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Description

Supported Platform Document (SPD)

Lists Content Server's supporting software (available from the respective vendors).
To access the SPD, click the Supported Platform Document (SPD) link at:
http://e-docs.fatwire.com/CSEE/7.0.1

The SPD is also accessible directly at: http://www.fatwire.com/Support/cs701.html

Configuring Third-Party Software

Explains how to install and configure third-party software (listed in the SPD) to support Content Server. Provides instructions for:

• Creating and configuring databases

• Installing web servers

• Installing and configuring LDAP servers

Revisions (July 16 release):

      Added support for:

Oracle Directory Server

Sun Directory Server 6

Sun Access Manager 7.1

Microsoft Active Directory Server 2003

Upgrading Content Server to
Version 7.0.1

Provides instructions for upgrading CS installations from v6.3 patch 6 to v7.0.1 using the CS installer (for which online help is now available).

Installing Content Server with BEA WebLogic Server

Explains how to install the Content Server web and portal applications with the currently supported BEA WebLogic Server.

Revisions (July 16 release):

      Added support for WebLogic 10

Installing Content Server with JBoss Application Server

Explains how to install Content Server web and portal applications with the currently supported JBoss application server.

Revisions (July 16 release):

• Added support for JBoss 4.2.0 and JBoss Portal 2.6.0.

• Removed support for JBoss Portal 2.4.

Installing Content Server with Resin Application Server

Explains how to install the Content Server web application with the currently supported Resin application server.

Installing Content Server with Sun Java Enterprise System

Explains how to install the Content Server web and portal applications with the currently supported Sun Java Enterprise System.

Revisions (July 16 release):

• Added instructions for setting up a Portal Server instance in addition to the default instance, and for configuring user access to the portal tabs.

• Added Sun Web Server support.

• Removed all references and material related to JES 2005Q4 and JES 2006Q4 (the guide now covers strictly JES5).

Installing Content Server with Tomcat Application Server

Explains how to install the Content Server web application with the currently supported Tomcat application server.

Installing Content Server with WebSphere Application Server

Explains how to install the Content Server web application with the currently supported IBM WebSphere Server.

Installing Satellite Server

Explains how to install and configure Satellite Server, both co-resident and remote. Applies to web and portal installations. 

Revisions (July 16 release):

      Updated system requirements, URLs to Satellite Server (reflecting the switch from servlet
      context to URI context), and suggested values for file_size and cache_max properties.

Integrating Content Server with LDAP

Explains how to integrate Content Server (7.0 and 7.0.1) with:

• Flat-schema LDAP servers (using the CS-LDAP integrator, provided with Content Server)

• Hierarchical-schema LDAP

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 (July 16 release):

• The following property files were added:

  - ui.properties (applies to v7.0 and higher)

  - uiadmin.properties (applies to v7.0 and higher)

  - fw_htmltemplate.ini (applies to v7.0.1)

• The following properties were added:

  - com.fatwire.logging.cs.core.http.HttpAccess

  - com.fatwire.logging.cs.core.uri.assembler

  - com.fatwire.logging.cs.core.uri.definition

  - com.fatwire.logging.cs.xcelerate.asset

  - com.fatwire.logging.cs.xcelerate.assetmaker

  - com.fatwire.logging.cs.xcelerate.publish

  - com.fatwire.logging.cs.xcelerate.template

  - com.fatwire.logging.ui.model

  - com.fatwire.logging.ui.phase

  - com.fatwire.logging.ui.view

  - com.fatwire.search.asset

  - com.fatwire.search.lucene

  - contentserver.installation.folder

  - cs.manage.expired.blob.inventory

  - logging.interval

  - org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient

  - org.apache.commons.httpclient.wire.content

  - org.apache.commons.httpclient.wire.header

  - org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodBase

  - transparent.content-type.pattern

     ( Deprecated property files and properties are marked "Deprecated" in the document.)

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Description

Developer's Guide

Explains how to create asset types, design pages, set up security, establish caching and web services, and much more.

