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Administrator, Content Management Server 2001 

The Content Management Server 2001 (MSCMS 2001) administrator's job is to set up and manage publishing in the MSCMS 2001 environment. Administrators have full privileges (including the right to create, edit, and approve pages and postings) in all MSCMS 2001 containers.

Administrator, Windows 2000 

A Windows 2000 administrator is a user with administrative rights on the computer where the MSCMS 2001 server and database are installed. It is typically the responsibility of the Windows 2000 administrator to install and configure Content Management Server 2001, and set up user accounts. The Windows 2000 administrator will not necessarily be the same person functioning as a Content Management Server 2001 administrator.

API – Application Programming Interface 

In the same way that most applications will have a user interface (often a graphical one), many applications will also present an Application Programming Interface (API) with which other applications can interact. The API consists of the functions, messages, data structures, data types, and statements that programmers can use in creating applications that run under Windows 2000.

approve, approval 

Publishing Content Management Server 2001 pages follows a two-part approval process. Pages are approved by editors for accuracy of content. Postings for the views of these pages are approved by moderators for relevancy to the channels to which they are posted.

(See also auto-approve.)

authentication page

A Web page you might need to pass through in order to log on to a Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 site with a Web browser. On the authentication page, you will need to select a valid 2000 domain and enter your user name and password, or an LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) Organizational Unit (OU).

author 

Content Management Server 2001 authors create pages in folders, and submit postings in channels. The role of author is one of the formal roles in Content Management Server 2001.

(See also role.)

Authoring window 

In the MSCMS 2001 Site Builder only. Pages are authored in the MSCMS 2001 Authoring window, which displays a view or views of a page, to which you add content such as text or images.

auto-approve 

When an author submits a page to a folder that does not have an editor, Content Management Server 2001 automatically approves the page. Pages are also automatically approved when submitted by editors for the folder, or by administrators. Postings for approved pages are auto-approved (on an individual basis) if they are:

  • created by an administrator, or created in a channel where the creator has moderator rights

  • created in a channel where no moderator is configured.

(See also approve, approval.)

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business manager, Content Connector 

The business manager is responsible for creating page profiles, personalized content objects, and for managing rich content created for Web sites.

C

channel 

In typical implementations of Content Management Server 2001, the channel structure forms the navigational architecture of the Web site and can be thought of as a site map. A channel is designed to control both how the browsing user navigates through the site and how these users are restricted from accessing various parts of the site, depending on their authorization level.

container 

Virtual storage spaces (folders, channels, or galleries) used to organize pages, postings, resources, and templates. Pages are stored in folders; postings are stored in channels; resources and templates are stored in galleries.

content

Text, an image, or any embeddable item that can be used to fill the placeholders in a page.

content expressions 

Content expressions are used in Content Connector. They are a combination of properties, Boolean and relational operators, and values that determine if a page profile is selected or not. Content expressions are combined to make content groups.

(See also content groups.)

content groups 

Content groups are used in Content Connector. They are objects that define and score by relevance a set of page profiles that share some common properties. Personalized content objects specify one content group to define the set of page profiles to be returned by the personalized content object pipeline. Content groups are created by combining content expressions and scoring them.

(See also content expressions.)

cover page 

Refers only to Content Management Server 2001 channels that use frames. The cover page is the page that appears when a subscriber clicks the channel name in their Web browser. A cover page typically displays a brief outline of the type of information posted to the channel. For frameless channels, the channel navigation template is displayed when the user clicks a channel link, which then takes the place of a cover page.

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Database Configuration Application (DCA) 

A Content Management Server 2001 utility with which you can select and populate a Microsoft SQL Server database. In addition, the DCA is used to select the virtual Web site (for the MSCMS 2001 server and the Server Configuration Application), and to select a new MSCMS 2001 System Account and the Initial MSCMS 2001 Administrator for a new installation. After you have used the DCA for a new installation, further use will be to select a new database.

(See also Server Configuration Application.)

decline

The alternative to approving a page or posting is to decline it. Editors and moderators can decline pages or postings that are inaccurate or otherwise unsuitable for the channel they are intended to be viewed on. Declining changes the status of the page or posting from "Waiting" to "Declined." An author can then make changes, and resubmit.

default content 

Default content is an image, or text, or a combination of images and text that a page template designer has added to a placeholder. This indicates to authors what type of content the placeholder should be filled with. For example, in a placeholder designated to display the title for a page, the page template designer might enter "Place title here" as the placeholder's default content.

