This chapter provides an overview of the News Publications feature and discusses how to:
Set up news publications.
Manage sections and section articles.
Add news articles.
Associate images with news articles.
Delete news publications.
Manage news articles.
Administer news content.
Publish news publications.
View news publications.
Note. The functions discussed in this chapter can be accessed through the menu item Browse Publications.
In Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal, a news publication enables organizations to organize content by sections and articles and then present that content to a defined audience through a homepage pagelet.
You can have multiple news publications as different pagelets to meet various communication needs of your organization, such as company-wide news, local interest, product line, or department. Each separate publication can be managed by a separate group of publishers, and content can be tailored by these publishers for a focused target audience. In these publications, you further organize articles into sections, create top stories, and offer users the opportunity to submit new content to the publisher for consideration. Articles can come from a variety of sources—everything from ad hoc HTML or file submissions to selections from the Managed Content feature. Publishers can reuse the same article in various news publications to reach their entire target audience.
A news publication pagelet presents information to users in an easy-to-use, focused format, and enables publishers to incorporate images and designate top stories to emphasize content.
This figure illustrates the following aspects of a news publication pagelet: publication title, associated images, top stories, articles, sections, Submit Articles link, and Feed link:
The aspects of a news publication pagelet
A news publication enables organizations to organize content by sections and articles and then present that content to a defined audience through a homepage pagelet. This process flow diagram highlights the steps to develop a news publication:
Process flow for developing a news publication
These are the steps to develop a news publication as shown in the previous process flow diagrams:
Create a news publication and assign the audience as a viewer role (top administrator).
Create sections in the news publication and assign privileges to each section (folder administrator).
Create and add news articles to the sections (contributors).
Submit articles for publication (contributors).
Review articles and determine the appropriate action: reject or publish (publishers).
Publish articles; withdraw published articles as appropriate (publishers).
Choose top stories (publishers and contributors).
Publish news publications as pagelets (top administrators).
If the Submit button is enabled for the news publication, submit articles through the pagelet (viewers).
See Also
Working with the My News Content Pagelet
This section discusses how to:
Create news publications.
Add folder security.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
Folder Properties |
EPPCM_CATG_MAIN |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications Click the Add Publication button or the Properties link on the Browse News Publications page. |
Set the properties for a new folder or update property details for an existing folder. Note. Use this page for news publications as well as for sections. |
Folder Security |
EPPCM_CATG_MEM |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications Click the Add Publication button or the Properties link on the Browse News Publications page. Select the Folder Security tab on the Folder Properties page. |
Manage the folder members and their privileges. This page lists the members and privilege sets for the current folder. Actual privileges are assigned on the Folder Security - Set Members Privileges page. |
Folder Security - Set Members Privileges |
EPPCM_CATG_PRIV |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications Click the Add Publication button or the Properties link on the Browse News Publications page. Select the Folder Security tab, and click the Add Member button on the Folder Security page. |
Define users and roles and specify their access privileges. |
Access the Folder Properties page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications; click the Add Publication button or the Properties link on the Browse News Publications page).
Users can add folders at any level for which they have authorization. Only top administrators can create news publications at the root of the news publications feature. At the section level, any folder members with the proper privilege can add sections.
Title |
Enter the name of the pagelet as it will appear in the pagelet header. |
Summary |
Add a brief description of the content. This field supports HTML entries. |
Allow Submits from Pagelet |
Select to enable users to submit news articles from the homepage pagelet. |
Publish as Pagelet |
Click to access the Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page, where you can publish a folder in the content management system as a pagelet. Note. This link is available only when the user has publish folder permission. |
Publish as Feed |
Click to access the Publish Feed Definition page, where you can publish a folder in the content management system so that it is accessible as a feed. Note. This link is available only when the user has publish folder permission. Only top publication can be published as feed. |
Child content created from this folder uses the specified child default values.
File Storage |
Select the storage locations for any content that are attached files. Available locations are based on those defined on the Define File Storage page. |
Viewer Role |
Select a default viewer for newly added content. The choice of viewer roles is based on the list constructed on the Define Viewer Roles page. The default viewer role on the publication top folder is used as the default viewer role when publication sections are created. The default viewer role of this section is used to provide the viewer role for the content created within the section. The viewer roles of the content are actually used in determining the security for displaying the content within the News Publication pagelet. |
Date Type |
Select either Relative Date or Absolute Date to define content default publish and expiration dates for this publication. Note. This value can be redefined on the section level. |
Publish Date |
Select the content default publish date for this publication. |
Expire Date |
Select the expiration date for the default values of the content in this folder. |
Inactive Date |
Select different periods of time as dates when the content will become inactive. This is the default value used for content created in this folder. You can also select the option to not inactivate the content. Available options are:
|
See Administering the Content Management System.
