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Quick Start

Getting Started​

This quick start will guide you through logging in to mEditor and figuring out what your roles allow you to do. By the end, you should know how to find and view documents within mEditor.

Logging in​

Navigate to the mEditor URL using your favorite browser. You will be presented with a login prompt, which overlays the Home screen itself. Please login. If you do not have a login, get one!

NOTE: mEditor does NOT have a guest UX. You will not be able edit or publish content without a login.

mEditor home screen with login prompt

Figure 1: mEditor home screen with login prompt

mEditor Home Screen​

Once logged in, you will see the home screen showing groups of available models. Everything in mEditor is considered a model. A model is essentially a collection of properties or fields that describe a type of document. Each model is represented by a colored icon to uniquely identify it. Beneath each icon is a number in parenthesis which indicates how many documents there are of that model type. Click the icon to view the list of documents of that model type. You will be able to edit a document only if you have permission to edit documents of that model type.

The "Admin" group is for creating new models, including users and workflows. It also supports the ability to add or modify roles for existing users. Such actions require special permission beyond that of most mEditor users. For permission to conduct any of the following actions, please submit a bugzilla ticket:

  • Add/modify a model
  • Add/modify a user (includes changing roles)
  • Add/modify a workflow

Make sure to include "mEditor" as the product and select the appropriate component (https://discette.gsfc.nasa.gov/tt/enter_bug.cgi?product=mEditor).

mEditor splash screen with models, logged in

Figure 2: mEditor splash screen with models, logged in

Determining Your Roles​

What you are allowed to do with a document is determined by roles. Roles are assigned to users by model type. For more information on this see Workflows & Roles. To find out what permissions you have as a mEditor user do the following:

  1. From the Home screen click on the "Users" model. Users model button
  2. From the list of users, click on your user name.
  3. You will see the models and rolls listed.

If you need additional roles for other models, submit a Bugzilla ticket and choose "Meditor" as the product and then select the appropriate component (https://discette.gsfc.nasa.gov/tt/enter_bug.cgi?product=mEditor)

Viewing Documents​

To view a list of documents for any of the model types, click on one of the model icon buttons from the Home screen. You will be presented with a list of all documents and their current state (Draft, Under Review, Approved or Published). Use Search and the "Sort by" control to help you find the document you're looking for. The "+ Add New" button is available if you have the roll of author for a particular model. At the bottom of the page is a control for navigating through the list of documents.

Model listing showing a list of Alerts documents

Figure 3: Model listing showing a list of Alerts documents. Note the search bar at the top and the "+ Add New" button in the upper right

Searching for Documents​

To search for a document within the model type, enter a keyword into the text entry field and either click the search button or hit "enter".

mEditor keyword search with "TRMM" entered

Figure 2: mEditor keyword search with "TRMM" entered

If you want to search within a different model type, click the drop-down list to the left of the search entry field, select the desired model. The search is automatically updated to reflect the new model selection.

mEditor Keyword search by model selection

Figure 4: mEditor Keyword search by model selection