabled.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

email.precedence.bulk

Whether or not to add the "Precedence: Bulk" header to outgoing emails (avoids problems with vacation reminders).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

emailInAccountValue

The default value entered in the account creation form when creating a non-official (guest) account.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4

emailInIdAccount.url

A URL containing information about non-official (guest) accounts, displayed on the account creation form.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4

emailInIdAccountInstru

The instructions to display when creating non-official (guest) accounts.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4

emailInIdAccountLabel

The label for non-official (guest) accounts, displayed on the account creation form.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4

emailInIdAccountName

A shorter label for non-official (guest) accounts.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4

enable.privacy.status

Whether or not privacy status is enabled. Does not appear to be accessed in any tools.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

enabled@org.sakaiproject.log.api.LogConfigurationManager

As of Sakai 2.2, logging controls are part of the new LogConfigurationManager,? implemented as a component, the Log4jConfigurationManager, in the?util module.? This component works only if the log4j configuration?has a "sakai" appender (which ours does).? It can also be disabled by setting the property to false.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

expired@org.sakaiproject.cluster.api.ClusterService

The time in seconds after which an inactive server will be expired from the cluster.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - G

Property Name

Description

gatewaySiteId

The site id of the site which is used for the installation's gateway (login page). This site will be shown when users go to the URL set in the serverURL property.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

gatewaySiteList

A comma separated list of siteIDs to display on the gateway page (which is displayed to users before they log in). These sites must include the .anon role and at a minimum give the .anon role site.visit - and any other permissions you want(usually *.read). If the .anon role does not have site.visit, these sites will not appear in the gateway even if they are in this list. If this is not set, the portal simply displays a single gateway site specified by gatewaySiteId.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

gatewaySiteListDisplayCount

The number of site tabs to display when presenting the gateway site to users who are not logged in.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

ghostingPercent@org.sakaiproject.cluster.api.ClusterService

The percentage of maintenance passes to run the full de-ghosting / cleanup activities, including delisting stale server nodes.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

glossary.permissions.map

A map of the default permissions for the each role used with the OSP glossary tool. Each numbered instance of this variable should have a corresponding siteTypes and value option. For example, if glossary.permissions.map.1 is set, at a minimum glossary.permissions.map.1.siteTypes, glossary.permissions.map.1.value.count and glossary.permissions.map.1.value.1 must be set.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

glossary.permissions.map.{number}.siteTypes

A list of site types (portfolio, course, project, etc.) for which the permission map defined in glossary.permissions.map should be used.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

glossary.permissions.map.{number}.value.count

A list of the default permissions that should be assigned to the role specified in glossary.permissions.map.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

glossary.permissions.override

Whether or not to override the existing glossary permissions with those set in glossary.permissions.map. If set to true, only the permissions set in glossary.permissions.map will be set. If set to false, the permissions set in glossary.permissions.map will be set in addition to any existing permissions.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

googleSearchEnabled@org.sakaiproject.citation.api.ConfigurationService

Whether or not searching via Google Scholar is enabled.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

gradToolsSiteType

One or more site types (course, project, etc.) for which grad tools should be displayed.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - H

Property Name

Description

help.button

Whether or not to show the help button.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

help.hide

A list of tools whose help should not be added to the help index.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

help.id

The tool ID to display when opening the help tool. If specified, the help for the document with this ID will be opened instead of the contextual help for a specific tool
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

help.location

An external location for help information.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

help.redirect.external.webapp

An external location for help information.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

help.url

The URL to use instead of the built-in help.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

help.welcomepage

The location of the help welcome page.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

helpPath

Specifies the URL to the help path. This partial URL is used to construct the full URL for accessing help content. For example,

http://localhost:8082/portal/help/TOCDisplay/content.hlp?docId=aqyk


This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

hibernate.c3p0.max_size

The maximum size of the C3P0 connection pool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

hibernate.c3p0.max_statements

The maximum number of statements to cache, set to 0 to disable caching.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

hibernate.c3p0.min_size

The minimum size of the C3P0 connection pool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

hibernate.c3p0.timeout

The maximum time (in seconds) to leave a connection idle before closing it.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

hibernate.default_schema

Specifies the default database schema to use.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

hibernate.dialect

Which hibernate dialect to use.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

hibernate.show_sql

Whether or not to show the SQL statements used by hibernate in the tomcat logs.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

hibernateProperties@org.sakaiproject.springframework.orm.hibernate.SessionFactoryBase

The location and name of the hibernate properties file (defaults to hibernate.properties).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

hiddenTools@org.sakaiproject.tool.api.ActiveToolManager

The list of tool IDs to hide from the "Edit Tools" menu. This option and the stealthTools@org.sakaiproject.tool.api.ActiveToolManager together make up the entire list of tools that will not appear. You might use this if you wished to preserve the default settings for stealthTools but add a few additional tools to the list.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - I