Dependant Report 

(See Report, Dependant.)

description 

Descriptions should be entered in the Properties dialog box of each page, folder, channel, gallery, template, and resource. Descriptions are displayed in ToolTips and are valuable for providing quick but meaningful identification of these items and their intended uses.

destination directory, staging 

The destination directory is the directory that receives the HTML or ASP "snapshots" of your Content Management Server 2001 site when it is staged with the MSCMS 2001 Site Stager.

destination server 

The destination server is the MSCMS 2001 server that is importing the contents of an object package.

E

editor 

The main responsibilities of an editor are approving or declining pages based on accuracy and overall suitability, revising them as required, and managing pages in all folders where the editor has editing rights.

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fixed resource 

To prevent content providers from editing or deleting a given resource on any page based on a particular template, the template designer can make it a "fixed" resource. There are two ways to create fixed resources:

  1. A template designer can create a link to the resource in the template's HTML.

  2. A template designer can place the resource in a placeholder, and clear the placeholder's "Content editing" property.

folder 

The folder hierarchy is defined according to how an organization needs to control the authoring and editing process. A folder is a storage space (a container) where authors and editors store pages. If there are one or more editors configured for a folder, pages in that folder must be approved by one of those editors (or by an administrator) before they can continue through the publishing process. If there is no editor configured for a folder, Content Management Server 2001 auto-approves pages for that folder when authors submit them. Pages for administrators and for editors in folders that they edit, are always auto-approved.

framed site 

A Web site that uses HTML frames throughout to display its hierarchies of channels and postings.

frameless site 

A Web site that displays its hierarchies of channels and postings without using frames.

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gallery 

A gallery is an MSCMS 2001 storage space (a container) for either templates or resources (such as images). Templates and resources are stored in separate galleries.

Guest User, Content Management Server 2001 

If permissions for guest access have been set, Content Management Server 2001 uses this account for anonymous site visitors. Guest users must be granted rights to channels and postings, just like any other MSCMS 2001 subscriber.

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IIS – Internet Information Server 

Microsoft's Web server software that runs on the Windows 2000 platform.

Initial Content Management Server 2001 Administrator 

The "Administrator, Content Management Server 2001" created by the DCA when creating or upgrading a database. Initially, this is the only user who can log on to Content Management Server 2001 through the MSCMS 2001 Site Builder.

(See also Administrator, Content Management Server 2001.)

internal resource 

A resource that exists only within the context of a specific page, as opposed to a resource that is stored in the Resource Gallery and is available to all pages.

K

kill lock 

A "lock" prevents more than one user from modifying an object (such as a page or template) at the same time. Note that locks are not used with the MSCMS 2001 Web Author. The system will automatically place a lock on an object while a user modifies it. When a user, other than the one who has the lock, opens a locked item, the item will open in read-only mode. Using the Kill Lock function, an administrator can remove a lock placed on an object by the system.

L

label 

A timestamp applied to Content Management Server 2001 objects (templates, pages, and resources) that identifies that object at a specific time in the past (a revision).

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Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 system 

A Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 (MSCMS 2001) system is the MSCMS 2001 server, all the MSCMS 2001 Site Builders and Web Authors that connect to the server, and the database. Content Management Server 2001 can also include multiple MSCMS 2001 servers doing different functions, such as development, staging, or production.

moderator 

Moderators are responsible for postings in all Content Management Server 2001 channels in which they have moderating rights, with the main responsibilities being:

  • approving (or declining) postings, based on relevancy and suitability for the channel's subscribers

  • revising posting schedules (if required)

  • managing all postings in any channel where they have moderating rights.

MSCMS 2001 page profile definition 

The MSCMS 2001 page profile definition used in Content Connector specifies the set of properties and attributes in a page profile. The MSCSM 2001 page profile definition is managed in the Profile Designer module in the Business Desk. This definition can be extended to include more properties.

(See also, page profiles.)

MSCMS 2001 window 

The Content Management Server 2001 window contains the hierarchies of containers (folders, channels, and galleries) where authors, editors, moderators, resource managers, template designers, and administrators do their work. From this window, authors can open the Authoring window, and template designers can open the Template Design window.

(See also Authoring window, Template Design window.)

multilingual support (MLS) 

Multilingual support provides the ability to display textual data in a language other than the standard Western European languages.

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navigation template 

Navigation templates are Active Server Pages (ASP) files created in MSCMS 2001 template galleries and assigned to channels. The template determines the interface displayed when the channels are displayed in a Web browser. Only template designers and administrators can create and edit navigation templates.

