CeRMINv2 - User Guide
A. User Registration

User registration is for users who are first time login to CeRMINv2.

The steps for user registration are as follow:

  1. Enter this link http://cermin.sarawak.gov.my/ to web browser.

  2. Key in SarawakNet LDAP username and password. Click "Login" button as shown in Figure 1.1 for authentication.

    Figure 1.1: SarawakNet LDAP for authentication
  3. System will prompt a First Time Login dialog and ask to create profile. Click "Create" button as shown in Figure 1.2.

    Figure 1.2: Create profile
  4. User details will be shown as in Figure 1.3. Select the Agenecy / Department if your Agency / Department is in the selection list. Enter your Agenecy / Department if your Agency / Department is not in the selection list.

    Figure 1.3: User details when registration
  5. Check the Declaration to allow to aubmit for the rgistration as shown in Figure 1.4.

    Figure 1.4: Declaration when registration
  6. If forget to check the declaration check box, system will prompt a dialog as shown in Figure 1.5. Click "OK" button then check the declaration as shown in Step 5.

    Figure 1.5: Dialog when submit the user registration form without check the declaration
  7. Click "Submit" button to finih profile creation for first time login. System will prompt a dialog about Account Saved as shown in Figure 1.6. Click "OK" button then system will redirect to Login page.

    Figure 1.6: Account saved
  8. Enter username and password again to login to CeRMINv2.

  9. Upon succeed login, a screen as shown in Figure 1.7 will be shown.

    Figure 1.7: Screen after login
B. SUBMISSION

Submission here refer to General Users submit file to the system to let Metadata Controller to process the file i order to publish the file in CeRMINv2.

Steps for submission are as follow:

  1. From the landing page, click "Browse" button from the SUBMISSION as shown in Figure 2.1 to select the file that want to submit. Select the Collection from the selection list and enter the Ttile as well as Desctiption of the file. Insert the instruction to Metadata Controller if necessary. Then, click on "Submit" button.

    Figure 2.1: Access file submission
  2. Click "My Submission" to check the submission status as shown in the Figure 2.2.

    Figure 2.2: Access My Submission
  3. The submission is saved and displayed as shown in Figure 2.3.

    Figure2.3: List of submission
  4. Click onthe Title of the submitted file to edit the metadata of the file before Metadata Controller do the approval of the file. System will display a dialog to allow users to enter or edit the metadata of the file as shown in Figure 2.4

    Figure 2.4: Edit metadatadialog for submitted file
  5. Click the "Submit" button after edit the metadata.


Alternative way for submission are as follow:

  1. Click "My Submission" as shown in Step 2.

  2. Click "New" button as shown in Step 3.

  3. System will display a Submit File dialog as shown in Figure 2.5.

    Figure 2.5: Submit File dialog
  4. Click "Browse" button from the SUBMISSION as shown in Figure 2.5 to select the file that want to submit. Select the Collection from the selection list and enter the Ttile as well as Desctiption of the file. Insert the instruction to Metadata Controller if necessary. Then, click on "Submit" button.

  5. Continue step No.2 to No. 5 in method above.

C. SEARCH

Search here refer to General Users search for files in CeRMINv2. There are three types of search provided by CeRMINv2 which are basic Search, Advanced Search and Browse.

Basic Search
  1. Enter the keyword into the Search field and click "SEARCH" button as shown in Figure 3.1.

    Figure 3.1: Basic search
  2. System will display the searching results as shown in Figure 3.2.

    Figure 3.2: Searching results
  3. Enter the keyword into Filter field as shown in Figure 3.3 to further filter the searching results.

    Figure 3.3: Filter the searching results
  4. Click the "SAVE SEARCH" button to save the searching. System will will prompt a save search dialog as shown in Figure 3.4. Enter the name for the save search and click "Submit" button.

    Figure 3.4: Save Search dialog
  5. Click "Saved Search" to access the saved search as shown in Figure 3.5.

    Figure 3.5: Access Saved Search
  6. System will display the list of saved search as shown in Figure 3.6. Click the Name to access the saved search. Click "Delete" if want to delete the saved search.

    Figure 3.6: List of saved search
Advanced Search
  1. Click the "ADVANCED SEARCH" to perform advanced search. System will display the fields as shown in Figure 3.7.

    Figure 3.7: Advanced search
  2. Enter the related field and click "SEARCH" button which is beside the "ADVANCED SEARCH" button.

  3. The result of the advanced search will be shown.

Browse
  1. Click "BROWSE" button to access browse as shown in Figure 3.8.

    Figure 3.8: Browse
  2. System will display a list of Browse category as shown in Figure 3.9.

    Figure 3.9: Browse category
  3. Click on the category that want to browse. The system will then display the list of browe as shown in Figure 3.10.

    Figure 3.10: List of browse
  4. select the desired item from the browse list and the system will display the related document.

D. Feedback to Metadata Controller

Feedback to metadata controller is for users to feedback or leave comments to metadata controller regarding the content of CeRMINv2.

Steps for Feedback to metadata controller are as follow:

  1. Click "FEEDBACK" from the footer of CeRMINv2 as shown in Figure 4.1

    Figure 4.1: Feedback to metadata controller
  2. System will display a feedback dialog as shown in Figure 4.2. Enter the comments and click "Submit" button.

    Figure 4.2: Feedback dialog