NewsUNIL - Public documentation

Public documentation of the “news and events (MyUNIL)” service.

The NewsUNIL management interface available in MyUNIL enables UNIL faculties and departments to quickly create, publish or propose news and events relating to their departments. Depending on their affiliation, articles are automatically published on the various UNIL websites, as well as on the L'ACTU and L'AGENDA portals.

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News and events management inteface

1. List of predefined searches

Each user has a list of predefined searches based on their profile. These searches are:

2. General actions

Each user has actions based on his/her profile. These actions are:

An advanced search is available by default.
 
4. Navigation

Users can filter and sort search results according to their needs.
Validators can also launch grouped actions on search results. These actions are: Delete/Relay/Propose selected list

 

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Adding news or events

Users with a write-right in one of the news channels can access news management from the “News / Events” tab

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Ajouter une actualité/événement

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  1. To add a news item simply click on the + button in the action area


Stages of the input workflow

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  1. Stages of the input workflow
    1. Informations: Entering general information
    2. Contents: Entering news content
    3. Images/Videos: Addition of the mandatory image and a possible illustrative video
    4. Links/Files: Adding specific links or documents
    5. Visualisation/publication: Preview the object before publishing and add keywords
    6. Sharing: Sharing on social networks or proposal to other channels
  2. Actions to move around in the workflow
  3. Cancel the entry

Post a news

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  1. Entering publication information (dates, keywords, authors and language)
  2. Actions
  3. Preview the object before publishing

Editing/Deleting news or events

From the news details, the user can edit/delete a news item at any time.

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Editing news/event content

Actions
 
Users can add multiple text blocks and images. After editing, you can delete or sort the blocks at any time using the buttons to the right of the blocks:

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Blocks

At the bottom, a toolbar lets you add different types of content:

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Respectively: text block, image block, gallery block, video block, podcast block and quote block. 

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Once the first image has been added, it is possible to add a second using the Add secondary image button, in which case the two images will be displayed side by side:

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You can then manage the presentation of these two images using the Switch images and Delete secondary image buttons:

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Add an image to a news and events

Users can add an image and a thumbnail to illustrate a news/events item.

Workflow step: Images / video

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As with adding images to the content, it is essential to crop the image to the correct format before usage (see here for cropping).

Add a video to news and events

Users can add a video to illustrate a news / event. This video will take the place of the main image.

Workflow step: Images / video

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Several sources are available, and the links are generally obtained from the sharing buttons of the respective platforms and must follow these forms:

Example of adding a Youtube video

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  1. Click on the sharing link in Youtube
  2. Copy the generic link of the video

Result of adding video

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Add documents to news or events

When entering news, it is now possible to add documents directly in the news / event. The addition is done from the “Links / documents” workflow step.

Workflow step: Links / documents

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  1. Add document button


For reasons of portability between different systems, the only accepted format will be the PDF. The maximum size allowed is 10Mb.

Sharing news and events

When entering a news / event, the user has the possibility to share his / her object:

  1. Sharing on social networks
  2. Share with another news channel of the UNIL

Input Workflow Step: Sharing

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  1. Sharing news or events with another channel of the UNIL

Validate news or events

Users with write permissions in a channel have access to the validation of the different objects in their channel. Each news / event is assigned a status. Here is the list of existing statuses in the new system NewsUNIL:

  • To validate: Default status, the news is awaiting publication and does not appear in the websites.

  • Proposed: Status of an object proposed by another channel, or submitted by a person who does not have write rights in the channel

  • Online: Status after publication, appears on the various services (websites, public research, L’ACTU, L’AGENDA)

  • Offline: Status applies after the end of publication date for news. For events, the date of the event is applied.

Validation of a news

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  1. A pellet indicates the number of items awaiting validation

  2. In the predefined lists, choose the menu “My validations”

  3. Status of item: TO VALIDATE or PROPOSED

  4. Show details to access the validation. Click the “Edit” button and choose the “View / Publish”

Validate an item with a status: TO VALIDATE

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  1. Publication Information
  2. Click on “Publish” to publish the item
  3. View Item

Accept rejecting an item with a status: PROPOSED

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  1. Status: PROPOSED
  2. Show detail allows you to view the item

Relay news or events

Any element with an “online” status can be relayed at any time by the user in a channel for which it has write rights.

News search to relay

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  1. Add search criteria
  2. Select the elements to be relayed
  3. Choose the option “Relay”

Validation of the relay

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  1. List of elements to be relayed
  2. Choose the channel (s) in which to relay the elements
  3. Validate relays

After this step, the validated elements will be visible in the channels with an “R” status corresponding to the relay.

Submit news or events

A user with write rights on a channel can at any time offer these items with an “ONLINE” status to other channels.

Search news in its channels

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  1. Searching for news in these channels
  2. The news to be proposed must have an “ONLINE” status
  3. Select items to propose

Validate the proposals

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  1. List of elements to propose

  2. Choosing the channels to propose

  3. Validate these elements

     

Proposal of a news / event by a user without writing rights

Any user with access to MyUNIL has the possibility to propose a news / event to any channel of the system.

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  1. Go to the actions section and click on the + button to propose an element to a news channel

Subscribe to a new or event channel

Any member of the academic community may subscribe to news / events channels. The items published in these channels will then appear directly in the notifications of the “What’s New?” Application.

Preference Management

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Subscribe to one or more channels

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  1. Choose the “My subscriptions” tab
  2. Click on more to subscribe
  3. Searching through existing channels
  4. Subscribe to the channel by clicking on +

Adding keywords (faculty web site validators)

Users with write permissions in faculty channels as well as UNICOM users will be able to add keywords to allow news and events ranking

Preference Management

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  1. Click on the preferences management icon

Add a keyword

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  1. Go to keyword management
  2. Enter the new keyword
  3. Save

Once added to the system, the new keyword can be used by all channels.

Subscribe to an event feed from the calendar

Users can subscribe to event streams and add them directly to their personal calendar.

Add a feed in its calendar

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  1. Go to the “Subscription” tab
  2. Create your filter
  3. The link on the atom feed
  4. The link on the iCal feed

Calendar (MacOS)

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  1. Subscription name
  2. Event flow link
  3. Appearence after subscription
  4. Viewing events in your daily calendar

Google Agenda

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Outlook/OWA

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  1. Click on the right button in “OTHER CALENDAR”
  2. Choose “Open Calendar”

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  1. Generation of the flow in the application “THE AGENDA”

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  1. Paste the iCal URL of the website agenda in the space of “Internet Calendar”

The list of events will appear in a new calendar in owa and automatically

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