Property Name

Description

ical.experimental

Whether or not to enable exports of calendar data in iCal format.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

iconNames

One or more names to associated with an icon that will appear ?.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

iconSkins

One or more skins to be associated with an icon that will appear ?.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

iconUrls

One or more URLs for an icon that will appear ?.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

iframe.allowed.macros

A list of macros that are allowed to be replaced in URLs handled by the web content tool. The allowed macros will be replaced with data from Sakai. Useful in tying web content to URLs specific to the user, session, et cetera. Valid macros are: ${SITE_ID},${USER_ID},${USER_EID},${USER_FIRST_NAME},${USER_LAST_NAME},${USER_ROLE}, and ${SESSION_ID}.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

import.importAsDraft

Whether or not imported items should be flagged as a draft.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

inactiveInterval@org.sakaiproject.tool.api.SessionManager

How long (in seconds) a session is allowed to be inactive before it can be removed.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

initialSize@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The number of initial connections created when the pool is started.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

invalidEmailInIdAccountString

A list of patterns to detect invalid email addresses when creating new accounts.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4

invalidNonOfficialAccountString

A list of patterns to detect invalid email addresses when creating new accounts.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - J

Property Name

Description

java.beep

Whether or not to use a beep to notify of new messages in the chat tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

jcr.experimental

Whether or not to enable JCR (Jackrabbit).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

jobscheduler.invocation.interval

how often (in seconds) to invoke the job scheduler.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - L

Property Name

Description

linktool.home

The shared directory in which linktool keys are deployed in shared environments.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

localIndexBase@org.sakaiproject.search.api.JournalSettings

A local directory used to store search index data.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

locales

A comma-delimited list of supported locales.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

log.config

Override the default logging for one or more components. Use the name of the actual fully qualified classname which has the logging in it (example: DEBUG.org.sakaiproject.email.impl.BasicEmailService) and not the classname of the service api.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

logAbandoned@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

Whether or not to log stack traces for application code which abandons a statement or connection.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

logWriter@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The classname of the log writer.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

loggedOutUrl

The URL users are sent to when they click the "logout" button.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

loggedOutUrl.userType

If you want to send different user types to different URLs when they logout, set this property, eg loggedOutUrl.student=

http://someplace.com

. Will fallback to original loggedOutUrl if usertype is not set, or matching property is not set for this user type.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.9

login.browser.user.agent

One or more additional browser agents to support when requesting HTTP basic authentication. The text of the actual setting should be a regex pattern that the desired agent will match.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

login.icon

The source location of the login icon displayed in the portal.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

login.text

The textual wording associated with the link to the login URL specified in the login.url property. Will not be displayed on the portal unless top.login is set to false.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

login.url

The URL users are sent to when a login is required. This is the destination for the login link as well as the redirect that occurs when a protected resource is accessed without a login.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

login.use.xlogin.to.relogin

Whether to force the use of "extreme logins" (/xlogin) instead of relogins.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

logout.icon

The icon associated with the "logout" link.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

logout.text

The textual wording of the link used to log out.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - M

Property Name

Description

mail.importDir

Used to specify the directory where email will be found when importing a non-Sakai email archive into Sakai.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

mail.support

The email address users should contact for support.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

mailarchive.message-threshold

The number of mail messages to return before disabling sorting, etc. for performance resaons.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

mailtool.group.aware.role

Roles which should be group-aware in mailtool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

mailtool.max.num.attachment

The maximum number of attachments allowed per message. If this is not set, the default is 10000. Set to zero to disabled attachments.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

mailtool.show.renaming.roles

Whether or not to show roles that have been renamed.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

mailtool.upload.directory

The temporary directory to use when uploading attachments. Defaults to /tmp.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

maxActive@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The maximum number of active database connections (set to -1 for unlimited).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

maxIdle@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The maximum number of idle database connections (set to -1 for unlimited).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

maxOpenPreparedStatements@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The maximum number of prepared statements that can be allocated from the prepared statement pool at a single time (set to -1 for unlimited).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

maxRecipients@org.sakaiproject.email.api.EmailService

Used to set the max recipients per outgoing?emails. It defaults to 100, which is the minimum?that the RFCs say an SMTP server should accept. If an announcement was made with notification, in a site with 500 participants, a setting of 100 results in 5 emails with 100 recipients each.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

maxWait@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The maximum amount of time (in milliseconds) to wait before throwing an exception when there are no available connections (set to -1 for unlimited).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

mc.default.{variable}

The permission level for a particular role, where {variable} is replaced by an actual role name.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

mc.defaultLongDescription

Whether or not to turn on the display of full descriptions by default.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

mc.disableLongDesc

Whether or not to disable the display of full descriptions.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

mc.showForumLinksInNav

Whether or not to show links to forums in message center.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

mc.threadedview

Whether or not to display topics in a threaded view.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

melete.migrate

Whether or not to migrate Melete content to Content Hosting.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

mercury.enabled

Whether or not to enabled the mercury portal. Although tools should be secure when accessed through the mercury portal, the mercury portal makes it easier to find poorly secured tools and is typically only enabled for development use.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

mercury.login

A list of eids that can be used to log in to the mercury portal.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

mercury.password

A list of passwords associated with the eids defined using mercury.login.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

