Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

Introduction

• About Site Studio
• Designer, Manager, and Contributor
• Content Server and Site Studio
• Reusable Assets and Content
• Web Sites in HCSP, JSP, and ASP
• What's New
• System Requirements

Understanding Site Studio Web Sites

• Managed Web Sites
• Separation of Site Presentation and Content
  • Site Presentation Files
  • Site Content Files
  • Site Control and Configuration Files
• Site Asset Storage
• Site Roles
• Presentation Model
• Contribution Model
• Site Object Hierarchy
• Reusing Site Assets
• Elements and Element Definitions
• Region Templates and Region Definitions
• Placeholders and Placeholder Definitions
• Subtemplates
• Page Templates
• Contributor Data Files and Native Documents
• Fragments
• Cascading Style Sheets
• Project Files
• Primary and Secondary Pages

Efficient Web Site Planning

• Planning the Web Site
  • Why Is Planning Important?
  • What Parts of the Site Will Be Reused?
• Naming Site Assets
• Planning the Contribution Model
  • How Much of the Site Will be Provided by the User?
  • How Much Control Will the User Have?
  • Will There Be Different Security Access for Each User?
  • Will Contributors Submit Native Documents?
  • How Will the Contribution Process Be Coordinated?
• Order of Site Asset Creation
• Creating Element Definitions
• Creating Region Definitions
• Creating Region Templates
• Creating Subtemplates
  • Is a Subtemplate Necessary for the Site?
• Creating Placeholder Definitions
  • How Will The Placeholder Function On The Page?
  • What Will The Placeholder Definition Control?
• Creating Page Templates
  • How Should Fragments Be Used?
  • Will Primary and Secondary Pages Require Different Templates?
• Planning the Site Hierarchy
  • How Deep Should the Hierarchy Be?
  • How Will The User Navigate the Site?
  • How Should the Sections Be Named?
  • How Reusable Should The Page Templates Be?
  • Should There Be Both Primary and Secondary Pages?
  • How Will Content Be Reused?
  • Will A Manager Be Necessary?

Getting Started With Designer

• Starting Designer
• Main Designer Window
• Site Hierarchy
• Properties Pane
• Workspace
  • Dialogs vs. Tabs
  • Views
  • Source View
  • Design View
  • Preview
  • Form View
  • Right-Click Menus
• Site Assets Pane
• Toolbox
• Toolbars
  • Standard Toolbar
  • Site Toolbar
  • Formatting Toolbar
  • HTML Toolbar
  • Table Toolbar
  • Contribution Toolbar
  • Placeholder Toolbar
• Log File
• Site Connection Manager
• Link Wizard
• Switch Content Wizard
• Fragment Editor
• Contributor Data Files and Native Documents
• Site Studio Manager
• Site Studio Contributor
  • Launching Contributor
  • Contributor Editor
  • Contributor and Workflows
• Site Studio Administration Page in Content Server

Customizing Designer

• Customizing the Panes in Designer
  • Showing or Hiding Panes
  • Resizing a Pane
  • Moving or Docking a Pane to a Different Border
• Using the Customize Dialog
• Creating a New Menu
• Customizing Toolbars
  • Showing and Hiding Toolbars
  • Creating a New Toolbar
  • Resetting a Toolbar
• Adding Shortcuts to the Tools Menu
• Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts
• Customizing Menus
  • Adding a Command to a Popup Menu
  • Deleting a Command From a Popup Menu
  • Controlling the Display of Menus
• Setting Display Options
• Formatting the Code in Source View
• Showing or Hiding Warning Messages
• Setting Miscellaneous Options
• Changing Log File Settings

Creating Your Web Site

• Site Connections
  • Creating a New Site Connection
  • Editing a Site Connection
  • Deleting a Site Connection
• Site Addressing
  • Mapping Domain Names to Your Site
    • Mapping a Domain Name Using Designer
    • Mapping a Domain Name Using the Manage Web Site Addresses Page
  • Changing the Path Used in a Site Address
• Project Files
  • Specifying the Metadata That is Assigned to a Project File
  • Viewing the Project Status in Designer
  • Committing Changes to a Project File
  • Viewing the Content Information Page for the Project File
• Starting and Stopping a Web Site
  • Stopping the Web Site
  • Configuring a Temporary Page for the Stopped Site

