Rich text editor enhancements
IBM has provided several productivity and feature enhancements in the rich
text editor (RTE) for Workplace Web Content Management Version 6.0 software.
Perhaps the most valuable of these enhancements is the editor’s ability
to insert managed links. Managed links can access:
Other Workplace Web Content Management content items, pages or both.
Component library images.
Component library files.
External URLs.
These enhancements significantly simplify the process required for a content
creator to create these links. The RTE provides a simple wizard-style interface
to create the appropriate link, eliminating the need to know any HTML.
Another exciting new RTE enhancement is the support for cascading style
sheets directly within the rich text editor. Administrators can apply a style
sheet to the RTE, and content creators will see the effects of the style sheet
directly within the RTE. Content creators do not need to preview content to
see how the style sheet will affect the content in the RTE.
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Security
Workplace Web Content Management software contains a structured, finegrained
security model. This model is designed to allow you to secure each
individual content object to meet your specific security requirements.
The workflow process (see next section) handles the task of securing content, so
content creators are not asked to provide security information each time they
create content. This approach simplifies the content creation process and better
ensures a consistent and standardized process for applying security to content.
In Workplace Web Content Management Version 6.0 software, libraries add
an additional level of security by allowing the system to segregate items into
multiple libraries and by securing each library as appropriate. This not only
improves the security of the system, but also simplifies the user interface for
content creators and content managers.
Workflow
Once content is created via an authoring template, Workplace Web Content
Management software uses workflow to control the access to and approval
of Workplace Web Content Management items. Each workflow comprises
one or more workflow stages. Workflow stages are used to define each step
through which content must pass prior to its approval. Each workflow stage
can contain zero or more workflow actions. Actions are used to perform
common tasks such as:
Sending an e-mail to notify a content approver of new content awaiting
approval.
Changing the status of a content object from draft to published.
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With Workplace Web Content Management software, workflow controls not
only the approval process for content but also the security settings for the
content throughout its life cycle. As content moves from stage to stage within a
workflow, the appropriate security is applied automatically (based on the settings
in each workflow stage). As a content creator, you have to select only the
correct workflow. The system will take care of the rest.
IBM has provided several productivity and feature enhancements in the rich
text editor (RTE) for Workplace Web Content Management Version 6.0 software.
Perhaps the most valuable of these enhancements is the editor’s ability
to insert managed links. Managed links can access:
Other Workplace Web Content Management content items, pages or both.
Component library images.
Component library files.
External URLs.
These enhancements significantly simplify the process required for a content
creator to create these links. The RTE provides a simple wizard-style interface
to create the appropriate link, eliminating the need to know any HTML.
Another exciting new RTE enhancement is the support for cascading style
sheets directly within the rich text editor. Administrators can apply a style
sheet to the RTE, and content creators will see the effects of the style sheet
directly within the RTE. Content creators do not need to preview content to
see how the style sheet will affect the content in the RTE.
•
•
•
•
Understanding IBM Workplace Web Content Management software.
Page 25
Security
Workplace Web Content Management software contains a structured, finegrained
security model. This model is designed to allow you to secure each
individual content object to meet your specific security requirements.
The workflow process (see next section) handles the task of securing content, so
content creators are not asked to provide security information each time they
create content. This approach simplifies the content creation process and better
ensures a consistent and standardized process for applying security to content.
In Workplace Web Content Management Version 6.0 software, libraries add
an additional level of security by allowing the system to segregate items into
multiple libraries and by securing each library as appropriate. This not only
improves the security of the system, but also simplifies the user interface for
content creators and content managers.
Workflow
Once content is created via an authoring template, Workplace Web Content
Management software uses workflow to control the access to and approval
of Workplace Web Content Management items. Each workflow comprises
one or more workflow stages. Workflow stages are used to define each step
through which content must pass prior to its approval. Each workflow stage
can contain zero or more workflow actions. Actions are used to perform
common tasks such as:
Sending an e-mail to notify a content approver of new content awaiting
approval.
Changing the status of a content object from draft to published.
•
•
Understanding IBM Workplace Web Content Management software.
Page 26
With Workplace Web Content Management software, workflow controls not
only the approval process for content but also the security settings for the
content throughout its life cycle. As content moves from stage to stage within a
workflow, the appropriate security is applied automatically (based on the settings
in each workflow stage). As a content creator, you have to select only the
correct workflow. The system will take care of the rest.
