This section contains information for Noodle Administrators, such as User Management, Content Management, Access Rights, Noodle configuration and more. The top-half of the menu relates to the Administration area of an application, accessible using the [Administration] link next to it's title.

• Access Rights
• Rights Definitions
• Assigning User Rights
• Assigning Group Rights
• Properties
• Changing the Name of a Page or Application
• Changing the Icon of a Page or Application
• Changing the View Style
• Settings
• Customizing Pages
• Customizing Folders
• Auto-Notification

The links below will redirect to separate pages with specific information on each feature:

• Active Directory
• System Tools

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Access Rights

Access Rights allow Noodle administrators to control who has permission to view and alter content. This is a powerful tool that will allow information to be accessed only by those with sufficient privileges.

Begin my selecting the area on which access rights are to be altered and select 'Administration', shown in red to the right of the title. Access Rights is the first tab shown and will be selected by default.

A list of all users and groups who have rights to this page or application will now be displayed.

Access Right Definitions

Access Rights are defined as follows:

Read: Allows the user to view content only.
Post: Allows the user to add to a section, for example, uploading a file.
Modify: Allows the user to modify content already on Noodle.
Admin: Allows the user administrative rights for that section.
Route: Allows a user to route objects to and from a folder.

Assigning User Rights

This is the simplest method of restricting or allowing a user to view or alter Noodle content. To grant a user privileges to an Application or Page, do the following:

1. Click on the 'Assign User Rights' button, located underneath the title. A new window should appear which contains a list of Noodle users:

2. Select the users to be assigned privileges to by ensuring the check-box adjacent to their name is checked.

3. Decide the level of access to be allowed for the chosen user/s by selecting 'Allow' or 'Deny' in the list of permissions.

3. Select 'Save' to confirm any changes.

If rights are to be altered for a user who has already had privileges assigned to them you may do so by doing the following:

1. Select the user who's permissions are to be altered.

2. Using the radio buttons on the left side of the new window, choose the desired level of access, as shown below:

3. Select 'Save' to confirm any changes.

Assigning Group Rights

Groups are an excellent way to separate Users in such a way that allows Noodle administrators to assign rights and permissions quickly and effectively.

Create Groups that reflect company structure and assign rights and permissions to each group as befits the level of access desired for those users.

To assign group rights select the 'Assign Group Rights' at the top-left of the administration page. Choosing a Group and their level of access is done the same way as assigning User rights.

Properties

Page Properties allow users to alter the name and change the icon of a Folder or Application. Users may also choose how a Page is viewed within it's Properties.

To access Properties, first select the desired Page or Application and select the 'Properties' tab, located at the top-right of the page. Properties is the central tab located underneath the title.

Changing the Name of a Page or Application

1. Ensure the cursor is positioned in the text box marked 'New Name:'. Enter the new name for the section.

2. Click 'Save' to confirm the change of name.

Changing the Icon of a Page or Application

1. Ensure the cursor is positioned in the text box marked 'New Name:'. Enter the new name for the section.

2. Click 'Save Changes' to confirm the change of name.

Changing the View Style

Changing the View style can bring spontaneous and useful functionality to Noodle. Create an exciting dynamic page that can keep employees up-to-date on the latest news in their department:

or simply show a list of available Pages and Applications contained within a Page:

To alter the view on a page:

1. In the 'Properties' tab, select the View Style to be used for this page using the radio buttons marked 'Headline' and 'Contents'.

2. Click 'Save Changes' to confirm the change of style.

**NOTE - Changing the View Style is only available on Pages.

Settings

Folders and Applications have a Settings area that allows the user to customize content and layout.

Customizing Pages

Please check our section on Pages full detailed instructions on all Page administration features, including Portlet layouts.

Customizing Folders

Noodle allows users to customize how folders are viewed by using the folder's Settings:

Default View: This is the default setting and will show a list of file details, including the title, size, date, author and type. There are also links to the item's complete Information and an option to edit.

Custom View: This setting allows the user to customize what information will be shown on the Folder page.

In the following example, the user wishes to view only the Title, Author and Date of the document, sorted in ascending order:

Auto-Notification

This is an excellent Noodle feature that will allow user/s or group/s to be notified by Email whenever a certain action has occurred, such as a file being updated.

To set a notification, it must be placed on the application that will be the final destination of the trigger procedure. In this example, the user wishes to place a notification on a Contact Manager to alert the System Administrator whenever a contact's information is updated or a new contact created.

The user would select the Contact Manager's Settings and subsequently the 'Auto Notification' tab. Here, the user may choose to assign notifications to a single User, or an entire Group. Group notification is useful when, for example, certain employees must be informed when a company document has been updated. In this case, a single user is to be notified, therefore 'Assign User Notification' will be used here.

The user has selected the appropriate user and the conditions under which the notification will be sent. Select 'Save' to confirm the notification.

Another useful feature is being able to customize the message title and body that is sent when notification is triggered. Simply click 'Edit Message' adjacent to the notification trigger and enter the title and body text in the new window: