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URL Design Types of URLs Friendly URL Current http://mass.gov/donotcall Standard portal URL Current: http://mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=eohhs2subtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Consumer&L2=Physical+Health+and+Treatment&L3=Emergency+Services&sid=Eeohhs2 URL Design
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URL Design Types of URLs • Friendly URL • Currenthttp://mass.gov/donotcall • Standard portal URL • Current:http://mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=eohhs2subtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Consumer&L2=Physical+Health+and+Treatment&L3=Emergency+Services&sid=Eeohhs2
URL Design • The upgraded portal will have “ugly” portal URLs. • This is due to the Vignette Application Portal solution that we use. • New standard portal URL:http://mass.gov/portal/site/massgovportal/menuitem.6a0a61789ef175a3ba8e76be43468a0c/?pageID=mg2subtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Business&L2=Funding+Sources&L3=Manufacturing%2c+equipment++%26+exports&sid=massgov2
URL Design • PEP discussed options for designing a new standard portal URL. • “Pretty” URL • “Somewhat Pretty” URL • System Generated URL • Why do we need a better URL? What are the business needs related to URL format?
URL Design • A number of options discussed. • Final solution meets all business needs except one. • Redesigned standard portal URL:http://mass.gov/eohhs/1234567 Site Name ShortNumericalSequence
URL Design • Next Steps • Determine impact of new URL on maintenance tasks. Context will no longer be evident from URL string. • PEP will meet to discuss maintenance impact • Implementation in the fall • No existing URLs will be broken