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Manage Users

Administrators can add and delete users within their departments. An administrator can grant administrative privileges or the privilege to contribute questions to a particular topic. All users must have a valid BU login to be able to access the FAQ Admin system.

 
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add questions
edit, publish, and unpublish questions  
manage topics and subtopics  
add and remove users  
assign, enable, and disable templates
 
 

The Manage Users screen has two areas. In the upper part of the screen you find departmental administrator lists. In the lower part of the screen is a list of all topics within the selected department. Each topic has a link that shows the contributors defined for the item. At the top of the topic list is also a Show All link that expands all topics.

 

Administrators

Administrator list
 
Department

The list shows all departments in which you are an administrator. The selected department is highlighted. If you are an administrator in a single department, only that department is preselected.

 
Administrator list

The list is ordered alphabetically by BU login. The administrator's full name is displayed next to the BU login. Each item in the list has a Remove link that allows you to remove the name from the list.

 
Remove

Removing a name from the list takes effect immediately. If you remove a name by mistake you can add it again. Be careful not to remove yourself from the list. After you remove yourself you will not have the necessary privileges to access the selected department. All entries in the list are unique; the system prevents double entries.

 
Add administrator

Type the BU login of the person you want to add and click the Add Administrator button. The FAQ Admin system will verify if the entered login is a valid BU login. The input field is case insensitive. If the entered login is not a valid choice, an error message is displayed below the input box. Adding a user to the list grants instant access to the FAQ Admin system.

 

Contributors

Contributor list
 
Topic Name

The first column lists all topics within the selected department by topic order.

 
Show/Hide

The second column displays a link that allows you to show or hide the contributor list. Click the Show link to add new contributors. When no contributors are defined, the list is replaced by a message stating that fact.

 
Show All

Click this link for a quick overview of all contributors. Please note that in this context you cannot add new contributors.

 
Add contributor

When you click the Show link for any topic, you will see a list of contributors and a text box that allows you to add new contributors. Enter the BU login into the text box. The text field is case insensitive. After clicking the Add Contributor button, the FAQ system will validate the BU login. If the BU login is valid and if the name is not already in the departmental administrator or contributor lists, it will be added to the list. The new contributor has instant access to the Question form to add questions.

 
Remove contributor

Remove contributors just as you would remove administrators. Please read .

 
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1 May 2002 | NIS | OIT | Boston University | Questions