diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 814c068d21f..688eeca7d0d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22695,9 +22695,10 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/cz-lerna-changelog/node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash._baseindexof": {
 			"version": "3.1.0",
-			"extraneous": true,
+			"dev": true,
 			"inBundle": true,
-			"license": "MIT"
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"peer": true
 		},
 		"node_modules/cz-lerna-changelog/node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash._baseuniq": {
 			"version": "4.6.0",
@@ -22712,21 +22713,24 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/cz-lerna-changelog/node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash._bindcallback": {
 			"version": "3.0.1",
-			"extraneous": true,
+			"dev": true,
 			"inBundle": true,
-			"license": "MIT"
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"peer": true
 		},
 		"node_modules/cz-lerna-changelog/node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash._cacheindexof": {
 			"version": "3.0.2",
-			"extraneous": true,
+			"dev": true,
 			"inBundle": true,
-			"license": "MIT"
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"peer": true
 		},
 		"node_modules/cz-lerna-changelog/node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash._createcache": {
 			"version": "3.1.2",
-			"extraneous": true,
+			"dev": true,
 			"inBundle": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
+			"peer": true,
 			"dependencies": {
 				"lodash._getnative": "^3.0.0"
 			}
@@ -22740,9 +22744,10 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/cz-lerna-changelog/node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash._getnative": {
 			"version": "3.9.1",
-			"extraneous": true,
+			"dev": true,
 			"inBundle": true,
-			"license": "MIT"
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"peer": true
 		},
 		"node_modules/cz-lerna-changelog/node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash._root": {
 			"version": "3.0.1",
@@ -22760,9 +22765,10 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/cz-lerna-changelog/node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash.restparam": {
 			"version": "3.6.1",
-			"extraneous": true,
+			"dev": true,
 			"inBundle": true,
-			"license": "MIT"
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"peer": true
 		},
 		"node_modules/cz-lerna-changelog/node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash.union": {
 			"version": "4.6.0",
@@ -65017,7 +65023,7 @@
 		},
 		"packages/common": {
 			"name": "@esri/hub-common",
-			"version": "15.7.1",
+			"version": "15.9.0",
 			"license": "Apache-2.0",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@terraformer/arcgis": "^2.1.2",
@@ -65049,6 +65055,9 @@
 			"name": "@esri/hub-discussions",
 			"version": "29.2.1",
 			"license": "Apache-2.0",
+			"dependencies": {
+				"tslib": "^1.13.0"
+			},
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"@esri/hub-common": "^15.7.1",
 				"@types/geojson": "^7946.0.7",
@@ -83478,7 +83487,8 @@
 						"lodash._baseindexof": {
 							"version": "3.1.0",
 							"bundled": true,
-							"extraneous": true
+							"dev": true,
+							"peer": true
 						},
 						"lodash._baseuniq": {
 							"version": "4.6.0",
@@ -83493,17 +83503,20 @@
 						"lodash._bindcallback": {
 							"version": "3.0.1",
 							"bundled": true,
-							"extraneous": true
+							"dev": true,
+							"peer": true
 						},
 						"lodash._cacheindexof": {
 							"version": "3.0.2",
 							"bundled": true,
-							"extraneous": true
+							"dev": true,
+							"peer": true
 						},
 						"lodash._createcache": {
 							"version": "3.1.2",
 							"bundled": true,
-							"extraneous": true,
+							"dev": true,
+							"peer": true,
 							"requires": {
 								"lodash._getnative": "^3.0.0"
 							}
@@ -83517,7 +83530,8 @@
 						"lodash._getnative": {
 							"version": "3.9.1",
 							"bundled": true,
-							"extraneous": true
+							"dev": true,
+							"peer": true
 						},
 						"lodash._root": {
 							"version": "3.0.1",
@@ -83534,7 +83548,8 @@
 						"lodash.restparam": {
 							"version": "3.6.1",
 							"bundled": true,
-							"extraneous": true
+							"dev": true,
+							"peer": true
 						},
 						"lodash.union": {
 							"version": "4.6.0",
diff --git a/packages/common/src/users/_internal/UserUiSchemaSettings.ts b/packages/common/src/users/_internal/UserUiSchemaSettings.ts
index dfd0378fcc5..20e85efbb83 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/users/_internal/UserUiSchemaSettings.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/users/_internal/UserUiSchemaSettings.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,12 @@ async function _getCommunityOrEnterpriseAGOUrl(
   return orgUrl;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Fetches the portal settings in a fail-safe manner.
+ *
+ * @param context - The context containing the ArcGIS portal information.
+ * @returns A promise that resolves to the portal settings.
+ */
 export async function _getPortalSettings(
   context: IArcGISContext
 ): Promise<any> {