Transparency Portal Administration

Introduction

Many governments recognize the need for transparency and accountability. The Transparency Portal will enable governments to merge information from government and 3rd Party sources to demonstrate government effectiveness.

The FreeBalance Transparency Portal provides citizens with unencumbered access to government budget and expenditure information. This information is publicly accessible and therefore extends beyond citizens to media, donors, and any other interested parties.

The the listed help topics are for registered Administrator use. The Transparency Portal Administration FreeBalance Help covers topics regarding administrative functionality and maintenance of the Transparency Portal.

Navigating the Portal

1	Home Icon
2	Recent News
3	Site Directory
4	User Login
5	Language Preferences
6	Transparency Sub-categories
7	Data Display
8	Information about the Portal
9	Additional Content

1. Home Icon - Clicking the Home Icon will return the user to the main page view.

2. Recent News - News article links are listed in the order they were created.

3. Site Directory - Directional links to specific Portal entities or additional information.

Help Index: The link will redirect the user to FreeBalance online help.
Contact Us: A tool used to send messages to Transparency Portal administrators.
Site Map: A directory of links to pages found within the portal.
Site Statistics: A display of statistical information regarding the portal.

4. User Login - For Administrators. Used to login with unique administrator username and password.

5. Language Preferences - Select the displayed language of the portal.

6. Transparency Sub-categories - Menu options with unique functions.

Legislation: Allows to the user to view recent and proposed legislation for the chosen fiscal period.
Revenues: Allows the user to view government Revenue data.
Expenditures: Allows the user to view government Expenditure data.
Subscribe to the Bulletin: Allows the user to subscribe to portal news bulletins via email. The user is required to provide a valid email address.

7. Data Display - Window displays aggregate data for government Revenues and Expenditures.

8. Information about the Portal - Access to information / help about the Transparency Portal.

Blog-sparency: The link will present a list of blog posts.
FAQs: Helpful answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the portal.
Related Institutions: A directory of links to websites with further information regarding government transparency.

9. Additional Content - A collection of additional links available.

What is Transparency?: The page describes the role of government transparency and its significance.
Frequently Asked Questions: A link to the FAQ section.
Need to Register: For administrators. Used to register a new administrator.
Term of Use: Contains a Disclaimer of Liability.
Copyright: Legal copyright information.
Help: The link will redirect the user to FreeBalance online help.
Related Institutions: A directory of links to websites with further information regarding government transparency.
Legislation: Allows to the user to view recent and proposed legislation for the chosen fiscal period.
How to Use: Help topics about the portal functionality.
More Content: Additional portal content.

Portal Permission

Overview

The Portal Permission page is accessed via the FreeBalance Accountability Suite. This entity contains all the available functions for each user. Include just the allowed functions for a specific user. All these user roles must be configured in the Admin Module under the User Options in the FreeBalance platform.

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The Portal Permission screen includes the following fields:

Report Fields	Description
ID	This is a unique Identifier
Active	Active Status - if checked, Portal Permission is available
Has Read	If checked, the User can perform read/view actions
Has Insert	If checked,the User can perform insert transactions
Has Update	If checked, the User can perform update/modify transactions
Has Delete	If checked, the User can perform delete transactions
Language	Language used
Description	Detailed description of the Portal Permission

Create a Portal Permission

To Create a Portal Permission that refers to a user’s specified level of access rights to the system functionality, follow the steps below

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By default, you will be in Search Mode.

Click on New icon (you will then be in Insert Mode).
Enter the new Portal Permission information. Fields with an asterisk are mandatory fields.
Enter the ID (numeric value), select the Language, and enter a brief Description of the Portal Permission being created.
Active: If false, this cannot be selected in new transactions.
Select the Scope from the drop-down menu.
Select the Source from the drop-down menu
Has Read: If false, this cannot be selected in new transaction.
Has Insert: If false, this cannot be selected in new transaction.
Has Update: If false, this cannot be selected in new transaction.
Has Delete: If false, this cannot be selected in new transaction.
Click on Save and Return icon in order to save individual features or Save and Propagate Changes icon in order to save parent and child access rights. The Function window will close.

Click on Save icon at the bottom of the screen to save your new Portal Permission.
A window will appear to confirm your Portal Permission has been created.