messagecenter.privacy.text

The text of the privacy warning displayed on the private messages page.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

messagecenter.privacy.url

A URL containing information about the site's privacy policy. This link will be associated with the text specified in messagecenter.privacy.text.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

migrateData@org.sakaiproject.content.api.ContentHostingService

Whether or not to migrate content stored in the database to binary format.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

minEvictableIdleTimeMillis@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The amount of time (in milliseconds) an object may sit idle before it is eligible for eviction.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

minIdle@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The minimum number of Idle database connections.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6
2010-10-01 trunk, default value set in kernel-component/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/db-components.xml to 0

msgcntr.notification.from.address

The email address Message Center notifications will appear to be from.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

msgcntr.notification.user.real.from

Whether to send message center notifications using the user's email address. If set to true, notifications will appear to come from the email address of the user creating the notification. If set to false or if the user does not have an email address specified, notifications will appear to come from the address specified in msgcntr.notification.from.address. If msgcntr.notification.from.address is not set, notifications will appear to come from postmaster@(the value of the serverName property).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

myworkspace.info.url

A page which describes the "My Workspace" site in general terms.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - N

Property Name

Description

newcopyrightinput

Whether or not to allow users to enter their own copyright formation.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

news.feedURL

The default URL specified when adding a news tool to a worksite.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

news.title

The default title specified when adding a news tool to a worksite.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

noEmailInIdAccountLabel

The label for official (non-guest) accounts, displayed on the account creation form.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4

noEmailInIdAccountName

A shorter label for official (non-guest) accounts.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4

noEmailInIdAccountValue

The default value entered in the account creation form when creating an official (non-guest) account.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4

nonOfficialAccount.url

A URL containing information about non-official (guest) accounts, displayed on the account creation form.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

nonOfficialAccountInstru

The instructions to display when creating non-official (guest) accounts.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

nonOfficialAccountLabel

The label for non-official (guest) accounts, displayed on the account creation form.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

nonOfficialAccountName

A shorter label for non-official (guest) accounts.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

nonOfficialAccountSectionTitle

The title to use for the non-official (guest) account section of the acccount creation form
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

nonOfficialAccountValue

The default value entered in the account creation form when creating a non-official (guest) account.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

notifyNewUserEmail

Whether or not to notify a new user that their account has been created. Used when creating guest accounts from the "Add Participants" section of the "Site Info" tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

numTestsPerEvictionRun@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The number of idle connections to evaluate per eviction run.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - O

Property Name

Description

officialAccountLabel

The label for official (non-guest) accounts, displayed on the account creation form.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

officialAccountName

A shorter label for official (non-guest) accounts.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

officialAccountSectionTitle

The title to use for the official (non-guest) account section of the acccount creation form
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

officialAccountValue

The default value entered in the account creation form when creating an official (non-guest) account.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

org.sakaiproject.site.tool.helper.order.rsf.PageListProducer.allowTitleEdit

Whether or not to allow editing of tool titles using the page order helper tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - OSP

Property Name

Description

site.types

Enable creation of portfolio sites, in addition to course & project. This is required in Sakai 10 and later:

site.types=course,project,portfolio 

cache.osp.presentation

Whether or not to cache presentation data for OSP presentations.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

metaobj.save.cookies

Default: false. Enable cookies to track form save attempts/success (SAK-15911); Default is false, meaning no new cookies

notifyNewUserEmail

Default: true. Send an email to the user when the user is added (also controls whether or not guest users may be added to osp portfolios).

osp.experimental.assignments

Default: false. No longer needed in current Sakai versions. Previously enabled selection & auto-population of matrix/wizard cells with assignments (SAK-10832). Current functionality allows this to happen without a Sakai property being set.

osp.freeform.disabled

Default: false. Disables the ability for users to "Design Your Own" free form portfolios. Useful for those installations where only template-based portfolios are anticipated.

osp.migration.developer

Whether or not to set the developer flag for migration testing. Should not be used on production systems. true / false

osp.presentation.viewall

Default= false. If true, users with osp.presentation.review permission (SAK-16610); May view all portfolios in site (whether or not they've been shared).

osp.preview.permission

Allow restricted view of preview matrices by permission (e.g. osp.matrix.scaffolding.edit) (SAK-15540); Default value is null (all can view)

osp.reviewer.groups.allowall.global

Default: false. If true allow any (matrix/wizard) reviewer to view members independent of group membership

osp.upgrade25

Default: false. Set this to true when upgrading from Sakai 2.4 to 2.5

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.alterTables

Whether or not to alter the data warehouse tables. true / false

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.createTables

Whether or not to create the data warehouse tables. true / false

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.createTableScript

Whether or not to run the script specified in sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.tableScriptFileName when initializing the Sakai data warehouse. true / false

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.dropTables

Whether or not to drop the data warehouse tables. true / false

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.indexTables

Whether or not to create indexes for the data warehouse tables. true / false

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.populateTables

Whether or not populate the data warehouse tables. true / false

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.tableScriptFileName

The location of a script that will be run when initializing the Sakai data warehouse.

sakai.datawarehouse.useWarehouse

The types of reports to generate from the OSP data warehouse.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4

sakai.reports.forceColumnLabelUppercase

Controls whether or not the reports tool will force table column names to be entered in uppercase (used for better compatibility between Oracle and MySQL). Set to 0 to leave column names in their existing case set to 1 to force column names into uppercase. true / false

sakai.reports.useWarehouse

Default = 1. Controls the mode in which reports are generated. 0 is no reports. 1 is the warehouse reports. 2 is live data reports. 3 is both warehouse and live data reports. The default is 1. The default report has a setting of operating on the warehouse.

xslt-portal.cacheTemplates

Default= true. Set this to false to disable caching of xslt templates (good for testing).

