Use Case 6 - Link to a resource in an ALEX content page

Primary Actor

Faculty or student

Preconditions:

• Faculty or student owns an NYU Files personal files space directory, and an ALEX-specific Xythos directory

• Actor has already logged into ALEX system

• Actor has opened a site he/she has edit rights for, and is in edit mode within a content page

• Actor has already uploaded image file to an accessible repository

Flow Of Events:

Step

Actor

ALEX Interface/TBD Systems

Standard Case

1

Highlights text on page and clicks the "Create a Link" icon in the WYSIWYG editor toolbar

2

Opens the Create a Link window, with the highlighted text auto-populated in the Link text field

3

Leaves the default "Link to a resource in your content & media" option selected and clicks the "Browse" button

4

Opens the Browse for a Resource dialog box (similar to UC5, but without "Upload a new resource" and "Link to a resource on the Web", "Quick Embed" or "Settings & Advanced Options")

5

Selects a file and clicks "Create Link"

6

Closes the Create a Link dialog box and displays link to file within the ALEX content page

Alternate Cases

1

Doesn't highlight any text, just clicks the "Create a Link" icon.

2

Opens the Create a Link window, with no text in the Link text field

3

Selects "Link to a resource on the Web"

4

Selects a repository to store the record, and enters a URL

5

Gives the resource a name

6

Displays error message if the link doesn't work

Postconditions:

Link is displayed in ALEX content page

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

When linked on, the file should appear for all users that have been granted access to that ALEX content page