Microsoft Content Management Server 2002: A Complete Guide

ISBN: 0321194446
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 298

Authors: Bill English, Olga Londer, Todd Bleeker, Shawn Shell, Stephen Cawood

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Main Page
Table of content
Copyright
Praise for Microsoft Content Management Server 2002
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part I: CMS Fundamentals
Chapter 1. Introduction to Content Management Server
The CMS Story: Why You ll Want to Implement CMS in Your Environment
Features of Content Management Server
Summary
Chapter 2. Installing Microsoft Content Management Server
Elements to Consider before a CMS Installation
Summary
Chapter 3. CMS Architecture
The History of CMS
CMS ArchitectureOverview
History of a CMS Page Request
CMS ArchitectureComponent Discussion
Managing and Rendering Content
Authoring Content
CMS Development
CMS Administration
Summary
Chapter 4. Planning a Content Management Server Engagement
Envisioning the Project
Planning the Project
Developing the Project
Stabilizing the Project
Sample Planning Document Outline
Summary
Part II: Content Authoring and Publishing
Chapter 5. The Web Author
Overview
Browser-Based Publishing
CMS Page Modes
Creating a New Page
Adding Content
Saving the Page
Setting Up Page Properties
Editing the Page
Copying, Moving, and Deleting Pages
Production Manager
Summary
Chapter 6. Publishing Workflow
Overview
Submitting the Page
Page Status
Editor s Approval
Moderator s Approval
Auto-approval
Page Revisions
Summary
Chapter 7. Authoring Connector
What Is the Authoring Connector?
Authoring Connector Components
Using the Authoring Connector
Setting Up Publishing Tasks
Summary
Part III: Creating Site Framework
Chapter 8. Creating a New CMS Site
Overview
Creating and Configuring a New Database
Creating a New Virtual Web Site
Using the Database Configuration Application
Configuring an IIS Site as a CMS-Enabled Site
Adding Virtual Directories Manually
Accessing the CMS Site by a Root URL
Creating a CMS Site with Shared Resources
Summary
Chapter 9. Setting Up Site Structure
Navigation and Channels
Using the Site Manager
Summary
Chapter 10. Developing for CMS Using Visual Studio .NET
Overview
How Is a CMS Project Different from Regular Web Projects?
Creating a New CMS Project
Template Gallery Items
Creating a TGI
Adding Placeholder Definitions to Your TGI
Adding Custom Properties
Summary
Chapter 11. Template-Based Page Processing
Overview
Page Processing in Presentation Mode
Page Processing in Authoring Mode
Summary
Chapter 12. Designing Templates
Overview
What Is a Template?
Basic Template Types
Planning Your Templates
Creating a Template File
Debugging Your Templates
Summary
Chapter 13. Working with Placeholders in Visual Studio .NET
Overview
Placeholder Types
Effective Placeholder Use
Summary
Chapter 14. Creating Dynamic Navigation
Overview
What Is Navigation in CMS?
Design Considerations
Creating Navigation Elements
Summary
Chapter 15. Connected Postings
Overview
What Are Connected Postings?
Creating Connected Postings
Workflow Implications of Connected Postings
Summary
Part IV: Site Administration and Security
Chapter 16. Working with Containers
Overview
Working with Channels
Working with Template Galleries
Working with Resource Galleries
Killing a Lock
Purging Revisions
Purging the CMS Database
Summary
Chapter 17. Setting Up User Rights
User Roles
Rights Groups
Summary
Chapter 18. Using the Server Configuration Application
Launching the SCA
General Settings
Configuring Cache
Setting Up Web Entry Points
Adding Domains
Configuring Security Settings
Summary
Chapter 19. Managing User Access
CMS Authentication and Authorization Process
IIS Security
ASP.NET Security
CMS Authentication and Authorization
Summary
Chapter 20. Securing a CMS Site
CMS Installation Security
Authentication and Authorization
Intranet Sites
Internet Sites
