The Additional Materials tab is where you can provide supporting resources or information to mission members for use during the mission. Any mission member can select existing materials from their content or their organization's content or can add materials of their own. Only the mission owner is allowed to remove additional materials from a mission.
Additional materials can be documents, images, or other resources useful to mission members. If there are no additional materials provided, a message appears stating that no additional materials have been associated with this mission.
The following are supported file types for additional materials:
- .doc
- .docx
- .xls
- .xlsx
- .ppt
- .pptx
- .csv
- .jpeg
- .jpg
- .png
- .tif
- .tiff
Change the layout view
You can switch the Additional Materials tab between three layout views: Table, List, and Grid. Each layout allows you to see information about the file and download it. The default layout is Table.
Add additional materials
Additional materials can be added by uploading new files or using files from your organization.
Upload additional materials
Additional materials can be uploaded to the mission by following the steps below.:
- Click View Missions.
- Click Mission Details on your mission.
- Click the Additional Materials tab.
- Click Upload.
A dialog box appears, prompting you to select the file you want to upload.
- Click or drag the file to upload.
- Optionally, retitle the file.
- Click Upload.
A notification appears at the bottom of the app, confirming that your file was successfully uploaded and now appears in the list of available content.
The file is uploaded to your organization's portal as a new item and can be used in other missions.
Add additional materials from My Content or My Organization
A mission owner or administrator can use existing files in their content or their organization's content.
- My Content—Your content that you can add to the current mission. You can expand and collapse the list. To retrieve more materials, click More. If there are no additional materials available in My Content, a message appears stating that none were found.
- My Organization—Content available to you through your organization's portal. You can expand and collapse the list. To retrieve more materials, click More. If there are no additional materials available, a message appears stating that none were found.
To add material from My Content or My Organization, complete the following steps:
- Click View Missions.
- Click Mission Details on your mission.
- Click the Additional Materials tab.
- Locate the file.
- Click Add.
A notification appears at the bottom of the app confirming your file successfully uploaded and appears in the list of available content.
Remove files from the Additional Materials tab
Removing files allows you to clear unnecessary or out-of-date materials from your mission. To remove files, complete the following steps:
- Select the files you want to remove in the Additional Materials table or click Select All to choose all files available. The number of files selected appears above the table.
- Click Remove.
A notification appears at the bottom of the app, confirming your file was successfully deleted. Additionally, before clicking Remove, you can click Clear Selection if you decide not to remove files.
Filter by title
Any additional materials added to the mission can be searched or filtered by title. To filter by title, complete the following steps:
- Click View Missions.
- Click Mission Details on the mission.
- Click the Additional Materials tab.
- Type the name of the file in the search bar.
- Delete the text to clear the search bar.
Sort by title
Files in Additional Materials can be sorted in ascending or descending order by fields. The default sort option is Date Modified in descending order. To sort files, complete the following steps:
- Choose a field from the sort menu or click the table title. The following sort options are available:
- Date Created
- Date Modified
- Owner
- Title
- Click the sort direction button to switch between ascending and descending order.