Catalog Dashboard

Updated March 03, 2026 10:10

Watermark Support

Curriculum Strategy Experience Management Dashboard

This is the initial landing page when you have logged into the catalog system:

The Curriculum Strategy Experience Management dashboard showing the Content Editing section with icons for Content Editor, Media Library, Workbox, and Recycle Bin. The Control Panel section showing the Control Panel and Desktop icons. The Access Management section showing icons for User Manager, Security Editor, Access Viewer, and Role Manager.

At any time while within the catalog system, you can return to this dashboard by clicking the table button in the upper left-hand corner of the window:

The Curriculum Strategy Experience Management dashboard showing the Content Editing section with icons for Content Editor, Media Library, Workbox, and Recycle Bin; the Control Panel section with Control Panel and Desktop icons; and the Access Management section with User Manager, Security Editor, Access Viewer, and Role Manager icons, with the top‑left grid menu icon highlighted.

This dashboard is used to navigate to specific areas within the system as well as adjust settings and views.

Buttons on the Launchpad

Content Editor:

This button navigates directly to the Content Editor minus the Desktop taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

The Curriculum Strategy Experience Management dashboard showing the Content Editing section with Content Editor highlighted, followed by Media Library, Workbox, and Recycle Bin icons. The Control Panel section showing Control Panel and Desktop icons. The Access Management section showing User Manager, Security Editor, Access Viewer, and Role Manager icons.

Once clicked, this button opens into the Content Editor, the main platform for selecting and editing catalog items.

The page showing a Home toolbar with options for Save, Edit, Export, Export Publish, Replace, Duplicate, Delete, and navigation tabs across the top. The left panel showing the Curriculum Strategy item tree expanded with Content and Media Library. The main panel showing the Folder tab with Items in the Folder displaying Content and Media Library tiles.

Media Library:

This button navigates directly to the Media Library where all media used throughout the catalog is uploaded and managed.

The Curriculum Strategy Experience Management dashboard showing the Content Editing section with Media Library highlighted, followed by Content Editor, Workbox, and Recycle Bin icons. The Control Panel section shows Control Panel and Desktop icons. The Access Management section shows User Manager, Security Editor, Access Viewer, and Role Manager icons.

Catalog Administrators have access to upload documents and images to be linked to or displayed throughout the catalog.

The page showing the Home toolbar with Export, Export Publish, Replace, Duplicate, and Delete options across the top. The left panel shows the Media Library folder expanded with the Institution subfolder. The main panel shows the Search tab active with a search icon.

Workbox:

This button will navigate directly to the Catalog Workbox:

The Curriculum Strategy Experience Management dashboard showing the Content Editing section with Workbox highlighted, followed by Content Editor, Media Library, and Recycle Bin icons. The Control Panel section shows Control Panel and Desktop icons. The Access Management section shows User Manager, Security Editor, Access Viewer, and Role Manager icons.

This is where the workflow is displayed and the items within the workflow states can be accessed to be promoted, demoted, reviewed, approved, or edited.

The page showing the Northern Essex Community College Workflow selected with items per page set to All and a Refresh option on the right, followed by workflow sections labeled Pending Final Approval, Pending Review, Draft, Admins to Delete from Catalog, and Admins to Remove Versions, each showing none.

Recycle Bin:

This button opens the Recycle Bin:

The Curriculum Strategy Experience Management dashboard showing the Content Editing section with Recycle Bin highlighted, alongside Content Editor, Media Library, and Workbox icons. The Control Panel section shows Control Panel and Desktop icons. The Access Management section shows User Manager, Security Editor, Access Viewer, and Role Manager icons.

This is where all deleted items and removed versions from the catalog and the Curriculum Management system reside. Catalog items can be restored from this bin back to the catalog they were deleted/removed from.

The page showing toolbar actions for Restore, Delete, Empty, Refresh, and Show Versions. A grouping area and a Name column header showing below, followed by an empty results area and pagination controls at the bottom.

Control Panel:

This button opens the Control Panel where personal settings can be managed and passwords can be changed by general users.

The Curriculum Strategy Experience Management dashboard showing the Control Panel section with Control Panel highlighted, alongside the Desktop icon. The Content Editing section shows Content Editor, Media Library, Workbox, and Recycle Bin icons. The Access Management section shows User Manager, Security Editor, Access Viewer, and Role Manager icons.

