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Chapter 10: Understanding the MCMS Publishing Workflow

This chapter explains how out-of-the-box workflow processes operate in MCMS. It also discusses how authors create and submit their work to editors and the changes in the workflow when moderators are added to the picture.

• Chapter 10: Table of Contents:

  • The Eight User Roles in MCMS
  • Rights Groups Organize Users
  • Rights Groups are Assigned to Containers
  • The Complete Publishing Workflow when a Posting is Created
  • Before We Begin
    • Creating Local Accounts for TropicalGreen Users
    • Setting up the Environment for Testing
  • Creating Rights Groups
  • Assigning Users to Rights Groups
  • Assigning Rights Groups to Containers
    • Method 1: The Properties Dialog of the Selected Container
    • Method 2: The Groups Rights Tab
  • An Authors-Only Workflow
    • Log in as Author1
    • Edit the Hibiscus Posting as Author1
    • Authors Can Only Edit Postings They Own
      • Attempting to Edit a Locked Posting
      • Unlocking a Posting
    • Submitting a Posting
  • An Author-Editor Workflow
    • Assign Editors to the PlantCatalog Channel
    • Author Submits a Posting to the Editor
    • What Editors See in the Web Author Console
    • Editor Declines Posting
    • Editor Approves Posting
    • Editor Edits Posting
    • Editor Submits Posting
    • Editors Do Not Get Triggered When Authors Change the Properties of a Posting
  • An Author-Editor-Moderator Workflow
    • Moderators Approve Changes to Posting Properties, not Content
    • Assign Moderators to the PlantCatalog Channel
    • Author Submits a Posting
    • Editor Approves a PostingWhat Moderators See in the Web Author Console
    • Moderator Declines Posting
    • Moderator Approves Posting
      • Moderator Edits Posting
    • Moderator Submits Posting
      • When the Workflow Skips Moderators
      • When the Workflow Skips Editors
  • Deleting Postings
  • One Last Thing
  • 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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