Transcript Hannon Hill Cascade Server

USING THE CAMPUS CMS
FOR BLINK - BASIC
UCSD Portal Services
Introductions
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Instructors
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Allisa Becker: Operations Manager
Kelly Cowan: Sr. Editor
Liz Morrison: Sr. Writer
Participants
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Name and department
Why you’re here
What you expect to learn
CMS: Content Management System
V6 (Vignette)
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Simpler, but fewer features
No WYSIWYG (must know
some HTML)
No taxonomy
Unfriendly URLs
No longer available
Hannon Hill Cascade Server
Personalized dashboard
• Messages
• Automatic versions
• WYSIWYG editing:
What You See Is What You
Get
• Built-in taxonomy
• Friendly URLs
• Accessibility compliant
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Learning Outcomes:
Article Page
Drawer Page
Roles
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Subject matter experts (Psst! That’s you!)
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Portal Services team
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Organize, write, revise content
Enter content in CMS
Get content approved within department
Consults with units and plans content
Works with SMEs to identify, organize, and create content
Edits and launches all Blink and TritonLink pages
Responds to update requests
Makes sure pages are reviewed and updated
Questions?
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[email protected]
Anatomy of a Blink Page
Parts of the
whole:
The CMS is
broken down
into parts
called “assets.”
These assets
help you
create a whole
Blink page
Tips for Getting Started
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Use Firefox or IE version 7 or 8 (Firefox/Safari for
Mac)
Have two tabs/windows open
(Ctrl + t) (Ctrl + n)
Name folders and pages in all lowercase and use
dashes instead of spaces (keep names as short as
possible)
Creating an Article Page
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Most informational pages in Blink use the article
template
 Log
in
 Create folder
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Exercise–Create a new article page
Creating a Drawer Page
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How-to pages, checklists, FAQs, and menu pages
use the drawer template
Exercise–Create a new drawer page
Publishing
Stage (Dress Rehearsal)
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http://stage-blink.ucsd.edu
YOU, the SME, can publish to
stage.
This lets you share the page
with others (your supervisor,
co-worker, anyone who needs
to approve)
THE PUBLIC CAN’T SEE THIS!
Live (Showtime!)
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http://blink.ucsd.edu
Portal Services “launches” the
page to the public site: Blink
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This is the “official” publishing
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THE PUBLIC CAN SEE THIS
Publishing Process
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CMS
Writing
Lines
Stage
Review
Dress Rehearsal
Live
Launch
Showtime!
Contact [email protected] first to plan new pages
and get feedback
After working with the writer, submit the new page(s)
via a Workflow Submission Form
Editor will review the page and either contact you with
questions or launch
Viewing/Sharing the Stage Site
Follow this formula:
http://stage-blink.ucsd.edu
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/draft/your-folder/system-name
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.html
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http://stage-blink.ucsd.edu/draft/allisa-becker/article.html
Images
General Guidelines
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We will host images
We don’t host files
(.doc, .pdf)
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Use .gif or .jpg
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2 Ways to Add Images
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Upload an image
Use an existing
image from:
/Blink/_images
Understanding the Site Structure
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The URL is your “map”
to finding a page in
the CMS:
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http://blink.ucsd.edu/HR/
supervising/index.html
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Editing an Existing Page
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Minor changes (e.g., typos, date changes) just email [email protected] with the requested change
for faster service
Bigger changes (e.g., a paragraph, an entire table,
content overhaul) copy the page into your draft
folder and make the necessary changes
Exercise–Copy live page into draft folder
Useful Links
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Guide to working with Portal Services:
http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/SME
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Workflow submission form
UCSD editorial style guide
Hannon Hill Glossary:
http://hannonhill.com/kb/glossary.html
Portal Services contacts:
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[email protected]
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Allisa Becker: [email protected], x41013
Kelly Cowan: [email protected], x21095
Liz Morrison: [email protected], x41916