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Sakai Help Document
Site Info

Includes
Description
Editing information about a site
Editing the tools in a site
Editing access to a site
- adding one or more participants
- removing participant(s)
- changing participant roles
- global access

Description
The
Site Info tool provides information about the site you are in and
allows you to make changes including information about the site, the
tools, and access to the site. Using the Site Info tool you can also
publish the site.
Note that all of these functions are also
available in in the Worksite Setup tool which is visible when you have
your "My Workspace" open.

Editing information about
a site
1. While you have the site open, click
the Site Info button in the menubar.
2. Click the Edit Site Info... button near the top of the main window.
3. Make
any changes you need.
4. Click Continue.
5. Click
Finish.

Editing the tools in a site
1. While you have the site open, click
the Site Info button in the menubar.
2. Click the Edit Tools...
button near the top of the main window.
3. Make any changes you need.
4. Click Continue.
5. Click Finish.

Editing access to a site
1...
While you have the site open, click the Site Info
button in the menubar.
2...
Click the Edit Access... button near the top of the main window.
Adding one or more participants
1... Click Add Participant...
2... Type the
participant's uniqname. You can type more than one uniqname in the box.
3... You can choose
whether to give all your newly added participants the same role or
different roles.
4... Click Continue.
5... In the next
window, if you chose to give all your participants the same role,
choose access or maintain for that role.
In
the next window, if you chose to give each participant a different
role, pull down the menu by each uniqname and choose either access or
maintain.
Affiliate - Can read, add, and revise content on sites in a
particular department
Assistant - Can read, add, and revise most content on the
site
Instructor - Can read, revise, delete and add both content
and participants to a site
Observer - Can read content on the site
Owner - Can read, revise, delete and add both content
and participants to a site, and revise or delete the site
Student - Can read content and add content to a site where
appropriate
6... Click Continue.
7...
On the next page, you have the option to automatically send email to
the newly-added participants notifying them of the site's availability.
8... Click Continue.
9... Click Finish.
Removing one or more participants
1... Check the box or boxes next to the participant(s)
you would like to remove.
2... Click Removie Participant(s)...
3... Click Finish
to remove the participant(s).
Changing Participant roles
1... Check the box
or boxes next to the participant(s) you would like to remove.
2... You can choose
whether to give all your newly added participants the same role or
different roles.
3... If you chose to
give all your participants the same role, choose access or maintain for
that role.
If
you chose to give each participant a different role, pull down the menu
by each uniqname and choose either access or maintain.
Affiliate - Can read, add, and revise content on sites in a
particular department
Assistant - Can read, add, and revise most content on the
site
Instructor - Can read, revise, delete and add both content
and participants to a site
Observer - Can read content on the site
Owner - Can read, revise, delete and add both content
and participants to a site, and revise or delete the site
Student - Can read content and add content to a site where
appropriate
4... Click Continue.
5... Click Finish.
Global access
1... Click Global Access...
2...
Choose whether you would like your site open only to those you
specifically add or make your site joinable to anyone who can log in.
3...
If you choose to have your site joinable by anyone with authorization
to log in, choose a role for all the users who may join your site.
4... Click Continue.
5... Click Finish.