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This chapter briefly describes Pages, the objects you can create in Pages, how to work in the user interface, and provides a use case scenario.
Pages is a web page authoring system and application builder that provides even non-technical end-users a simple way to create web pages, blogs, wikis, and other web applications. Because of its ease of use, anyone with the proper permissions can create ad-hoc, collaborative workspaces without having to rely on an IT or portal administrator to do it for them. Because objects in the system are versioned, you can allow everyone (with the proper permissions) to confer their knowledge and ideas directly to the Pages system, enabling much more rapid and complete knowledge transfer and collaboration.
Plus, unlike traditional wikis, Pages allows you to surface data from existing enterprise systems via RSS, web services, or by creating custom data sets. This allows you to reuse existing data and quickly collect new data, all of which users can contribute to by adding comments, page components, or attachments.
Web pages created through AquaLogic Pages are grouped into logical collections called Spaces. For example, you might create a Space for a sales team with separate pages for new products, sales tools, leads, promotions, and reports. Each page is made up of components such as rich text, images, record lists, or tables. The record lists and tables are backed by lists. A list is a set of data (in the form of records) from a custom data model stored in the Pages repository. For example, you might create a products list that includes a record for each product.
| Note: | For more information on an object, see the associated chapter in this guide. |
There are several ways to access Pages content:
| Note: | For more information on navigating Pages, see the online help. |
The Dashboard is the home page (default page) for the Pages application. It provides a list of most-recently created or modified Spaces. The Dashboard also provides links to create a new Space and create or access your personal blog.
The Dashboard provides the following additional functionality to help you find what you are looking for: sort, text search, and filter by last modified date. For more information on these features, see the online help.
| Note: | For more information on the Dashboard, see the online help. |
To view a Space, click the Space name. The Space opens in page view (described later), in which you can view the Space, and, if you have appropriate access, edit the Space (for example, change settings or add text or images).
To help you locate the Spaces you use on a regular basis you can designate particular Spaces as favorites.
next to the Space name.| Note: | You can also add a Space to your list of favorites while viewing the Space by clicking Add to Favorites. |
next to the Space name.| Note: | You can also remove a Space from your list of favorites while viewing the Space by clicking Remove from Favorites. |
| Note: | Your personal blog is automatically designated as a favorite. |
You can receive email notification when a particular Space is updated.
next to the Space name. In the pop-up box, select whether you want to be receive one email a day with a summary of all the changes (Daily Summary Email) or want to receive an email of each change as soon as it is made (Immediate Email), then click OK.| Note: | You can also subscribe to a Space while viewing the Space by clicking Subscribe. |
next to the Space name. In the pop-up box, select Unsubscribe then click OK.| Note: | You can also unsubscribe from a Space while viewing the Space by clicking Unsubscribe. |
| Note: | You can only receive notifications for Spaces to which you have at least Guest access. |
You can subscribe to an RSS feed so that any changes made to a particular Space display in your personal RSS feed. You can access your personal RSS feed through the Dashboard by clicking 
next to the search box.
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If you have the proper AquaLogic Pages role and personal blogs are enabled in your system, you can create a personal blog. A blog is an online journal or chronological publication of comments and information. To create a personal blog, on the Dashboard, click Go to My Blog.
After you have created a personal blog, you can access it through the Dashboard by clicking Go to My Blog or by clicking your blog Space (Personal Blog for Your_User_Name) on the My Favorites tab.
The Organizer displays objects grouped by type: Spaces, pages, attachments, lists, and records. You can click an object to view it, or perform an action on the object such as viewing information and settings for the object, editing the object, or deleting the object. The Organizer also enables you to search and filter the objects.
To view or edit an object, click the object name. The object opens in page view (described later), in which you can view the object, and, if you have appropriate access, edit the object (for example, change settings or add text or images).
The Organizer provides the following functionality to help you find what you are looking for: description and title search, filter by object type, filter by last modified date, group by object type or associated space, sort by rank, sort by title, sort by creation date, and sort by last modified date.
| Note: | For more information on the Organizer, see the online help. |
When you click an object, the object opens in page view (there are a few exceptions noted below). Basically, Pages automatically creates a page and displays the object. This enables you to add additional content to the object just like any other page. For example, you can add a comment, an image component, rich text, or an attachment. The page for the object is not saved unless you save the page. If you save the page, the additional content appears whenever anyone opens the object in page view. For example, if you are viewing a record list and click a record, the record opens in page view. If you add an image to the page and save the page, anyone who views the record in page view will see the image.
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You can add content to an object in page view by double-clicking the component icon or dragging component icon from the palette onto the page. The following components are available:
| Note: | For more information on page components, see Chapter 5, “Components,” and the online help. |
At the bottom of the page you can add comments, and engage in message-board style discussions, in the context of any object in page view. This provides a simple way for users to provide structured feedback on the page or comment on content (for example, commenting on a particular blog post).
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In page view, you see pages, attachments, and lists associated with the Space you are viewing or associated with the parent Space.
Although you can add content to pages using rich text and page components, you might also want to add existing content (for example, Word documents or PowerPoint presentations). You can add this existing content by adding attachments to objects in page view. After adding an attachment, users can view the attachment or upload new versions of the attachment.
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Each time a page view is saved, a new version is stored in the system. These versions are displayed in the page view making it easy for users to view a previous version, and, with the proper permissions, revert to the version or delete the version. Because each change is saved as a version and it is easy to revert to a previous version, users can feel free to make changes without having to worry about inadvertently causing issues on the page.
| Note: | For more information on versions, see “Page Versions” on page 4-6, Chapter 8, “Attachments,” and the online help. |
This is a simple example of how Pages can be used to improve the ability for a customer support team to respond to a critical support situation.
At this point, our simple “Issue Tracking” Space has several components:
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