OSP Legacy properties dealing with permissions

(pre-2.5; use standard Sakai permissions now)

Property Name

glossary.permissions.map

glossary.permissions.map.(number).siteTypes

glossary.permissions.map.(number).value.count

glossary.permissions.override

presentation.permissions.map

presentation.permissions.map.(number).siteTypes

presentation.permissions.map.(number).value

presentation.permissions.override

presentationLayout.permissions.map

presentationLayout.permissions.map.(number).siteTypes

presentationLayout.permissions.map.(number).value

presentationLayout.permissions.override

presentationTemplate.permissions.map

presentationTemplate.permissions.map.(number).siteTypes

presentationTemplate.permissions.map.(number).value

presentationTemplate.permissions.override

review.permissions.map

review.permissions.map.(number).siteTypes

review.permissions.map.(number).value

review.permissions.override

scaffolding.permissions.map

scaffolding.permissions.map.(number).siteTypes

scaffolding.permissions.map.(number).value

scaffolding.permissions.override

style.permissions.map

style.permissions.map.(number).siteTypes

style.permissions.map.(number).value

style.permissions.override

wizard.permissions.map

wizard.permissions.map.(number).siteTypes

wizard.permissions.map.(number).value

wizard.permissions.override

Sakai Properties Reference - P

Property Name

Description

password@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The password to use when connecting to the database.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

performChatMigration@org.sakaiproject.chat2.model.impl.ChatDataMigration

Whether or not to migrate chat data from version 1 to version 2 on server startup.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

period@org.sakaiproject.event.api.EventTrackingService

The time to wait (in seconds) before checking the database for new events.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

podcasts.toolid

The tool ID the podcasts tool will search for resources. Defaults to "sakai.resources" (the Resources tool).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

poh.unhideables

The list of tools to prevent the pageOrderHelper from allowing to be unhidden.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

poolPreparedStatements@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

Whether or not to pool prepared statements.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

portal.default.tabs

The number of tabs to display in the portal by default.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

portal.error.email

Email address to send errors caught by the portal, and user bug reports in response.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

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.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

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.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

portal.experimental.maximizesinglepage

Whether or not to maximize the display when only one site is available.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

portal.handler.default

The portal handler prefix (the default is "site").
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

portal.includesubsites

Whether or not to include subsites in the portal. If set to never, subsites will never be included. If set to false, subsites may be included depending on the site preferences. If set to any other value, subsites will always be included.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

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

)
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

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.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5

portal.pda.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.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

portal.styleable

Whether or not to attempt to generate a custom stylesheet based on the user preferences.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

portal.styleable.contentSummary

Whether or not to attempt to generate javascript to support a custom stylesheet based on the user preferences.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

portal.use.dhtml.more

Whether or not to use the DHTML version of the "More" tab on the portal.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

portalPath

The path to the portal.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

portlet.support

If set to "stealth", portlet support will be stealthed. Otherwise, portlets will be available in myworkspace, project, and course worksite types.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

powered.alt

The alternate text associated with the image specified in the powered.img property.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

powered.img

The "powered by" image to display in the footer of the main portal and OSP portal.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

powered.url

The image specified by the powered.img property will be enclosed in a link to this URL.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

preference.pages

A comma-delimited list of preference tabs (prefs_tab_title, prefs_noti_title, prefs_timezone_title, prefs_lang_title) which controls the order in which they are displayed.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

prefs.research.collab

Whether or not collaborative research is enabled. Does not appear to be read from any tools.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

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.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

presentation.permissions.map

A map of the default permissions for the OSP presentation tool. Each numbered instance of this variable should have a corresponding siteTypes and value option. For example, if presentation.permissions.map.1 is set, at a minimum presentation.permissions.map.1.siteTypes, presentation.permissions.map.1.value.count and presentation.permissions.map.1.value.1 must be set.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 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 defined in presentation.permissions.map should be used.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

presentation.permissions.map.{number}.value

A list of the permissions that should be assigned to the role specified in presentation.permissions.map.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

