the generallevel - settings for all the users. Only users with respective permissions can configure these settings. These permissions are assigned in Administration – Application Access Settings – Global Access Settings – Portal – Configure the set of personal main pages.
the personallevel – settings for the user, who configured them. You can customize the page, by clicking (fig. 1).
Fig. 1. Customize main page button
Customization
Fig. 2 illustrates an example of personal settings page.
Fig. 2. Personal settings page
– this icon means, that the system administrator has added the portlet to the page on the general settings level. Such portlets cannot be deleted.