As noted in our announcement, Knowledge Futures has been hard at work on PubPub Platform, a centrally hosted tool that allows groups to customize their workflow and their publishing outputs, including various file types and applications. We think this will be a major improvement for communities that want more flexibility, customization, and the abil...

Members are users who are part of the Community, from the administrative team to  invited users who participate in the publishing process. The Members Dashboard (visible to Administrators) displays a table of all Members of a Community. The Members table can be sorted by any column ascending and descending. The table can also be searched by email. T...

When configuring an email Action or configuring paragraphs within Forms, you can use Tokens to pull in specific values.  Tokens use a colon character (:) to indicate the start of a Token, followed by one of the Token-values. The system will highlight a token in blue if the syntax is recognized, though it does not mean the value of the Token (e.g., a...

The http action allows users to make an arbitrary HTTP request for a Pub. The http action has five configurations:  URL (required): The URL to send the request to Method (required): HTTP method to use. Defaults to GET Bearer token (optional): will put as “Authorization: Bearer <token>”, Response (optional): expected type to return. Can select ...

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Views are where users can observe various activities taking place within a Community.  Current Views include: All Pubs, displaying a list of all the Pubs in your Community for which a user has access, sorted by most recently updated. All Workflows, displaying out a top-to-bottom flow of steps that a Pub will move through in a Community from submissi...

Pub Details A Pub Details page provides an overview of a Pub, associated Fields and Field Values, and information for managing the Pub. A sample Pub Details page On the left side of the page, Fields associated with that pub will display with Field Values. Any attached files to the Pub may be downloaded on this page. On the right side of the page, th...

A Stage Details page provides an overview of a Stage, Pubs in that Stage, and information for managing the Stage. To edit Stage Settings, select the Edit Stage Settings button in the upper-right corner. This button brings a user to the Stage Settings in the Stage Editor....

If invited to create a PubPub Platform account, a user will receive an email from Team PubPub with a prompt to choose a password.  Log in at app.pubpub.org/login. The Login page If you forget your password, select the “Forgot Password” link, and enter your email address. A password-reset email will be sent; please check your spam folder if you do no...

The move Action allows users to move Pubs to a different Stage.  The move Action has one option for configuration: Destination stage (required): The designated destination stage for the Pub being moved. Via the dropdown menu, all Stages in the Community are listed by Stage Name and available for selection.  A configured move Action  ...

The Workflows Dashboard is a graph-based view of the stages and workflows in the Community. Admins can use the Workflows Dashboard to  configure and manage Workflows configure and manage Stages configure and manage Actions at the Stage level configure and manage Pubs at the Stage level To create a new stage, select via File > New Stage, or right-...

Visible to Admins, the Action Log displays a table of all the actions that have run (as well as those scheduled to run) in a Community. The Action Log can be sorted by any column ascending and descending. A sample Action Log The table includes the following headers:   Action: the name of the Action that was run Initiator: the cause for the Action to...

The email Action allows users to send an email one or more users.  The email Action has three configurations:  Recipient email address (optional): The recipient email address for the email. Users can also select a Pubfield for the recipient email address by selecting the + button next to the Recipient email address. An additional box will appear, in...

The googleDriveImport action allows users to import a Google Doc into a PubPub Platform Community as a Pub. The googleDriveImport Action has two configurations:  Document URL (required): The URL of the Google Doc to import. This can be overwritten by a Pubfield by selecting the plus button. When running this action, the pubfields specified below wil...

This site contains documentation to help users understand, use, and reference PubPub’s features, as well as to learn more about how we and others are using the platform. We’ve split documentation into three sections: guides, resources, and videos. Guides are written as walkthroughs intended to help users get started on the platform. Resources are ge...

A blank Forms Dashboard A Form is a way to collect information to create, edit, and update Pubs. Forms are associated with Pub Types, and are made up of Elements like Fields and Structures. The Forms Dashboard displays a table of all Forms created in a Community. The table includes: Name: the Name of the Form. Upon creation, default Forms are named ...

Types, made up of Fields, define the structure of Pubs that may exist in a community. Pub Types can be assigned to Pubs upon creation. The Types Dashboard displays all active Pub Types in a community.  A sample Types Dashboard   Types are listed in order of creation, appearing as dropdown menus labeled with the Type Name and Description. Selecting t...

Actions are activities that can be taken on a Pub. Actions are configured on specific Stages via the Actions tab of the Stage Editor sidebar. Actions can be triggered manually (by an Administrator on a specific Pub) or automatically (by a Rule on any Pub in that Stage). Actions can be triggered manually via the Actions tab of the Workflows Dashboard...

Dashboards are where users manage Community . Each of these configurations have a Dashboard where users can see useful information, search and organize content, and make changes to settings. Dashboards are only visible to Admins. Dashboards include: Workflows, which displays a graph-based view of the stages and workflows in the Community. Forms, whi...

The All Workflows View lays out a top-to-bottom flow of steps that a Pub will move through in a Community from submission to publication.  Workflows are made up of Stages, a step in a Community's publishing process, where Pubs can be acted upon.  All Workflows View   Similar to the All Pubs View, the Workflows View displays a list of Pub Cards, orga...

Visible to Super Admins, the Communities Dashboard displays a table of all the communities in a PubPub Platform instance. Visit app.pubpub.org/communities to view this Dashboard. The table is searchable by slug. The table includes the following headers: Name Slug Created Create a Community To create a community, select the “Create Community” button ...

After logging in, users are redirected to the PubPub Platform Interface. Users can navigate the main user interface by selecting tabs from the left-sidebar. The sidebar includes: All Pubs Views Action Log (only visible to Admins): The Action Log displays a table of all the actions that have run (as well as those scheduled to run) in a Community. Man...

The All Pubs View will display a list of all the Pubs in your Community for which a user has access, sorted by most recently updated.  A screenshot of the All Pubs View   Each Pub appears on a Pub Card in the list, which includes: the Pub Type the Pub Title Contents If Contents is selected, the Card will expose a list of related Pubs by title. If a ...

Visible to Admins, the Fields Dashboard includes a table of all the Fields at use in a given Community. Fields are the bottom-level unit of PubPub Platform. Communities use Fields to define community-specific metadata. Fields can be collected and arranged to create Types, Forms, and Pubs.    The table includes the following headers:   Name: the Fiel...