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In this use case, different types of users manage different types of content on different Content Manager servers. The creation and management of content is distributed over several machines to prevent different types of content from getting in each other's way.

For example, changes to a Component Template should not immediately affect the visualization of new Component. A changed Schema should first be developed and tested before it can be made available for use. To achieve this, Schemas are not developed and tested on the same machine as the one on which Components are created.

This example scenario assumes the use of three distinct Content Managers:

Development Server
On this server, both structure (Schemas, Categories and Keywords) and layout (Component Templates, Page Templates and Template Building Blocks) are developed. The server may also contain some dummy content (Components, Pages, Folders and Structure Groups) for the purpose of testing during development.
Production Server
On this server, content (Components, Pages) and content organization (Folders, Structure Groups) are created and managed. These items make use of the tested and approved items that were produced on the Development Server. The Production Server contains the Web site as it should be published.
Test Server
This server combines data taken from both the Development Server and the Production Server, and tests the combination to see if it results in a correct Web site. The Test Server can also contain test data of any type (test Components, test Page Templates and so on), created on the Test Server itself for the purpose of discovering problems.