CMS Admin Panel

Modified on 2013/03/12 20:36 by Charles — Categorized as: CMS, CMS Administration, Web Parts, Website Design


CMS Admin Panel

The CMS Admin Panel is used to start populating the system with users, roles, pages, and files necessary to start building the website. The panel is available in three operational modes:

Basic

Basic is used by the Mini-sites offering. It provides the administration interface to the small business owner for managing a fixed website.

WebMaster

If the logged in user has the WebMaster Role assigned, the user gets access to a subset of Web Parts in the CMS Admin Panel.

Admin

If the logged in user has the Admin Role assigned, the user gets access to all Web Parts in the CMS Admin Panel.

Getting Started

The CMS Admin Panel is the first Web Part seen when building a new Website. The website designer has uploaded the software, master templates, skins and the Admin page. The Admin page contains the CMS Admin Panel Web Part. Before the CMS Admin Panel can be used, it progresses through a series of stages:

  1. If there are no CMS Users added to the system, the CMS Admin Panel displays a Create CMS User form. The user fills in the form and a CMS User is created.
  2. If that there is at least one CMS User, the CMS Admin Panel prompts the user to login. The user sees the Login Prompt.
    • The user MUST be logged in as a CMS User to use the CMS Admin Panel.
  3. If the user is logged into CMS, The CMS Admin Panel is displayed.

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Figure: Login Prompt

Multiple Websites

The Microsoft Personalization database used by COR can store content for multiple websites at the same time. The 'Domain' displayed in various Web Parts identifies the website that content is being stored for.

A CMS Admin Panel supports one website that is defined by the Application Folder website configuration parameter.

Basic CMS Admin Panel

Websites that contain mini-sites make the Basic CMS Admin Panel available to site owners for making simple changes to the site.

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Figure: Basic mode of the CMS Admin Panel

Web Parts include:

WebMaster Role view of CMS Admin Panel

The WebMaster CMS Admin Panel provides
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Figure: WebMaster mode of the CMS Admin Panel

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Figure: WebMaster mode of the CMS Admin Panel - Web Parts displayed

Admin Role view of CMS Admin Panel

The Administrator CMS Admin Panel provides
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Figure: Administrator mode of the CMS Admin Panel

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Figure: Administrator mode of the CMS Admin Panel - Web Parts displayed

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Figure: Administrator mode of the CMS Admin Panel - Web Parts displayed

Customizing the CMS Admin Panel

The CMS Admin Panel may be customized to suit your needs. Please review the Customizing the Admin Panel page.

Administration Menus

Page Management

Page Management addresses the actions associated with a single page.

Web Parts for Page Management include:

Site Management

Site Management addresses the actions associated with the website.

Web Parts for Site Management include:

System Administration

System Administration addresses the actions associated with the site and performed by the System Administrator.

Web Parts for System Administration include:

Performance Management

Performance Management addresses how the website is performing.

Web Parts for Performance Management include:

Synchronize Files

There are a number of files shipped as part of the release. These files may be exported to the website for use.

Web Parts for Synchronize Files include:

Language Management

Language Management is used to manage bilingual strings for CMS and Jetfire Web Parts.

Web Parts for Language Management include:

Folder Management

Folder Management addresses the actions associated with pages in a single folder.

Web Parts for Folder Management include:

Web Part Management

Web Part Management addresses the actions associated Web Parts.

Web Parts for Web Part Management include:

User Management

User Management addresses the actions associated with CMS users.

Web Parts for User Management include:

Roles Management

Roles Management addresses the actions associated with CMS roles.

Web Parts for Roles Management include:

Security Management

Security Management addresses the actions associated with securing the site.

Web Parts for Security Management include:

Feature Management

Feature Management addresses the actions associated with a custom features included in the COR software.

Web Parts for Feature Management include:

Web Parts accessed from CMS Admin Panel

This is a summary of Web Parts configured on this page. The summary shows the title, description and access roles for each Web Part. Web Parts are listed alphabetically

Title: Admin Help Index
Title: Assign Roles to CMS User
Title: Async Test
Title: Bilingual Phrases
Title: Change Master File of Page
Title: CMS Admin Panel
Title: CMS Audits
Title: CMS Logged In Users
Title: CMS Login
Title: Create a Site
Title: Create CMS Role
Title: Create CMS Role and User
Title: Create CMS User
Title: Create Web Page
Title: File Viewer
Title: Folder Access Control List
Title: Folder Configuration
Title: Folder Permissions
Title: Folder Viewer
Title: Google Site Map
Title: ISP Accounts
Title: Login CMS User Trace
Title: Manage CMS Roles
Title: Manage CMS Roles for Folders
Title: Manage CMS Users
Title: Manage Files
Title: Manage Languages
Title: Manage Session State
Title: Manage Subscriptions
Title: Manage Websites
Title: Master Page Configuration
Title: Master Page Editor
Title: Monitor Session
Title: Navigation Menu Editor
Title: Review CMS Users Roles
Title: Rich Text Draft Content
Title: Site Template Configuration
Title: Software Packages Configuration
Title: Style Sheet Viewer
Title: Synchronization Localization
Title: Synchronize Themes
Title: Synchronize Web Parts
Title: Synchronize Workflow Config Files
Title: Synchronize Xml Files
Title: Test Page Links
Title: Theme Viewer
Title: Update Page Meta Data
Title: Upload Files
Title: Url Rewrite
Title: Web Part Authorization
Title: Web Part Properties for a page
Title: Website Configuration File