Fast Content Creator

Since WCM 1.2

1 Overview

Exo WCM provides users with Fast Content Creator Portlet that allows users to quickly create the content of a document. The Fast Content Creator Portlet is applied in Contact Us on the navigation bar and Contact Us is one of many document templates:

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2 The Portlet mode

The Portlet mode allows users to change the properties of documents. Following guides to view Contact Us in the Portlet mode:

  1. Go to Site Editor --> Edit Page Wizard. In the step 3 of editing a page by wizard:
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2. Click the EditIcon.png to edit the properties of this portlet. The form to edit the portlet will appear:

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In the Portlet Setting tab: select the two check boxes: Show Info Bar and Show Portlet Mode in order to show Contact Us in the Portlet mode.

3. Click the Save button to save all changes.

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2.1 The View Mode

1. Go to Contact Us on the navigation bar. The Contact Us page will appear:

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Details:

FieldDescription
Select a recipientthe recipient who will receive a message
Your namethe name of a person who leaves a message.
Your Addressthe address of a person who leaves a message.
Your Email Addressthe email address of a person who leaves a message.
Your Phone Numberthe phone number of a person who leaves a message.
Your messagewrite a message that you want to leave.

2. Select a recipient and enter values in this form.

3. Click the Save button to save a message.

2.2 The Edit Mode

Go to Contact Us on the navigation bar. The Contact Us in the Portlet mode will appear and users can edit the template, actions and the save location, etc for documents in the Edit mode.

  • Click the Arrow.png icon at the upper right corner of this portlet, the menu will list some actions that users can take:
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  • Click Edit to set the properties of documents
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Details:

FieldDescription
Select repositorythe repository that is used to save documents.
Select workspaceavailable workspaces to save documents: collaboration, back up, gadgets, dms - system, wcm-system.
Location to saveselect the location to save documents.
Select Templateall types of available templates for documents. There have corresponding fields with each template.
Custom save buttonchange the label for the save button.
Custom save messagethe message that informs you have just saved a document.
Redirectthis option allows users to redirect the path in the Redirect path field.
Redirect paththe path that a user will be directed to after clicking the OK button in the confirmation message.
Actionsmore actions can be added for documents.

1. Select the repository to save documents.

2. Click IconSelect.png to select the workspace for saving documents.

3. Click the MagnifyIcon.png icon to select the location for saving documents. The Select location form will appear:

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4. Select the parent node on the left pane and click the OKIcon.png icon in the Action column to choose the child node on the right pane. After selecting, this location will be displayed on the Location to save field. Created documents will be saved in this location.

5. Select a template for documents by clicking IconSelect.png. There are more available templates that users can select for documents such as: File, Podcast, Sample node, File Plan… etc.

6. Change the label for the Save button and the content of a message after clicking the Save button.

7. Select the Redirect check box if users want to redirect to the path in the Redirect path field after clicking the OK button in the save message.

8. Click the Add button to add more actions for a document.

9. Click the Save button to save all changes of editing properties for documents that users will create in this Portlet.


Creator: quynh lien on 08/13/2009
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