Global U Inventory Office for Global Engagement

Elements - How To

There are two ways to tag activities in Elements: 1. tag when adding a new activity; 2. tag an existing activity. Instructions for both are included below.

When adding a new activity:

  1. Login to Elements and click on ADD NEW for the category you wish to add an activity to (e.g. Service & leadership).
    Screenshot of the Elements portal homepage showing activity categories with the Add New button of one category highlighted in yellow
    Or click VIEW ALL to see all your activities in that category and then click the + button to add a new activity.
    Screenshot of an Elements activity category page with the Plus button highlighted in yellow
  2. Select the type of activity you wish to add (e.g. Honor/Award).
    Screenshot of the Elements new activity dialog for Service and Leadership with the Honor/Award type highlighted in yellow
  3. Navigate to the bottom of the form, click on Additional Information.
    Screenshot of the Add honor/award form with a closed accordion button at the bottom, labelled Additional Information, highlighted in yellow
  4. In the Global Engagement section, type the name of the countries or regions corresponding to the global engagement of your activity. You can add more than one country/region to an activity.
    Screenshot of the open Additional Information accordion with the Global Engagement section highlighted in yellow
    Screenshot of the dropdown search menu that appears in the Global Engagement form field after some text is entered
  5. When the label has been added, you will see it listed at the top of that section.
    Screenshot of the Global Engagement section of the Additional Information accordion with a Global Engagement label for Australia highlighted in yellow
  6. Remember to click Save.
    Screenshot of the open Additional Information accordion with the Global Engagement section and the Save button at the bottom highlighted in yellow

When editing an existing activity:

  1. Select the activity by clicking on the title of the activity or the Labels tab.
    Screenshot of an Elements activity titled Test Award with Global Label with the title and the labels button both highlighted in yellow
  2. Find Global Engagement and click EDIT.
    Screenshot of the expanded view of an Elements activity with the Global Engagement tile in the labels section highlighted in yellow
  3. In Global Engagement labels, enter a country or region corresponding to the global engagement of your activity.
    Screenshot of the Edit labels dialog with the Global Engagement tab and the Search for a label name form field highlighted in yellow Screenshot of the dropdown search menu that appears in the Global Engagement labels form field after some text is entered
  4. After entering the country/region name, click Add. Repeat this process to add more than one country/region to the activity.
    Screenshot of the Edit labels dialog with a country entered into the form field and the Add button highlighted in yellow
  5. After adding the label(s), click Save.
    Screenshot of the Edit labels dialog with the Save Changes button highlighted in yellow
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