Access the Folder Security page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications; click the Add Publication button or the Properties link; select the Folder Security tab).
A new section automatically inherits the members and privileges of its parent news publication. However, privileges added later are not automatically transferred down the folder hierarchy and must be updated on a folder-by-folder basis. To assist with this process, an Inherit Members button appears when you view folder security for any subfolder, enabling you to quickly duplicate the same members as assigned to the parent folder.
Note. A top administrator is automatically granted all privileges for all content and folders of the feature without being an explicitly assigned or listed member of a folder.
Member Privileges |
Displays type, name, and privilege sets for the members of the folder. Privileges specify the actions that a member can perform on the folder and the content contained in the folder. Note. A viewer member privilege defined in the Member Privileges section of the page is not equivalent to a viewer role defined in the Viewer Roles section of the page, even if the same role ID is used. In the case of the former, a viewer member privilege allows that member to view the folder and all of its contents (in draft, pending, or published states) through the folder hierarchy. The latter allows users with that role to view only published content and only through the Browse by Category page. |
Edit |
Click to edit privileges of this member. |
Delete |
Click to remove the member and prohibit him or her from accessing content from this folder. |
Add Member |
Click to access the Folder Security - Set Members Privileges page to assign members and determine the actions they can perform on the folder and the content located in that folder. |
Inherit Members |
Click to inherit members from the parent folder. |
Add Members to Parent Folder (with Viewer Privilege Set) on Save |
Select to add viewer members to the parent folders. |
Access the Folder Security - Set Members Privileges page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications; click the Add Publication button or the Properties link, select the Folder Security tab, and click the Add Member button or the Edit button on the Folder Security page).
Member Type |
Select a membership type of User or Role. |
Member Name |
Select a member name. |
Privilege Set |
Assign privileges to this member by selecting privilege sets. Note. The privilege sets and privileges listed for each set reflect the privilege sets that were defined for the Categorized Content feature. |
This section discusses how to:
Add sections to publications.
Manage section articles.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
Folder Properties |
EPPCM_CATG_MAIN |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications Click a folder title on the Browse News Publications page to navigate through the folder levels. Click the Add Folder button or the Properties link at the appropriate level on the Browse Publication Sections page. |
Define the properties for a new folder or update property details for an existing folder. Use the Folder Properties page for news publications as well as for sections within a publication. At the publication level, any folder members with the proper privilege can add sections. |
Folder Security |
EPPCM_CATG_MEM |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications Click a folder title on the Browse News Publications page to navigate through the folder levels. Click the Add Folder button or the folder Properties link, and select the Folder Security tab on the Folder Properties page. |
Add new members or inherit members from the parent folder. |
Folder Security - Set Members Privileges |
EPPCM_CATG_PRIV |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications Click a folder title on the Browse News Publications page to navigate through the folder levels. Click the Add Folder button or the folder Properties link, and select the Folder Security tab on the Folder Properties page. Click the Add Member button on the Folder Security page. |
Assign members and determine the actions they can perform on the folder and the content located in that folder. |
Browse Section Articles |
EPPCM_HIERNWS_MAIN |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications Click a section that has no children on the Browse Publication Sections page. |
View basic information about the articles within a single section of a news publication and access article details. You can add, edit, delete, or view articles depending on article status and member privileges for the section. |
Access the Folder Properties page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications; click a folder title on the Browse News Publications page; click the Add Folder button or the folder Properties link).
See Creating News Publications.
Required Section on Pagelet |
Select this option if you want this section to appear on the pagelet. This selection forces the section onto the pagelet for all viewers and can be used to communicate important information when used in conjunction with a pagelet that is registered as required on a homepage tab. Note. This selection does not enable all viewers to view all articles; viewer roles on the articles still control whether a viewer can view any particular article on a pagelet. |
After you select the Required Section on Pagelet option, a new section automatically inherits the members and privileges of its parent news publication in the Folder Security page. However, privileges added later are not automatically transferred down the folder hierarchy and must be updated on a folder-by-folder basis. To assist with this process, an Inherit Members button appears when you view folder security for any subfolder, enabling you to quickly duplicate the same members as assigned to the parent folder.
See Creating News Publications.
Access the Browse Section Articles page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications; click a section that has no children on the Browse Publication Sections page).
Use the Browse Section Articles page to display basic information about the articles within a single section of a news publication. This page provides access to article details. You can add, edit, delete, or view articles depending upon article status and member privileges for the section.