Defining Site Assets

• About Site Assets
• Element Definitions
  • About Element Definitions
  • Creating a New Element Definition
  • Copying an Element Definition
  • Editing an Element Definition
  • Viewing the Content Information of an Element Definition
  • Adding an Element Definition to a Site
  • Removing an Element Definition from a Site
• Region Definitions
  • About Region Definitions
  • Creating a New Region Definition
  • Copying a Region Definition
  • Editing a Region Definition
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Region Definition
  • Adding a Region Definition to a Site
  • Removing a Region Definition from a Site
• Placeholder Definitions
  • About Placeholder Definitions
  • Creating a New Placeholder Definition
  • Copying a Placeholder Definition
  • Editing a Placeholder Definition
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Placeholder Definition
  • Adding a Placeholder Definition to a Site
  • Removing a Placeholder Definition from a Site
• Page Templates
  • About Page Templates
  • Creating a New Page Template
  • Copying a Page Template
  • Editing a Page Template
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Page Template
  • Adding a Page Template to a Site
  • Removing a Page Template from a Site
• Region Templates
  • About Region Templates
  • Creating a New Region Template
  • Copying a Region Template
  • Editing a Region Template
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Region Template
  • Adding a Region Template to a Site
  • Removing a Region Template from a Site
• Subtemplates
  • About Subtemplates
  • Creating a New Subtemplate
  • Copying a Subtemplate
  • Editing a Subtemplate
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Subtemplate
  • Adding a Subtemplate to a Site
  • Removing a Subtemplate from a Site
• Contributor Data Files
  • About Contributor Data Files
  • Creating a New Contributor Data File
  • Copying a Contributor Data File
  • Editing a Contributor Data File
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Contributor Data File
  • Adding a Contributor Data File to a Site
  • Removing a Contributor Data File from a Site
• Native Documents
  • About Native Documents
  • Creating a New Native Document
  • Copying a Native Document
  • Editing a Native Document
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Native Document
  • Adding a Native Document to a Site
  • Removing a Native Document from a Site
• Images
  • About Images
  • Creating a New Image
  • Copying an Image
  • Viewing the Content Information of an Image
  • Adding an Image to a Site
  • Removing an Image from a Site
• Scripts
  • About Scripts
  • Creating a New Script
  • Copying a Script
  • Editing a Script
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Script
  • Adding a Script to a Site
  • Removing a Script from a Site
• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  • About CSS
  • Creating a New CSS
  • Copying a CSS
  • Editing a CSS
  • Viewing the Content Information of a CSS
  • Adding a CSS to a Site
  • Removing a CSS from a Site
• Custom Configuration Scripts
  • About Custom Configuration Scripts
  • Creating a New Custom Configuration Script
  • Copying a Custom Configuration Script
  • Editing a Custom Configuration Script
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Custom Configuration Script
  • Adding a Custom Configuration Script to a Site
  • Removing a Custom Configuration Script from a Site
• Custom Element Forms
  • About Custom Element Forms
  • Creating a New Custom Element Form
  • Copying a Custom Element Form
  • Editing a Custom Element Form
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Custom Element Form
  • Adding a Custom Element Form to a Site
  • Removing a Custom Element Form from a Site
• Validation Scripts
  • About Validation Scripts
  • Creating a New Validation Script
  • Copying a Validation Script
  • Editing a Validation Script
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Validation Script
  • Adding a Validation Script to a Site
  • Removing a Validation Script from a Site
• Fragment Libraries
  • About Fragment Libraries
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Fragment Library
  • Adding a Fragment Library to a Site
  • Removing a Fragment Library from a Site
• Manager Configuration Settings
  • About Manager Configuration Settings
  • Creating a New Manager Configuration Setting
  • Copying a Manager Configuration Setting
  • Editing a Manager Configuration Setting
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Manager Configuration Setting
  • Adding a Manager Configuration Setting to a Site
  • Removing a Manager Configuration Setting from a Site
• Conversion Definitions
  • About Conversion Definitions
  • Creating a New Conversion Definition
  • Copying a Conversion Definition
  • Editing a Conversion Definition
  • Viewing the Content Information of a Conversion Definition
  • Adding a Conversion Definition to a Site
  • Removing a Conversion Definition from a Site