Extranet Sites
Summary
Part V: Site Deployment
Chapter 21. Site Deployment Manager
Overview
Using Site Deployment Manager
Automating Package Processing
Summary
Chapter 22. Deployment Scenarios
Overview
Environments and Deployment
Deployment Scenarios
Deployment Guidelines
Summary
Part VI: Publishing API
Chapter 23. Introducing PAPI
Who Will Need PAPI
.NET-Based versus COM-Based APIs
Context as the Entry Point to PAPI
Principal Objects
PAPI Object Model
Relationship between Principal Objects
Base Classes
Exploring Namespaces
Summary
Chapter 24. Obtaining Context
CMS Context
CmsHttpContext
CmsApplicationContext
Context Publishing Modes
Summary
Chapter 25. Traversing Channels
Checking Channel User Rights
Creating and Deleting Objects in a Channel
Working with Channel Members
Working with Channel Objects
Constructing Dynamic Navigation and Displaying Breadcrumbs
Summary
Chapter 26. Managing Postings
Checking Posting User Rights
Managing Postings
Working with Posting Members
Working with Posting Child Objects
Summary
Chapter 27. Manipulating Placeholders
Placeholder Context
Creating and Deleting Placeholders and PlaceholderDefinitions
Working with Placeholder Members
Working with PlaceholderDefinition Members
Working with Placeholder Child Objects
Custom Placeholders
Summary
Chapter 28. Searching for CMS Assets
Exploring Searches
Searching for a Single Asset
Searching for a Collection of Assets
Efficient Searching for CMS Assets
Summary
Part VII: Extending CMS
Chapter 29. Developing Custom Controls for CMS
Overview
User Controls
Composite Controls
Summary
Chapter 30. Customizing the Web Author Console
Overview
Anatomy of the Web Author .NET Console
Working with the Default Console Control
Subclassing to Create a New Action Control
Customizing the Web Author Toolbar
Customizing the ASP Web Author
Summary
Chapter 31. Extending the Publishing Workflow
Overview
What Is Extending the Workflow?
A Review of the Publishing Events
Creating Event Handlers
Best Practices for Extending Workflow
Summary
Chapter 32. Publishing Dynamic Data in CMS
Overview
Why Would You Want to Integrate?
Sample Integrations
Summary
Chapter 33. Web Services
Common Uses
Setup for Coding CMS Web Services
Building a Web Service
Consuming a Web Service
Testing the Web Service
Summary
Part VIII: CMS Performance
Chapter 34. Performance Planning
Designing High-Performance CMS Sites
Developing High-Performance CMS Sites
Deploying High-Performance CMS Sites
Network Latency
IIS Performance
SQL Server Performance
Security and Performance
Summary
Chapter 35. Performance Testing and Capacity Planning
Performance Goals
Performance Testing
Web Usage Statistics
Transaction Cost Analysis
Troubleshooting Performance Issues
Summary
Chapter 36. Tips and Techniques
Overview
Building a Site Map with Recursive Navigation
Impersonation
Anonymous Content Contribution
Creating an Alternate Version of a Posting
How Do I Debug a CMS Project?
Why Am I Prompted for Logon Credentials When I Have Windows Authentication Enabled?
Reducing the Number of Clicks to Attachments
Creating Navigation with Existing .NET Server Controls
Summary
Part IX: Moving Forward with CMS
Chapter 37. Upgrading or Migrating Your Site to Content Management Server 2002
Migrating Your Existing Site to CMS 2002
Content Inventory
Functionality Inventory
Information Architecture Review and Template Design
Workflow
Role Definition
Content Import
Technical and Content Contributor Training
Upgrading from CMS 2001 to 2002
Backing Up Your Existing Site
Uninstalling CMS 2001
Finding and Reviewing Your Templates
Running in Mixed Mode
Summary
Part X: Appendixes
Appendix A. HTTP Reference
Overview
HTTP Request
HTTP Response
General Header Fields
Entity Header Fields
Summary
Appendix B. Publishing API Reference
CmsHttpContext Parentage
CmsApplicationContext Parentage
Channel Parentage
Posting Parentage
Placeholder Parentage
PlaceholderDefinition Parentage