Administer application content

Administer application content

To control objectionable content in the deployment, create global administrators.
A global administrator can edit and remove objectionable content. The Moderation feature can help this process, but not all components implement Moderation. Also, although some wsadmin commands can be helpful with removing objectionable content, they do not cover all situations. When the only Owner of, for example, an activity or community, leaves the organization or is away for an extended time period, the Global Administrator can add more owners and even replace the original owner.

of administrative capabilities for Connections applications.
IBM recommends creating a new user account solely for these administrative purposes. This advice is especially suitable for administrators of Activities. Adding administrative abilities to our own account in other applications can result in confusion and can lead to the accidental modification of data. You might also consider giving the same person (or multiple people) an admin role across all applications, rather than assigning the admin role to a different person for each application. This advice is particularly relevant for Communities, which might include widgets from multiple applications.
Application Administrative capabilities Steps

Activities

Access any activity returned by search

Open any activity bu using a URL address

Modify any activity

Delete any activity or entry

See private entries. They cannot change privacy settings.

Restore any activity or entry from the Trash.

Add, remove, and change permissions of activity members. (For a community activity, the administrator must be a community member to make membership changes.)

To view and control Activities content:

Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose.

Add the user to the Activities Java EE admin role. See Roles.

Add the user to the Search Java EE search-admin role. See Roles.

Blogs and Ideation Blogs

Configure administration settings

Edit any blog or blog entry

Delete any blog, entry, or comment

To view and control Blogs and Ideation Blogs content:

Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose.

Add the user to the Blogs Java EE admin role. See Roles.

When the user logs into Blogs or Ideation Blogs, they see an Administration tab where they can configure administration settings.

Bookmarks

Remove unwanted links

There is no way to create a comparable administrator for Bookmarks. However, adding a user to the Java EE search-admin role allows that user to see any bookmark in Bookmark search results. Any administrator can use the Bookmarks wsadmin commands to remove unwanted links from the Bookmarks application.

Communities

Access to any community, public or restricted

Rights to view and update community settings, members, invitations, bookmarks, and feeds

With some extra configuration, rights to access and edit content in remote application widgets

Users with this role see an extra Administration link that allows them to administer the Community Catalog.

To view and control Communities content, follow steps in Administer Communities content.

Files

Editor access on all files

To view and control Files content:

Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose.

Add the user to the Files Java EE admin role. See Roles.

Forums

Edit, update, or delete any forum, forum topic, or reply

To view and control Forums content:

Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose.

Add the user to the Forums Java EE admin role. See Roles.

Home page

Administer site-wide settings for the Home page from the Home page administration user interface or by using wsadmin.sh

Add custom widgets for use on the Home page

Enable and disable widgets

Enable and disable the My Page view

Users with the Home page administrator role have access to an extra Administration view on their Home page. When we are assigned this role, we can see an Administration option in the navigation sidebar, under the My Page option. Select this option to access a simple, form-based user interface where we can carry out key tasks.

News

Events are generated by various Connections applications whenever an activity occurs in the system. Information about these events is stored in the News repository. The Home page application pulls data from the repository to display only the events that are relevant to a particular user on that user's Home page. We can configure News configuration settings to control how the information the Home page receives from the News repository is stored and administered.
The administrators are the users that are mapped in the admin Java EE role in the News application.

Register a new application or source type so that it is displayed in the Connections user interface.

Update, enable, or disable an application registration.

Check out/check in News repository configuration files.

Remove single or multiple reply-to IDs.

Remove all microblog and associated data for a community from the News repository.

Synchronize news data with other applications.

Return an XML synchronization report of the community resources that are held in the News repository.

Return information about a scheduled task.

Delete any status update and comment on status updates in the system, including community status updates.

Create a status update in any community.

Change the status update settings in any community.

View the Activity Stream feed from any community

View and control News content by using scripts that are accessed by using wsadmin.sh as detailed in the Administering the News repository section.

Profiles

Delete photos

Edit user About Me and Background information

Activate or deactivate any profile

Edit core user attributes

To view and control Profiles content:

Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose.

Add the user to the Profiles Java EE admin role. See Roles.

We must use wsadmin commands to delete photos, edit About Me and Background information, and activate or inactivate any profile. See Profiles administrative commands.
Use the Profiles REST ATOM API to edit core user attributes. See Profiles Administration API. Attributes that we cannot edit are link roles, friends, tags, and the following and follower lists. To edit those attributes, use direct SQL.

Search

Search in any application returns all content. For example, a search in Communities returns private communities even if we are not a member.

To have search return all content:

Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose.

Add the user to the Search Java EE search-admin role. See Roles.

Wikis

Search returns all content

Create, edit, read, and delete any content

Remove a wiki creator from wiki membership

To view and control Wikis content:

Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose.

Add the user to the Wikis Java EE admin role. See Roles.