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.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5

presentationLayout.permissions.map

A map of the default permissions for the OSP presentation layout tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 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.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5

presentationLayout.permissions.map.{number}.value

A list of the actual permissions that should be assigned to the role specified in presentationLayout.permissions.map.{number}. Each numbered instance of this variable should have a corresponding siteTypes and value option. For example, if presentationLayout.permissions.map.1 is set, at a minimum presentationLayout.permissions.map.1.siteTypes, presentationLayout.permissions.map.1.value.count and presentationLayout.permissions.map.1.value.1 must be set.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 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.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5

presentationTemplate.permissions.map

A map of the default permissions for the OSP presentation template tool. Each numbered instance of this variable should have a corresponding siteTypes and value option. For example, if presentationTemplate.permissions.map.1 is set, at a minimum presentationTemplate.permissions.map.1.siteTypes, presentationTemplate.permissions.map.1.value.count and presentationTemplate.permissions.map.1.value.1 must be set.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 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.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5

presentationTemplate.permissions.map.{number}.value

A list of the actual permissions that should be assigned to the role specified in presentationTemplate.permissions.map.{number}.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 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.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 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.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

prevent.public.resources

One or more site types (course, project, etc.) for which public resources should be disallowed.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

prioritySortEnabled@org.sakaiproject.content.api.ContentHostingService

Whether or not to allow sorting of resources by user-specified priority.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

profile.photoRepositoryPath

The location of the directory in which user profile pictures are stored.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

profile.updateUser

Whether or not to update a user's object in memory when they update their profile.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

provider.kerberos.auth.login.config

The location of a custom kerberos auth login configuration file.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

provider.kerberos.krb5.conf

The location of a custom kerberos5 configuration file.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

provider.kerberos.showconfig

Whether or not to output the Kerberos user provider's configuration information to the logs.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - R

Property Name

Description

refresh@org.sakaiproject.cluster.api.ClusterService

How often (in seconds) a server should register that it is still alive.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

removeAbandoned@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

Whether or not to remove abandoned connections.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

removeAbandonedTimeout@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The time (in seconds) before an abandond connection can be removed.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

reset.button

Whether or not to show the tool reset button.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

resetRoles

The roles to allow to reset their passwords using the password reset tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

resources.expanded_folder_size_limit

The maximum size at which the resources tool will expand a collection (folder, basically).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

resources.show_all_collections.dropbox

Whether or not to display the "Show Other Sites" link in the list mode of the dropbox tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

resources.show_all_collections.helper

Whether or not to display the "Show Other Sites" link in the list mode of the file picker.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

resources.show_all_collections.tool

Whether or not to display the "Show Other Sites" link in the list mode of the resources tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

review.permissions.map

A list of site types (portfolio, course, project, etc.) for which the permission map should be used. Each numbered instance of this variable should have a corresponding siteTypes and value option. For example, if review.permissions.map.1 is set, at a minimum review.permissions.map.1.siteTypes, glossary.permissions.map.1.value.count and review.permissions.map.1.value.1 must be set.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

review.permissions.map.{number}.siteTypes

A list of site types (portfolio, course, project, etc.) for which the permission map should be used.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

review.permissions.map.{number}.value

A list of the actual permissions that should be assigned to the role specified in review.permissions.{number}.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

review.permissions.override

Whether or not to override the existing review permissions with those set in review.permissions.map. If set to true, only the permissions set in review.permissions.map will be set. If set to false, the permissions set in review.permissions.map will be set in addition to any existing permissions.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

rollbackOnBorrow@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

Whether or not to roll back each connection when borrowing it from the pool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

roster.available.weeks.before.term.start

The number of weeks before a term that its rosters are available.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

roster.defaultSortColumn

The default sort column for the roster.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

roster.display.firstNameLastName

Whether or not to display the first and last name in association with the photo. Does not appear to be used.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

roster.display.hideSingleGroupFilter

Whether to hide the group components when there is only a single group.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

roster.privacy.display

Whether or not to display the privacy message in the roster.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

roster_privacy_text

The textual wording associated with the link to the login URL specified in the lroster.privacy.url property.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.3

roster_privacy_url

The URL containing information about the privacy policy for roster information.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.3

roster_view_email

Whether or not to show emails in the roster. Set to true by default.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - S

Property Name

Description

sak11204.forceupgrade

Whether or not to force the upgrade required to fix SAK-11204 on startup.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.alterTables

Whether or not to alter the data warehouse tables.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.createTableScript

Whether or not to run the script specified in osp.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.tableScriptFileName when initializing the OSP data warehouse.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.createTables

Whether or not to create the data warehouse tables.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.dropTables

Whether or not to drop the data warehouse tables.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.indexTables

Whether or not to create indexes for the data warehouse tables.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.populateTables

Whether or not populate the data warehouse tables.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

sakai.datawarehouse.dbLoader.properties.tableScriptFileName

The location of a script that will be run when initializing the OSP data warehouse.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

sakai.datawarehouse.useWarehouse

The types of reports to generate from the OSP data warehouse.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

sakai.mailbox.search-threshold

The maximum number of messages that are allowed in a mailarchive channel before searching is disabled for that channel.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

sakai.rutgers.linktool.serverUrl

The URL that will be encoded into the signed set of parameters passed by the link tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sakai.site.multiPlacementTools

