Use Case 3 - Add external resources to Content and Media

Use Case 3 - Add external resources to Content and Media

Note: Screenshots are labeled with the Use Case number and step numbers on the lower left.

Primary Actor

Faculty or student



Preconditions:

  • Faculty or student owns an NYU Files personal files space directory,

  • Actor has already logged into ALEX system

  • Actor has opened Content and Media through the My Sakai dashboard



Flow Of Events:

Step

Actor

ALEX Interface/TBD Systems

Standard Case

1

 

Displays list of directories and files for the default repository and directory


2

Selects "Link to a resource on the Web"



3

Opens Link to a Resource on the Web dialog box, with the user's NYU Files root directory selected by default



4

Pastes URL



5

Gives the resource a name



6

Selects OK



7


Closes Link to a Resources on the Web dialog box


8


Creates a resource record in selected repository using the user-determined name


9


Opens Resource Settings dialog box


10

Selects "NOT Available to the ALEX Community" in the Visibility & Sharing section (the default setting)



11

Clicks the "Tags" link on the left and adds existing or new Tags to file (see UC_5)

 


12


Auto-suggests existing tags as the user types.


13

Clicks "Done"



14


Saves tags and settings to database. Closes Resource Settings dialog box.

Alternate Cases

4

Uses pull-down menu to select a different repository in which to save the file(s), then pastes URL.



10

Selects "Visible to the ALEX Community" in Visibility & Sharing section

 


10-12

Clicks "Done" to close the Resource Settings dialog box without making any changes to the default settings.



11

Clicks the "Tags" link on the left and removes tags that have previously been associated with the file



12


Displays an error message if the user attempts to remove a system-generated tag.


13


Displays error message if link does not work

Postconditions:

Record of external web document is displayed in Content and Media



Business Rules

The default repository and directory should be the NYU Files user owned root Xythos directory if accessed through the Content and Media section of ALEX



 

The default repository and directory should be the NYU Files site-specific directory if accessed through the WYSIWYG Add Content dialog box.



Requirements

Tags the record with a site's ID if added through an ALEX site.



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