Create items

At some point when using IBM Lotus Web Content Management you will be required to create a new item. The basic item creation task is the same for all item-types.

1. Click New and then select an item-type.

   1. Some items will require that you select a related item before the item form is opened.

      For example, select an authoring template when creating content items. Select an item and click OK.

2. The form for the selected item opens in a new tab.

3. Enter data and select parameters as required in each section of the form.

• Common item form fields

  When creating Web content items, there are a set of fields that are common to most item types.

• Creating site framework items

  To create a site framework, create sites, site areas and content items.

• Creating an authoring template

  Create an authoring template to design a content item form and determine what elements can be included in the form.

• Creating content items

  Content items are based on authoring templates. The fields displayed in a content item form can be hidden from different users, so not all the steps outlined below may be required. Some fields and elements may already contain default data.

• Creating components

  You create components to store a single element.

• Creating presentation templates

  Use a presentation template to define the layout of elements displayed on a Web page and to define the default properties of a Web page, such as the background and default font of a Web page.

• Creating taxonomy items

  You will need to create a taxonomy and a set of categories when developing a taxonomy.

• Creating a publish action

  A publish action changes the status of an item from "draft" to "published".

• Creating an expire action

  An expire action changes the status of an item from "published" to "expired".

• Creating an e-mail action

  An e-mail action sends an e-mail to a set of users or groups.

• Creating a custom action

  A custom action is used to execute a custom workflow action based on a Java class you have previously created and added to your system.

• Creating a version action

  A version action causes a new version of an item to be created when executed.

• Creating a scheduled move action

  A scheduled move action moves an item to the next workflow stage at a specified date and time.

• Creating a workflow stage

  A workflow stage is comprised of a set of selected workflow actions.

• Creating a workflow

  You select the workflow stages to comprise a workflow in a workflow form.

Parent topic:

Use the authoring portlet

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