NUIM Commercialisation Office
Site created for the Commercialisation Department - National University of Ireland, Maynooth, while on contract for Eclipse Internet Services.
Brief
- Develop Drupal 6 website to specification outlined by Eclipse following workshops with Commercialisation Department
- Integrate site with LDAP for user authentication and accounts only
- Create theme from the design provided by Eclipse as a Photoshop mock-up, .psd file
- Assist Eclipse with website training and technical support
Process
- Installed and configured Drupal 6 on a development server
- Configured the drupal installation with the necessary modules and settings required by the site specification
- Used a child theme of Fusion base theme to customise the site to that of the Photoshop mock-up
- Provided training assistance to the contact point and one of the main site contributors within the Commercialisation Department
- Migrated the site over from the local development server over to the NUI Maynooth Drupal 6 multi-site
- Configured LDAP to allow NUI staff and consultant groups site accounts and assigned site contributors the necessary roles
- Requested DNS update from NUI Computer Centre to point towards the multi-site and Commercialisation went live
Outcome
- Site used daily by department for various promotional needs
- Fututre work is planned to incorporate a members section for non-LDAP authenticated members