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1 | 1 | # Provider account creation |
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| 3 | +Content providers are entities (such as academic institutions, non-profit organisations, portals) that provide training materials of relevance to your community. |
| 4 | +Every event or training material in TeSS is associated with precisely one content provider. |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +Each content provider has the following properties: |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +* Title, URL, description, logo, keywords |
| 9 | +* One of three types: Organisation, Project, Portal |
| 10 | +* One or more approved editors (TeSS user accounts) |
| 11 | +* In ELIXIR TeSS: one ELIXIR national node |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Viewing content providers |
| 14 | +Content providers can be browsed and searched in TeSS. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +To browse content providers: |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +1. Go to a TeSS instance, such as [ELIXIR TeSS](https://tess.elixir-europe.org/). |
| 19 | +2. In the top menu, click ‘Directory’, then click ‘Providers’. |
| 20 | +3. The list of all visible content providers is show, with a search box at the top. For each provider, you can see how many events and materials are registered. |
| 21 | +4. There are filters on the left to limit the search by keyword, type, and (if enabled) node. There is an option to 'Show hidden items' in the search results. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +## Registering content providers |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +Content providers can be created by any registered user. |
| 26 | +New providers must be approved by an administrtor. [TBC] ❓ |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +To register a content provider: |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +1. In the top menu, click ‘Directory’, then click ‘Providers’. |
| 31 | +2. Click the buttom 'Register content provider'. |
| 32 | +3. Complete the fields (required fields are marked with an asterisk) then click the 'Register Content Provider' button. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +### Updating content providers |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +To make changes to a content provider: |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +1. Navigate to the content provider page. |
| 39 | +2. Click the 'Edit' button at the top-right. |
| 40 | +3. Make your changes then click the 'Update Content Provider' button. |
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