Revisions (July 16 release):

   New chapters/appendix:

• “Configuring Bundled Attribute Editors.” This chapter describes how to configure the following attribute editors:

FCKEditor

Image Picker

Online Image Editor

RENDERFLASH (Flash renderer)

eWebEditPro

• “Setting Up Flash Content Management.” This chapter describes how to configure Content Server and flex family members to support Flash content.

• "Asset API." This chapter provides a brief overview of the Asset API and the interfaces it provides.

• "Asset API Tutorial." This appendix presents scenarios and code samples to illustrate usage of the Asset API.

Developer's Tag Reference

Contains reference pages for Content Server public XML and JSP tags, the CS Web Services reference, and Java API.

Revisions (July 16 release):

     Changes to XML and JSP tags. For the list of changes, see the Tag Reference.

Property Files Reference

See Property Files Reference (under "Installation Engineers").

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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 (July 16 release):

• Publishing. Major editorial changes.

- Chapter 12, "Managing the CS Publishing System," has been divided into smaller
  chapters, each one dedicated to a specific publishing topic or method.

 

- Two new chapters were added:

 

   "The Approval System." This chapter explains how the approval system works,
    outlines the rules it uses to evaluate dependencies, and presents many examples
    to support the concepts. 

 

   "Various Topics in Static Publishing and the Approval Process." This chapter   
    provides an in-depth discussion of the approval process as it relates to static
    publishing, answers frequently asked questions, and presents examples illustrating
    the outcome of various approval / publishing scenarios.

 

All chapters related to publishing can be found in Part 3, "Managing the Publishing System."

• Updated instructions to reflect CS 7.0.1 interface for configuring Lucene.

Property Files Reference

See Property Files Reference (under "Installation Engineers").

Title

Description

Dash Interface User's Guide

Shows content providers how to work with Content Server's new Dash interface, which provides quick, intuitive access to the tools for creating and managing content. Its user-friendly design simplifies content management tasks, facilitates access to information, provides full-text search, incorporates Web 2.0 features (such as tagging), and supports different locales and languages.

This guide covers all features in the Dash interface. For a listing, see "Features in the Dash Interface" (in chapter 1).

Revisions (July 16 release): 

      The following sections were added to reflect newly developed CS functions:

"Working with Flash Content"

"Working with the Image Picker"

"Working with the Online Image Editor" 

"Working with List Mode Static Lists Recommendations"

"Placing and Unplacing Pages on a Site" 

Advanced Interface User's Guide

Formerly the Content Server User's Guide. This document guides content providers through creation, management, and publication of content, collaboration in workflows, and usage of recommendation assets to support marketing campaigns.

Revisions (July 16 release):

      The following sections were updated to reflect 7.0.1 functionality related to attribute editors: 

   - "Working with WYSIWYG Editors." Updates include instructions on working with Online Image Editor and Flash content.

   - "Creating a New Asset,” Creating a New Asset by Copying an Existing Asset,” Creating a New Asset by Copying an Existing Asset,” “Editing an Asset,” and “Creating a Translation of an Asset.” These section were updated to account for Flash content and fields utilizing Online Image Editor.

Portal Interface User's Guide

Revisions (July 16 release):

• New chapters:

"Working with Multilingual Assets.” Describes how Content Server supports multilingual content, and how to create and manage translations of assets.

"Working with WYSIWYG Editors.” Shows how to work with FCKEditor, Image Picker, Online Image Editor, Date Picker, and Flash content.

"Working with the InSite Interface.” Describes how to use the InSite interface to edit assets, add, remove, and reposition content on a page, search for assets, and finish workflow assignments.

"Advanced Content Management Features.” Describes how to work with asset associations, share assets across sites, embed links, work with collections. Includes an overview of recommendations.

"Engage Overview." Provides an overview of Engage, the FatWire online marketing and promotion suite for Content Server.

"Grouping Visitors into Segments.” Describes how to create and configure segments into which site visitors are categorized.

"Creating and Configuring Recommendations.” Describes how to create and configure  static lists, dynamic lists, and related items recommendations; how assets are recommended by each type of recommendation.

"Creating Promotions.” Describes how to create and configure promotions that will run on the online site.

• The guide has been divided into parts for easier navigation.

    FatWire

CS 7.0.1 - 7.0.2  
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