A fast-paced and practical tutorial guide for C# developers starting out
with MCMS 2002. Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 is a dynamic
web publishing system with which you can build websites quickly and
cost-efficiently. MCMS provides the administration, authoring, and data
management functionality, and you provide the website interface, logic,
and workflow. Once your website is up and running, your content
contributors can add and edit content on their own, without the need to
work with developers or the IT department. This book is an end-to-end
guide to creating a Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) website.
No prior knowledge of MCMS is required - this book takes you from the
basics of MCMS, guiding you through everything you need to create a
fully-featured, content-rich website. First time developers of Microsoft
Content Management Server 2002 face a relatively steep learning curve.
Not only are they expected to be conversant in the Microsoft .NET
Framework, they are also required to be familiar with the concepts of
MCMS 2002. Many beginners to MCMS start out by looking at the example
site that ships with the product; tweaking it, dissecting it and turning
it inside out using the obscure code comments as markers. However, when
it comes to starting their own website from scratch, many are baffled -
where do they begin? This book exists to answer that question; teaching
the essential concepts of MCMS 2002 in a clear, straightforward and
practical manner. Containing answers to some of the most asked questions
in developer newsgroups, this book is a treasure trove of tricks and
tips for solving the problems faced by MCMS developers. This is a unique
resource focused exclusively on the needs of developers using MCMS. It
doesn't waste time and pages on user or administrator level information
that is well covered in other documentation. It's a distillation of
practical experience that developers need to get results, fast. The
authors carefully structured example project complements and extends the
knowledge gained from an initial look at the examples that ship with
MCMS. Years of active participation in MCMS newsgroups and mailing lists
mean that the authors' hard-won experience puts them in the ideal
position to tell you what you really need to know to master the system.
An example site is developed throughout the book, at every point
providing clear and practical demonstrations of the relevant ideas. Once
you have mastered the basics, the book leads you onto more advanced and
powerful techniques, allowing you to get the most from this awesome
system. This book is written for developers who are part of a dynamic
organization that has decided to evaluate or deploy MCMS and require the
skills to make it happen.The book presumes a working knowledge of the
.NET Framework and familiarity with the C# language, but no prior
knowledge of MCMS is required.To use this book, you will need access to
Visual Studio. NET 2002 or 2003, SQL Server 2000, and an installation of
MCMS 2002. Contents include: The basic concepts of MCMS Preparing,
installing and configuring MCMS and its supporting technologies Creating
an MCMS website from scratch Creating and debugging templates files and
channel rendering scripts Working with dynamic navigation Establishing
user roles and rights Authoring with MCMS and improving the authoring
experience Understanding and customizing workflow Working with the
Publishing API Site deployment techniques Enhancing your site's
performance with caching
