Understanding Guest User Accounts
The guest user account is an optional configuration that enables any public user to access the portal as a guest. You can configure the guest homepage with pagelets and transactions that are suitable for guests. By setting up the guest user security properly, you can limit which aspects of the portal guests can access.
PeopleSoft Interaction Hub includes GUEST, the guest user ID, which allows access to a limited subset of portal features as well as selected portal applications. The PeopleSoft system delivers a Guest homepage that contains the pagelets that are suitable for guest users.
Note: For guest users, the Guest homepage does not include personalization options. Therefore, the navigation header does not display the Favorites menu, the Personalize Content and Personalize Layout links, the Add to My Links link and the Sign out link, or other homepage tabs.
The following example illustrates the Guest homepage as viewed by a guest user.
Note: The Guest homepage tab is also visible to authenticated users of the system. When the Guest homepage tab is accessed by an authenticated user, then the pagelet content and portal header features reflect the privileges of that authenticated user and not the limitations of the guest user.