Modify a Portal Permission

The Portal Permission window allows a system administrator or other authorized user, to define Portal Permission. To MODIFY a Portal Permission, follow the steps below:

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To MODIFY a Portal Permission, follow the steps below:

By default, you will be in Search Mode.

Enter the information to be used as retrieval criteria in the appropriate field(s).
If you prefer to see the list of all Portal Permission, leave all fields blank.
Click on the Find icon . The list of Portal Permission the retrieval criteria will appear.
Click on the Portal Permission you want to modify.
You will then be in Update/Delete Mode.
Make the necessary modification(s).
Click on the Update icon at the bottom of the screen to save your modifications. A window will appear to confirm the modification. Click OK to confirm.

Portal User

Overview

The Portal User page is accessed via the FreeBalance Accountability Suite. This entity contains all the information about the registered users in the FreeBalance Portals.

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How to SEARCH:

Enter the information to be used as retrieval criteria in the appropriate field (s). If you prefer to see a list of all Portal User, leave all fields blank.
Click on the Find icon .

The Functional Class screen includes the following fields:

Report Fields	Description
User	Unique identification code of the User
Scope Restriction	Restriction based on the scope of the individual

Create a Portal User

To Create a Portal User that refers to a user’s specified level of access rights to the system functionality, follow the steps below:

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By default, you will be in Search Mode.

Click on New icon (you will then be in Insert Mode).
Enter the new Portal User information. Fields with an asterisk are mandatory fields.
To enter the User, if required, click on the Lookup icon , click on Find icon to retrieve the User information, then select the User
Select the Scope Restriction from the drop-down menu.
To Add Portal User , follow the steps below:
1. Click on the tab then the Look Up Icon then click on the Find icon  to retrieve the Portal User(s), then select the appropriate Portal User (s) to return to the Portal User Holder Screen.
2. Click the individual Select Checkbox (es), under to Portal User to select and de-select the Portal User, as required, or click the Select All icon  or Un-select All  icon, to select or de-select all Portal User, if required.
3. Click the Remove icon to remove the selected Portal User, if required.
4. Click on the Save icon  at the bottom to save your new Portal User information. A window will appear to confirm the new Portal User creation. Click OK to confirm

Delete a Portal User

To DELETE, follow the steps below:

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By default, you will be in Search Mode.

Find the Portal User you want to Delete

Enter the information to be used as retrieval criteria in the appropriate field(s). If you prefer to see all Portal Users, leave all fields blank.
Click Find
Select the Portal User you want to Delete

Click on the Delete icon
A window will appear asking you to confirm

4. Click OK to confirm and delete the Portal User.

5. A window will be displayed confirming the Portal User has been deleted

To Verify that the Portal User has been Deleted:

Click on the Search icon
Enter the Portal User information
Click on the Find icon
The window will appear

Modify a Portal User

To MODIFY a Process, follow the steps below:

By default, you will be in Search Mode.

If you know the User, enter the information in the appropriate field. If you want to see a list of all Users, leave fields blank.
Click on the Find icon . (Users list will appear)
Click on the User you want to modify.
You will then be in Update/Delete Mode.
Make the necessary modifications.
Click on the Update icon at the bottom of the screen to save your modifications. A window will appear to confirm the modification. Click OK to confirm.

User Login

To Login to the Transparency Portal, click the Login icon in the Portal header.

Enter a valid Username and Password. Selecting the Remember Me option will store the Username and Password in the system for future use. Click the Login icon to confirm.

If the Login is successful, a welcome message will appear and a User Menu will be presented on the left-hand of the Portal. The Administrator's name will be present in the top right of the Portal header.

User Menu

Approve Periods

Approve a Period

To Approve a Period, select the Approving Periods link in the User Menu. The following page is displayed:

Select the Fiscal Year to be approved in the drop-down menu.

Select the Last Fiscal Period to Approve (month) from the drop-down menu.

The fiscal period will be displayed prior to Approval.

Click the icon to Approve the stated period.

Configure Approving Periods

To Configure Approving Periods, click on the corresponding link in the User Menu. The Approve Periods to Visualize Information screen will appear.

Select the Fiscal Year to be configured from the drop-down menu.

Enter the Approval Date for all the periods within the Fiscal Year.

