Stellent: Customizing Content Server - LVC

Course Description

This course focuses on the fundamental skills necessary to change the look-and-feel and functionality of Stellent's out-of-the-box product by creating custom components. The course explains the architecture of Content Server. Students learn to identify the resources available for creating custom components such as server side includes and database queries. They also learn Idoc script which is Stellent content server's custom scripting language.Learn to:Working With ComponentsIdentify Custom Component Directory StructureUse Idoc Script to alter the functionality and presentation of the content serverUnderstanding the Glue FileInvestigating the Displayed Template PageChanging Metadata AttributesA Live Virtual Class (LVC) is exclusively for registered students; unregistered individuals may not view an LVC at any time. Registered students must view the class from the country listed in the registration form. Unauthorized recording, copying, or transmission of LVC content may not be made.

Skills Gained

• Enable components using Component Manager
• List the difference in the types of content server requests
• Identify the files created in a component and the resulting directory structure
• List the differences between HDA and HTM files
• Package and install components
• Enable and disable components
• Identify the sections, including MergeRules and ResourceDefinition
• Define and call an HTML include
• Explain the differences between the template definition file and the template page assembly file
• Explain the role of a service
• Explain the role of the query resource
• Use Idoc Script to alter the functionality and presentation of the content server
• Determine the necessary resources for creating a component

Who Can Benefit

• Developer
• Web Administrator

Prerequisites

• Stellent: Using Content Server (D48805GC10 )

Syllabus

Working With Components

• Stellent Content Server Components
• Enabling Components

Content Server Architecture

• Content Server Behavior
• Component Files
• Custom Component Directory Structure

HDA and HTM Files

• File Types
• Enabling Components

Using Component Wizard

• Component Wizard Overview
• Advantages of Component Wizard
• Configuring a Default HTML Editor
• Packaging (Building) a Component

Building a Component: The Glue File and Environment Resource

• Understanding the Glue File
• MergeRules ResultSet
• ResourceDefinition ResultSet
• Filters and ClassAliases ResultSets
• The Environment Resource

Building a Component: The HTML Include Resource

• Overview
• Strings

Building a Component: The Template Resource

• The Template Resource File
• Investigating the Displayed Template Page
• The Template Page File
• Passing Parameters

Building a Component: The Service Resource

• The Service Resource
• The DOC_INFO Service

Building a Component: The Query Resource

• The Query Resource
• Database Tables

Using Idoc Script

• Idoc Script Overview
• Idoc Script Elements
• Includes
• Variables
• Functions
• Conditionals
• Operators and Wildcards
• Looping

Planning Your Component

• Overview

Changing Metadata Attributes

• Metadata Complexity
• Metadata Content Focused Pages
• Metadata Manipulation
• Changing Metadata Attributes – Writing a Component

Customizing the Interface:Classic Layout

• Customizing the Classic Layout

Customizing the Interface: Creating a New Layout and Skin

• Layouts and Skins: User Interface Purpose and Benefits
• Creating a Custom User Interface
• Customizing Skins
• Modifying Navigation
• Methods Used to Modify Navigation
• Package (Build) a Layout and Skin

Customizing Content Server Lab