CEE User and Workspace Management FAQ
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User administration
Is there a way I can dynamically add all domain and guest users to a project?
There are two user groups namely *Domain Users and guest. These are "hidden" user groups representing "all registered users" and all guests/visitors respectively. If you assign certain rights in a project/category to these groups, you never need to update these user groups because they are dynamic. Since these won’t reflect in the "add new user", you will * have to mass-add them
Can I restrict the subprojects being displayed on my project home page?
Yes, by default all subprojects are displayed on the project home page. To restrict the display of subproject on the project home page you can go to the project home page edit screen and hide the ‘subproject’ component. You can also display it on a different page. This is to give you more control on the home page and to use it based on the project needs.
How do I change my username and password?
It is not possible to change your username. If this is necessary, you can create a new account with the desired username. Then you will need to rejoin any projects that you have joined under the current username. To change your password, go to My Pages tab and navigate to My Profile page. You can specify the new password on this page.
When does the number of attempts for successful login gets reset?
If the site has configured a fixed number of attempts for successful login, it is reset after first successful login.
Project and Category administration
What is the difference between the 'Project – view' and 'Project Page – view' permissions?
A project will be listed in your ‘Start page’ and ‘Projects’ page only when you have the ‘Project - View’ permission in that project. Registered users have this permission on every public project. Hence they see all the public projects listed in the ‘Projects’ page. To view the project home page, you need the ‘Project page - view’ permission. To summarize:
1) If you have ‘Project - View’ permission alone in a project - You will see it listed on your start page and projects page but when you click on it you will receive an error saying you do no have ‘project page - view’ permission. You will not be able to reach the project home.
2) If you have ‘Project Page - View’ permission alone in a project - You will not see it listed in your start page or projects page however, you will be able to navigate to it using the URL.
3) If you have both the permissions, you’d see it displayed on start page and projects page and will also be able to click it.
What is meant by 'Ownership role' option in the Add/Edit role page?
Checking the 'Ownership role' option just displays the user as an owner on the project home page.He is not the Project Owner and has none of the Project Owner permissions. The user who has this option enabled on a project, gets all the email notifications that an owner is supposed to get. For eg:
1) When an Announcement is suggested
2) When a role request is made.
3) Posts to Forum/Mailing Lists etc In such cases the user receives the e-mail notification but cannot approve or disapprove the requests that have been made.
How do I cancel my membership in a project?
You can cancel your membership in a project by following the given steps:
1) Go to the project from which you wish to cancel the membership
2) Go to the Membership page
3) Filter your username from the Member list
4) Select the check box across your project role
5) Click on the Revoke checked roles button Note: These steps work only if the membership is direct. Indirect membership (roles inherited by Usergroups, Project groups etc) cannot be revoked in the same manner. Contact your site administrator in such a case.
What happens when a non-member of a site is invited to a project?
This depends on the site configuration. If the 'Allow User Join' option (In ‘Domain Configuration’ page) is enabled, the invitation is sent to the invitees. There is a link present in the email notification that is sent. This link points to the login page from where the user can register himself to the site. On the other hand, if the 'Allow User Join' option is disabled, the following error is displayed: << There is no user registered with an email address of "user@domain". Either use a different email address or contact your administrator to have an account created for the user you want to invite.>>
Branding
How can I view a page in CEE without branding?
When you view files (HTML or text) that have been checked into a project’s ‘www’ directory, CEE automatically wraps those pages in the site’s “branding” (i.e. banner, left navigation, footer, etc.). There are cases when you don’t want any CEE branding displayed like - If you want to link to JavaDocs - If you want to include the contents of a file in JavaScript flyout - If you want to display a bit of text in a pop-up window To display the contents of a file without CEE branding applied to it, add /nonav/ in the URL right after the domain name. For example: http://tab.open.collab.net/nonav/community.html. Also, if your file path is: https://project.domain/source/browse/project/trunk/www/folder/subfolder/description.txt, to view this file without CEE branding, use the following URL: https://project.domain/nonav/folder/subfolder/description.txt. This is helpful for displaying text files that don't need to be branded. Its also the only way to render HTML frames within CEE.
Do we allow JavaScripts to be used on project home pages?
Yes, it is allowed to use JavaScript in the project home page or any domain page. JavaScript referenced from the <HEAD> of a document will not work unless the "Preserve HTML head content" is enabled in the domain *and* the project (in the Edit project page) JavaScript can be referenced in the body of a document (e.g. a JavaScript (hack) can be used to hide default items in the left navigation, it can be used to reference an external RSS aggregator, etc.).
Do I need to configure anything to use scripts / custom CSS on a project home page?
Yes, you will need to enable the "Preserve HTML head content" check box in the 'Edit project' page if you're referencing CSS and JavaScript from within the <HEAD> of your document (Note: This option first need to be enabled for the domain (under Administration -> Configure -> Project defaults)). This is not recommended if you use office productivity or "WYSIWYG" Web editors to edit this content. You can use inline CSS within the page <BODY> to override selected styles. Some JavaScript embedded in the body of a document will work as well (e.g. referencing an external RSS aggregator, etc.) The help files that can be referred to in this regard are: http://www.open.collab.net/scdocs/RemoteBranding.html.en http://www.open.collab.net/scdocs/ProjectOwnerCustomStyle.html.en (replace open.collab.net for your own domain to view the docs on your own site).