SMUport

Groups vs Sites

In the past versions of SMUport you were able to create Groups for basic collaboration and content sharing. Within the new SMUport Groups have been switched to Sites; with Sites you still have the same collaboration such as message boards, but you can now add other tools like a Wiki or Blog.

Each new Site will be given a basic template to help get it up and running, but you can move your Sites beyond the basics and host custom content within a Web Content Display. This can empower your Site to move past the restrictions of the past Groups should you choose.

When looking to access your Sites you have two options from the main page.

My Sites icon. From this icon you will have quick shortcut access to your Sites.

Site Requests tab. From the tab you’re able to join, request or access sites. To access your sites find the site under the ‘My Sites’ heading and click the sites icon ().

Personal Sites

Everyone has two default pages listed under 'My Sites' aside from the Home Community; My Public Pages and My Private Pages.

Private Pages are only viewable to you making them perfect for acting as a dashboard to become home to content that you want easy access to
Public Pages can act as a home page for your information or content that you would like to make accessible to anyone.

Requesting a Site

Requesting a Site is accomplished with a few simple steps.

Select the ‘Sites’ tab form the Home Community
From the Create SMUport Site Application Enter a Site Name, Title an Choose a Category

Select the Site Options

Enter a Guest Message. The guest message will be displayed to users searching for Sites
This is followed by a Member Message

Add your Request Comments to note why you're requesting the Site
Review the Site Policy and Site Membership Policy

Review the Site Summary and request the Site

Managing your Site

Sites and Pages

Page
- By accessing the root page for your site you can add new pages
- By accessing the pages for your site you can add new child pages ro each page
Page Layouts
- Each page within a site can have it's own layout from defiled templates
Page Customizations
- By enabling page customizations you can allow Site members access to customize sections of pages
Site Settings
- Within Site Settings you're able to make changes to a sites basic information
Site Membership
- Adding new members or modifying site memberships

Site Memberships

Adding a New Member

Using the Manage Page menu select Site Memberships
Under the Add Members menu select 'User' to add a new member
Using the basic search you’re able to search for a user’s name. By selecting the advanced option you’re able to search for other parameters such as an Email Address

Adding Apps

You can add applications (or portlets) to any page that you have permissions to or any page that is a part of a site that you are the owner or admin for. If you have the correct permissions to manage a page you will see the Add Application, Manage Page and Edit Controls links in the top left corner.

If you haven’t joined any sites yet you can always add or modify applications or content on your private and public pages. These pages are found under the “My Sites” icon in the SMUport menu.

Click on the "Add Application" link
Select an app from the shortcuts or click Search Apps for more options

When searching for apps you can select from the defined categories or by trying in the search field

When you have found the app you want to add to your site or personal pages you can click the “Add” button or click and drag the app to the section of your choice