When a user creates a wiki, they are the owner of that wiki. An administrator can add new owners to the wiki, but the creator of the wiki cannot be removed from the membership. Direct SQL manipulation on the database is required to reassign the creator and remove them from the membership.

Administer community content
We can create a dedicated administrator with access to all communities, public, or restricted. This administrator has granular control over communities content, including the ability to edit or remove inappropriate content. This administrator is also required for IBM Lotus Sametime integration with Connections.

Parent topic:
Manage content

Related:

Administer the Home page from the user interface
Remove unwanted community content

Related:

Configure the Home page administrator
Administer community content
Related reference:

Profiles administrative commands
Roles

Application	Administrative capabilities	Steps
Activities	Access any activity returned by search Open any activity bu using a URL address Modify any activity Delete any activity or entry See private entries. They cannot change privacy settings. Restore any activity or entry from the Trash. Add, remove, and change permissions of activity members. (For a community activity, the administrator must be a community member to make membership changes.)	To view and control Activities content: Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose. Add the user to the Activities Java EE admin role. See Roles. Add the user to the Search Java EE search-admin role. See Roles.
Blogs and Ideation Blogs	Configure administration settings Edit any blog or blog entry Delete any blog, entry, or comment	To view and control Blogs and Ideation Blogs content: Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose. Add the user to the Blogs Java EE admin role. See Roles. When the user logs into Blogs or Ideation Blogs, they see an Administration tab where they can configure administration settings.
Bookmarks	Remove unwanted links	There is no way to create a comparable administrator for Bookmarks. However, adding a user to the Java EE search-admin role allows that user to see any bookmark in Bookmark search results. Any administrator can use the Bookmarks wsadmin commands to remove unwanted links from the Bookmarks application.
Communities	Access to any community, public or restricted Rights to view and update community settings, members, invitations, bookmarks, and feeds With some extra configuration, rights to access and edit content in remote application widgets Users with this role see an extra Administration link that allows them to administer the Community Catalog.	To view and control Communities content, follow steps in Administer Communities content.
Files	Editor access on all files	To view and control Files content: Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose. Add the user to the Files Java EE admin role. See Roles.
Forums	Edit, update, or delete any forum, forum topic, or reply	To view and control Forums content: Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose. Add the user to the Forums Java EE admin role. See Roles.
Home page	Administer site-wide settings for the Home page from the Home page administration user interface or by using wsadmin.sh Add custom widgets for use on the Home page Enable and disable widgets Enable and disable the My Page view	Users with the Home page administrator role have access to an extra Administration view on their Home page. When we are assigned this role, we can see an Administration option in the navigation sidebar, under the My Page option. Select this option to access a simple, form-based user interface where we can carry out key tasks.
News	Events are generated by various Connections applications whenever an activity occurs in the system. Information about these events is stored in the News repository. The Home page application pulls data from the repository to display only the events that are relevant to a particular user on that user's Home page. We can configure News configuration settings to control how the information the Home page receives from the News repository is stored and administered. The administrators are the users that are mapped in the admin Java EE role in the News application. Register a new application or source type so that it is displayed in the Connections user interface. Update, enable, or disable an application registration. Check out/check in News repository configuration files. Remove single or multiple reply-to IDs. Remove all microblog and associated data for a community from the News repository. Synchronize news data with other applications. Return an XML synchronization report of the community resources that are held in the News repository. Return information about a scheduled task. Delete any status update and comment on status updates in the system, including community status updates. Create a status update in any community. Change the status update settings in any community. View the Activity Stream feed from any community	View and control News content by using scripts that are accessed by using wsadmin.sh as detailed in the Administering the News repository section.
Profiles	Delete photos Edit user About Me and Background information Activate or deactivate any profile Edit core user attributes	To view and control Profiles content: Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose. Add the user to the Profiles Java EE admin role. See Roles. We must use wsadmin commands to delete photos, edit About Me and Background information, and activate or inactivate any profile. See Profiles administrative commands. Use the Profiles REST ATOM API to edit core user attributes. See Profiles Administration API. Attributes that we cannot edit are link roles, friends, tags, and the following and follower lists. To edit those attributes, use direct SQL.
Search	Search in any application returns all content. For example, a search in Communities returns private communities even if we are not a member.	To have search return all content: Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose. Add the user to the Search Java EE search-admin role. See Roles.
Wikis	Search returns all content Create, edit, read, and delete any content Remove a wiki creator from wiki membership	To view and control Wikis content: Find or create a user who is assigned to this purpose. Add the user to the Wikis Java EE admin role. See Roles. When a user creates a wiki, they are the owner of that wiki. An administrator can add new owners to the wiki, but the creator of the wiki cannot be removed from the membership. Direct SQL manipulation on the database is required to reassign the creator and remove them from the membership.