Blog Posts

The eProcurement Portal contains a forum of Blogs to enhance User-Administrator communication. Updates regarding the Portal or Government procedures are conveyed through the Blog Posts.

To view Blog Posts, select a Blog from the list on the left-hand side of the eProcurement Portal.

A list of Blog Posts will appear:

The list of Blog Posts are ordered by Published Date. To view a Blog Post, click the Title of the blog.

To toggle pages of available Blog Posts, use the Page icons.

• First: Redirects User to the page containing the most recent posts.
• Previous: Redirects User to the page previously viewed.
• Page Number: Redirects User to a specific page.
• Next: Redirects User to the next page of posts.
• Last: Redirects User to the last page (ie. the page containing the oldest posts).

To change the number of Blog Posts displayed on the page, select a value from the Results Per Page drop-down menu.

By clicking the Title of a Blog Post, the contents of the post are displayed. An example Blog Post is shown below:

To Comment on a Blog Post:

1. Enter a User Name. The User Name does not need to be previously registered in the Transparency Portal.

2. Enter Comment you wish to be published.

3. Click icon to submit Comment. A notification will appear to confirm the submission.

Note: The Administrator may set the standard for publishing blog comments. The following options are permissible:

• Free - anybody can comment a blog post and the comment is immediately published in the system
• Authorization Required - administrator users must authorizes each comment in order it is published
• Allow to Update - administrator users can update the content of the comment before he/she authorizes the publication
• No Comments Allowed - blog comments are not allowed, hyperlinks to submit comments must be hid

In any case, administrator users can later delete any blog comment.