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Dashboard - Directory Builder
Dashboard Directory Builder is a tool used by Marketing and Web to manage directory pages on WWW, Portal, and SharePoint. Directories are Groupings of Profiles, like department directories.
A limited number people can edit Directories. To edit your individual UW-Platteville profile, visit the Profile Editing knowledgebase article
Directory Listing
Go to https://dashboard.uwplatt.edu/admin/directories or on the right hand side navigation of the Dashboard click on University and then Directories
Add New Directory
- Click the New directory button and fill out the form
Delete a Directory
- Find the directory you want to delete
- Click the Edit button
- Click Delete button
- Confirm action
Edit Directory
- Find the directory you want to delete
- Click the Edit button
Top Section
- Update the directory's Title, slug, and main description
- Set Publish state
- Click Save changes
Bottom Section
Add a Group
- Click New Group button
- Fill out and save group
- The Title can be shown or hidden on the public directory
- The Description can be shown or hidden on the public directory
- The Use alpha order to force the people in the group into alphabetical order can be set
Order Groups
- Click the up down cheveron
to enter reorder mode
- Drag the groups by the handle bard
- Click the checkmark
to exit order mode, the order is saved automatically
Add Sync Directory or Work Group
- In the group you want to add a Sync group to click Add Sync.
- Select the type of sync group you want to use
- Department - Based on the persons department in HRS and also on any appointments in the profile system that the person adds
- Work Group - Based on Active Directory's Work Groups managed by the Help Desk
- Start typing the group you are looking for
- Click the Add button next to the group
Note: The Sync Groups are updated nightly, So it may take up to 24 hours for a new person to show up in the group
Add a User Manually
- In the group you want to add a user to click Add User
- Start typing the username of the user you are looking for
- Click the Add button next to that user
Order Users
- Drag and drop the users by the diagonally crossed bi-directional arrows
- The order is auto saved
Note: Dragging Users automatically unchecks the Use alpha order for that group
Note: To reset Use alpha order you will have to Edit that group
Deleting Users
- Click the red X in the top right corner of the user you want to remove
Note: Synced users can be restored and manually added users will have to be re-added again
Restoring Synced Users
- Click Restore Users at the bottom of the group you need to restore a synced user.
- Click Restore for the user you need to restore
Edit Group
- Click Edit for quick title or description changes or Click Advanced to get full group editing option
- Make your changes
- Click Save
Delete Group
- Click Edit for the group
- Click Delete to the left of the Cancel and Save button
Delete Synced Directory o Work Group
- Click Advanced
- Find the Syncable Groups
- Click Delete to the right of the group
Note: All the users associated to the group will be removed from the group
If you have questions, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 608.342.1400 or helpdesk@uwplatt.edu. You may also visit the Help Desk on the first floor of the Karrmann Library.