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Managing Collaborative Groups in Camel

Inviting a User Panel Anyone using Camel has the ability to create a collaborative group. To create a new group, go to the Group Administration panel by selecting the menu item in the "Options" menu.

To create a group, select the Create New Group menu item under the "GroupAdmin" menu or select the approprate button. A text field will pop up asking for a name for the group.

To invite a user, select the Invite User menu item under the "GroupAdmin menu" or select the approprate button. A dialog will appear asking for the user's username, given name and/or family name. Enter some information about the user you want to invite and then select the search button. Their name should appear in the list below. Select the name and the user is then invited.

You can select different groups that you control by changing the which group is displayed in the pull-down box. A list of the current members is then displayed. Any name that starts with a "?" indicates that the user has been invited but that the have not yet accepted the invitation.

Checking Group Member Panel

You can check groups of which you belong by selecting the Membership View under the Options menu. On the left side are you current memberships and on the right side are the groups of which you have an invitation. After selecting an invitation, you can accept or refuse an invitation by selecting the approprate menu item under the Membership menu.

Checking Group Invitations Panel


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