Archive for the ‘Content and Document Management’ Category

MaIS Integration – Where do you get that Registry data? The Web-Services that help you get that!

Thursday, January 19th, 2017

Presentation (PDF)

Video of session coming soon.

Ever wonder how someone else got the person’s affiliation data you’ve been looking for? How about SUNet ID accounts information?

This session gives an overview of what “Registry” data is and explains how you can use the Registry data to better integrate with UIT services on Accounts, Person, Authority, Course, Workgroup, etc. The focus of this session is to introduce the web-services MaIS (Middleware and Integration Services) provides to help you manage Registry data in an automated way.

Join us for an overview of the following web services, plus a demo and Q&A:

  • AccountWS
  • Course XML
  • Person XML
  • StudentWS
  • Privilege XML
  • WorkgroupAPI

Getting Started with Slack (Tech Briefing)

Tuesday, September 20th, 2016

Slack is a collaborative tool used by a number of groups at Stanford, allowing for group and individual discussions and file sharing. In this 90-minute session we will: – cover the best uses of the platform – talk about what it takes to start using Slack in your workgroup, and – explore a host of features of the program so you’ll be primed to do your best work in one of the fastest growing chat platforms today

GitLab at Stanford (Tech Briefing)

Friday, August 12th, 2016

This session introduces the pilot GitLab service at Stanford. Managed by University IT, the Git revision management service allows you to assemble your own project team, track issues, and share project code with fine-grained access control.

Topics include:

  • What is GitLab, and how it is implemented at Stanford
  • How to get started: signup and create your GitLab project
  • Simple workflows with GitLab
  • Security – groups and project visibilities, data security
  • Integration (advanced topic) – Slack/GitLab CI

This is a basic GitLab introduction session, not a Git tutorial training.

Introduction to Stanford Box

Friday, January 15th, 2016

Is your group making the move to Stanford Box? In this session you will learn how this service provides document and folder management and collaboration. Stanford Box features a simple-to-use interface, document version control, individual permissions on folders, editing through Microsoft Office, and 25GB of cloud storage for individuals or groups.

Topics include:

  • How to get started in Box as an individual or a workgroup
  • How to upload, manage, and share documents and folders
  • How to deal with collaborators
  • How to use Box Sync
  • All-around tips and tricks

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