New Flow for Connecting to a Channel

[WisTex]

Currently, the flow is as follows:

1. Click on connect button on the channel you are viewing.
2. Get redirected back to your own hub to set the permissions.
3. Presented with dialog that allows you to change the default settings.

The desired flow:

1. Click on the connect button on the channel you are viewing.
2. Get redirected back to your own hub to set permissions.
3. The page acknowledges that you are connected via the default settings, and if you want to change the settings, you can do so.
4. The page also gives you the option to change the settings without having to leave that page.
5. The page also gives you the option to go back to the channel that you just connected to, which redirects you back to the channel.
6. The page also gives you additional options, such as viewing your connections, viewing your headquarters, etc.

While it is true that you can correctly do all of those things when you arrive at the dialog to set your permissions, it is important for end users to have obvious and apparent choices that are only one click away.

For example, you can click on the avatar for the channel to get back to the channel, but a new user might not realize that.

Or they might miss the notification in the corner of the screen and not realize that the permissions were already set, and then press the submit button again.

For non-technical users, and new users, you have to guide them more than a user already familiar with the system.