Viewing Content

Managing Content

Viewing Content

You can preview all content blocks that have been created in your Ektron CMS400.NET Web site. Previewing lets you see the content, summaries, and other information about the content block.

Navigating to a Ektron CMS400.NET content block is similar to navigating to a file using Windows Explorer. The window has two frames. The left frame contains the top level folders. You drill down through the folders until you find the desired content block.

To view a content block in Ektron CMS400.NET, follow these steps.

Navigate to the content folder that contains the content block you want to view. A list of content blocks that belong to that folder is displayed.

Select the language of the content blocks you want to view.

Click the content block you want to view.

The View Content screen is displayed.

The Properties tab is described below.

Information on the Properties Screen

The content properties screen displays the following information about the selected content block.

Field

Description

Content Title

Title assigned to content block

Content ID

Content ID # assigned to content block

Status

The content block's status. See Also: Content Block Status

Last User to Edit

Last user to edit this content block.

Last Edit Date

Date and time when content block was last edited.

Start Date

Date and time when content block will go live on the Web site.

End Date

Date and time when the content's "action on end date" is triggered.

This may include being removed from the Web site.

For more information, see Setting Archive Options

Date Created

Date and time when this content block was created.

Approval Method

The approval method used for this content block. See Also: The Approval Method

Approvals

Approval chain for this content block. See Also: Setting Approval Chains

XML Configuration

The XML configuration assigned to the content block or inherited from the content folder. If no XML configuration is assigned, Ektron CMS400.NET assumes the content is HTML. See Also: Assigning an XML Configuration

Path

The folder path for the content block.

Content Searchable

Whether or not the content block is searchable. See Also: Searching Content on the Web Site

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Field	Description
Content Title	Title assigned to content block
Content ID	Content ID # assigned to content block
Status	The content block's status. See Also: Content Block Status
Last User to Edit	Last user to edit this content block.
Last Edit Date	Date and time when content block was last edited.
Start Date	Date and time when content block will go live on the Web site.
End Date	Date and time when the content's "action on end date" is triggered. This may include being removed from the Web site. For more information, see Setting Archive Options
Date Created	Date and time when this content block was created.
Approval Method	The approval method used for this content block. See Also: The Approval Method
Approvals	Approval chain for this content block. See Also: Setting Approval Chains
XML Configuration	The XML configuration assigned to the content block or inherited from the content folder. If no XML configuration is assigned, Ektron CMS400.NET assumes the content is HTML. See Also: Assigning an XML Configuration
Path	The folder path for the content block.
Content Searchable	Whether or not the content block is searchable. See Also: Searching Content on the Web Site