Wiki course

ela.hunt@systemsx.ch

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Course Outline

• Motivation for using a wiki – examples and common sense rules– SyBIT wiki– Ralf’s wiki (WingX)– BattleX wiki– iBRAIN (SyBIT project)

• Editing in action– Make your own page

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Questions

• Please ask questions any time you feel like it

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Left – menus, logos, searchRight – linksMiddle – content with links

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Personal page:No menu on the left, just editing operations availablePicture, address, content belowTop right – access to personal settings

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Finding people via the dashboard

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DashboardEmail for helpList of wikis (spaces)Info on recent updatesAccess to people pagessearch

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Ralf’s personal space- Ralf is in charge, gives access to individuals as required, access control can be

different for each page

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Security model

• Hierarchical, children pages inherit security from parent page

• Page is public, unless we impose edit and view restrictions

• Restrictions/lists of allowed users apply to individuals or groups

• Nominated admins define security for the group wiki

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Group listing, the listed group has access

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Personal content controlled by Ralf-Navigation bar on the left-Content in the main pane-Search field-Structure left bottom-Recent updates right bottom

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Ralf’s protocols – links to attachments

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Ralf’s macros page and its children

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Ralf’s summary of his results

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A group or group leader establishes rules/policies

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Templates

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Example wiki

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Integrating excel docs

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Showing powerpoint/pdf

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Showing word docs

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Hands-on session with examples

• New pages• Attachments• Syntax• Macros• Documentation

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New page – two options (depending on your layout)

• Edit page and add [My New Page], save, click on it to edit

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Attachments – getting to them

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Using attachments

• They can be shown as links to files (protocols for instance)

• They can be included within a page (pdf, powerpoint, excel, word), using macros

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Macros – finding them{macro}

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Links

[link txt|link]

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Images 1

!image1.png!

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Images 2

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Syntax

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Table H3. Effect of RNAo .....|| RNAi || ... || .. Grey shading| entry | entry || {color:red} entry {color} | ....

For complex formatting, see documentation link

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Task 1

• Create a personal page if you do not have one yet• Add your picture, address, details• Attach your latest paper, add link to it, and url

pointing to PubMed entry, could also show pdf/word doc in a page

• Create a table of your papers where beside the latest your last but one paper is also shown

• Restrict access to your page (edit page, edit restrictions at the bottom of the page)

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Space admin

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Task 2: Permissions – edit them

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Themes

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Navigation

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SyBIT Navigation page||* [SyBIT Home|SyBIT:] |||h1. [About / Organization|Organization and Structure]||h1. [Projects]||h1. [Project Application]||h1. [Software & Tools|Software and Tools]||| * [Documents] |||h1. [Blueprint]||h1. [Guidelines|Internal Guidelines]|||* [Communities]|||h1. [Genomics]||h1. [Proteomics]||h1. [Screening]||h1. [IT Infrastructure|IT Infrastructure]|

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Summary

• Define your rules of conduct and the structure the group will stick to

• Use wiki as your repository for work in progress – I do not back up my laptop any more, as most work is on the wiki

• Create your home page, learn how to edit• Ask me or helpdesk for further help or training• If new features are needed, ask me for those and

SyBIT can add them (new macros)