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     3 PyAMS User's Guide
       
     4 ==================
       
     5 
       
     6 Users or Site Managers
       
     7 	Individuals who use PyAMS features to create a custom application or website.
       
     8 
       
     9 
       
    10 To Begin
       
    11 --------
       
    12 
       
    13 Login
       
    14 ^^^^^
       
    15 
       
    16 Begin by logging into the “administration area” or the back end of your website.
       
    17 Now log into PyAMS using your username and password.
       
    18 
       
    19 	.. image:: _static/pyams-login.png
       
    20 
       
    21 
       
    22 Dashboard
       
    23 ^^^^^^^^^
       
    24 
       
    25 After logging in you are on the main Administration Screen called the Dashboard. This is the starting point to create page and article
       
    26 also settings your workspace. If you are lost click on "Home" to come back on the Dashboard.
       
    27 
       
    28 	.. image:: _static/pyams-dashboard.png
       
    29 
       
    30 
       
    31 
       
    32 At the top of the screen is the “toolbar”, this navigation menu is to create new publication content (site , article, view...)
       
    33 On the left side of the screen is the main navigation menu detailing each of the administrative functions you can perform.
       
    34 
       
    35 
       
    36 Article - The shared contents
       
    37 -----------------------------
       
    38 
       
    39 
       
    40 Articles are sorted by category news, topic or long read, each category have different attributes, and they can quickly
       
    41 identify the type of content.
       
    42 
       
    43 The News are a short article to spotlight an information. This is typically the type of content used for blog posts or news feeds
       
    44 
       
    45 
       
    46 Create a News
       
    47 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
       
    48 
       
    49 To create a News, click on the "Shared contents" on the top bar and select "News" then click on **+ Add news topic**
       
    50 
       
    51 	.. image:: _static/add_newtopic.png
       
    52 
       
    53 (*) The progress bar below the title is an indicator to optimize for indexation by search engines.
       
    54 
       
    55 When you are completed the form you will be redirected and invited to complete the properties of the article
       
    56 
       
    57 
       
    58 Manage a News
       
    59 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
       
    60 
       
    61 	.. image:: _static/content_properties.png
       
    62 
       
    63 
       
    64 On this page you can modify the title and the url display, content description and write an unpublish note
       
    65 
       
    66 In Addition you can wrapped the articles with custom feature like:
       
    67 
       
    68 - A header or main illustration placed on the top of your article
       
    69 - An illustration for the links that targets the article.
       
    70 
       
    71 
       
    72 The interface also allows you to perform additional actions such as publishing and versioning but, we will come back to it later
       
    73 
       
    74 
       
    75 
       
    76 Edit the content of an article
       
    77 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
       
    78 
       
    79 PyAMS offers a user-friendly interface for editing the content of an article, to do that, move on the side bar
       
    80 and the section **Composition** and click on **Contents...**
       
    81 
       
    82 	.. image:: _static/select_paragraph.png
       
    83 
       
    84 An article is composed of many paragraphs or blocks. Depending on the configuration of the shared tool,
       
    85 one or more paragraphs may already be present when creating a new article to help the author structure his document.
       
    86 
       
    87 Each paragraph corresponds to a type of media and will facilitate the modification the articulation of an article.
       
    88 To add a new block, click **Add ..**
       
    89 
       
    90 	.. image:: _static/content_paragraph.png
       
    91 
       
    92 (*) The list of available paragraph varies depending on the nature of the article and the configuration of the shared tools
       
