Redirection with Service Portal frequently asked questionsIssue <!-- /*NS Branding Styles*/ --> .ns-kb-css-body-editor-container { p { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #000000; } span { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #000000; } h2 { font-size: 24pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } h3 { font-size: 18pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } h4 { font-size: 14pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } a { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #00718F; } a:hover { font-size: 12pt; color: #024F69; } a:target { font-size: 12pt; color: #032D42; } a:visited { font-size: 12pt; color: #00718f; } ul { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; } li { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; } img { display: ; max-width: ; width: ; height: ; } } Get answers to common questions about redirection with Service Portal using SPEntryPage script include, and find related resources. 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Why? A: This is expected behavior. The SPEntryPage script does not block access to UI16. It only ensures that users reach the portal by default after login. Q: Why are users redirected to the default portal after login if they try to open another portal first? A: This is a product limitation. The SPEntryPage script logic does not support multiple portal login scenarios. Q: After login, users can still access UI16 by opening a new tab and going to https://instancename.service-now.com or selecting ServiceNow in Okta. How can this be restricted? A: This is expected behavior. The SPEntryPage script runs only after login. To restrict users from accessing the platform UI, see the examples given in this knowledge article. Q: When users open a record link from an email, they redirected to the platform UI after login. How can they be redirected to Service Portal instead? A: If you use single sign-on (SSO), confirm that the identity provider (IDP) preserves the relay state. Also, verify that the redirection is configured as described in How to configure redirects in Service Portal. Q: Why are users redirected to the platform UI instead of the portal after logging out and logging in again? A: After logout, the last page visited is usually logout.do. Because this is not a Service Portal URL, the system redirects users to the platform UI. Q: Is there a way to debug Service Portal redirection? A: To view debug output from the SPEntryPage script and check the session variables it uses: Go to the system property glide.entry.first.page.script and set the value to new SPEntryPage().getFirstPageURL().Open the SPEntryPage script include and set this.logVariables to true.In a different browser (or incognito or inPrivate session), log in. Q: Where is the output log? A: Go to System Logs > System Log > All, or open: /syslog_list.do?sysparm_query=level%3D0%5EORDERBYDESCsys_created_on&sysparm_first_row=1&sysparm_view= Related Links<!-- /*NS Branding Styles*/ --> .ns-kb-css-body-editor-container { p { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #000000; } span { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #000000; } h2 { font-size: 24pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } h3 { font-size: 18pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } h4 { font-size: 14pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } a { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #00718F; } a:hover { font-size: 12pt; color: #024F69; } a:target { font-size: 12pt; color: #032D42; } a:visited { font-size: 12pt; color: #00718f; } ul { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; } li { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; } img { display: ; max-width: ; width: ; height: ; } } For the latest product documentation on portal redirection, see Single sign-on, logins, and URL redirects.