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Creating Stages for a Group News Content Path

A stage determines where and when a news story is published. As an administrator, you can create content paths with multiple stages. Authors can then select a multiple-stage content path to publish a news story in different locations at previously specified times.

This task is a step in Process of Managing Group News.

To create the stages for the content path

1. From the application-level menu, choose Navigate > Site Map > Administration - Group News > Content Path.
2. In the Content Path list, select the content path record, and then click the Stages view tab.
3. In the Stages list, add a new record and complete the fields.

   Some fields are described in the following table.

   Field	Comments
   Page	The Siebel Microsite page that displays the content. For more information on Microsite Management, see Microsite Management.
   View	The Microsite page view on which the content appears.
   Section	The section on a page for the content. The Section field shows the available sections in the Siebel application. You should make sure that the section you select is an active section on the selected view.
   Start Day	The publication date for the stage. This date is set in conjunction with the go-live date specified by the author. For example, to publish a news story during the selected stage on the go-live date, enter 0.
   End Day	The expiration date for the stage. This date is set in conjunction with the go-live date specified by the author. For example, to remove a news story from the selected stage five days after the go-live date, enter 5.
   Description	A brief description of the stage.