Building A Site From Assets

• Working With Templates
  • Inserting Placeholders
  • Inserting Assets
  • Inserting Fragments
  • Arranging Assets on the Template
  • Working With Text
  • Applying CSS Classes
  • Working With HTML Tables
  • Working with Native Documents and Conversion Definitions
  • Working With Links
    • Creating a Link to Another Section of the Web Site
    • Creating a Link to an Existing File on the Content Server
    • Creating a Link to a URL
    • Creating a Link to a New Content File
    • Creating a Link to an Existing File on the Content Server
    • Creating a Link to an Existing Local File
    • Editing a Hyperlink
    • Removing a Link
    • Choosing a Default Link Format
    • Hyperlink Formats
  • Viewing the Content Information Page for a Page Template
  • Understanding the Contribution Regions
• Working With Definitions
  • Placeholder Definitions
    • Specifying a Default Placeholder Definition
    • Creating a Global Placeholder Definition Mapping
    • Creating a Section Property Placeholder Definition Mapping
    • Specifying a Placeholder Definition Directly in the Placeholder Tag
    • Associating a Placeholder with a Global Placeholder Definition
    • Adding a Region Definition to a Placeholder Definition
    • Associating a Region Template with a Placeholder Definition
    • Associating a Subtemplate with a Placeholder Definition
  • Region Definitions
  • Element Definitions
• Working With the Site Hierarchy
  • Adding a Section to the Site Hierarchy
  • Renaming a Section in the Site Hierarchy
  • Rearranging Sections in the Site Hierarchy
  • Removing a Section From the Site Hierarchy
  • Assigning a Home Page
  • Assigning a Primary Page
  • Assigning a Secondary Page
  • Showing Sections in the Site Navigation
  • Designating a Section as an Error Handler
  • Changing the Security of the Site or a Section
  • Viewing and Editing Web Site and Section Properties
  • Defining Custom Properties for a Section
  • Expanding and Collapsing the Site Hierarchy
  • Refreshing Your Site Hierarchy in Designer
• Working With Fragments
• Assigning Content
• Comparing Changes on a Web Page
  • Color-Coded Differences when Comparing Web Pages
  • Using the Compare Changes Feature

Working With Fragments

• About Fragments
• Adding and Editing Fragments
• Fragment Handling in Templates
• Fragments in the Toolbox
• Filtering Fragments in the Toolbox
• Adding Fragments to a Template
• Previewing Fragments
  • Previewing a Fragment
  • Choosing Different Parameters for a Fragment
  • Choosing Different Parameters When Adding a Fragment
  • Changing the Parameters of a Fragment
• Editing Fragments
  • Editing a Copy of a Fragment
  • Editing a Fragment
• Creating a New Fragment
• Deleting a Fragment
• Deleting a Fragment in the Toolbox
• Using the Fragment Editor
  • Opening the Fragment Editor
  • Specifying Fragment Properties
  • Changing the Icon Associated with a Fragment
  • Adding, Editing, and Deleting Fragment Snippets
  • Adding, Editing, and Deleting Fragment Assets
    • Adding an Asset
    • Editing an Asset
    • Deleting an Asset
  • Adding, Editing, and Deleting Fragment Parameters
    • Editing the Parameter in a Fragment
    • Adding a New Parameter to a Fragment
    • Inserting Parameters and Parameter Declarations in a Snippet
  • Adding, Editing, and Deleting Fragment Elements
    • Adding an Element to a Fragment
    • Editing an Element in a Fragment
    • Deleting an Element in a Fragment
• Fragment Libraries
  • About Fragment Libraries
  • Saving a Fragment in a Fragment Library
  • Making a Fragment Library Read-Only
  • Uploading and Downloading Fragment Libraries
    • Downloading a Fragment Library
    • Uploading a Fragment Library

Working With Native Documents

• About Native Documents
• Requirements for Native Documents
• Using a Conversion Definition with Native Documents
• Dynamic Converter Template Selection Rules
• Sample Fragments for Native Documents