    93 
       
    94 
       
    95 Paragraph
       
    96 ---------
       
    97 
       
    98 Header
       
    99 ^^^^^^
       
   100 
       
   101 Rich Text
       
   102 ^^^^^^^^^
       
   103 
       
   104 Illustration
       
   105 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
       
   106 
       
   107 Media Gallery
       
   108 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
       
   109 
       
   110 Video
       
   111 ^^^^^
       
   112 
       
   113 External video
       
   114 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
       
   115 
       
   116 Audio
       
   117 ^^^^^
       
   118 
       
   119 Associations
       
   120 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
       
   121 
       
   122 Contact
       
   123 ^^^^^^^
       
   124 
       
   125 Framed Text
       
   126 ^^^^^^^^^^^
       
   127 
       
   128 Image Maps
       
   129 ^^^^^^^^^^
       
   130 
       
   131 Key number
       
   132 ^^^^^^^^^^
       
   133 
       
   134 Key point
       
   135 ^^^^^^^^^
       
   136 
       
   137 Location number
       
   138 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
       
   139 
       
   140 Logos
       
   141 ^^^^^
       
   142 
       
   143 Milestones
       
   144 ^^^^^^^^^^
       
   145 
       
   146 Pictogram
       
   147 ^^^^^^^^^
       
   148 
       
   149 Verbatim
       
   150 ^^^^^^^^
       
   151 
       
   152 Raw HTML
       
   153 ^^^^^^^^
       
   154 
       
   155 Verify the content
       
   156 ------------------
       
   157 
       
   158 Audit
       
   159 ^^^^^
       
   160 
       
   161 Preview
       
   162 ^^^^^^^
       
   163 
       
   164 
       
   165 Publishing an Article
       
   166 ---------------------
       
   167 
       
   168 When you are writing an article, it's not already visible for the visitors, but when the content is ready the editor
       
   169 has the possibility to make a request by clicking on the button **Change status**.
       
   170 
       
   171 
       
   172 	.. image:: _static/content_publish_toolbar.png
       
   173 
       
   174 
       
   175 You will be asked to validate the date of publication and check if the content corresponds to your expectations,
       
   176 
       
   177 	.. image:: _static/content_publication_form.png
       
   178 
       
   179 
       
   180 If you work alone the validated content will be put online.
       
   181 
       
   182 
       
   183 If you have collaborators, you have the possibility to used a publication workflow that include reviewers. The editor
       
   184 make a **Request of publication** to the review for the validation of the request. Then, the reviewer receives a
       
   185 notification inviting him to consult the article in question.
       
   186 
       
   187 The reviewer has the choice to accept or refuse the publication or also create a new version of the article.
       
   188 
       
   189 
       
   190 .. warning::
       
   191 
       
   192 	**Important**: Once published the content can not be erased,
       
   193 	However you can always unpublish it to remove the access to visitors.
       
   194 
       
   195 
       
   196 Web site Page / Blog
       
   197 --------------------
       
   198 
       
   199 To create a new page for your website click on `Site tree`
       
   200 
       
   201 
       
   202 	.. image:: _static/select_sitetree.png
       
   203 
       
   204 
       
   205 A blog or weblog is a simple editorial structure where news and topics are stacked in a chronological order.
       
   206 
       
   207 Click on **+ Add...** and choose the to create a `blog` or a `site manager`
       
   208 
       
   209 
       
   210 	.. image:: _static/select_website_content.png
       
   211 
       
   212 
       
   213 
       
   214 How to link a shared content in the site ?
       
   215 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
       
   216 
       
   217 
       
   218 Once the article is created, you will need to appear in your site or blog
       
   219 
       
   220 To link an article to a site or blog.
       
   221 
       
   222 - Click on "Rent content"
       
   223 
       
   224 	.. image:: _static/site_add_content.png
       
   225 
       
   226 - Fill in the article internal reference.
       
   227 
       
   228 	.. image:: _static/site_link_content.png
       
   229 
       
   230 - Article linked
       
   231 
       
   232 	.. image:: _static/site_linked_content.png
       
   233 
       
   234 
       
   235 Website Design - Portal Templates
       
   236 ---------------------------------
       
   237 
       
   238 You can create a generic template shared for all users, to do that you need to have some webdesign privilege.
       
   239 
       
   240 
       
   241 On the `Control panel`,  click on `Portal Templates`
       
   242 
       
   243 	.. image:: _static/select_portlet.png
       
   244 
       
   245 For example In the Portal Templates menu
       
   246 
       
   247 	.. image:: _static/user_create_template.png
       
   248 
       
   249 1) Click on **+add template**
       
   250 2) Name your new template
       
   251 3) Add a new **slot**
       
   252 4) Drag and drop a new portlet **image**.
       
   253 
       
   254 5) Click right on the portlet to **edit properties** or **delete** this elements.
       
   255 
       
   256 
       
   257 
       
   258 Apply a Template
       
   259 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
       
   260 
       
   261 When you have defined a shared template, you can use it for your website
       
   262 
       
   263     .. image:: _static/nav_site_management.png
       
   264 
       
   265 
       
   266 If you choose to inherit from a template, select the template that you want to apply
       
   267 
       
   268 
       
   269     .. image:: _static/template_edit_config.png
       
   270 
       
   271 If you won't inherit from a shared template, you can create a local template.
       
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   274