Web content authoring options

 

Overview

Web content authoring options are defined in...

$PORTAL_HOME/wcm/shared/app/config/wcmservices/WCMConfigService.properties

You will need to restart WebSphere Portal to enable any configuration changes made to this file.

 

Enable workflows

As default, the IWWCM application will workflow content items only. The WCMConfigService.properties file can be edited to enable workflows for different items.

To enable workflows add com.aptrix.pluto.workflow.WorkflowControl to any of the control.itemtype settings. For example:

control.Template=com.aptrix.pluto.workflow.WorkflowControl 

If workflows are enabled for the following items, a workflow view will not be available in the item views navigator.

• Sites and site areas.

• Taxonomies and categories.

• Workflows, workflow stages, or workflow actions.

Individual items can still be moved through workflow stages by accessing them through the normal item views and approving them.

Only content items can be moved through a workflow using the Web content API. If you enable workflows for other item types, you will not be able to approve or reject these items using the API.

 

Enable profiling

As default, the WCM application will profile content items only. The WCMConfigService.properties file can be edited to enable profiling for different items.

To enable profiling add com.aptrix.pluto.workflow.ProfileControl to any of the control.itemtype settings. For example:

control.Cmpnt=com.aptrix.pluto.workflow.ProfileControl 

 

Hierarchical item locking options

When a content item is being edited, it is locked. Other users are prevented from editing the content item until it is unlocked. Locking of sites, site areas, taxonomies and categories is configurable and is not enabled by default. To enable locking for hierarchical item types, change the following parameters to "true":

• wcm.authoringui.lock.taxonomies=true
• wcm.authoringui.lock.categories=true
• wcm.authoringui.lock.sites=true
• wcm.authoringui.lock.siteareas=true

When locking is enabled for these item types, any children of a locked item will also be locked. For example, if a site is being edited, all the site areas and content items within the site will also be locked.

 

Parent Topic

Configuring an authoring server

 

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