Click the to save changes and return to User Menu.

Audit Trail

The Audit Trail function displays a list of historical transactions, grouped by Institution, User, or Transaction Type.

To access the Audit Trail option, click the corresponding link in the User Menu. The Audit Trail function will be displayed.

The list of results can be filtered by the following fields:

Institution - Select the name of the Institution from the drop-down menu.
User - Select the name of the User responsible for the Audit Trail from the drop-down menu.
Transaction Type - Select the type of transaction in the Trail from the drop-down menu.

Audit Trail entries can be ordered by category. Click the category heading to order transactions.

Charts of Accounts (COA)

Load Initial COA Information

To access the Manage COAs option, click the corresponding link in the User Menu.

To LOAD Initial COA(s) Information from the Data Mart, click the icon.

A message will appear to confirm the COA(s) Information has been successfully loaded:

Load Detailed COA Information

To load detailed COA Information on a particular COA, begin by accessing the Manage COAs page. Click the Manage COAs link in the User Menu.

Select the COA you wish to load Detailed Information. A page displaying the COA Information is presented.

Click the icon. When Detailed COA Information is loaded, a message will appear to confirm.

Click the icon to return to the COAs list.

E-Bulletin

E-Bulletin Content Templates

To Manage E-Bulletin Content Templates, click the corresponding link in the User Menu. The list displays the Template Type and Subject of the E-Bulletin.

Select any of the available Bulletin templates:

Period already/just/almost reached and needs to be approved
New Blog Post added
News Article added
New Fiscal Period Approved
Confirm subscription

To EDIT a Content Template, click the corresponding Edit link.

The page editor tool is presented:

The User may edit the Title and Body.

NOTE: Some contents have elements preceded by a $ symbol, this means that such values can’t be updated, otherwise the e-bulletin won’t work properly or not all the information will be included.

Click the icon to save changes and return to the Content Templates list.

Note: To update the bulletin in a different language change the language using icons located in the top of the page and then repeat the previous steps.

E-Bulletin Subscriptions

To access the E-Bulletin Subscriptions List, click the corresponding link in the user Menu.

A list of all email addresses receiving E-Bulletins will appear. The list displays the date the Subscription was made, Language of Subscription, and the current status of the Subscription.

To organize the list by by Subscription Date, Language, or Status, click the associated heading.

To SEARCH for an email address, enter it in the Email field and click the icon.

Manage Themes

The Portal's appearance is known as it's Theme. Colours, fonts and labels can be changed in the Manage Themes tool. To access the tool, select Manage Themes from the Menu.

To ADD a Theme, click the icon.

The following screen is presented:

To change the colour of a specific aspect of the Portal, click the icon. Select a custom colour from the colour tool.

To change the font size and style, select options from the drop-down menu.

Selected font options and colour schemes are previewed at the bottom of the screen:

To save changes and return to the Manage Themes list, click the icon.

To EDIT an existing Theme, click the Edit icon on the Manage Themes list.

Make changes to the colour scheme and font options, then click the icon.

To DELETE an existing Theme, click the Delete icon on the Manage Themes list. Click OK to confirm Delete.

Portal Settings

Overview

The Portal Settings page allows the Administrator to configure global parameters.

Portal Configuration

Portal Name - Enter the Title that will appear in the Portal header.

Portal Logo - Select a Logo to appear in the Portal header. Click the icon to search the system for an image.

Currency Format - Enter the Currency the fiscal data will be displayed.

Date Format - Enter the format Dates will appear (ex. dd-mm-yyyy).

Default Language - Select the Default Language from the drop-down menu. The value selected will apply to all pages. This is the displayed language upon logging into the Portal.

Default Page Size - Select Default Page Size from the drop-down menu. The Page Size indicates the default number of rows displayed in all pages which include a list of results such as Revenue and Expenditure elements or Audit Trails.

Current Theme - Select the appearance Theme from the drop-down menu.

Contact Us Email - Enter the email address that all user Contact Us inquiries will be sent.

Show Usage Statistics to the Public - Check the box to allow public users to view Usage Statistics.

Failures Before Captcha - Enter a numeric value. The value indicates the number of failed Login attempts are permitted before the captcha security feature is enabled.

