Administrators can test how a common area appears for specific Portal Roles from the Preview by Portal Role page. When a role is selected, the tab will appear in the page exactly as it will appear to that role.
Follow these steps to open the Preview by Portal Role page.
Step 1 Click Manage Tabs from the Portal Areas section of the System Control Panel.
Step 2 Click Modify for the My Institution tab or a module tab created by the Administrator.
Step 3 Click Preview By Portal Role from the Modify Tab: My Institution page.
Select a Portal Role from the drop-down list and click Go. The common area view for that Portal Role will appear on the page.