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Doubleknot Main Menu: The Feature List

The Features List presents a list of functions that are available based on individual access privileges. Doubleknot uses your user name and password to determine what functions you can access. Only those functions are displayed on the menu. Presented here is a list of all functions available from the Feature List.

The Feature List functions include:

Logoff: Log off Doubleknot and return to the organization's home page.
Calendar and Event Signup: Displays the calendar of events and activities for an organization. The events can include event descriptions, contact email address, cost, service hours, time and date, and event locations that link to the map system. There is also a link to other event information including the photo album. The calendar will also display the events and activities of any parent organization. If the event coordinator entered a register by date, Doubleknot allows users to register and pay online for the event as well as send email messages to all event participants.
Online Store: This function takes the user to the online store for the organization.
Newsletters: Displays an organization's Newsletters.
Library: Allows the user to view the organization�s document library and open/download the documents they have access to.
Bulletin Boards: Provides a forum for communications among controlled groups of users. Participation can be between different organizations, a single organization or group within an organization.
Photo Albums: Displays an organization's Photo Albums.
Member Directory: Allows searching of the member directory. Search can be based on a leadership position (Vice President, Scoutmaster, etc.), group (Directors, Army Ants, etc.) or by user name. From the results you can click on a members name to get a detailed report containing leadership history, advancement information (where applicable) along with a list of activities that the member has participated in. This is particularly valuable for reviews of member participation. It also allows individual members to monitor their records and point out any problems. By clicking on an address, a street map is displayed to locate the member. Furthermore, if a photograph of the member has been uploaded, it can be viewed.
Merit Badge Counselors: This is functionality specific to Boy Scout organizations only. Similar to the member search, this feature is used to find a merit badge counselor. You can search for a specific badge or get a list of all counselors in a particular unit. Since a scout is suppose to get permission from the Scoutmaster prior to beginning work on a badge, some units elect to make this feature only available to the Scoutmaster. Other units have elected to make it available to all unit members. When the user clicks on the counselor�s address, a map is displayed.
Communications Center: Send broadcast email messages to others in your organization.
Elist Signup: Provides the signup and removal from electronic mail topic lists. Elists are used to facilitate communication among organization members and non-members.
I am a member of: Displays the list of all organizations a user belongs to.

The Administration functions include:

My Information: This feature allows you to update your mailing address, email address and phone number. For those with access to more than one organization on Doubleknot, this feature also allows you select your default organization.
My User ID and Password: Allows you to change your user ID and/or password. A user ID and password is required to view the member directory and other secure parts of the system.
Manage Events: The management of events for an organization. This set of functionality allows for the creation of calendar, class,dues and fund raising events. The management of programs is also included in this set of functions. The administrator can define who can register, whether or not payment can be collected online, if there are forms to complete at the time of registration as well as other functionality.
Forms and Surveys: This allows administrators to create, edit and delete forms and surveys as well as view and export information associated to form responses.
Newsletters: Provides the tools to create newsletters and control who can see them down to the article level. It also provides the capability to email the newsletters to all members of the organization.
Library Documents: The management of documents for an organization. Access to documents can be controlled down to the group level in an organization.
Photo Albums: Allows the administrator to create and upload photo graphics into the organization�s photo album.
Member Information: Used to create and manage organization members and communications. Features include management of users, groups, elists, visitors and leadership.
Store Management: This function allows administrators to manage the site storefront, including products, categories and options, shipping types, tax jurisdictions, store configuration, viewing and managing orders, and a sales report.
Financial Accounts: This administrative function allows those with permission to mange financial accounts where funds are deposited upon receiving payment for events. It provides, account creation, deletion and modification, viewing of detailed transaction records, funds request, and cardholder refunds.
Merit Badge Counselors: This feature is available to Boy Scout Organizations only. Used to create assign and manage Merit Badge counselors. It is only available for those at the District or Council level responsible for maintaining the Merit Badge Counselor List.
Organization Profile: This allows administrators to edit the information that others see when viewing the "About Us" page.
Site Brander: Site Brander functions allow you to customize the website and create links to internal/external URLs or Include files
Important Messages: This function allows administrators to broadcast messages to one or more organizations.
Email Broadcast: Used to broadcast email messages to groups of users (board members, Scoutmaster, committee members, etc.). Depending on your access privileges you will be able to send messages to your organization, parent organization, or affiliated organizations. Also whether or not your broadcast messages will be sent to youths within those organizations.
Organization URL's: For advanced users who build their own custom web pages. This is a list of URLs that are used to link directly to Doubleknot functionality for your organization.
Reports: The Admin Reports function will allow you to generate various reports.

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