Accessing the Content Folder

Managing Content Folders

Accessing the Content Folder

To access a content folder, follow these steps.

Access the Workarea.

Click the content folder in left side of the Workarea.

All content blocks in the root content folder appear in the main section of the Workarea, and the content folder expands to display the subfolders.

From this screen, you can perform administrative actions and maintain content. Each folder displays the following information about its content blocks.

Field

Description

Title

The name given to the content block by the creator.

Language

The content block's language. See Also: Working with Multi-Language Content

ID

The number Ektron CMS400.NET assigns to the content block. It is used to retrieve the content from the database.

Status

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

Date Modified

The most recent date that the content block was added, edited, or published.

Last Editor

The last user who accessed the content block.

Additionally, each folder has the following toolbar buttons.

Button

Name

Description

More Information

Add Content

Open the editor and create a new content block in the current folder.

Adding Content

Delete Content

Delete several content blocks at once.

Deleting a Content Block

Move Content

Move content blocks to another folder.

Moving Content

Add Folder

Create a subfolder below the current folder.

Adding Subfolders

Delete Folder

Delete the current folder.

Note: You cannot delete the parent folder, Content.

Deleting Folders

Collections

Add, edit, or delete a collection from the folder.

Collections

Search

Search through content in the Workarea.

Search Content Folder

Archived content

Displays content that passed its scheduled End Date and whose archive option is either Archive and remove from site or Archive and remain on Site

See the Ektron CMS400.NET User manual section "Scheduling Content to Begin and

End" > Setting Archive Options

Properties

View properties of current folder. In the properties window, you can set permissions, approvals, etc.

Folder Properties

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Field	Description
Title	The name given to the content block by the creator.
Language	The content block's language. See Also: Working with Multi-Language Content
ID	The number Ektron CMS400.NET assigns to the content block. It is used to retrieve the content from the database.
Status	The content block's status. See Also: Content Block Status
Date Modified	The most recent date that the content block was added, edited, or published.
Last Editor	The last user who accessed the content block.

Name	Description	More Information
Add Content	Open the editor and create a new content block in the current folder.	Adding Content
Delete Content	Delete several content blocks at once.	Deleting a Content Block
Move Content	Move content blocks to another folder.	Moving Content
Add Folder	Create a subfolder below the current folder.	Adding Subfolders
Delete Folder	Delete the current folder. Note: You cannot delete the parent folder, Content.	Deleting Folders
Collections	Add, edit, or delete a collection from the folder.	Collections
Search	Search through content in the Workarea.	Search Content Folder
Archived content	Displays content that passed its scheduled End Date and whose archive option is either Archive and remove from site or Archive and remain on Site	See the Ektron CMS400.NET User manual section "Scheduling Content to Begin and End" > Setting Archive Options
Properties	View properties of current folder. In the properties window, you can set permissions, approvals, etc.	Folder Properties