2. Helping with Rollout
– Some common challenges
1. Getting content from other CMS system
2. Moving content / assets between Site
Manager Instances
3. Importing content from HTML sites
4. Plus other utilities / tools
t44u User & Partner Conference 2010
3. Helping with Rollout
– Getting Content from other CMS systems
Serena Collage CMS Import Utility
• Data parsed from Serena output
• Similar approach can be used for other products
t44u User & Partner Conference 2010
4. Helping with Rollout
– Migrate from Development to Production Site Manager
Site Manager
Site Manager Development
Development Server
server
Assets
- Styles, Templates
Assets
- Styles
- Templates Site Manager
- Groups Production
- Etc. server
Assets
- Styles
- Templates
- Groups
- Etc.
t44u User & Partner Conference 2010
5. Helping with Rollout
– Migrate assets from one Site Manager to another?
BUNDLES
Site Manager
Development Export
server Bundle Import
Bundle
Assets
- Styles
- Templates Site Manager
- Groups Production
- Etc. server
Assets
- Styles
- Templates
- Groups
- Etc.
t44u User & Partner Conference 2010
6. Site Manager Bundles
• Defined XML format
• Defined Structure for
– Content
– Site Structure
– Assets
– Etc.
• Goal is to provide “Bundle Kit”
– Third party convertors (xxx2Bundles) etc.
• WORK IN PROGRESS
– Available in 7.0.009 / 7.10
• Can anyone think of a better name?
• DEMO....
t44u User & Partner Conference 2010
7. Helping with Rollout
– Migrate assets from external HTML Site
Well
Structured
Web Site
Site Manager
Production
server
Assets
- Styles
- Templates
- Groups
- Etc.
t44u User & Partner Conference 2010
8. Helping with Rollout
– Migrate assets from external HTML Site
BUNDLES
Well
Structured Migrate
Web Site HTML Import
to Bundle
Bundle
Site Manager
Production
server
Assets
- Styles
- Templates
- Groups
- Etc.
t44u User & Partner Conference 2010
9. Importing html Sites Using Bundles
• Handy when we can’t access external CMS
• Assumes well structured HTML
• Assumes uniqueness in the HTML data
– Or ability to add comments to HTML
• Does not to all the job!
– But gets your started
• Will probably require TERMINALFOUR
assistance initially
• WORK IN PROGRESS
• Available in 7.0.009 / 7.10
• DEMO....
t44u User & Partner Conference 2010
10. Other Goodies
• Extra Utilities
– Copy content between templates
– Copy Assets
– Link Migration
• Import site structure from Spreadsheet
– Available now on Extranet
– Possible future version embedded in MS-Excel
• Extra usage reports
– Tstats, StyleStats, NavStats etc.
• What would you like to see?
– Road map session tomorrow
t44u User & Partner Conference 2010
