.. include:: /_static/inc_styles.txt .. index:: administration; overview ************************ About DBL Administration ************************ .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 Managing Organizations About the DBL Services Agreement Managing Users and Roles Delegating Roles Viewing and Managing Entries Managing Licensing Documents Licensing Workflow Overview Creating & Reviewing License Agreements Working with Shareable Links Reviewing History ----- All digital assets stored within DBL are owned or managed by one or more :doc:`Organizations `. Management and licensing of assets (called "Entries" in DBL) takes place primarily through the interface for administering :doc:`Organizations `. A DBL organization may be either a content :doc:`contributor ` (also called an **IPC** or "Intellectual Property Contributor") or a :doc:`publisher ` of content (also called an **LCH** or "Library Card Holder"). .. index:: organizations; hierarchy To simplify and empower administrative functions, DBL arranges organization within a hierarchical structure. This structure provides and enforces an inheritance from parent organizations to their sub-organization (children) of selected user roles, and the visibility of :doc:`entries ` and content items such as :doc:`licensing documents `. Organizations have member users who are assigned :doc:`roles and permissions ` for maintaining and managing the organization itself or its owned :doc:`entries `. If necessary, organizations may choose to :doc:`delegate ` management and maintenance responsibilities to another organization in the system. DBL provides an interface for an organization to add and maintain :doc:`licensing documents ` which can be used for establishing agreements between partnering organization's for access to a DBL entry. DBL provides a consistent and predictable :doc:`workflow ` for managing the agreement process, and for monitoring license expiry. An ongoing :doc:`history ` is recorded for all organization activity which may be reviewed by members of the organization at any time. ----- .. index:: organizations; IPC, IPC; diagram **IPC Organization Diagram** .. image:: images/diagram_ipcOrg.png :width: 100% This diagrams illustrates the structure of an IPC organization DBL. The organization manages scripture Assets and Licenses (licensing documents). Agreements record a transactions between partners. People have specific assignments within the organization such as "Archivist" or "Licenser". DBL maintains a History log of organization activities. |br| ----- .. index:: organizations; LCH, LCH; diagram **LCH Organization Diagram** .. image:: images/diagram_lchOrg.png :width: 70% This diagram illustrates the structure of an LCH organization. Downloads of scripture assets are made available through license Agreements. The LCH is able to select the Licenses they are willing to enter into agreements through. People have assignments within the organization such as "Licenser" or "Publisher" (ability to download). DBL maintains a History log of organization activities.