(See also cover page, page template.)

Note field 

In the MSCMS 2001 Site Builder only. You can add a comment for an author, editor, or moderator to read in the Note field of a page or one of its postings. Although visible in the Authoring window, notes are not published and cannot be seen by subscribers.

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object 

Content Management Server 2001 data objects are maintained in the MSCMS 2001 database and can be manipulated by users. An object can be a container such as a folder, channel, gallery, or user role, or an object such as a page, posting, template, or rights group.

object package 

A file that contains objects exported from a Content Management Server 2001 system using the Site Deployment Manager. Object packages have the .ROP file extension and .ROP files can be imported to another MSCMS 2001 system.

(See also Site Deployment Manager.)

object property 

The object property allows users to define customized pieces of data which can be added to Content Management Server 2001 objects. This allows the site generally to be much more extensible to allow greater scripting and searching capabilities.

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page

Pages in Content Management Server 2001 are created by adding content, such as text or images, to the placeholders on templates. The MSCMS 2001 pages are different from most Web pages in that different views can be generated from a single page and each view of the page can be posted to a different channel. Each view is the HTML page dynamically assembled and delivered when a subscriber selects an MSCMS 2001 posting. Because pages can use several views, each one based on a different template, the content of the views can be customized to suit different audiences.

(See placeholder, view.)

page groups 

Page groups are used in Content Connector. Personalized content objects use page groups to target specific locations on a site. Page groups are defined in the Business Desk using the Reference Tables module.

(See page positions, personalized content objects.)

page positions 

Page positions are used in Content Connector. They are identifiers defined in the Business Desk and used to provide additional context filtering when selecting content with personalized content objects.

page profile 

Used in Content Connector, a page profile is a collection of properties describing a Content Management Server 2001 page. During personalization, page profiles are scored by content groups in order to determine what set of profiles belong to the group. There is one page profile definition for each site and it is defined in the Commerce Server Business Desk Profile Definition module for that site. Profiles of individual pages can be created and managed from either the MSCMS 2001 Web Author or the Commerce Server Business Desk.

(See also content expressions, MSCMS 2001 page profile definition.)

page revision 

A page revision or historical revision is a "snapshot" of a Content Management Server 2001 object (page, posting, template, or resource) that can be previewed and reverted to. An individual revision of an object also maintains links to all dependencies that were in effect when the revision was approved.

page status 

(See status.)

page template 

Content Management Server 2001 page templates create a view of a page that includes one or more placeholders in a pre-configured layout. Authoring a page involves adding content (text, images) to the placeholders. When creating a page, an author can add more views to it. This way an author can quickly create different versions of the page to suit different audiences. Only template designers and administrators can create or make changes to templates.

(See also navigation template, view, placeholder.)

personalized content object (PCO) 

Personalized content objects are used in Content Connector. They deliver collections of page profiles to Content Management Server 2001 pages. When a user requests a page that executes a personalized content object pipeline, information about the current user and the current context within the Web site are sent to the pipeline. Based on your targeting and filtering definitions, personalized content objects currently active in the Web site are evaluated to determine which ones are suitable for the current user in that particular context. The content from the personalized content objects is scored for relevance, blended, and returned to the page.

placeholder 

Placeholders are ActiveX controls or predefined areas of a view where you add content to create a page using Content Management Server 2001. Placeholders may contain default content, put there by template designers to show authors the type of content a placeholder accepts, or to suggest an appropriate use for the placeholder. The page template designer can put restrictions on placeholders for authoring.

(See also default content, page template, view.)

post, posting 

A page must be posted to a channel in order for it to be published. A posting defines which view of a page is to be published and when to publish it. (Actual publication is subject to the Content Management Server 2001 approval process.)

"Posting" can also refer to the process by which a page is posted.

(See also approve, view.)

posting status 

(See status.)

priority, important 

If you create postings or channels that contain timely information you want read as soon as possible, you can assign an Important priority status to these postings or channels. Navigation programmers can create pages that display only Important priority postings, and can sort lists of channels and postings so that important objects are shown at the top of the list.

Production Manager 

The Production Manager feature displays a list of all pages, postings, or templates owned by you that are New, Saved, Waiting for Approval, Approved, Declined, or Expired.

profile, staging 

(See staging profile.)

proto-template 

A proto-template is a page template opened in an HTML editor in conjunction with the template Design Palette. When the template is saved in the editor, the Design Palette saves the template to the template gallery the HTML editor was launched from.

