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Multi-layered BluePrint

This section describes a high-level view of a multi-layered BluePrint.

In the multi-layered BluePrint displayed in the following image, different sorts of content are created at different Publication levels and shared down the BluePrint hierarchy to be combined into Published Web sites.

The multi-layered BluePrint contains the following layers:

  • Layer 0—the scalability layer contains one Publication to allow the possibility of extending your BluePrint at a high-level if needed (future-proofing)
  • Layer 1—the functionality layer contains a single Publication where you define your Schemas, Categories and Keywords
  • Layer 2—the global content and design master layer containing:
    • A Publication where you create your global content (Components) organized into Folders
    • A Publication where you create your templates used to visualize Web site content and add functionality
  • Layer 3—the translation layer which contains the translated Folders and Components
  • Layer 4—the Web site master layer in which you define your Web site Structure and Pages in the master language. The Publication inherits global content and layout from Publications in layer 2.
  • Layer 5—the Web site translation layer which combines all the translated content contained in Components and Folders inherited from Layer 3, with Structure Groups and Pages inherited and translated from Layer 4.
  • Layer 6—the Country and .COM Web site layer which contains country Web sites in the primary language and the .COM Web site. Here you add local content specific to each country
  • Layer 7—the Country Web site layer which contains country Web sites in the secondary language. It inherits global content from Level 5, and local content from Level 6