FatWire documentation	CS 6.3 Documentation Notes
June 1, 2006	Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 FatWire Corporation All rights reserved.

Welcome to the documentation notes for Content Server V6.3. These notes describe the Content Server product guides and major changes to their content since the last release.

For the latest documentation notes, check the FatWire e-docs web site. For additional information, contact FatWire technical support.

 Documentation Set 

The CS 6.3 document set provides documentation for different kinds of users:

· Installation Engineers

· Architects and Developers

· System Administrators

· Content Providers

 Updates

Updates to product documentation, as they are made, are posted to the following URL:
http://e-docs.fatwire.com/CSEE/6.3.0. Check the site regularly for the latest set. Check, also, this document for:

· Information regarding updates (search on *).

· Additional documentation that has been made available since product release.

Users

Installation Engineers

Note that all installation guides have been updated to reflect the CS administrator’s new default login name fwadmin (previously admin).

Title	Description
Supported Platform Document (SPD)	Provides the list of third-party components that are supported for Content Server installations. To access the SPD, click the Supported Platform Document (SPD) link at: http://e-docs.fatwire.com/CSEE/6.3.0
Configuration Guide: Third-Party Software	New. Explains how to install and configure selected third-party software that supports Content Server. Provides instructions on: Creating and configuring supported databases Installing web servers Integrating with LDAP servers. Note that in previous releases, information in this guide was repeated across installation guides. The Configuration Guide consolidates the information. Note, also, that the Configuration Guide applies to and covers the Spark product.
*Installing Content Server with Tomcat Application Server	New. Explains how to install the Content Server web application when your site uses Tomcat Application Server. Information about creating and configuring databases is given in our Configuration Guide. *Updated: May 24, 2006. Since initial release, we made the following change: - Added support for vertical clustering.
Installing Content Server with WebSphere	Explains how to install the Content Server web and portal applications when your site uses WebSphere. (Information about creating and configuring supported databases, installing selected web servers, and integrating with LDAP is given in our Configuration Guide.) Revisions: Since the previous release, major changes have been made to this guide: This guide was rewritten to provide explicit installation instructions rather than guidelines. Information about creating and configuring supported databases was moved to our Configuration Guide.
*Installing Content Server with BEA WebLogic Server	Explains how to install the Content Server web and portal applications when your site uses BEA WebLogic Server. *Updated: April 13, 2006. Since initial release, we made the following change: - Removed references to JMS server and configuration instructions regarding JMS server.
Installing Content Server with Sun Java Enterprise System	Explains how to install the Content Server web and portal applications when your site uses Sun Java Enterprise System. Revisions: Since the previous release of Content Server (running with Sun ONE), major changes have been made to this guide: Organization. - This guide has been divided into parts, each part corresponding to a major component of the Content Server installation (i.e., database, application server, web server, and Content Server). - Information about creating and configuring supported databases, installing selected web servers, and integrating with LDAP was moved to our Configuration Guide. Methodology. Much of the guide is now command-based.
Installing Content Server with JBoss Application Server	Explains how to install the Content Server web application when your site uses JBoss. Revisions: Since the previous release, major changes have been made to this guide: This guide was rewritten to provide explicit installation instructions rather than guidelines. Information about creating and configuring supported databases was moved to our Configuration Guide.
Installing Satellite Server	Explains how to install and configure Satellite Server, both co-resident and remote. Revisions: Since the previous release, this guide was revised to reflect the current installation methods (installer-based) and support for portal installations.
Internationalization Settings Guide	Provides instructions for configuring Content Server installations to support multi-language operations; for example, how to specify the character set of the database, set properties that determine character encoding, and configure browsers to support content in different languages. (Note that the Internationalization Settings Guide applies to and covers the Spark application, as well.)
Property Files Reference	Contains information about property files and the properties that are used to specify operating parameters for Content Server and its applications. This guide is also essential to developers and administrators of Content Server systems. Revisions: Since the previous release, the following changes have been made to the Property Files Reference: · Information has been added regarding newly added support for the Apache Commons HTTPClient Library, its integration with Content Server, and its properties. · A new property, ft.suppressPasswordNames, was added to the futuretense.ini section.
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Architects and Developers

Title	Description
*Developer's Guide	Explains how to create asset types, design pages, set up security, establish caching and web services, and much more. Revisions: Since the previous release, the following changes have been made to the guide: Classpaths were updated for the utilities XMLPost (page 378), BulkLoader (page 431), and BulkApprover (page 444). *Updated: January 18, 2006. Since initial release, we made the following change: - Added a chapter explaining the newly developed InSite Templating feature and its usage.
Delivery Portlet Developer’s Guide	Explains the concepts of creating delivery portlets for Content Server, using the Spark reference implementation as a sample site. (Note that the Delivery Portlet Developer’s Guide applies to and covers the Spark application, as well.) Revisions: Since the previous release, this guide has been revised to reflect the shift from unmanaged JSPs to CS-managed JSPs.
Tag Reference	Contains reference pages for Content Server public XML and JSP tags, the CS Web Services, and JAVA API. Revisions: Since the previous release, this reference has been updated with new tags for FirstSite II, tags for the new InSite Templating feature, and with bug fixes to various existing tags.
Property Files Reference	See Property Files Reference (cited for installation engineers).
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System Administrators

Title	Description
Administrator's Guide	Explains how to manage Content Server. Provides information about user and system management operations, workflow planning and configuration, revision tracking, publishing, and database maintenance. Revisions: Since the previous release, the following changes have been made: Appendix D (“Integrating with LDAP”) was moved to our Configuration Guide where it is a chapter of the guide. The chapter was updated to reflect support for portal installations and bundled LDAP; instructions for integrating with external LDAP servers were updated. The appendix “Managing Users, Sites and Roles in LDAP-Integrated Systems” has been supplemented with an overview that discusses LDAP schema, LDAP users (as defined by CS properties), and LDAP connectivity options for role and site management. The administrator’s login name has been updated to fwadmin (previously, admin).
Property Files Reference	See Property Files Reference (cited for installation engineers).
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Content Providers

Title	Description
User's Guide	Written for content providers working in a non-portal environment. Content providers can be authors, marketers, publicists, editors, copyeditors, artists, photographers, publishers, and anyone else who contributes content for their web sites. This guide provides information about using Content Server's standard (non-portal) interface.
Portal Applications User's Guide	Written for content providers working in a portal environment. Content providers can be authors, marketers, publicists, editors, copyeditors, artists, photographers, publishers, and anyone else who contributes content for their web sites. (Note that the Portal Applications User's Guide applies to and covers the Spark application, as well.)
CS-Desktop Help File	Provides online help for CS-Desktop.
InSite Editor Help File	Provides online help for the InSite Editor.
CS-DocLink Help File	Provides online help for CS-DocLink.
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Additional Documentation

Title	Description
Upgrading to Content Server v6.3	Written for installation engineers in support of upgrades from Content Server versions 5.x and 6.x.
FatWire Analytics Guide	Written for installation engineers, administrators, and content providers. Explains how to install FatWire Analytics, configure it to run with Content Server, configure it to generate reports, and use it to run reports.
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CS 6.3 Documentation Notes

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