Publish Comment Blog Type - Select Type from drop-down menu. It indicates the method to approve blog comments.

Homepage Blogs Sort Criteria - Select sorting method from the drop-down menu. The method indicates how the list of Blog Posts will be organized.

Navigation Pages Quantity in Paging Bar - Enter numeric value. The value indicates the number of pages displayed in the paging section for all those pages which include paging functionality.

Time Zone Sensitive - Select True or False from the drop-down menu. Selecting True indicates the Portal time must be adjusted. False indicates otherwise.

Time Zone Reference - Select Time Zone from drop-down menu. It indicates the quantity of hours difference with respect to Greenwich Mean Time.

Reset Password URL Expiration Time - Enter numeric value. Indicates the number of days before expiration of Reset Password email notifications sent to users.

Send Mail Attempts - Enter numeric value. Indicates the number of attempts the system will make in sending email notifications to users. If the number of failures exceeds the value entered, the system will discard the email.

Period Time Between Send Email - Enter numeric value. Indicates the number of minutes to pass before the system re-attempts a failed sent email.

Configuration Mode - Select Mode from drop-down menu.

Stand Alone - No communication with FreeBalance Accountability Suite
Full - Fully integrated with the FreeBalance Accountability Suite
Remote Hosting - Portal is hosted in a remote location or hosting provider

Authentication Type - Select Authentication Type from drop-down menu. Indicates the type of authentication method used to grant access to registered users.

Local - only with FreeBalance Accountability Suite
LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol integration
Trusted

Approve all period for Chart of Accounts? - Checking the box indicates if the system must automatically approve all periods for each Chart of Accounts loaded.

Synchronization Hour: Enter time value. Indicates the time in which the Portal will synchronize all information configured as revenues, expenditures, and not shown. It will only apply to the last Chart of Account loaded.

Web Service Configuration

FB Platform Web Service - Enter the URL of the FreeBalance Accountability Suite. It is used for the interchange of information.

Data Mart Web Service URL - Enter the URL of the Data Mart responsible for publishing the methods to obtain the required information to populate data in the Portal.

Information Coming From Data Mart - Select True or False from the drop-down menu. Selecting True indicates if all the information will be required to the Data Mart by using the corresponding URL defined for Data Mart Web service. Selecting False indicates otherwise.

Reminders Configuration

Periods Before Sending Reminder - Enter numeric value. Indicates the number of periods prior to an approval date the system will send out email reminders.

Periodicity for Reminders - Select timing option from the drop-down menu. Indicates the units of Periods Before Sending Reminder.

Email for Reminders - Enter email address. The email address to receive all email reminders.

JDBC Configuration

Note: If the system does not use the Data Mart to obtain the Budget information, the JDBC Configuration Parameters MUST be configured.

Path to Data Mart JDBC Connector (JAR) - Enter path identification. Indicates the full path to the jar that contains the JDBC information.

JDBC Class Name - Enter Name of the JDBC Class.

Data Mart DB Hostname - Indicates the Name of the Host containing the database to be used.

Data Mart DB Port - Enter Name of Port that will be used to communicate with the database.

Data Mart Schema Name - Enter Name of Schema that contains the data information.

Data Mart DB User - Enter Name of the User that has access to the data information.

Data Mart DB User's Password - Enter Password of the DB User.

Email Configuration

Outgoing email configuration (SMTP)

Email Protocol - Enter the Email Protocol used to send emails from the Transparency Portal.

Email Host Name - Enter the Name of Host email server. The value must be accessed by the host where the Portal is running.

Email Host Port - Enter the Identifier to Port connected to the email host server.

Email Authentication User - The User email address to log on to the host email server.

Email Authentication Password - Enter the Password used to access the host email server.

Email Authentication Required - Check the box to indicate that User and Password are required to use the email host server

Incoming email configuration (POP)

The following parameters are used for POP email server configuration:

Email POP Protocol
Email POP Host Name
Email POP Host Port
Email POP Authentication User
Email POP Authentication Password

To save changes made to the Portal Settings, click the icon.

Supported File Types

The Supported Files Types page displays a list of file types that are compatible with the Transparency Portal. The displayed File Types can be uploaded successfully to the Portal.

