Overview

This module renders a list of documents, including links to browse or download the document. Documents includes an edit page, which allows authorised users to edit the information about the Documents (for example, a friendly title) stored in the SQL database.

Adding a new Document

Sign In

If you have permission to do so, the edit icon (pencil) will be shown

Right Click and select Add Document

Complete the form:

Give the document a title

You can add a document (file), or provide a URL from where the document can be downloaded (URL)

If you want to track downloads and accesses tick the  checkbox

You may want to categorise your documents, if so, enter a category title

Adding a 'File Document'

Select ,

Click the arrow

Select the file from the list of documents

Click Update and the document will appear in the list

Adding a 'URL Document'

A URL Document is one which wiill be directly downloaded from website;  it is not a link to a page where you can download the document.  The link must include the name of the document

Select

Complete the title and add the URL. 

If you want to track downloads and accesses tick the  checkbox

Click Update and the document will appear in the list

Editing or Deleting a Document's details

Login, locate the document and LEFT click (not right click) the edit pencil for the specfic document

to Edit: modify the details as necessary and click Update

to Delete: click the Delete link.  To confirm click

Logging

If you have clicked  everytime someone (including you) clicks the link for the document, a record will be added to the access log.  To view the log you will need to:

Login

locate the document

LEFT click the edit pencil

The log is shown at the bottom ot the edit page.

You can see all the results by clicking the Display link