Administrative Applications


 
Alert USA Module
 
Allows alerting the University community by posting a custom message that is displayed at the top webpages across the entire USA’s CMS Platform including the University Homepage. Alerts are divided into Emergency and Non-emergency categories.
 
Administrators can easily access the module: www.southalabama.edu/alertusa
 
Administrators can easily activate and update the module
 
Custom notification including:
 
      - Alert Title
 
      - Alert Message
 
      - Alert Link
 
Activation of Alert features including:
 
      - Emergency Alerts - Red
 
      - Non-Emergency Alerts – Blue
 
Provides a function Preview before publishing
 
Available in both:
 
      - Ou Campus Desktop
 
      - Ou Campus Mobile – 10.4
 
Follows CMS group access privileges
 
Currently administered by the University Marketing/Communications & Web Services
 
Allows archiving alert notifications
 
Can be integrated with Non-CMS websites and other University applications
Watch Tutorial
 
Written Instructions
 

 
Updates Module
 
Allows Web Services group to easily notify the University Webmaster community about the latest updates to the CMS platform including launch of new features, site wide republishing and more. Easily activated, this Module provides multiple functions including publishing to Latest Updates gadgets, publishing to the CMS login pages, publishing announcement graphics to Login pages, and sending email notification to Webmasters.
 
Administrators can easily access the module: www.southalabama.edu/updatesapp
 
Administrators can easily activate and update the module
 
Provides multiple functions that can easily be activated including:
 
      - Auto publishing to the latest updates gadgets
 
      - Auto publishing to the CMS login pages
 
      - Send announcement graphics to login pages
 
      - Sending email notification to the University Webmasters community
 
Provides a function preview before publishing
 
Latest Updates Notification includes:
 
      - Update title
 
      - Notification date
 
      - Notice – update message
 
      - Link – linked to a page with more information (optional)
 
      - Two announcement graphics
 
      - Linked to a page with more info on new web feature
 
Available in both:
 
      - Ou Campus Desktop
 
      - Ou Campus Mobile – 10.4
 
Follows CMS group access privileges
 
Allows archiving the latest updates notifications
 
Administered by Web Services
 
Can auto publish to Web Services homepage.
 

 
Tutorials Gadget
 
Allows Web Services group to share video tutorials with webmasters on how to use different CMS features. Tutorials Gadget is automatically updated and available in both Ou Campus Dashboard and Sidebar locations.
 
Administrators can easily access the module: www.southalabama.edu/tutorialsapp
 
Administrators can easily add, remove, and update the video tutorials
 
Allows up to 9 video tutorials at a time
 
Gadget is active by default
 
Available in both:
 
      - Ou Campus Gadgets Dashboard
 
      - Ou Campus Gadgets Sidebar
 
Provides a preview before publishing
 
Available in both:
 
      - Ou Campus Desktop
 
      - Ou Campus Mobile – 10.4 release
 
Follows CMS group access privileges
 
Administered by Web Services
 
Can auto publish to Web Services homepage.