Creating and Managing Organizations

Organizations make it easy for users to collaboratively manage content, such as sources and concepts.

Members of an organization can edit any content owned by the organization. Organizations in OCL have their own URL (e.g. http://www.openconceptlab.com/orgs/MyOrganization/).

Create an Organization

• To create an organization in OCL, choose "New Organization" from the "+" menu on the top-right:

• Enter your new Organization's information. Note that the short name you give your organization is used in your organization's URL, so choose something short and recognizable. For example:

  • Organization, Short Name: CIEL
  • Organization, Full Name: Columbia International eHealth Laboratory
  • Website: http://ciel.dbmi.columbia.edu/
  • Company: Columbia University
  • Location: New York City, NY, USA

• The permanent URL for this organization in OCL is: http://www.openconceptlab.com/orgs/CIEL/

Working with your new organization

Use organizations to collaborate with other users. Any member of an organization can edit resources owned by the organization, regardless of who created it. For example, you can create a Source that is owned by an organization you are a member of to allow other members of the organization to edit the source. Learn more about Sources in the Adding and Managing Sources tutorial.

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To Edit your Organization:

• On your home page, click the organization you want to edit.
• Click the Gears icon next to Organization name to make the relevant edits.
• When done, click the Update button at the bottom of the form

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Go back to Working with Organizations or continue with Managing Teams and Permissions.