Managing Fragments UnConf08

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Last updated: Oct 07, 2008 by Katya Sadovsky Version comment

Notes from session

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3:15pm

Fragment management

Jay
Katya
Tara
Drew Wills
Andrew Petro

Katya:
Dilemma: users ask for new tabs for their content but honoring every requests results in too many tabs:

  • With too many tabs -- they wrap in the OOTB uPortal (UC Irvine's solution is a javascript slider)
  • Information overload for users

Hence the question: what warrants creation of a new tab and how do we convince users to use DLM's and portlet permissions to push channels onto existing tabs (where they are only visible to those with access).
Some solutions to real estate shortage in the tab bar:

UI for DLM fragment definition

UC Invine "bubbly" UI

Farming out responsibility for managing fragments and administering content

DLM fragment management is not accessible to non-technical people, need a GUI