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MCMS Manager

By Chester Ragel

A tool which can be used to do common tasks which Microsoft Content Management Server API provides.
C#, SQL.NET 1.1, Win2003, ASP.NET, SQL 2000, IIS 6, VS.NET2003, DBA, Dev
Posted:6 Mar 2005
Updated:12 Jul 2005
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Introduction

MCMS Manager

In Microsoft Content Management Server, after the creation of sites, there is no common way to do modifications on the Postings. When something goes wrong with Postings, it is not easy to figure out what went wrong, with either Site Manager or by going through the site. Also, analyzing IIS log for MCMS sites is not straightforward. This tool can be used with Site Manager to analyze Postings and user visits of MCMS sites without much effort. Also this tool can be used to analyze templates, resources and to generate scripts for automation of deployment process.

N.B.: MCMS Manager 3.0 runs from the server where MCMS is installed. Therefore, it cannot be used to manage Postings in remote servers. The software must be physically present in the server.

Channel Browser

Shown below is a tree view where all the Channels are listed. Even though this tool is aimed at Postings, a few operations can be done on channels also.

Posting Browser

Posting browser is the main part of MCMS Manager. Here, a few common properties of Postings are listed. MCMS Manager is made to work with the Site Manager. Most of the things that you can see and do using MCMS Manager cannot be easily done through the Site Manager.

Because MCMS Manager is mainly aimed at Postings, many tasks can be performed with Postings. They are listed in the context menu which appears when a Posting is selected using right mouse button click.

Resource Gallery Browser

This is also a tree view which displays the resource structure.

Resources Browser

Similar to Posting browser, Resources browser can be used to browse through the resources.

Template Gallery Browser

Template Gallery browser can be used to browse through the templates.

Templates Browser

This is to browse through all the templates and do some tasks on templates.

Features

  • Edit posting - Rich Editor for HTML Edit.
  • Edit properties.
  • Release ownership.
  • Browse through postings.
  • Submit, approve, decline postings.
  • Search for postings.
  • Search for connected postings.
  • Generate Reports.
  • Get the GUID of Channel, Posting, Posting Template.
  • Check Posting-Template, Posting-Resource Dependency.
  • Get Resources related information.
  • Get Template related information.
  • Thumbnail preview for postings, templates and resources.
  • Incremental Export/Import script generator.
  • UserGroupBackupRestore script generator.
  • And many more...

History

More Information

For more information on MCMS Manager, check its website here.

License

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About the Author

Chester Ragel


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Location: Singapore Singapore

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GeneralReally greate tool Pinmembereriknils21:39 18 Jan '06  
GeneralRe: Really greate tool PinmemberChester Ragel21:36 21 Jan '06  
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GeneralWhat is this Guid Pinmemberameq21:24 14 Jul '05  
GeneralNew feature PinsussWiper3721:17 23 May '05  
GeneralRe: New feature PinmemberChester Ragel22:07 23 May '05  
GeneralNo Save Button PinsussJustin Drerup22:26 19 May '05  
GeneralRe: No Save Button PinsussJustin Drerup23:37 19 May '05  
GeneralRe: No Save Button PinmemberChester Ragel22:01 23 May '05  
GeneralAccess denied: The Windows credentials provided could not be validataed. ERROR PinsussBoxcarwilli14:09 6 May '05  
GeneralRe: Access denied: The Windows credentials provided could not be validataed. ERROR PinmemberChester Ragel7:18 8 May '05  
GeneralRe: Access denied: The Windows credentials provided could not be validataed. ERROR PinsussBoxcarwilli9:37 9 May '05  
GeneralRe: Access denied: The Windows credentials provided could not be validataed. ERROR PinmemberChester Ragel18:40 9 May '05  
GeneralRe: Access denied: The Windows credentials provided could not be validataed. ERROR PinmemberBoxcarwilli6:25 10 May '05  
GeneralRe: Access denied: The Windows credentials provided could not be validataed. ERROR PinmemberChester Ragel18:29 10 May '05  
GeneralGreat tool - some suggested features PinsussJustin Drerup8:31 19 Apr '05  
GeneralRe: Great tool - some suggested features PinmemberChester Ragel18:24 19 Apr '05  
GeneralFeatures PinsussJacob W.0:39 7 Apr '05  
GeneralRe: Features PinmemberChester Ragel1:04 7 Apr '05  
GeneralGlobal Search & Replace? Pinmemberaustrian2:25 4 Apr '05  
GeneralRe: Global Search & Replace? PinmemberChester Ragel19:39 5 Apr '05  
GeneralRequirements PinsussDavid Humphreys13:35 29 Mar '05  
GeneralRe: Requirements PinmemberChester Ragel17:48 29 Mar '05  
Generalter,Edit Posting PinsussWolfgang Schober2:02 29 Mar '05  
GeneralRe: ter,Edit Posting PinmemberChester Ragel2:18 29 Mar '05  

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