Membership and logging in

Some of this site can be viewed by anyone (anonymous), but to take part in projects and to get your own home page and access special stuff you need to become a member. It's FREE to become a member. Becoming a member is simple, you just click on the Join link and fill out the simple form.

Once you join, you can log in to the site any time. If you are working with BEA, you may see additional Areas available depending on what project you're working on and site security settings.

You'll notice that almost everything on the site - downloads, links, forum articles, news items, events - have a reply link (that is, once you've joined and are logged in). This is an important method of keeping track of idea refinements.

Replying to something

Again you must be a member to reply to something. Simply select reply from the left hand menu, and proceed to fill in your reply.

Publishing

Whenever you reply, or whenever you add something New to your Member area, it needs to be Published. Once you create something, edit it (or Retract an already Published item so you can change it), you need to Submit it (look for the link by your login name) for publishing. You can put a little note in there if you want to give a specific message to the reviewer. We try to review stuff every day so it doesn't take too long to get your stuff on the site. If it's rejected we'll send a little note back with the rejection, otherwise we'll publish it. You can see all this with the Status History link for that item. View the flash demo of how to do this.

Creating a News Item

Again you must be a member to create a News Item Click on My Stuff in the left hand menu bar Select New Select type News Item, give a relevant ID, and hit Add Give a meaningful Title, as this will be the subject of the News Item Click on Change and Edit, to create the Document and then proceed to fill in the body of your Document in the Edit Form as well as a News Lead In if desired If you want others to view your News Item, you must request for it to be Published, by clicking on the Submit button. View the flash demo of how to do this.

Customizing your Home Page

When you join up, an Index Page is automatically generated for you. This is a page which you can edit to display details about yourself that you wish other members to view. Index pages of all listed members can be found in the Members section. Click on My Stuff in the left hand menu bar Click on the index_html link, which will open up the default index page generated for you. To make changes to the content, select Edit from the left hand menu bar When you have finished editing, hit Change If you want other members to be able to view your Index page, you must Submit it for Publication. If your Index Page has been published and you then decide to make changes to it, you must select Retract from the left hand menu bar, and can then proceed to Edit the Index as before. However you will need to Submit for publication again, once you have made the changes.

You can also post a picture of yourself. Click the mypic and then click Edit, and you can upload your own picture. Again, it has to be Published to be seen by everyone. You can use this for a logo as well, of course, or any type of graphic image file.

Also, please check out Preferences. Here are a bunch of questions which you can answer if you want. Any question which has the public checkbox checked will show up on your members page. So you can use it to put some stuff on there you want people to know. If you're working with BEA as a client, you may want to keep all your information private; if you're an associate or consultant, you may want to make it public, with big flashing neon signs around it.

Structured Text

Structured text is an easy way to make nice looking web pages and articles. Click HERE to read about it.

More information is available at these three places:

Marc Lindahl

Created by admin. Last modified 2001-12-18 12:05:08.


	Membership and logging in Some of this site can be viewed by anyone (anonymous), but to take part in projects and to get your own home page and access special stuff you need to become a member. It's FREE to become a member. Becoming a member is simple, you just click on the `Join` link and fill out the simple form. Once you join, you can log in to the site any time. If you are working with BEA, you may see additional Areas available depending on what project you're working on and site security settings. You'll notice that almost everything on the site - downloads, links, forum articles, news items, events - have a `reply` link (that is, once you've joined and are logged in). This is an important method of keeping track of idea refinements. Replying to something Again you must be a member to reply to something. Simply select reply from the left hand menu, and proceed to fill in your reply. Publishing Whenever you reply, or whenever you add something New to your Member area, it needs to be Published. Once you create something, edit it (or Retract an already Published item so you can change it), you need to Submit it (look for the link by your login name) for publishing. You can put a little note in there if you want to give a specific message to the reviewer. We try to review stuff every day so it doesn't take too long to get your stuff on the site. If it's rejected we'll send a little note back with the rejection, otherwise we'll publish it. You can see all this with the Status History link for that item. View the flash demo of how to do this. Creating a News Item Again you must be a member to create a News Item Click on My Stuff in the left hand menu bar Select New Select type News Item, give a relevant ID, and hit Add Give a meaningful Title, as this will be the subject of the News Item Click on Change and Edit, to create the Document and then proceed to fill in the body of your Document in the Edit Form as well as a News Lead In if desired If you want others to view your News Item, you must request for it to be Published, by clicking on the Submit button. View the flash demo of how to do this. Customizing your Home Page When you join up, an Index Page is automatically generated for you. This is a page which you can edit to display details about yourself that you wish other members to view. Index pages of all listed members can be found in the Members section. Click on My Stuff in the left hand menu bar Click on the index_html link, which will open up the default index page generated for you. To make changes to the content, select Edit from the left hand menu bar When you have finished editing, hit Change If you want other members to be able to view your Index page, you must Submit it for Publication. If your Index Page has been published and you then decide to make changes to it, you must select Retract from the left hand menu bar, and can then proceed to Edit the Index as before. However you will need to Submit for publication again, once you have made the changes. You can also post a picture of yourself. Click the `mypic` and then click `Edit`, and you can upload your own picture. Again, it has to be Published to be seen by everyone. You can use this for a logo as well, of course, or any type of graphic image file. Also, please check out Preferences. Here are a bunch of questions which you can answer if you want. Any question which has the `public` checkbox checked will show up on your members page. So you can use it to put some stuff on there you want people to know. If you're working with BEA as a client, you may want to keep all your information private; if you're an associate or consultant, you may want to make it public, with big flashing neon signs around it. Structured Text Structured text is an easy way to make nice looking web pages and articles. Click HERE to read about it. More information is available at these three places: more detailed summary (click for new window) structured text example (click for new window) official structured text rules (click for new window) Marc Lindahl Created by admin. Last modified 2001-12-18 12:05:08.