Implementing Content Manager features
Content Manager features encompass the Content Manager items you need to create and secure so that end-users can create, assemble, and publish content.
- Publications
Use Publications to group content and layout items. - BluePrint Publications
Organize Publications into a BluePrint hierarchy in which Child Publications share content from Parent Publications. - Schemas
Use Schemas to define the structure of content. - Metadata
Use Metadata to enables users to enrich your online offering and to create navigation structures within your Web site. - Categories and Keywords
Create Categories and Keywords to define taxonomies which are used to classify content (list values in Components and metadata). - Workflow
Use Workflow Process Definitions to apply workflow to the creation and use of Components, Templates, and Pages. - Custom Pages
Use Custom Pages to provide users with access to specific Web Pages. - Event Log
- Purging data
SDL Tridion ships with a number of tools to clean up old versions of your content and keep the database from filling up too quickly. - User and group rights and permissions
Give Users and User Groups access to the items and actions they need to perform by setting rights and permissions. - Content Manager security
Security ensures that only authorized system users can perform designated tasks and can only utilize functionality within the scope of the original design intention. This section describes the rights and privileges for each subsection of the Content Manager subsystem. - SDL Tridion Content Manager configuration (MMC Snap-in)
You can configure various Content Manager settings using the SDL Tridion MMC Snap-in, the configuration interface in the Microsoft Management Console. Start the MMC Snap-in by selecting Programs > SDL Tridion > SDL Tridion Content Manager configuration in the Microsoft Windows Start menu. - Content configuration
Configure Multimedia Types, fonts, and format areas for the entire Content Manager.