Add a Supported File Type

The Supported Files Types page displays a list of file types that are compatible with the Transparency Portal. The displayed File Types can be uploaded successfully to the Portal. The Support File Types list appears as follows:

To ADD a Supported File Type, follow the steps below:

1. Click the icon.

The following screen is presented:

2. Select Language from the drop-down menu.

3. Enter the File Extension not including dots. For example, "doc" or "ppts".

4. Enter Type Description. A brief description of the File Type.

5. Click the icon to save the added File Type. OR click the icon to discard changes and return to the Supported File Types page.

Edit / Delete a Supported File Type

To EDIT A Supported File Type,

1. While viewing the Supported File Types list, click the Show icon of the File Type you wish to edit.

A page displaying the name and description of the file type appears:

2. Click the icon.

A page displaying the Supported File Type details is presented:

3. Make changes to any fields necessary.

Select Language from the drop-down menu.
Enter the File Extension not including dots. For example, "doc" or "ppts".
Enter File Type Description. A brief description of the File Type.

4. Click the icon to save changes to the Supported File Type. OR click the icon to discard changes and return to the Supported File Types page.

To DELETE a Supported File Type,

1. Click the Delete icon on the Supported File Type list.

2. Confirm Delete.

The User may also click the Show icon to view the following window:

Click the icon and confirm the action.

Users

To view a list of Users, click the corresponding link in the Administrator Menu. A list of Administrator Users will appear.

To view details for a particular User, click the associated Username. A page presented User Details is presented:

The following User Details are listed:

Username - The name of the Administrator as shown in the Transparency Portal.

First Name - The User's first name.

Last Name - The User's surname.

Preferred Language - The User's primary language.

Allow Change Password - Indicates if the User is able to change passwords.

Contacts - The User's contact information.

Granted Functions - The User's granted permissions, as listed as 'Yes' or 'No.'

View Entities

To access the View Entities option, click the corresponding link in the User Menu. A list if Portal Entities is presented.

To view a list of entities, click the corresponding link. Entities listed are:

Application Language - list of languages available in the Portal.
Institution - list of associated government Institutions.
Institution Type - list of Types of Institutions (i.e. Department, Ministry, etc.).
Region - list of geographical regions within the country.
Country Time Zone - list of Time Zones within the country.
Transaction Types - list of Types Transactions can be classified.

Synchronize All Entities: This option submits a request to the FreeBalance Accountability Suite for updating all the catalogues required for the Transparency Portal. The result of the process can be tracked through the option View Status Synchronization process.

View Status Synchronization Process: It displays a log of all the Synchronization Processes requested.

The View Status Synchronization Process list is displayed as follows:

Manage Content

Blog Posts

Add New Blog Post

To access the Blog Posts option, click the corresponding link in the User Menu. A list of Blog Posts is presented.

The list of Blog Posts are ordered by Published Date. To view a Blog Post, click the Title of the blog.

To toggle pages of available Blog Posts, use the Page icons.

First: Redirects User to the page containing the most recent posts.
Previous: Redirects User to the page previously viewed.
Page Number: Redirects User to a specific page.
Next: Redirects User to the next page of posts.
Last: Redirects User to the last page (ie. the page containing the oldest posts).

To change the number of Blog Posts displayed on the page, select a value from the Results Per Page drop-down menu.

To ADD a New Blog Post, click the Add Blog Post icon. The Portal Editor tool will be displayed.

Select Language from the drop-down menu.

Enter Title of the Blog Post.

Enter Body of the Blog Post in the Content window.

To ADD an Attachment, click Add link at the bottom of page. The New Attachment window will appear.

1. Enter Title of Attachment.

2. Select Language of Attachment from drop-down menu.

3. Enter Description for Attachment.

4. Select Attached File by clicking the icon. Select the file you wish to Attach.

5. Click the icon to Attach the File and return to the Add Blog Post page.

Click the icon to Publish and Save the Added Blog Post.

Click the icon to discard changes and return to the list of Blog Posts.

NOTE: The process must be repeated for each mandatory Language.

Edit a Blog Post

To access the Blog Posts page, click the corresponding icon in the User Menu. A list of Blog Posts are presented.

The list of Blog Posts are ordered by Published Date. To view a Blog Post, click the Title of the blog.

To toggle pages of available Blog Posts, use the Page icons.

