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Chapter 1: Overview of Microsoft Content Management Server

This chapter is an introduction to MCMS. It discusses the necesstiy of Content Management Systems in general and the advantages of using MCMS. It provides a quick overview of what MCMS is all about and also explain some core concepts behind the inner workings of the Server.

• Chapter 1: Table of Contents:

  • Why Content Management?
  • The Solution—Content Management Servers
  • The Components of MCMS
  • MCMS is a Content Server
    • How MCMS Renders Content
    • How to Locate the MCMS ISAPI Filters
    • Security Service
  • MCMS Is a Content Repository
  • MCMS Integrates with Visual Studio .NET
    • .NET Framework
    • Integration with other Microsoft Server Products
    • Publishing API
  • MCMS Is a Web Authoring Tool
    • Web Author
    • Authoring Connector
    • What Authors can do with MCMS Web Authoring Tools
      • A Rich Editing Experience
      • Content Scheduling
      • Content Reuse
      • Link Management
      • Publishing Workflow
      • Versioning
      • Template-Based Publishing
  • MCMS is a Website Manager
• Site Manager
• Server Configuration Application
• Database Configuration Application
• MCMS Enables Deployment of Content Across Systems
• Site Deployment
• Site Deployment Scripts
• Custom Web Services
• Site Stager
• What Microsoft Content Management Server Is Not
• MCMS Is Not a Document Management System
• MCMS Is Not a Portal Management System
• MCMS Is Not a Team Collaboration Tool
• MCMS Objects
• Channels
• Postings
• Resource Galleries
• Resources
• Template Galleries
• Templates
• Roles and Rights Groups
• Users
• Summary

BOOK DETAILS   Paperback, 660 pages Released: January 2005 ISBN: 1904811167 Authors: Lim Mei Ying, Joel Ward, Stefan Goßner

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Intro
1. Overview of Microsoft Content Management Server
2. Installing Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 for the Developer
3. The Database Configuration Application
4. The Server Configuration Application
5. Setting Up a Website from Scratch
6. Creating Templates and Postings[ Free Chapter]
7. Working with Placeholders
8. Debugging Template Files
9. Default Postings and Channel Rendering Scripts
10. Understanding the MCMS Publishing Workflow
11.Authoring with Microsoft Content Management Server
12. The Publishing Application Programming Interface
13. Building Navigation Controls
14. Customizing Placeholder Controls
15. Building Custom Placeholder Definitions and Placeholders
16. Extending the Workflow
17. Publishing with Authoring Connector
18. Implementing Forms Authentication[ Free Chapter]
19. Customizing the Web Author Console
20. Creating Connected Templates and Pages
21. Aggregating Content
22. Enhancing Performance with Caching
23. Site Deployment
24. Hosting Multiple Web Sites and Adding SSL Security
Appendix A
Appendix B
Index
 

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