Quest Page Redirector (qPageRedirector)

The qPageRedirector web part carries out a redirection operation on-the-fly, taking the user to a specific page depending on their identity.

The practical application of the qPageRedirector web part is for a button or a link to be configured to, when pressed, take the user to a specific page.

The way this works is very simple and easy to manage and maintain.  Upon pressing the button or link, the user would be immediately taken to a "helper" page.  This page is not actually displayed, but contains the qPageRedirector web part which is executed as soon as the helper page is loaded.  Because the qPageRedirector web part makes reference to a SharePoint list which "maps" user identities (in the form Domain\Username) to URLs (in the form http://domain/sitename/ ... /pagename.aspx), execution of the web part takes the user to the URL.

Although more a facilitation web part than a display item, the qPageRedirector is excellent for tailoring user behaviour to the identity of the existing user.  By way of example, you might generate a button labelled "My training site" which always takes a user to their own training site.

Configuration of the web part entails referencing the relevant SharePoint mapping list, specifying which columns are used for the users ID and the URL to go to.  Because these columns are specified in the web part itself, one can use to same SharePoint mapping "master" list to configure mappings for many redirection instances, thus centralising and simplifying maintenance.