First: Redirects User to the page containing the most recent posts.
Previous: Redirects User to the page previously viewed.
Page Number: Redirects User to a specific page.
Next: Redirects User to the next page of posts.
Last: Redirects User to the last page (ie. the page containing the oldest posts).

To change the number of Blog Posts displayed on the page, select a value from the Results Per Page drop-down menu.

Select a Blog Post by clicking the Title. The Blog information is displayed including all comments posted.

To DELETE the Post, click the icon. A window will appear to confirm.

To EDIT the Post, click the icon. The Portal editor tool is displayed.

Make changes to desired fields in any language:

Select Language from the drop-down menu.

Enter Title of the Blog Post.

Enter Body of the Blog Post in the Content window.

To ADD an Attachment, click Add link at the bottom of page. The New Attachment window will appear.

1. Enter Title of Attachment.

2. Select Language of Attachment from drop-down menu.

3. Enter Description for Attachment.

4. Select Attached File by clicking the icon. Select the file you wish to Attach.

5. Click the icon to Attach the File and return to the Blog Posts page.

Click the icon to Save changes to the Blog Post.

Click the icon to discard changes and return to the list of Blog Posts.

NOTE: The process must be repeated for each mandatory Language.

Add Comment to Blog Post

To access the list of Blogs, click the icon located on the main page.

A complete list of Blog Posts will be displayed.

The list of Blog Posts are ordered by Published Date. To view a Blog Post, click the Title of the blog.

To toggle pages of available Blog Posts, use the Page icons.

First: Redirects User to the page containing the most recent posts.
Previous: Redirects User to the page previously viewed.
Page Number: Redirects User to a specific page.
Next: Redirects User to the next page of posts.
Last: Redirects User to the last page (ie. the page containing the oldest posts).

To change the number of Blog Posts displayed on the page, select a value from the Results Per Page drop-down menu.

Select a Blog Post by clicking the Title. The Blog information is displayed including all comments posted.

To COMMENT on a Post,

1. Enter Username

Username: Indicates the name of the user posting the comment.

2. Enter Comment

Comment: Indicates the text body of the comment.

3. Click the icon. The following message is displayed:

Note: The Administrator may set the standard for publishing blog comments. The following options are permissible:

Free - anybody can comment a blog post and the comment is immediately published in the system
Authorization Required - administrator users must authorizes each comment in order it is published
Allow to Update - administrator users can update the content of the comment before he/she authorizes the publication
No Comments Allowed - blog comments are not allowed, hyperlinks to submit comments must be hid

In any case, administrator users can later delete any blog comment.

Approve / Reject Blog Post Comments

To access the Unpublished Comments page, expand the Blog Posts category in the User Menu. Click the corresponding Unpublished Comments link.

A list of Blog Comments awaiting approval is displayed:

The list of Unpublished Comments are ordered by Published Date. To view an Unpublished Comments, click the Title of the blog.

To toggle pages of available Unpublished Comments, use the Page icons.

First: Redirects User to the page containing the most recent comments.
Previous: Redirects User to the page previously viewed.
Page Number: Redirects User to a specific page.
Next: Redirects User to the next page of comments.
Last: Redirects User to the last page (ie. the page containing the oldest comments).

To change the number of Unpublished Comments displayed on the page, select a value from the Results Per Page drop-down menu.

To view an Unpublished Comment, click the associated Blog Name.

The Blog Post is displayed with any Unpublished Comments and details.

To DELETE the Unpublished Comment, click the icon. A window will appear to confirm.

To APPROVE / PUBLISH the Unpublished Comment, click the icon.

To REJECT the Unpublished Comment, click the icon.

To Publish or Reject multiple Unpublished Comments simultaneously, select the desired Comments from the list.

Click the to Approve / Publish all selected Unpublished Comments.

Click the to Reject all selected Unpublished Comments.

Content Pages

Add Custom Content Page

To access the Manage Content option, click the corresponding link in the User Menu.

Click the icon to view the Portal editor tool.

Select Language from the drop-down menu.

Enter Title of the Page.

Enter Body of the Page in the Content window.

To ADD an Attachment, click Add link at the bottom of page. The New Attachment window will appear.

