© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. Presented by Jude Bowman Jenzabar, Inc. Oct. 17 th, 2014 Latest Enhancements to JICS: Next Generation User Interface
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. 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
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. 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
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. Phase 1: Add a page
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. 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
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. The legacy version
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. The two big(gest) problems: Not discoverable Not usable The legacy version
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. Our solution –the “Admin bar”
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. Page with one feature Access Options Settings Page with multiple features Layout Rearrange The “Admin Bar”
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. The Access page
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. Granting permission
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. Adding a role
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. The Options page
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. The Settings page
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. Multiple features
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. The Layout page
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. New “Header” layouts
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. Rearranging
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. Clarifying access
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. Another option
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. In-line help & guidance
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. Accessible rearranging
© 2014 Jenzabar, Inc. Questions?