The list of tool IDs to allow to be placed multiple times in a single site.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

sakai.xml.sax.parser

The classname of the SAX parser to use.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

sakaiServerKey@org.sakaiproject.citation.api.ConfigurationService

The server key that is added to Google Scholar urls.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

sam_file_upload_comment_out

Whether or not to disable file uploads in SAMigo.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

samigo.answerUploadRepositoryPath

The directory in which file resources uploaded in SAMigo will be stored.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

samigo.autoSumit.enabled

Whether or not to automatically submit assessments.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

samigo.editPubAssessment.restricted

Whether or not to allow editing of published assessments.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

samigo.email.bypassAuth

Whether or not the mail server specified in samigo.smtpserver requires a username and password.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

samigo.email.password

The password to use when communicating with the mail server used for SAMigo.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

samigo.email.prefixedPath

The directory in which to store samigo's email attachment directory.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

samigo.email.prefixedPath

The directory in which to store samigo's email attachment directory.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

samigo.email.username

The username to use when communicating with the mail server used for SAMigo mail messages.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

samigo.samliteEnabled

Whether or not to display a "Quick Create" button on the Assesments home page in SAMigo.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

samigo.saveMediaToDb

Whether or to save media entered using samigo to the database.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

samigo.sizeMax

The maximum size (in bytes) allowed for a single file uploaded using samigo.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

samigo.sizeThreshold

This parameter is set, but does not appear to be used by any code.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

samigo.smtp.port

The port number to communicate with the mail server used for outgoing SAMigo messages.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

samigo.smtp.server

The mail server to use for messages sent by SAMigo.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

scaffolding.permissions.map

Define the default scaffolding permissions for one or more roles. Each numbered instance of this variable should have a corresponding siteTypes and value option. For example, if scaffolding.permissions.map.1 is set, at a minimum scaffolding.permissions.map.1.siteTypes, scaffolding.permissions.map.1.value.count and scaffolding.permissions.map.1.value.1 must be set.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

scaffolding.permissions.map.{number}.siteTypes

A list of site types (portfolio, course, project, etc.) for which the permission map should be used.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

scaffolding.permissions.map.{number}.value

A list of the actual permissions that should be assigned to the role specified in scaffolding.permissions.map.{number}.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

scaffolding.permissions.override

Whether or not to override the existing scaffolding permissions with those set in scaffolding.permissions.map. If set to true, only the permissions set in scaffolding.permissions.map will be set. If set to false, the permissions set in scaffolding.permissions.map will be set in addition to any existing permissions.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

scheduler.event.archive.enabled

This property does not currently appear to be used.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

scheduler.event.archive.length

The length of time (in milliseconds) that sessions are allowed to sit around before being archived.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

schemaUpdate@org.sakaiproject.springframework.orm.hibernate.SessionFactoryBase

Whether or not to execute a schema update after initialize the session factory.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

search.allow.maintain.admin

Whether or not to allow site maintainers to administer the search tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

search.alow.maintain.admin

Whether or not to allow site maintainers to administer the search tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3

search.enable

Whether or not to enable the search tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

search.experimental

Whether or not to enable the search tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3

search.indexbuild

Whether or not to build indexes for the search tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

separateIdEid@org.sakaiproject.user.api.UserDirectoryService

Whether or not to use a separate value for a user's ID and EID.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

server.info.url

A URL containing information about this Sakai instance. Can be set to point to a resource stored within Sakai.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

serverId

The unique identifier for a particular node in a cluster.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

serverName

The service hostname for this sakai installation.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

serverUrl

The canonical URL associated with this sakai instance.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

servlet.container

The name of the servlet container to use. Setting this to "websphere" enables specific functionality. Any other setting enables the default behavior.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

setup.request

The return email address for Worksite Setup or Site Info tool change notification messages.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sharedJournalBase@org.sakaiproject.search.api.JournalSettings

The shared directory for search journaling.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

sit.accessibility

The text associated with the URL specified in accessibility.url.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.contentporttit

The title associated with the content portal iframe.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.contentshead

The text of the header for the content portal iframe.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.help

The text associated with the help link.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.jumpcontent

The text associated with the "jump to content" link.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.jumptools

The text associated with the "jump to tools" link.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.jumpworksite

The text associated with the "jump to worksites" link.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.log

The failover text that appears when logout.text is null.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.more

The text associated with the "more" link that appears when a user is enrolled in more sites than can be displayed as tabs.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.mywor

The text associated with the "My Workspace" link.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.presenceiframetit

The title of the presence iframe displayed on the portal.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.presencetitle

The header text for the presence module displayed on the portal.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.selectmessage

The textual hint to assist users in using the "more sites" dropdown.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.toolshead

The textual hint to assist users in using the tools panel.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.worksite

The text to add at the end of each site's name.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.worksites

The title of the worksites iframe displayed on the portal.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sit.worksiteshead

