Getting to Cascade

Maintaining a UC Irvine Health/ School of Medicine site in the Cascade Server

Content Management System (CMS).

(a *FIRST* glance)

Getting to Cascade• http://cms2-app.content.uci.edu:8080

• Log in with your UCINet ID

The Menu Bar• [Swoosh]

• “Home”

• “New”

• “History”

[Swoosh]• Publishing queue

• Preferences

The Dashboard

• “Recycle Bin”

Where Is My Website?

• SITEs pulldown vs. /HealthAffairs/

• ASSET tree

Your Site ASSETS

• FOLDERs

• PAGEs

• FILEs

Naming Protips

• Don’t use spaces or symbols

• Use dashes between words

• Use lower case

The FOLDER

• URLs

• Properties

• /_CMS/ folder

The FILE

• /docs/ folder

• /images/ folder

The PAGE• Default content area

• Regions & Blocks

• Metadata

PAGE Tabs• Edit

• Move/Rename

• Copy

• Publish

• More -> Delete

• More -> Versions

The WYSIWYG Editor• Formatting text

• Inserting images

• Creating links

• HTML view

Events & News Items

• DATA DEFINITIONs

– Text boxes

– WYSIWYG boxes

– File, Radio button, Checkbox

Publishing• DEV versus PRO

• ASP versus XML

• Protip: publish the PAGE where the

update appears!

The ASSET FACTORY• New 2-column page

• New Spry collapsible menu page

• New Spry tabbed menu page

• New Spotlights/Features (Story)

Resources• http://www.healthaffairs.uci.edu/training/

• http://www.oit.uci.edu/computing/wcg/cmsCE/

• http://cwo.ucsd.edu/cms/training/• http://hannonhill.com/kb/

Resources (more!)

• This presentation: (https://webfiles.uci.edu/ccc/download/CMS_HealthAffairs.ppt)

• Chris Cheung’s contact info:

– ccc@uci.edu

– 714.456.7719

Maintaining Your WebsiteMaintaining Your Website

Cascade Training WebsiteCascade Training Website

Where is it?Where is it? www.healthaffairs.uci.edu/trainingwww.healthaffairs.uci.edu/training

What’s on it?What’s on it? GlossaryGlossary TemplatesTemplates Training TopicsTraining Topics

MetadataMetadata

What It IsWhat It Is Why It MattersWhy It Matters Best Practices and TipsBest Practices and Tips

Features & SpotlightsFeatures & Spotlights

What Makes a Good Feature?What Makes a Good Feature? What Makes a Good Spotlight?What Makes a Good Spotlight? What to Use and WhenWhat to Use and When Help!Help!

News & EventsNews & Events

Consider Your AudienceConsider Your Audience News and Event Posting GuidelinesNews and Event Posting Guidelines Staying on Top of the NewsStaying on Top of the News

Web Standards GuideWeb Standards Guide

Where Is It?Where Is It? Photos & ImagesPhotos & Images Video & FlashVideo & Flash Metadata & Page TitlesMetadata & Page Titles Left-Hand NavigationLeft-Hand Navigation Phone NumbersPhone Numbers Styling Text – Do’s and Don’tsStyling Text – Do’s and Don’ts

Web Services TeamWeb Services TeamWe’re here to help!We’re here to help!

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