Directory Component (formerly known as POD - Public Officials Directory) is an add-on for NGSPortal. This component provides the following services:

  • Management of the department information including:
    • Basic department data (mission, address, security group)
    • Department staff
    • FAQs
    • Events
    • News
    • Opinion polls
    • Links and documents
  • Publishing of the department information including auto-generation of:
    • Department home page
    • Department directory (departments and staff)
    • Department news (including scrolling breaking news)
    • Department event calendars
    • Department documents
    • Link/document farms
    • Related departments
    • Site map
  • Structured Portal Generator. This highly flexible, template driven technology takes the department directory information and uses it to automatically build the department home pages. When paired up with the optional CMS Component, Structured Portal Generator is capable of publishing department directory information as well as department content from a supported CMS system.