A fast-paced and practical tutorial guide for C# developers starting out with MCMS 2002
Learn directly from recognized community experts
Rapid developer level tutorials build logically through out the book
Develops a feature rich custom site incrementally
Tips and Tricks from developer newsgroups and online communities 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.
In Detail 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.
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.
What you will learn from this book 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
Approach 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.
Who this book is written for 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.
This book is not aimed at the specific information needs of administrators or users of MCMS.
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Author(s) Lim Mei Ying
Lim Mei Ying has experience in setting up MCMS systems at the enterprise level. As a systems analyst for SingTel, she has spent many hours figuring out the dos and don'ts of the product and enjoys finding new ways to solve MCMS related problems.
She contributes actively to the newsgroup community, and is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional. Mei Ying lives on the sunny island of Singapore.
Joel Ward
Joel Ward works for Booz Allen Hamilton as a web developer and technical manager. He has a background in design, programming, and architecture, and has worked with MCMS since its first release in October 2001. Joel likes to work on ASP.NET and MCMS projects, and his interest has motivated him to help coordinate a .NET user group at Booz Allen. As a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for 2003 and 2004, Joel is acknowledged by peers and Microsoft for his active participation in the technical communities around the globe. Joel lives in Virginia in the United States.
Stefan Goßner
Stefan Goßner works for Microsoft as an Escalation Engineer in the Developer Support department. He provides customers with technical solutions to problems related to Microsoft Internet Server Products. Stefan has breadth and depth in all areas of MCMS. His contributions to the newsgroup have helped many people to implement MCMS solutions in corporations around the globe to the point where it has been said that if you don't know Stefan, then you're probably new to MCMS. He lives in Munich, Germany.
