Microsoft Content Management Server 2002: A Complete Guide (Microsoft Windows Server System Series)

This team-authored book uses a variety of strategies in communicating information to the reader. These include discussion of design issues (generally quite effective in making the reader think about the situation on his own site), narrative elucidation of procedures with frequent screen shots, and code listings (generally under-commented and therefore less useful than other elements). In any case, this is from-the-source documentation of an expensive software package. You'll benefit by having it around. --David Wall

Topics covered: How to install, configure, and use Microsoft Content Management Server 2002. Sections deal with the general architecture of MCMS, and its particular ways of facilitating page design, user interaction, and workflows. Integration with Visual Studio--the chief advancement in the 2002 version--gets lots of attention, as do security and user rights managements. The Publishing API (PAPI) is covered in greater depth here than anywhere else.

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Praise for Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 "This is one of those rare books that you will read to learn about the product and keep re-reading to find those tidbits that you missed before. Need to know how to setup CMS? Microsoft Content Management Server 2002: A Complete Guide will tell you. Need to know how the information is being processed before the user views it? Microsoft Content Management Server 2002: A Complete Guide will tell you. A great book no matter what your experience level is with Content Management Server." --Gary Bushey, SharePoint Portal Server MVP "A concise and accurate guide to Microsoft's enterprise development tool for content-centric applications. An invaluable resource for any developer who wants to get the best out of Microsoft Content Management Server." --Ed Robinson, Lead Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation "Content management is a complex, multifaceted application area, and Microsoft's CMS Server is a complex product. This book sets out everything you could possibly need or want to know about CMS.The title could easily be The CMS Resource Kit since it will be an essential addition to the library of any IT professional or developer working on content management and Microsoft's CMS. " --Thomas Lee, Chief Technologist, QA Content Management Server (CMS) is fast becoming a vital content-management tool that helps administrators and developers handle the ever-increasing amount of content on their Web sites. However, an authoritative source of product information has been missing ...until now. Microsoft Content Management Server 2002: A Complete Guide is the first book that explains how to effectively unlock the power of CMS. Administrators and developers alike will learn how to enhance their Web servers' scalability, flexibility, and extensibility by using CMS features and API to manage content on the Microsoft platform. This thorough reference explains the product architecture, then shows you how to create and edit content and use the workflow. Topic coverage includes CMS administration and security, the Publishing API, deployment options, site configuration, and template development.A running example is used throughout the book to illustrate how important CMS features are implemented in real-world Web site development. Inside you'll find answers to such questions as: *Chapter 6: How do you customize workflow? *Chapter 10: How do you develop for Microsoft Content Management Server (CMS) 2002 using Visual Studio .NET? *Chapter 17: How do you establish user rights? *Chapter 22: How do you best deploy CMS according to your organization's needs, size, and resources? *Chapter 32: How do you publish dynamic data? Books in the Microsoft Windows Server System Series are written and reviewed by the world's leading technical authorities on Microsoft Windows Technologies, including principal members of Microsoft's Windows and Server Development Teams. The goal of the series is to provide reliable information that enables administrators, developers, and IT professionals to architect, build, deploy, and manage solutions using the Microsoft Windows Server System. The contents and code of each book are tested against, and comply with, commercially available code.Books published as part of the Microsoft Windows Server System Series are an invaluable resource for any IT professional or student working in today's Windows environment.