Working With Custom Forms and Scripts

• About Custom Forms and Scripts
• Custom Element Forms
  • Implementing a Custom Element
  • Backward Compatibility and Upgrading
  • Sample Custom Elements
• Custom Configuration Scripts
• Default Validation Options

Setting Up Manager

• About Site Studio Manager
• Choosing Where and When to Display Manager
• When Manager is Displayed
• Adding Manager to Your Site
  • Adding Manager With Default Settings
  • Adding Manager With Custom Settings
• Creating a Manager Configuration Settings File
• Customizing Manager Configuration Settings
• Description of the Manager Configuration Settings File

Working With Site Reports

• About Site Reports
• Web Site Objects Report
• Site Usage Report
• Content Tracker Report
• Viewing a Web Site Objects Report
  • Viewing the Report in Designer
  • Viewing the Report on the Site Studio Administration Page
• Viewing a Web Site Usage Report
  • Viewing a Report for a Page Template in Designer
  • Viewing a Report for a Data File or Native Document in Designer
  • Viewing a Report for a Data File or Native Document From the Web Page
  • Viewing a Report for All Other Files
• Viewing a Content Tracker Report
  • Viewing a Report From the Web Page Where It Appears
  • Viewing a Report For All Files on the Site

Using Workflows

• About Workflows
• Workflow Types
• Workflow Experience for Contributors
• Setting Up a Workflow
• Workflow Examples
  • Contributor Data Files in Workflows
  • Native Documents in Workflows
  • Images in Workflows

User Interface

• Customize Dialog
  • Customize Dialog: Commands Tab
  • Customize Dialog: Toolbars Tab
  • Customize Dialog: Tools Tab
  • Customize Dialog: Keyboard Tab
  • Customize Dialog: Menu Tab
  • Customize Dialog: Options Tab
  • Customize Dialog: Source View Tab
  • Customize Dialog: Warning Dialogs Tab
  • Customize Dialog: Miscellaneous Tab
  • Customize Dialog: Log File Tab
• Site Connection Manager Dialog
• Site Connection Details Dialog
• Create New Site Dialog
• Site Addresses Dialog
• Choose Default Link Format Dialog
• Define Environment Properties Dialog
• New Section Dialog
• Custom Section Properties Dialog
• Define Custom Section Property Dialog
• Select (Home) Page Template Dialog
• Select (Primary) Page Template Dialog
• Select (Secondary) Page Template Dialog
• Site Asset Categories Dialog
• Enable Metadata Modification Dialog
• Select Site Dialog
• Select Section Dialog
• Link Wizard
  • Link Wizard - Choose Type of Link
  • Link Wizard - Choose a Section
  • Link Wizard - Choose URL Format
  • Link Wizard - Choose Content File
  • Link Wizard - Choose Target Section
  • Link Wizard - Check-In Content
  • Link Wizard - Confirmation
  • Link Wizard - Link Target Options
• Contribution Region Dialog
• Region Content Options Dialog
• Choose Document Types Dialog
• Edit Query Text Dialog
• Conversion Definition Dialog
• Native Document Conversion Settings Dialog (Legacy)
• Native Document Conversion Settings Dialog
• WYSIWYG Element Dialog
• WYSIWYG Element Definition Dialog
• Plain Text Element Dialog
• Plain Text Element Definition Dialog
• Image Element Dialog
• Image Element Definition Dialog
• Custom Element Dialog
• Custom Element Definition Dialog
• Custom Element Settings Dialog
• Static List Element Dialog
• Static List Element Definition Dialog
• Elements Dialog
• Static List Element Validation Dialog
• Dynamic List Element Dialog
• Dynamic List Element Definition Dialog
• Dynamic List Settings Dialog
• Region Definition Dialog
• Element Dialog
• Link Settings Dialog
• Select CSS Classes Dialog
• WYSIWYG Element Validation Dialog
• Plain Text Element Validation Dialog
• Select HTML Tags Dialog
• Image Element Validation Dialog
• Advanced Element Validation Dialog
• New Item Settings Dialog
• Assign Content Dialog
• Choose Region Content Dialog
• Generate Unique Region Content Dialog
• Fragment Editor Dialog
• Properties for Fragment Dialog
• Fragment Assets Dialog
• Fragment Elements Dialog
• Fragment Parameters Dialog
• Edit Query Text Dialog
• New Option Dialog
• Snippet Properties Dialog
• Fragment Parameter Values Dialog
• Fragment Preview Dialog
• Save Fragment Dialog
• Manage Site Page
• Manager Configuration Settings Dialog
• Placeholder Section Properties Dialog
• Edit Placeholder Section Properties Dialog
• Placeholder Definition Dialog
• Placeholder Definition Mappings Dialog
• Define Placeholder Definition Mapping Dialog
• Define Placeholder Dialog
• Switch Content Wizard
  • Switch Content Wizard: Choose Region Content Screen
  • Switch Content Wizard: Choose Content File Screen
  • Switch Content Wizard: Check-In Content Screen
  • Switch Content Wizard: Confirmation Screen
• Switch Region Template Dialog
• Insert Dynamic Conversion Dialog
• Custom Configuration Scripts Dialog
• Contribution Element Dialog

