Content Management systems demand the ability to route content through various business processes -- not all content is for public viewing, some of it is just data for use by the company.
Workflows allow content to be
processed rather than just created. A simple approval workflow provides
the ability to ensure that an editor (or an editorial board) has a
chance to review and approve content before it is published. A more complex workflow may see multiple reviewers defined, say one for pricing, another for text editing, another for branding, and a final for executive approval.
Even more complex workflows are possible, content can be automatically converted from one content type to another (for controlled yet automated movement between Information Security Realms).
GATE
Village provides it Virtual Office and Business Accounts holders with the ability to use and request new workflows be created (either as a GATE Supplies request or as a for-fee service).
Virtual Office
GATE Village uses GATE Village as its Virtual Office space. Like any company or organization, we have internal meetings, staff gatherings, and other date-based events that need to be managed.
We
have content creation, edit and review cycles -- a lot of those :-) We
create a lot of our own content, we create a lot of our members'
content -- in many cases we want content to be edited, reviewed and
approved before it is published, all of this is managed automatically
using workflows.
In short, we have a need for and utilize GATE Village technologies daily so we know how useful it is ... Read More
Content Management
At the
very heart of GATE Village is content, and the power of the village
comes from the controlled use and functionality of that content.
Management means more than simple organization, it means ...
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Workflows
Workflows allow content to be processed rather than just created. A simple approval workflow provides the ability to ensure that an editor (or an editorial board) has a chance to review content before it is published.
Much more complex workflows are also possible...
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content type
GATEA Content Type in GATE
Village is an Information Object that has an intended audience (by
role) and a set of allowed pieces of information (or content-type).
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