Feed |
Hover over any of these to view the list of feeds published for this discussion forum. Click any list item to open that feed document. Click the Feed button or Feed link to open the first feed document in the list. Click the Open menu button to toggle the list of feeds between frozen open and closed. |
Add Article |
Select to add a new article to this section. |
Filter |
Click to limit the number of articles displayed on the page based on the values entered for the Status, Type, and Published in Last 30 Days fields. |
Status |
Select to search articles with a status of Draft, Pending, Published, Rejected, Rework, or All. |
Type |
Select to search articles with a type of File, Text/HTML, Web Site, or All. |
Published in Last 30 Days |
Select to limit your search to articles published within the last 30 days. |
|
The star icon indicates articles that were added within the last five days. |
|
The Published icon indicates published articles. |
Status |
Displays the current publishing status of the article: Draft, Pending, Publish, Reject, or Rework. Note. You can use the Status drop-down list box to search based on a selected status. |
Origin |
Displays where the article originated. Values are:
|
Publish |
Display the dates that articles are scheduled to be published based on the folder properties for this section. |
Expire |
Display the dates that articles are scheduled to expire based on the folder properties for this section. |
Delete |
Click to delete the selected article. Note. You cannot delete published articles from this page. You must first unpublish the article, or use the Administer Content functions. |
This section discusses how to add articles.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
Browse Section Articles - Add News Article |
EPPCM_ADDCONT_SEC |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse News Publications Click a title link in the Browse Publication Sections page. Click the Add Article button on the Browse Section Articles page. |
Specify the type of content you want to add to a section of a news publication. News publications support file attachments, managed content, text or HTML content creation, and website URLs. Note. Select Managed Content to import existing content into the News Publications feature. |
News Publications – Content Properties |
EPPCM_CONT_MAIN |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse News Publications Click a title link in the Browse Publication Sections page. Click the Add Article button on the Browse Section Articles page. Select the type of content, and then click OK on the Add Article page. |
Submit articles for publication. |
Text or HTML Properties |
EPPCM_VER_HTML_SEC |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse News Publications Click a title link in the Browse Publication Sections page. Click the Preview link on the Content Properties (Text or HTML) page. |
Review the text or HTML content entered on the Content Properties page. |
News Publications Properties - Article Locations |
EPPCM_CONT_LOC |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse News Publications Click a title link in the Browse Publication Sections page. Click the Locations link on the Content Properties page. |
Select the locations where the article should be published. Note. Available locations are limited by security access. |
Content Notification |
EPPCM_CONT_NTFY |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse News Publications Click a title link in the Browse Publication Sections page. Click the Notifications link on the Content Properties page. |
Send email notifications of saved content to the list of interested parties. |
Content Viewers |
EPPCM_CONT_VWR |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse News Publications Click a title link in the Browse Publication Sections page. Click the Viewers link on the Content Properties page. |
Select the roles that can view this content when it is published. |
Content Comments |
EPPCM_CONTCOMM_SEC |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse News Publications Click a title link in the Browse Publication Sections page. Click the Comments link on the Content Properties page. |
Enter any additional information about the article. |
Access the Browse Section Articles - Add News Article page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse Folders; click an entry in the Title column; click the Add Article button in the Browse Section Articles page).
Content Type |
Select a content type. Available options are:
The News Publication Properties page appears based on the content type that you selected. |
OK |
After you select a content type and click this button, a search page appears enabling you to select the piece of managed content to import into a news publication. Note. When content is added to managed content, its status is set to checked out. |
Adding News Publication Attachments
Access the News Publications - Web Site URL Properties page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse Folders; click an entry in the Title column; click the Add Article button in the Browse Section Articles page; select the type of content, and then click the OK button on the Add Article page).
Note. The name of this page and its fields that appear depends on the content type that you selected on the Browse Section Articles - Add News Article page.
Click to open the feed for this item, if available. |
|
Source |
Enter the article source. This is a free text field. The entry appears on article rendering. |
Upload File |
Click to open a new browser window where you can select a file to upload.
Note. Uploaded files are saved automatically. |
Publish |
This option appears only if the current user has the Publish Content privilege for the current location and at least one location is listed to be published. Click to save and publish this content item. All fields will become read-only. Published content appears on the Browse Section Articles page to users who have the viewer roles for the parent folder where the content is located. |
Unpublish |
Click to save the content and save it to Pending Publishing. Nonpublished content does not appear on the Browse Section Articles page. |
Save as Draft |
Click to save this content item in draft format. You can continue to edit the content property fields for this item. Content in draft status does not appear on the Browse by Category page because it is not published. |
Locations |
Click to set the publish and expiration dates for the content in this location and set the item to be published. |
Viewers |
Click to select the roles that can view this article when it is published. Note. The choice of viewer roles is based on the list constructed on the Define Viewer Roles page. |
Notifications |
Click to create a list of interested parties or send email notifications of saved content to the list of interested parties. |
Save |
Click to save the content item without changing the publish status. |
Comments |
Click to add additional comments about this content item. |
Associated Image |
Select to associate a new or existing image with the article. Note. The image will appear along with the article when it's viewed. |
Start Discussions |
Click to begin a discussion topic. Note. Discussion topics stay with the content item and cannot be accessed outside of the Content Properties page. |
View Discussions |
This option is available only when a discussion topic already exists for this content item. Click to view, edit, or enter a response to a discussion. |
Search Content |
Click to search for existing content within the Categorized Content feature. |
Access the News Publications Properties - Article Locations page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse Folders; click an entry in the Title column; click the Add Article button; select the type of content and then click the OK button; click the Locations link on the News Publications Properties page).