Replicating Your Site

• About Replication
  • The Replication Process
  • What Gets Replicated
  • Revisions Included
  • Additional Export Settings
• Configuring the Target Server for Replication
• Setting Up an Outgoing Provider on the Source Server
• Creating the Import and Export Archives
  • Setting Up the Import Archive on the Target Server
  • Setting Up the Export Archive on the Source Server
• Starting the Site Replication
• Specifying Environment Properties
• Replication Individual Sections of Your Site
• Using Site Studio Replicator
  • Step 1: Selecting a Source Server and Web Site
  • Step 2: Selecting a Target Server
  • Step 3: Selecting Items to Replicate
  • Step 4: Completing Site Studio Replicator
  • Modifying Server Connections
  • Overriding Environment Properties

Sample Fragments

• Navigation Fragments
  • Breadcrumb Plain
  • Explorer Menu Bar
  • Login Example
  • Nav Home Logo
  • Nav Multi Horizontal
  • Nav Multi Vertical
  • Nav Plain Horizontal
  • Nav Plain Vertical
  • Nav Tabs Top
  • Nav Wrap Horizontal
  • Search Box Plain
  • Search Result Paged
  • Search Result Plain
  • Site Map Plain
  • Site Map Tree
  • Vertical Menu Bar
  • ASP Bread Crumb Plain
  • ASP Bread Crumb Plain (server)
  • ASP Explorer Menu Bar
  • ASP Nav Multi Horizontal
  • ASP Nav Multi Vertical
  • ASP Search Box Plain
  • ASP Search Box Plain (server)
  • ASP Search Result Plain
  • ASP Site Map Plain
  • CSP Sample Navigation (client)
  • CSP Sample Navigation (server)
  • JSP Nav Home Logo
  • JSP Nav Plain Horizontal
  • JSP Nav Plain Vertical
  • JSP Search Box Plain
  • JSP Search Results Paged
  • JSP Site Map Plain
  • IDOC Breadcrumb Plain
  • IDOC Nav Home Logo
  • IDOC Search Box Plain
  • RSET Breadcrumb Plain
  • RSET Nav Multi Horizontal
  • RSET Nav Plain Horizontal
  • RSET Site Map Plain
  • Additional IDOC Fragments
    • IDOC Nav Multi Horizontal
    • IDOC Nav Plain Horizontal
    • IDOC Nav Tabs Top
    • IDOC Site Map Plain
• Dynamic List Fragments
  • Dynamic List Generic
  • Dynamic List Paged
  • Dynamic List Plain
  • ASP Dynamic List Paged
  • ASP Dynamic List Simple
  • CSP Sample Dynamic List
  • JSP Dynamic List Plain
• Static List Fragments
  • Static List Example
  • Static List Generic
  • ASP Static List Example
• Other Fragments
  • Copyright Example
  • Dynamic Conversion
  • Dynamic Conversion IFrame
  • Error Handler Message
  • Flash Example
  • Logo Example
  • Random Conversion
  • ASP Error Handler Message
  • CSP Sample Page Title
  • PageHitCount
  • Site Studio Manager

Glossary

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