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News Feature in Detail
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News Management Page

 

Administrators manage news items from the Site Administration Menu by clicking on the appropriate News Icon in the Content Management column.

Click on the Add icon to access the News Management page.

AddAdd Icon - Activates the Add a New News Item function.

BrowseBrowse Icon - Accesses the Search for News Items function.

 

The News Management page provides fields for entering data related to a news article as well as the article itself.

 

 

Page Settings section:

 

 

  • Use - select one of the following:

o     Page Type Default Settings – use to select the default Page Settings Collection for this feature.  The Default Settings for each feature are set from Page Type Manager which is listed on the Utilities Menu.  When PortalProdigy is first installed, each feature is set to inherit the Site Settings Collection.

o     Other – use to select a specific Page Settings Collection from the list box.

  • Add New button  use to create a new Page Settings Collection.
  • Page Manager button  use to open Page Manager to view and edit the selected Page Settings Collection.

 

News Detail section:

 

  • News Title – The title of the news article is entered here. The title is displayed in lists on public portions of the site and, when clicked on by a visitor, opens a page which displays the entire article.

 

  • Description Field – A brief description, which acts as a subtitle on the visitor portion of the site, may be entered here.

 

  • Date Posted – the date of the news article.  News is displayed in date order, most recent first.

 

  • News Type – The Administrator has several choices of formats for news items. She may enter plain text into the Text Field for the simplest application. She can paste or type HTML code into the Text Field (very difficult way to create a news item). She can create an HTML page by clicking on the Edit Text Icon , which activates the PORTALPRODIGY HTML Editor. Or, she can import a document via the News Document Import Field.

 

Clicking the TXT/HTML radio button causes the site to display the data entered into the Text Field on the visitor’s portion of the site when the News Item is viewed.   Clicking the OTHER radio button causes the site to display the document that is related by the News Document Import Field on the visitor’s portion of the site when the News Item is viewed.

 

  • Text – The text or HTML code of the article is entered into this field.

 

 

News Document Details section:

 

  • News Document Import Field – Documents may be imported from the Administrator’s remote computer or network in lieu of entering news into the Text Field.  - The Administrator can attach detailed and sophisticated documentation or a multi media presentation by importing a document. This feature uses the Resource Document library Engine and more details can be learned in the chapter titled Document Feature in Detail.

 

    • View More Information Document  View More Information Document – If a document has already been imported or related to the specific News Item record, it can be viewed by clicking on this button.

 

    • Update More Information Document Update More Information Document – A new document file can be loaded by clicking on this button.

 

    • Check-Out More Information Document Check-Out More Information Document - If a document has already been imported or related to the specific News Item record, it can be downloaded to the Administrators computer by clicking on this button.

 

    • Delete More Information Document  Delete More Information Document - If a document has already been related to the specific LRCA record, it can be deleted by clicking on this link.

 

    •  Search for More Information Document – If a desired document is already loaded in the Resource Document Library it can be located by clicking on this icon and then related to the specific News Item.

 

Record section:

 

  • Created By Field – Indicates who entered the record

 

  • Modified By Field - Indicates who last modified the record.

 

  • Active: Field – The Active Field can be set to Yes or No. When set to No, the news item will no longer be displayed on the visitor (public) portion of the website. It also will be excluded from search results on administrative pages unless the Include deactivated records in search results box is checked.  It does not delete the record but tags the record so it will be filtered from display.

 

  • Expires Date: Field – The Expires Date Field provide for the input of a date, after which the news item will no longer be displayed on the visitor (public) portion of the website. It does not delete the record but tags the record so it will be filtered from display.

 

  • Chapter ID Field – Indicates the chapter of the user who entered the discussion record. This field is applicable on multi-chapter versions of PORTALPRODIGY.

 

  • Topics Field – The Topics Field contains a selection list based on entries made on the Events Topics Management pages. Topics determines which events are grouped together in the Events List on the public portion of the website.

 

  • Level Field – The Level Field is applicable to multi-chapter synchronous installations of PORTALPRODIGY where levels, such as National, Regional, State and Local are4 used to filter the display of records.

 

  • Private Field - The Private Field can be set to Yes or No. Selecting No indicates that the event record may be displayed to all visitors. Selecting YES indicates that only visitors with appropriate privileges may view the event record and causes the Security Groups selection box to be displayed at the bottom of the News Management page. Clicking to check the corresponding check box(es) permits specified group members to view the news record on the public portion of the website.

 

Options Buttons:

 

  •  - Saves the data entered into the News Record fields.

 

  •  - Deletes the News Record

 

  •  - Displays the News Item as a visitor would see it in their browser on the public portion of the website.

 

  •  - Prints the website page to the visitor’s local printer.

 

  •  - Accesses the Report Menu

 

  •  - Closes the page without saving or updating values.

 

  •  - Closes the page and prompts the visitor to save the data.

 

 


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