A set of instructions and guidelines for students to work with the backend interface for the Brisbane Media and Entertainment Map

1. Brisbane Media and
Entertainment Map
DBMS Guidelines
Tiago Camacho - 2014

2. How it Works
What people see –
the frontend
interface
How the content gets
updated – the backend
interface
Gets data from
Manages the data
Database
Management
Systems (DBMS)

3. Registration
Go here to access
backend
Click
Sign up

4. Registration
Enter
details
and
finish
signup
Someone will need to confirm your registration
before you can sign in

5. Sign in
After being
confirmed enter
you details and sign
in
Upon successful
sign in, you will
have access to the
DBMS

6. Categories
Edit category
Create new category
Edit sub category
Create new sub
category
Delete

7. Categories - Create
Fill up data
using
guidelines
(some are
compulsory)
Confirm or
cancel
operation
A Picture
can be
uploaded

8. Categories - Edit
Simply change necessary fields and
update

9. Sub categories
Follow same process for sub categories

10. Clients
Create new client
Browse by sub category
Search
Check the tip
sheet

11. Profiles
Create new
profile
Redundant profiles can be
archived (not shown in the
website)
Edit
profile
Profiles are
also locked/
validated

12. Profiles – Create/Edit
Follow guidelines
Interview content should use textile special
notation to indicate questions (e.g., bold)

13. Static Pages
Static pages always show the same
thing
Create
Edit
Delete

14. Static Pages – Create/Edit
Pages can have parents – e.g, you
can have a sub page within the
About Us
Using textile you can style
the page as you want

15. Feedback
Users of the website can send feedback and this
gets into the database. Check it before starting to
add content
Browse existing
feedback by
category

16. Questions and Doubts
If you have any doubts, do the following:
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Have them send me an email to
tiago.diascamacho@qut.edu.au
Talk to your group leader