The textual hint to assist users in using the worksite navigation tabs.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

site-manage.campusUserDirectory

A url to look up a user id in your institute.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

site-manage.cms.subject.category

The category used for subject/department in the default CM impl data.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

site-manage.cms.subject.label

The label used for subject/department in the default CM impl data.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

site-manage.courseManagementSystemImplemented

If set to true, the CM service is consulted to find courses associated with the user in order to create a course selection list. The user can still choose to setup sites ?manually? (by entering the course information rather than selecting from a list or dropdowns). If set to false, users are only able to setup course sites by manually entering the course information. The default is true.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

site.enableCreateAnyUser

Whether or not to allow users creating a site to search and add sections from other users.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

site.setup.import.file

Whether or not to allow the import of a site from a file during the site setup.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

site.visit.unp

Whether or not to allow visits to an unpublished site.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

siteQuota@org.sakaiproject.content.api.ContentHostingService

The site resource quota (in Kb).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sitebrowser.termsearch.property

The site property to use when searching by term
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sitebrowser.termsearch.type

The type of site to search by term (typically "course").
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

sitesearch.noshow.sitetype

A type of site to exclude from site search results. "My Workspace" sites are excluded whether or not this is set.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

skin.default

The default skin to use for the portal and sites.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

skin.force

Whether or not to allow users to select a custom skin.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

skin.repo

The relative path to the directory containing all available skins (generally TOMCAT_HOME/webapps).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

skin.root

The relative or absolute URL of the directory containing all available skins.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

smtp.dns.1

The IP address for the primary DNS server (used by James to lookup the outgoing mail host).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

smtp.dns.2

The IP address for the primary DNS server (used by James to lookup the outgoing mail host).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

smtp.enabled

Whether or not to accept incoming SMTP requests.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

smtp.port

The port number on which James should listen for incoming SMTP requests.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

smtp@org.sakaiproject.email.api.EmailService

The hostname of the server that handles outgoing SMTP messages.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

smtpFrom@org.sakaiproject.email.api.EmailService

The smtp mail envelope return address used for outgoing messages.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

smtpPort@org.sakaiproject.email.api.EmailService

The port to use for outgoing SMTP mail messages.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

stealthTools@org.sakaiproject.tool.api.ActiveToolManager

The list of tool IDs to "stealth", or hide from the "Edit Tools" menu.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

storagePath@org.sakaiproject.archive.api.ArchiveService

The directory location in which to store directories and files created using the archive tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

studentview.roles

A comma-delimited list of site roles to which users can switch. This allows admins to specify default roles for students if they do not already have a role in the site.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

style.permissions.map

A map of the default permissions for the OSP style tool. Each numbered instance of this variable should have a corresponding siteTypes and value option. For example, if style.permissions.map.1 is set, at a minimum style.permissions.map.1.siteTypes, style.permissions.map.1.value.count and style.permissions.map.1.value.1 must be set.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

style.permissions.map.{number}.siteTypes

A list of site types (portfolio, course, project, etc.) for which the permission map should be used.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

style.permissions.map.{number}.value

A list of the actual permissions that should be assigned to the role specified in style.permissions.map.{number}.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

style.permissions.override

Whether or not to override the existing style permissions with those set in style.permissions.map. If set to true, only the permissions set in style.permissions.map will be set. If set to false, the permissions set in style.permissions.map will be set in addition to any existing permissions.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

support.email

The email address used when rejecting incoming messages.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

syllabus.resources.show_all_collections.helper

Whether or not to display the "Show Other Sites" link in the file picker used by the syllabus tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - T

Property Name

Description

tags.focus

Whether to use "archival" or "rich" rules when excluding tags.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

termendtime

The end time of a defined term. Each numbered instance should match a term defined in termterm.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3

termiscurrent

Whether or not a defined term is the default.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3

termlistabbr

The abbreviation to use for a defined term. Each numbered instance should match a term defined in termterm.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3

termstarttime

The start time of a defined term. Each numbered instance should match a term defined in termterm.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3

termterm

The name of a defined term.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3

termyear

The calendar year of a defined term. Each numbered instance should match a term defined in termterm.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3

testMode@org.sakaiproject.email.api.EmailService

Whether or not to send outgoing messages. If set to true, no outgoing messages will be sent.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

testOnBorrow@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

Whether or not to test the health of a database connection when checking it out from the pool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

testOnReturn@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

Whether or not to test the health of a database connection when returning it to the pool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

testWhileIdle@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

Whether or not to test idle connections. If this is set to false, no idle evictions will occur.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

timeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The time to wait (in milliseconds between) eviction runs. During an eviction run, idle connections above the minimum are returned to the pool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

timeToLive@db.cache.SAKAI_ALIAS_PROPERTY

The time (in seconds) to cache table rows in memory for queries run against the sakai_alias_property table.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

timeToLive@db.cache.SAKAI_REALM_PROPERTY

The time (in seconds) to cache table rows in memory for queries run against the sakai_realm_property table.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

timeToLive@db.cache.SAKAI_SITE_GROUP_PROPERTY

The time (in seconds) to cache table rows in memory for queries run against the sakai_site_group_property table.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

timeToLive@db.cache.SAKAI_SITE_PAGE_PROPERTY

The time (in seconds) to cache table rows in memory for queries run against the sakai_site_page_property table.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

timeToLive@db.cache.SAKAI_SITE_PROPERTY

The time (in seconds) to cache table rows in memory for queries run against the sakai_site_property table.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

timeToLive@db.cache.SAKAI_USER_PROPERTY

The time (in seconds) to cache table rows in memory for queries run against the sakai_user_property table.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.5,2.6

timeoutSeconds@org.sakaiproject.presence.api.PresenceService

The time (in seconds) before an entity that has not updated its presence information is considered to no longer be present.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

titleEditableSiteType

One or more site types (course, project, etc.) for which the title should be editable.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

top.login

Whether or not to provide a login form on the portal itself (typically on the top).
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - U

