nitrc:Future User Guide - Admin: Edit Public Info
From NITRC Wiki
Click the "Edit Public Info" link at the top of the Tool/Resource Administration page. This page enables you to change the basic information and functionality available for your tool/resource. You may modify the following information:
- Descriptive Tool/Resource Name: The name of your tool/resource as it appears on NITRC.
- Tool/Resource Visibility: Select "Public" if you want your tool/resource visible to all NITRC users; select "Private" is you want your tool/resource only visible to its members.
- Short Description: A brief description of your tool/resource that appears at the top of your tool/resource Summary page.
- Organization: The organization (such as Johns Hopkins University, UCSD, or Neuroinformatics Research Group) that supports your tool/resource. This information is displayed in a box on the right side of your tool/resource Summary page.
- Center: The research center or institute (such as Motefiore Institute, CIRM, or Center for Systems Biology) that supports your tool/resource. This information is displayed in a box on the right side of your tool/resource Summary page.
- Funding Source: A list of your funding sources and/or acknowledgments. This information is displayed in a box on the right side of your tool/resource Summary page.
| Note: Special markup is allowed for funding sources. A WYSIWYG editor is provided to make this easier for commonly used markup, but you may directly enter the special markup in the box. To edit the source code directly, click the "BBCode" button in the WYSIWYG editor.
Special markup for funding sources:
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| Note: If you choose "Quote" for the style in the WYSIWYG editor, the editor assumes a new paragraph when you press "Enter" on your keyboard and a new box is created. To stay in the same box and move to the next line, press "Shift" and "Enter" on your keyboard. |
- Homepage Link: A link to your tool/resource’s home page, accessible by following the "Home Page" link in the box on the right side of your tool/resource Summary page. The home page link is initially set to your Summary page. If you have an external Web site, you should provide that home page link here.
- Active Features: A list of the tool/resource-specific functionality available in NITRC. You may activate or deactivate these built-in NITRC functions for your tool/resource. Most of these functions are accessed by users through your tool/resource menu. The available NITRC built-in functions are:
- Mailing Lists: If checked, your tool/resource menu will have a "Mailing Lists" link. You can create mailing lists that any NITRC user can subscribe to. You can also create private mailing lists that only your members may subscribe to.
- Surveys: If checked, your tool/resource menu will have a "Surveys" link. You can create surveys to poll NITRC users for information.
- Forums: If checked, your tool/resource menu will have a "Forums" link. Three discussion forums are automatically created for your tool/resource, and you can create other discussion forums as desired. Each forum can be open to all NITRC users or restricted to your members.
- Task Manager: If checked, your tool/resource menu will have a "Tasks" link. You can manage work that needs to be done for your tool/resource similar to MS Project.
- Source Code Repository (SCM): If checked, your tool/resource menu will have a "Source Code" link. You may use NITRC as your version control repository for all your source code.
- News: If checked, your tool/resource menu will have a "News" link. You can post news bulletins that will be displayed on your Summary page. These bulletins may also be selected by the NITRC news team for display on the NITRC Home page.
- Doc Manager: If checked, your tool/resource menu will have a "Docs" link. You and members of your tool/resource can upload documents that all NITRC users can view.
- Tracker: If checked, your tool/resource menu will have a "Tracker" link. You can manage items that need to be tracked, like bugs or feature requests for your tool/resource. All NITRC users can view these items, but only registered users can submit items and comment on them. Only designated members of your tool/resource can modify tracking information.
- File Release System (FRS): If checked, your tool/resource menu will have a "Downloads" link. You can upload software that other NITRC users can download and use.
- Statistics: If checked, your Summary page will display your tool/resource activity percentile and a link to view some statistics. The activity percentile shows how active your tool/resource has been in comparison to other tools/resources for the current week. The Statistics page shows activity graphs for your tool/resource, including opened and closed tracker items, posted forum messages, submitted documents, opened and closed tasks, and downloads. If unchecked, the activity percentile and statistics link will not be shown on your tool/resource Summary page, but activity will be tracked. Administrators can access statistics through the Admin Stats menu link.
| Note: The Most Active All Time and Most Active This Week lists include tools/resources that do not have the "Use Statistics" box checked, as these metrics have a site-wide perspective. |
- One Click Backup: If checked, NITRC will create a nightly backup of your tool/resource. You must set up a virtual machine to upload and view a backup of your tool/resource.
- CVS 2 Tracker: (Only displayed if CVS was chosen for source control management at registration.) If checked, NITRC will look to link your CVS log messages to Trackers and Tasks when files are committed to your CVS repository. If your CVS log message contains text in the form [#NNN] for Tracker (for example, [#54] or [#243]) and [TNNN] for Tasks (for example, [T68] or [T132]), the message will be shown on the Tracker or Task Detail page with links to the involved files.
- MediaWiki Plugin: If checked, your tool/resource menu will have a "MediaWiki" link. You can provide wiki pages that all NITRC users can view and your members can contribute to. You can also create private wiki pages that only members can view and edit.
- In addition to the built-in NITRC functions, you may link to your own tool/resource functions. Click "External Links" to get a page where can enter the URLs for your external functions. Refer to the Custom Tool Menu Entries section in this User Guide for more information on that page.
- New Document Submissions: The e-mail addresses of those who will review all new document submissions for your tool/resource. Multiple addresses must be separated by a comma.
