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Presented by Jude BowmanJenzabar, Inc. Oct. 17th, 2014
Latest Enhancements to JICS: Next Generation User Interface
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JICS portal has powerful features and functionality that were inaccessible to most, locked away behind a very steep learning curve
Most people in charge of managing pages would use the default or need an administrator to make changes
Where we were
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A multi-phase project to redesign all aspects of administration in JICS to make them more accessible, intuitive, and user-friendly.
Dubbed internally “NGUI” for Next Generation User Interface The phases:
• Phase 1: The new “Add a page” in 7.5.5, took a 10-step process for adding new functionality and made it work in 2 clicks.
• Phase 2: Overhaul of all aspects of page management in 8.1• Future phases will give similar treatment to context management
and other areas of the portal
The plan
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Phase 1: Add a page
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What do we mean by “Page Management?” All the settings, permissions, and functionality related to setting up and managing a page.• Everything in the “Edit page” area
Properties Content Layout Permissions
Feature Management• Everything in the “PortletWrench” area
Preferences Settings Permissions
Phase 2 –Page & Feature Management
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The legacy version
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The two big(gest) problems:
• Not discoverable• Not usable
The legacy version
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Our solution –the “Admin bar”
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Page with one feature• Access• Options• Settings
Page with multiple features• Layout• Rearrange
The “Admin Bar”
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The Access page
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Granting permission
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Adding a role
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The Options page
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The Settings page
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Multiple features
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The Layout page
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New “Header” layouts
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Rearranging
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Clarifying access
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Another option
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In-line help & guidance
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Accessible rearranging
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Questions?