CommonSpot: Document Manager
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Uploading a document to an existing Category
- Go to the manage page for the documents - usually in the same directory the documents are listed in and named as manage.cfm. For example if the documents are showing up on http://www.ohio.edu/trustees/agendas/, the manage page is http://www.ohio.edu/trustees/agendas/manage.cfm
- Click on "Manage Documents"
- Click on "New Documents & Categories"
- Select the category you want from the drop down menu (if you want to make a new category, read here)
- Select the SubCategory, if desired, from the dropdown menu. If you do not wish to create or choose a subcategory, choose 'No Subcategory' from the SubCategory field. (if you want to make a new subcategory, read here)
- Click on "Browse..." and select the image from your hard drive to upload
- Once you select the document, select the document type. If no document type exists, or this is a new document type, fill in the information for document type (i.e., PDF, Excel, Text, Presentation, etc.)
- Add a Document Description. This will become the name of the document that users will click to view the document.
- Select the "Document Date" by clicking on the calendar.
- Click on Submit Now and your document will be uploaded.
Adding a new category
- Click New Documents & Categories
- In the Category field, choose 'New Category'
- Provide a name for the Category in the 'Category Name' field
- Optionally, provide an error message to appear when no documents are in this category.
- Optionally, provide a document to upload into this new category by clicking the 'Browse' button on the 'Document to Upload' field.
- Click 'Submit now', and you will be presented with a transaction summary. Click Continue.
Adding a subcategory:
- Click on "Manage Documents"
- Click on "New Documents & Categories"
- Select the category you want from the drop down menu (if you want to make a new category, read here)
- The SubCategory field will appear. Choose 'New SubCategory'.
- Provide a name for the SubCategory in the 'SubCategory Name' field
- Optionally, provide an error message to appear when no documents are in this subcategory.
- Optionally, provide a document to upload into this new subcategory by clicking the 'Browse' button on the 'Document to Upload' field.
- Click 'Submit now', and you will be presented with a transaction summary. Click Continue.
Managing Documents in the Document Manager:
- the 'e' icons enable you to edit the category/subcategory/document
- the 'x' icons enable you to delete a category/subcategory/document. If you delete a category/subcategory, all documents under it will be deleted as well. This cannot be undone, so delete carefully!
- The display Option can be changed to one of the following using the 'e': Display All, Academic Year, Calendar Year, Fiscal Year, or Date Range.