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Collect all manage buttons on the manage screen

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1 Initial Problem

  • The same actions can be performed in both the “Show” and “Manage” subtabs (e.g. Add New Object). Nevertheless, there are differences and make it difficult for users to determine where they can do what.
  • Manage as a term is not quite correct, because “Manage” is what you do with things that are already there to manage/organize them. Users are not informed that it is also possible to import new objects via this subtab.
View of View Subtab with all action buttons
View Subtab in Course
View of Manage Subtab with all action buttons
Manage Subtab in Course

Current Situation in Course

View

Manage

Add New Object

Add New Object

Duplicate

Edit Page

Show Member View (Course and Group)

Import

Adopt Content (Course and Group)

Multiselect Actions:
Delete
Move
Copy
Link
Availability Period
Download

2 Conceptual Summary

2.1 New arrangement of actions in View and Manage Subtab

The aim of the clear separation of actions with which the content of the page can be manipulated and actions ("Manage") with which the view of the page can be viewed ("View") is to make it clearer to users where they can find actions such as [Add new object] and [Import]. The similarity of [Add new objects], [Import] or (in courses and groups) [Adopt content] from existing containers leads to the conclusion that users should be able to find these actions in the same place.

New Button Arrangement in Content Subtabs

View

Manage

Show Member View (Course and Group)

Add New Object

Import

Adopt Content (Course and Group)

Edit Page

Multiselect Actions:
Delete
Move
Copy
Link
Availability Period
Download

TO CLARIFY: What happens when Course Members has the permission to add files. Are they redirected to "Manage" tab and do not see any multiselect actions and other actions?

2.2 New Wording for "Manage"

To give users a better idea of what they can expect when they click on the Manage subtab, the term should be checked and optimized if possible.

The label should indicate that you can edit, add or import new objects here and manipulate several objects at the same time.

TODO Chris Potter ;) thx

2.3 Landing page depending on permission

We can assume that people with editing rights to an object most frequently want to perform one of the actions “Add new object” or edit the page. Therefore, users who have editing rights (often “Edit Settings”) should land directly on the Manage subtab when they open an object.
To view the page, they can then manually switch to the View subtab and see a tidy view of their object.

Users who do not have editing rights and can only view objects (Visible and Read) are taken to the View subtab.

3 User Interface Modifications

3.1 List of Affected Views

  • All Container Objects withContent Screens with View und Manage subtabs
    • Category
    • Course
    • Group
    • Folder
    • Learning Sequence
  • Mediacast
  • Weblink
  • Datacollection (? content is a table)

3.2 User Interface Details

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4 Additional Information

4.1 Involved Authorities

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4.2 Technical Aspects

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4.5 Contact

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4.6 Funding

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5 Discussion

This requirement was formulated on the basis of a UI Clinic consultation on 2025-01-15, where the aim was to find solutions so that the different placement of “Import” and “Add new object” actions are easier for users to find.

6 Implementation

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6.1 Description and Screenshots

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6.2 Test Cases

Test cases completed at {date} by {user}

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6.3 Privacy

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6.4 Approval

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Last edited: 15. Jan 2025, 14:06, Seiler, Yvonne [yvseiler]