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Report, Dependant 

Generating a Dependant Report on an object (such as a resource, page template, or navigation template) displays a list of all objects that are using it.

Report, Resource 

Generating a Resource Report on a page or template displays a list of all resources it uses. When you replace a resource, all pages that use that resource will have that resource replaced; therefore it is important to do a Resource Report on items before replacing them so you can determine what the overall effect is of replacing that resource.

resource 

A file that is added to a template or a page from somewhere other than a gallery. Once nothing is referencing it, it is deleted by background processing.

Resource Gallery 

A container used within Content Management Server 2001 to organize and control access to resources.

Resource Gallery item 

Any file that is stored within a Content Management Server 2001 resource gallery. To build a page, a user adds resources to placeholders in a view. Template designers can also create references to resources within a template's HTML code.

resource manager 

Resource manager is one of the formal Content Management Server 2001 roles and is someone who maintains and updates resources in the galleries where they have rights. Only the resource managers and administrators have read and write access to the files in a resource gallery and can therefore add, replace, preview, and delete resources.

Resource Report 

(See Report, Resource.)

rich product page 

Used in Content Connector, a rich product page is a Content Management Server 2001 page linked to a specific product in a Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 catalog. It stores its rich HTML and multimedia content in MSCMS 2001 and displays it on the site along with the product properties from Commerce Server 2000.

(See also simple product page.)

rights 

A Content Management Server 2001 user's rights are derived from their membership in one or more rights groups and the roles (subscriber, author, editor) they have in the containers (folders, channels, galleries) assigned to those rights groups. All containers you have rights in or rights to have colored icons.

  • The rights group(s) you belong to determines which containers you have rights in.

  • The role of the rights group(s) you belong to determines the types of tasks (create, modify, approve) you can do with items in a container.

(See also rights group, role.)

rights group

A rights group is a group of users assigned to one of the Content Management Server 2001 predefined roles. Members of a rights group hold privileges to containers, based on the role the rights group represents. Authors, for example, can create pages in a folder, while editors can both create and approve pages in folders. Access to specific containers (folders, channels, galleries) is set for a rights groups by an MSCMS 2001 administrator.

(See also rights, role.)

role 

In Content Management Server 2001, your role (subscriber, author, editor, moderator, template designer, administrator, resource manager) determines what actions you can carry out in containers. The different roles and the tasks allowed by those roles, are key components of the collaborative content management process.

(See also rights, rights group.)

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server, MSCMS 2001 

The MSCMS 2001 server is a machine that hosts the Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 software. This server is connected to an MSCMS 2001 database and interacts with MSCMS 2001 Site Builder or Web Author software.

Server Configuration Application (SCA) 

A Content Management Server 2001 utility used to configure individual or multiple (server farms) MSCMS 2001 servers. After a new installation, users can selectively configure, globally or specific to one server, activities such as changing the MSCMS 2001 system account, and adding and removing supported NT Domains, Active Directory, containers, and Site Server organizational units (OUs) as the network topology changes or grows.

simple product page 

Used in Content Connector, a simple product page is a single MSCMS 2001 page for displaying product information for Commerce Server 2000 products. Products without a rich product page automatically use the designated simple product page. You have the option to make simple product pages visible on the live site or visible only in edit mode.

(See also, rich product page.)

Site Builder, MSCMS 2001 

A client-side, WSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) authoring environment that operates on a Windows 32-bit platform. The MSCMS 2001 Site Builder is used to develop pages and navigation templates, develop code with the API, and do site administration tasks. The MSCMS 2001 Web Author should be used for all authoring, editing, and moderating functions.

Site Deployment Manager 

The Site Deployment Manager is an add-on product that allows objects such as resources, template, and galleries to be exported and imported from one MSCMS 2001 system to another. The most common application of site deployment is to move data from a development server to a production server. Site deployment can be done by a site administrator only.

site programmer (developer), Content Connector 

The site programmer is responsible for creating and editing Content Management Server 2001 templates and solution site files for Content Connector sites.

Site Stager, MSCMS 2001 

A Content Management Server 2001 application that takes HTML or ASP "snapshots" of part or all of your Web site, thereby allowing you to host this content from another directory or server. MSCMS 2001 Site Stager allows you to reduce browser traffic on your MSCMS 2001 site, and to host your site on non-Windows 2000 platforms.

