Panels

Features

User Permissions Required to Add/Edit Panels

• Coordinators
• Add New Panel
• Add/Edit Panel Contents
• Group Access
• Personalization
• Display a Panel
• Update Panel Position and Order
• Delete a Panel

Coordinators

1. This feature is only applicable to those who have the People manager. It allows the administrator to select who has access to make changes within the Panels manager.
2. Select an appropriate user from the drop down menu. The users that appear are set through the People manager.
3. Click the Save icon within the dialog box.
4. To delete a coordinator, click the Delete icon to the left of the user's name.

Add New Panel

 

1. Log into your site and click the Panels manager icon on the administrative panel.
2. Click the Add New Panel icon
3. Title: Enter a title for your panel. This will not show up on your website.
4. Content Distribution: Select "My Site" if you only want this panel to be placed on your site. Select "Any Site" if you want to make this panel available to the Community Content Portal.
5. Content Access: This allows you to set the minimum security level required to view your panel. For more information on setting access, see the People Manager as this option will only appear to those who have the People manager.
   1. Guest: This allows anyone who visits your site to view your panel.   
   2. Member: This allows only those who have Site Member access or greater to view your panel. 
   3. Site Contributor: This allows only those who have Site Contributor access or greater to view your panel. 
   4. Site Editor: This allows only those who have Site Editor access or greater to view your panel.   
   5. Site Administrator: This allows only those who have Site Administrator access to view your panel. 
6. Publish Date: Click the calendar icon to the right of the Publish Date field to bring up the interactive calendar and choose the date that your panel will be available to users.  Leave the Publish Date field blank to make your panel available immediately.  Alternatively, you may click inside the Publish Date field to bring up the interactive calendar.
7. Expiration Date: Click the calendar icon to the right of the Expiration Date field to bring up the interactive calendar and choose the date that your panel will no longer be available to users.  Leave the Expiration Date field blank to make your panel available immediately.  Alternatively, you may click inside the Expiration Date field to bring up the interactive calendar.

Add/Edit Panel Contents

1. Add/edit page contents using the Page Editor. For help with the functionality of the Page Editor, see Using the Editor for more information.
2. Click the Save icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

Additional Features

Group Access

1. You must first setup your target groups in the Groups manager.
2. Users must be assigned to the group to be included in the target groups. This can be done by the individual through setting his/her preferences at log in or by changing those preferences from your Web site's home page. You can also do this manually through the People manager.
3. Select the group you wish to grant access and click the Save icon in the upper right corner of the dialog box.
4. To delete a group, click the Delete icon to the left of the group name.

Personalization

1. You must first setup your target groups in the Groups manager.
2. Users must be assigned to the group to be included in the target groups. This can be done by the individual through setting his/her preferences at log in or by changing those preferences from your Web site's home page. You can also do this manually through the People manager.
3. Choose the group you wish to grant access and click the Save icon in the upper right corner of the dialog box.  
4. To delete a group, click the Delete icon to the left of the group name.

Display a Panel

1. Click on the Panel Placement tab.
2. Using the first drop down list, select the page in which you want your panel to appear.
3. Using the second drop down list, select the area of placement you wish for your panel to appear.
4. Click the Save icon in the upper right corner of the dialog box.
5. Repeat the steps above for each page on which you wish to place the panel.
6. A listing of the panel position and each page containing the panel will be displayed in the preview window beneath the second drop down list.
7. To delete a panel placement, click the Delete icon to the left of the page title. 

Update Panel Position and Order

Delete a Panel

Delete a panel or panels by selecting the box to the left of the Panel Name and then click the Delete Selected icon.  Once a panel is deleted, there is not a way to retrieve the panel.  Alternatively, you may click the Delete icon within the Panel itself.