1. Enter Title of Attachment.

2. Select Language of Attachment from drop-down menu.

3. Enter Description for Attachment.

4. Select Attached File by clicking the icon. Select the file you wish to Attach.

5. Click the icon to Attach the File and return to the Manage Content page.

Click the icon to Save the Added Content.

NOTE: The process must be repeated for each mandatory Language.

Modify Content Page

To View a list of existing Content Pages, expand the Manage Content link.

To view a Content Page, click the corresponding link.

To EDIT a Content Page, click the icon located at the bottom of the page.

The Portal Editor tool is displayed.

Modify desired fields:

Title
Content
Attachments

NOTE: Modifications must be made in each mandatory language.

Click the icon to save changes and return to Manage Contents page.

News Articles

Add a News Article

The Transparency Portal allows News Articles to be shared with all Users. The News Article feature keeps Users current will all News pertaining to Government fiscal policy.

To ADD a News Article, click the corresponding link in the User Menu. A list of News Articles is presented, ordered by Published Date.

Click the icon to compose a New Article. A page displaying the editor tool is presented.

Enter Published Date from the Calendar tool. Date indicates the date the News Article was initially published from a media outlet.

Select Language from the drop-down menu.

Enter Title of the News Article.

Enter Body of the News Article in the Content window.

To ADD an Attachment, click Add link at the bottom of page. The New Attachment window will appear.

1. Enter Title of Attachment.

2. Select Language of Attachment from drop-down menu.

3. Enter Description for Attachment.

4. Select Attached File by clicking the icon. Select the file you wish to Attach.

5. Click the icon to Attach the File and return to the Add News Article page.

Click the icon to Publish and Save the Added News Article.

Click the icon to discard changes and return to the list of News Articles.

NOTE: The process must be repeated for each mandatory Language.

Edit a News Article

The Transparency Portal allows News Articles to be shared with all Users. The News Article feature keeps Users current will all News pertaining to Government fiscal policy.

To access the News Article page, click the corresponding icon in the User Menu. A list of News Articles is presented.

The list of News Articles are ordered by Published Date. To view a News Article, click the Title of the blog.

To toggle pages of available News Articles, use the Page icons.

First: Redirects User to the page containing the most recent articles.
Previous: Redirects User to the page previously viewed.
Page Number: Redirects User to a specific page.
Next: Redirects User to the next page of articles.
Last: Redirects User to the last page (ie. the page containing the oldest articles).

To change the number of News Articles displayed on the page, select a value from the Results Per Page drop-down menu.

Select a News Articles by clicking the Title. The Article with associated details is displayed.

To DELETE the Article, click the icon. A window will appear to confirm.

To EDIT the Article, click the icon. The Portal Editor tool is displayed.

Make changes to necessary fields.

Enter Published Date from the Calendar tool. Date indicates the date the News Article was initially published from a media outlet.

Select Language from the drop-down menu.

Enter Title of the News Article.

Enter Body of the News Article in the Content window.

To ADD an Attachment, click Add link at the bottom of page. The New Attachment window will appear.

1. Enter Title of Attachment.

2. Select Language of Attachment from drop-down menu.

3. Enter Description for Attachment.

4. Select Attached File by clicking the icon. Select the file you wish to Attach.

5. Click the icon to Attach the File and return to the Add News Article page.

Click the icon to Save changes to the News Article.

Click the icon to discard changes and return to the list of News Articles.

NOTE: The process must be repeated for each mandatory Language.

Portal Editor

The Portal Editor tool is used to create and modify Portal pages. The Editor appears as follows:

Pages are required to have a Title, as entered in the Title field.

The Content of the page is entered in the Content field.

To Format Text within the content, highlight the text you wish to format. Use the various formatting options in the toolbar:

To add a Link, highlight the text you wish to Link. Click the Link icon in the toolbar:

A window will appear. Indicate the URL where the link redirects to the User, then click the OK icon.

Indicate the target window for view the link site, select the TARGET tab option, later in the target list option select “_blank” this value indicates that the link will be opened in a new window and the user will remain in the Transparency Portal. Click the OK icon.

To ADD an Image, click the Image icon in the toolbar.

After selecting the Image button a pop up window appear, here the user has to indicate the URL where the image is located, this could be a Local or External URL. The image is previewed in the window. Click the OK icon to confirm.