Property Name

Description

ui.service

The text displayed as the root of the bread crumb bar. In other words, the common name of your Sakai instance.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

url@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The connection URL to be passed to the JDBC driver (example: jdbc:mysql://127.0.0.1:3306/sakai?useUnicode=true&characterEncoding=UTF-8). The syntax can vary by implementation, consult the vendor documentation for details.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

username@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The username to use when connecting to the database.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - V

Property Name

Description

validationQuery@javax.sql.BaseDataSource

The query to use when checking the health of a database connection.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

vendor@org.sakaiproject.db.api.SqlService

The hibernate vendor, which must match the dialect set in hibernate.dialect.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

version.sakai

The version text that appears next to the word "Sakai" in the footer of the portal.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

version.service

The version text that appears next to the service name in the footer of the portal.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

visibleTools@org.sakaiproject.tool.api.ActiveToolManager

The list of tool IDs to make visible, regardless of whether they are hidden or stealthed. Any valid tool listed here will appear on the "Edit Tools" menu.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

Sakai Properties Reference - W

Property Name

Description

webcontent.instructions.url

The URL containing instructions for new "web content" tool instances whose URL is unset.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

webdav.cookies

if set to true, a set-cookie response will be received after an authenticated webDAV URL request if and only if you don't already have the same dav cookie. Default setting (false) is recommended for production installations.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

webdav.ignore

One or more regular expressions indicating content the DAV servlet should ignore.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

webdav.instructions.url

The location of the end-user webDAV instructions.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

webservice.IPCheck

Whether or not to check the IP address of clients attempting to use web services.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

webservice.portalIP

A list of IP addresses allowed to use web services.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

webservice.portalsecret

Indicates the shared secret between the Sakai JSR-168 Portlet and this instance of Sakai.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

webservices.allow

A comma-delimited list of regular expressions matching hostnames that are allow to use web services. A host matching a pattern in both webservices.allow and webservices.deny will be denied access. If this is set to .* or left empty, all accesses will be allowed.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

webservices.allow-log

Whether or not to log web services requests that are allowed because they match one of the patterns defined in webservices.allow.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

webservices.allowlogin

Whether or not to allow logins via web services.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

webservices.deny

A comma-delimited list of regular expressions detailed hosts that are allowed to use web services. A host matching a pattern in both webservices.allow and webservices.deny will be denied access.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

webservices.deny-log

Whether or not to log web services requests that are denied because they match one of the patterns defined in webservices.deny.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

wiki.comments

Whether or not to allow comments in the Rwiki tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

wiki.display.user.id

Whether or not to display user IDs in the Wiki tool. Set to false by default.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

wiki.experimental

Whether or not to enable the Rwiki tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

wiki.notification

Whether or not to enable notification for the Rwiki tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

wiki.trackreads

Whether or not to track wiki page views in the event tracking table.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.6

wiki.ui.homepage

The name of the default wiki home page (defaults to "Home").
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

withDissertation

Whether or not to display links to the grad tools.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

wizard.permissions.map

A map of the default permissions for the OSP wizard tool. Each numbered instance of this variable should have a corresponding siteTypes and value option. For example, if wizard.permissions.map.1 is set, at a minimum wizard.permissions.map.1.siteTypes, wizard.permissions.map.1.value.count and wizard.permissions.map.1.value.1 must be set.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

wizard.permissions.map.{number}.siteTypes

A list of site types (portfolio, course, project, etc.) for which the permission map should be used.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

wizard.permissions.map.{number}.value

A list of the actual permissions that should be assigned to the role specified in wizard.permissions.map.{number}.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

wizard.permissions.override

Whether or not to override the existing wizard permissions with those set in wizard.permissions.map. If set to true, only the permissions set in wizard.permissions.map will be set. If set to false, the permissions set in wizard.permissions.map will be set in addition to any existing permissions.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

wsetup.disable.joinable

One or more site types (course, project, etc.) for which the joinable flag should be disabled.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

wsetup.disable.unjoin

One or more site types (course, project, etc.) users are not allowed to unjoin.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

wsetup.group.support

Whether to display the group toolbar in the "Site Info" tool.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

wsetup.skipCourseSectionSelection

Whether or not to allow users to select a course section when creating a worksite.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.4,2.5,2.6

wysiwyg.editor

The name of the WYSIWYG editor to use in most parts of sakai.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6

wysiwyg.twinpeaks

Whether or not to enable twinpeaks support in the WYSIWYG editor.
This property is used in Sakai version(s): 2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6