Stage As User 

The "Stage As User" is a Windows 2000 user account whose container rights determine which channels and postings are staged by the MSCMS 2001 Site Stager. The "Stage As User" isn't a real user. It is a dedicated Windows 2000 user account that an administrator must create for staging to occur. Creating the Stage As User involves creating a Windows 2000 user account, and adding its user name to Content Management Server 2001 subscriber or administrator rights group. When Site Stager stages a site, it stages the channels assigned to members of this rights group.

staged site 

The MSCMS 2001 Site Stager allows you to create a static HTML site that can be ported to various platforms. A staged site consists of HTML "snapshots" taken of the channels and postings or views of pages of the Content Management Server 2001 site to be staged. The contents of the staged site can be hosted on a Web server for users who want to browse published content on your site.

staging schedule 

The staging schedule, which can be set from the Profile Properties dialog box, determines when a particular staging profile is staged.

staging profile 

A staging profile is a collection of all the information the MSCMS 2001 Site Stager needs to stage a site. A profile contains a name (to distinguish it from other profiles), the directory of the site to be staged, the channels to be staged, and a schedule that sets the staging frequency. You can have more than one staged site by creating a different profile for each one.

Site Stager, destination directory 

The directory on the machine that receives the HTML "snapshots" of a Content Management Server 2001 site being staged.

Site Stager, Site Map URL 

The MSCMS 2001 Site Stager Site Map URL points to a file (sitemap.asp) that generates a description of the Content Management Server 2001 system to be staged.

status 

The status or state of a page (in the MSCMS 2001 Web Author) or a page or posting (in the MSCMS 2001 Site Builder) indicates how far along it is in the Content Management Server 2001 publishing process. You can check the status of pages and postings in the status column next to its name in the MSCMS 2001 window's list frame. As well, there is a column titled Backup Exists that further explains status.

Subscriber 

Content Management Server 2001 subscribers have access through their Web browser to view MSCMS 2001 pages in the channels to which they're subscribed.

system administrator, Content Connector 

The system administrator's job in Content Connector is to install Content Connector, customize and deploy the Method Systems sample site, and to create Content Management Server 2001 user groups, channels, and resource gallery.

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template 

Content Management Server 2001 uses two types of templates, page templates and navigation templates. Page templates create a view of a page that includes one or more placeholders in a pre-configured layout. Authoring a page involves adding content, for example text or images, to the placeholders. When creating a page, an author can add more views to it by applying different templates to it. In this way, an author can quickly create different versions of the page to suit different audiences.

Templates have no life-cycle and can be considered to be in either a checked-in (Saved) or checked-out (Approved) state.

Only template designers and administrators can create or make changes to MSCMS 2001 templates. Most references to templates in Content Management Server 2001 documents are to page templates.

(See page template. See also navigation template, placeholder, view.)

Template Design Palette 

The template Design Palette opens when an Edit Template HTML or New Template command is selected. The Design Palette manages the joint session between Content Management Server 2001 and the configured HTML editor. The Design Palette provides access to items in the Resource Gallery as well as placeholders that can be dragged and dropped into proto-templates. When the HTML editor saves the template, the Design Palette detects the save action, and imports the new version of the template back into the database.

Template Design window 

A template designer opens templates in the Template Design window, where placeholder properties can be configured, default content can be added, and hyperlinks can be inserted.

Template Gallery 

A container used to control and manage access to templates.

template status 

You can check the status of a template by looking at the status column next to its name in the Content Management Server 2001 window's list frame. The status indicates the availability of the template for use.

(See also status.)

ToolTip 

ToolTips are the small, colored text boxes that appear when the cursor rests over buttons and other components of a program's user interface. In Content Management Server 2001, the ToolTip text usually states the name of the button. If filled in, the Description field of pages, folders, channels, galleries, templates, and resources also appear as ToolTips.

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Validate Template 

Template validation is done automatically when you submit a saved template with an approved version. Or, you can manually validate a template by right-clicking the name of the Saved template. Validation determines if any of the changes to the template will change how placeholder content is displayed.

view 

A page in Content Management Server 2001 is a set of one or more views and the content that appears in those views. Content can be shared between all views of a page or any subset of them, or can appear in one only. A view can be considered to be an instance of a page template.

(See also page, template.)

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Waiting 

The status of a page after it has been submitted for approval and before it's approved (or declined). The status of a posting after the page it's for is approved and before the posting itself is approved (or declined).

(See also status.)

Web Author, MSCMS 2001 

The MSCMS 2001 Web Author allows authors, editors, and moderators to create and approve pages from a Web browser. The MSCMS 2001 Web Author is a Web application that uses server-side and client-side scripting to generate an editable version of an existing or new posting.