In the portal, a "node" is the unit of data storage. Each node is displayed as a separate page. The home node is the page that users see when they first sign in.
This defaults to the high-level package for the account, which is a bit like the root director for the account. In a typicaly Relay setup, this then redirects to Relay, and you should not need to set the home node.
In a standard Relay setup, the high-level package is an instance of the Home Page type. This looks at the nodes with the high-level package that the user is authorised to see, and if there is exactly one redirects the user to that, otherwise it shows icons for all the nodes. If you expect to see Relay when you sign in, but do not see Relay, you should sort out the problem and not change the home node.
- If a user sees nothing when they sign in, this is likely to be a permission problem. See Permission manifest and Permission manifest manager.
- If a user sees icons for things that you do not want them to see, you can set the Hidden tag on those items to hide them. If you have installed a product, look in the product for instructions.
If you do need to change the home node for the account, go to the Account manager, find the row with Account home node, and from the Action drop-down on that row, select the Set account home node option. Link to the new home node using the standard link control and Submit to save.