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Office Automation & Intranets

BUSS 909

Tutorial 3NetObjects Team Fusion

Overview

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AgendaConnecting to NetObjects

logging onto in BUSS909- subject login (Labs 1 and 2 only)

gaining access to your NetObjects Team Fusion website(s): aa<your_student_id>

NetObjects Team Fusion- Overview distinctive features of this applicationthe basic workflow and major subsystems

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Connecting to NetObjects

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Connecting to NetObjects (1)

perform a subject login- you will see the Novell Applications Launcherleft hand side of the screen shows an

application tree, where each branch contains a set of related applications or tools

right hand side of the screen shows the actual applications available from the currently selection

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Connecting to NetObjects (2) select the BUSS909 branch

by double clicking the branch

this shows the applications currently available to you: the left-hand icon is

NetObjects Version 3 (Client)

the right-hand icon is NetObjects Team Fusion Setup

double click the left hand icon to load NetObjects Client to your machine

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Connecting to NetObjects (3)

so far you have: successfully logged into

the Microcomputer Laboratories (BUSS909)

loaded a copy of NetObjects client to your workstation

but in order to use NetObjects TeamFusion you must now connect to the NetObjects Authoring Server located on a different LAN

Microcomputer LaboratoriesMicroLab 2

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Connecting to NetObjects (4)Client-server system

Request

Reply

Department of Information Systems

Zathros

Microcomputer LaboratoriesMicroLab 2

NetObjects Team Fusion is a client-server system

the server resides in the Dept. Info. Sys and is called zathros after a mad alien wizard in the science fiction TV series Babylon 5

we need to be able to log into this server in order to build web sites for BUSS909...

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Connecting to NetObjects (5)System Components

comprises three systems: the Authoring Server is the

central repository for websites created by users

the Authoring Server Administrator enables users and privileges to be specified by a system administrator

the Content Contributor is a Java application that enables content to be sent from a browser directly to the authoring server for ‘live’ display

Authoring Server

Authoring Server Administrator

Content Contributor

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Connecting to NetObjects (6)Selecting the Site Type

NetObjects Client attempts to determine the source of a web new sites can be created from

a Blank Site or from an AutoSite where all the formatting and layout (but no content) is already available for use

in BUSS909 the site is already created and you are prevented from creating new sites

Open an existing Site (default) is the only available option- click OK!

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Connecting to NetObjects (7)Selecting the Server

If ‘zathros’ is listed in the Server drop down list - either by itself or with others - then ensure that it is selected…. Click here to continue

Alternatively, if ‘zathros’ ISN’T listed in the server drop down list then use the following procedure for defining a server...

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Defining a New Server ...

If the required server ISN’T listed in the Server drop down list then: the NetObjects Client has to be

told the location of the required authoring server

click Other to identify the server you are presented with a Server

List Window which shows the full list of known servers

click New to define a New Server

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… Defining a New Server

zathros

zathros.uow.edu.au

highlight whatever text may be present in the Server Name edit box

enter the name of the new server in the Server Name edit box- eg. zathros

highlight whatever text may be present in the Host edit box

enter the address identifying this machine in the Host edit box- eg. zthros.uow.edu.au

click OK

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Connecting to NetObjects (8)Entering your User Name and Password

Having selected the server, all users must identify themselves: enter your User Name for

zathros- which is your student identification number, and

enter your Password- which is also your student identification number

click Connect

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Connecting to NetObjects (9)Selecting a Site

having successfully logged into the authoring server, a user is presented with a list of available sites

use the scroll bars to move up and down the list of available sites

nominate the desired site by highlighting it then

click OK

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Connecting to NetObjects (10)NetObjects is available for use

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NetObjects Team FusionMajor Subsystems & Workflow

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NetObjects Website Views

Style View: allows developers to specify the look (aka ‘skins’) and feel of a website

Assets View: allows developers to manage media links and other assets that comprise the basis of the website

Publish View: converts the NetObjects internal format for websites (.nob) to HTML and file resources that can be served on the web

NetObjects provides five different

views of a website Site View: allows developers to see

and modify the web site as a set of pages

Page View: allows developers to see and modify the navigation and content details of a single web page

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NetObjects Site View (1)

View: orientation and background colour of the site display

SIte: provides global information and status of the site (site name, Number of pages, Author and Creation Date)

Page: provides information about currently selected page (blue outline), name and the ability to provide a custom Name, Type, display Color, Status, Publish or Don’t Publish flag, and an area to provide page Comments

this view allows developers to see and modify the web site as a set of pages

it is the default view when first loading a site

all relevant site view functions are available from the context sensitive Properties window- its functions are grouped into three ‘tabs’...

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NetObjects Site View - Workgroup Palette

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NetObjects Site View Properties Palette