News CMS

Managing Users

In order to manage users, you must be an administrator. If you are a contributor, the Users link does not appear in the primary navigation.

There are two levels of users in News CMS:

• Contributors can view, add, and edit news items.
• Administrators can view, add, edit, and publish news items. Administrators can also manage topics and users.

Adding Users

To add a contributor, enter his or her BU Login in the Add Contributor field and click the Add button. To add an administrator, enter his or her BU Login in the Add Administrator field and click the Add button.

Note: You cannot add a contributor if he or she is already listed as an administrator (and vice versa). If you want to move a user from one list to another list, remove him or her from the first list, then add him or her to the second list.

Removing Users

To remove a contributor or an administrator, click the Remove link next to the user's name.

When a user is removed from the system, that user no longer can access the News CMS. His or her name will no longer appear in the Authors dropdown list. His or her name will continue to appear, however, as the author for previously submitted news item.

Note: You cannot remove yourself from the list of users. The application is set up this way so that you do not remove yourself accidentally. If you were able to and did, you wouldn't be able to add yourself back to the list.