User interface of the mobile portal
The user interface of the mobile portal takes into account the limited size of mobile devices and offers fewer details and actions than the standard user interface.
Listings
Folders and related container objects are represented as
simple listings. If present, some additional details like a
description are indicated below an entry (configurable via [Edit Preferences] on the portal
page). For each object, at least type icon and name are given.
Navigation in a folder hierarchy is done by selecting one of the
subfolders presented. When opening a folder, its contents are again represented
as a list. You get one level higher up in the hierarchy by clicking the
button in the upper left-hand
corner. The button 
takes you back to the mobile
portal.
Listings like that of a folder or an event history only
show a certain number of entries (the number is configurable via [Edit Preferences]). If a list contains
more than the maximal number of entries to be shown, you can work your way
through the complete list by using the buttons 
and 
in
the lower navigation bar.
Details
In addition to the list view of folders, also the
details of such objects are offered when you click the 
button at the right-hand end of
an entry. With objects that contain no other objects like documents or
contacts, also a click on the name of the entry opens the details page.
The details page is similar to the info page of the standard user interface. In addition to general information it offers further details like specific attributes, members and event history (as far as available). The respective tabs are placed at the bottom of the details page.
o General: General information like name, date of last modification or path to the object plus actions on the objects (if any).
o Attributes: Object specific attributes like document metadata and user-defined attributes.
o Members/Participants: List of members with access to the folder or participants of an appointment, respectively.
o History: Event history of the object.
If you have sufficient access rights to change the object shown, you may use the different tabs to change e.g. name, tags or description, to change specific attributes like document metadata or to invite new members and remove existing ones.
Changes are made using [
Edit] at the
right-hand end of the navigation bar on the details page. You may switch tabs
during editing. Editing has to be confirmed by clicking the [OK] button in
the upper right-hand corner. Editing may be aborted by clicking the 
button in the upper left-hand
corner.
Actions
In addition to editing object attributes and managing membership, further actions are offered at the mobile user interface.
You may create new objects using the 
button at the right-hand end of
the upper navigation bar. Select an object from the list of object types
that you may create. Further interaction works similarly to the standard user
interface.
All other actions are only offered on the details page via buttons in the upper part of the “General” tab. If more than two actions are possible, you get to the second and further actions by clicking the [Actions] button. After clicking on an action button, the further interaction works similarly to the standard user interface.
At the mobile user interface you only have a limited number of actions at your disposal as compared to the standard user interface. As detailed above, you may create new objects, but the number of object types that may be created at the mobile user interface is restricted to folders, documents, URLs, contact lists and discussion forums. You can change, cut, delete, copy and paste existing objects, but you may, e.g., not change the access rights of an object at the mobile user interface. You may add notes to most object types, if you have the respective access rights, and you may create your personal BSCW bookmarks for most objects. Further actions possible and the respective restrictions are detailed when describing the different domains of the mobile portal below.