Catalog Administrators will have access to the Security options within this panel:

The Control Panel page showing a Back button at the top, followed by the My Settings section on the left with options for Change desktop background, Change Application options, Change password, Change personal information, Region and language options, and Reset to default settings. The Security section on the right showing options for User manager and Role manager.

Desktop:

This button will launch the Desktop Interface of the catalog system.

The Curriculum Strategy Experience Management dashboard showing the Control Panel section with Desktop highlighted, alongside the Control Panel icon. The Content Editing section shows Content Editor, Media Library, Workbox, and Recycle Bin icons. The Access Management section shows User Manager, Security Editor, Access Viewer, and Role Manager icons.

This is the interface that allows a taskbar at the bottom of the window and a start button that allows navigation throughout the system similar to this dashboard.

The desktop menu showing options for Content Editor, Media Library, Recycle Bin, Search, Workbox, and Control Panel, followed by expandable menus for Security Tools and Reporting Tools, with an All Applications at the bottom.

Using this interface allows you to have multiple windows open simultaneously, for example, you can have the Media Library open as well as a Workbox window open while working in the Content Editor. Toggling back and forth between these windows does not refresh the window each time and enables you to keep your place while working if needed.

The desktop bar showing open tiles for Content Editor and Media Library, with tabs for Content Editor, Media Library, and Workbox displayed across the top.

Administrator Access Only Buttons

User Manager:

This button opens the User Manager:

The Curriculum Strategy Experience Management dashboard showing the Access Management section with User Manager highlighted, alongside Security Editor, Access Viewer, and Role Manager icons. The Content Editing section shows Content Editor, Media Library, Workbox, and Recycle Bin icons. The Control Panel section shows Control Panel and Desktop icons.

The User Manager is where user profiles are managed and maintained:

The page showing toolbar actions for New, Edit, Delete, Change password, Reset settings, Disable, Enable, and Unlock, followed by links for Role Manager, Domain Manager, Access Viewer, and Security Editor. A table below showing column headers for User name, Domain, Fully qualified name, and Full name.

Role Manager:

This button opens the Role Manager:

The Curriculum Strategy Experience Management dashboard showing the Access Management section with Role Manager highlighted, alongside User Manager, Security Editor, and Access Viewer icons. The Content Editing section shows Content Editor, Media Library, Workbox, and Recycle Bin icons. The Control Panel section shows Control Panel and Desktop icons.

The Role Manager is where the roles/permissions are created, linked, and maintained.

The page showing toolbar actions for New, Delete, Members, Member Of, Domains, Users, Access Viewer, and Security Editor, followed by a table with the Role column header at the top.

Security Editor and Access Viewer:

Both the Security Editor and Access Viewer buttons will launch these security windows for the catalog administrator. It is very important to understand the function of each of these features prior to using them.

The Curriculum Strategy Experience Management dashboard showing the Access Management section with Security Editor and Access Viewer highlighted, alongside User Manager and Role Manager icons. The Content Editing section shows Content Editor, Media Library, Workbox, and Recycle Bin icons, and the Control Panel section shows Control Panel and Desktop icons.

Security Editor:

The Security Editor is where securities are assigned to specific roles created within the Role Manager.

There is no other reason to open the Security Editor unless you are checking if a specific role has the right securities assigned or are assigning securities to a new role just created.

The Security Editor is not used to assign access to catalog/curriculum items to user profiles. Assigning permissions is done through attached specific roles from the Role Manager to user profiles as needed.

The page showing the selected accounts at the top with options for Assign and Columns, followed by links for Access Viewer and User Manager. A permissions table below shows rows for Curriculum Strategy, Content, and Media Library, with columns for Read, Write, Rename, Create, Delete, Administer, and Inheritance, each displaying checkboxes for allowed and denied permissions.

Access Viewer:

The Access Viewer is simply a viewer that will give you a general idea of a role's security access to items within the catalog. Nothing can be edited or changed within the Access Viewer, it simply shows what can be accessed with a given role.

The page showing the selected accounts at the top with Assign and Columns options, followed by links for Security Editor and User Manager. A permissions table below shows rows for Curriculum Strategy, Content, and Media Library, with columns for Read, Write, Rename, Create, Delete, and Administer, each displaying allow and deny checkboxes.