To select locations:
Select the check box next to the desired publications.
Update the publish and expiration dates if necessary.
Default publication and expiration dates appear based on the settings for the selected section.
Select the appropriate options to display the article on the News Publications pagelet as a publication top story or as a section top story.
Select the Publish option to publish the content from the properties page.
Note. The button and check box appear only if the current user has publish content privilege for the selected location.
Note. If desired, you can clear the Publish option
to move the article to a different publication as unpublished. You can also
click the Submit button on the properties page
to submit the article to the new publication with a status of pending.
A blank Publish Date field indicates that
the publish date is always current. A blank Expire Date field
indicates that the publish date never expires.
See Also
This section discusses how to:
View images associated with news articles.
Associate new images with news articles.
Associate existing images with news articles.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
Associated Image |
EPPCM_CONT_IMG |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse News Publications Click title links to access the Browse Section Articles page, and click the Add Article button or a content Properties link. Click the Associated Image link on the Content Properties page. |
Review which image is associated with a news article. From this page, you can associate an existing image with the article on the Select Associated Image page. Or you can access the Add Associated Image page to add a new image to the article. Note. The image will appear along with the article when it's viewed. |
Add Associated Image |
EPPCM_CONT_IMGADD |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse News Publications Click title links to access the Browse Section Articles page, and click the Add Article button or a content Properties link. Click the Associated Image link on the Content Properties page. Click the Add New Image button on the Associated Image page. |
Add a new image to the content management system to associate it with news articles. Note. The image is stored in the system when you click Save New Image. |
Select Associated Image |
EPPCM_CONT_IMGSEL |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse News Publications Click title links to access the Browse Section Articles page, and click the Add Article button or a content Properties link. Click the Associated Image link on the Content Properties page. Click the Add Existing Image button on the Associated Image page. |
Associate an existing image in the content management system with the selected news article. |
Access the Associated Image page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse News Publications; click title links to access the Browse Section Articles page; click the Add Article button or a content Properties link; and click the Associated Image link on the Content Properties page).
Change Image |
Click to access the Select Associated Image page, where you can associate an existing image with the article. |
Add New Image |
Click to access the Add Associated Image page, where you can add a new image to the article. |
Remove Image |
Click to remove an existing image that is currently displayed with article. |
Access the Add Associated Image page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse News Publications; click title links to access the Browse Section Articles page; click the Add Article button or a content Properties link; click the Associated Image link on the Content Properties page; click the Add New Image button).
Note. News Publication image content can be deleted only
from the Administer Content page. The image content does not appear in the
Browse Publication pages because the image content is not considered an article,
but is only associated with articles.
News Publication image content can also be accessed from the Maintain
Content link on the search dialog. Use the advanced search
to select the image content type.
Image Title, Source, and Summary |
Enter a title and the source. The Image Title, Source, and Summary fields are derived from attributes of the associated news article. These default values might not be appropriate for the new image that you add to the Content Management system. |
Image Type |
Use the drop-down list box to select the image type. Available options are:
|
Upload File |
Click to upload the image attachment file. |
URL |
Enter the URL to locate the image file. If the image exists on the web, enter the web address. If the image exists on the web server, enter the absolute path, for example, /ps/images/portal_pa/myimage.gif. |
Save New Image |
Click to save the added image as a content item stored in the top folder of the publication. |
Note. Save the content when you return to the Content Properties
page. If you do not save the content, the saved image is not associated with
the article, but the image content is saved. You can update the image content
using the Administer Content page.
Only users who have the Delete Content privilege
on the News Publication top folder (where the image content is located) can
associate an image with an article. This includes adding a new image or adding
an existing image.
Access the Select Associated Image page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse News Publications; click title links to access the Browse Section Articles page; click the Add Article button or a content Properties link; click the Associated Image link on the Content Properties page).
The list of available images is supplied from the News Publications and Managed Content, where the user has viewer privileges to the parent folder, and the parent folder has the Content can be Published option enabled.
OK |
Select one of the images and click this button to associate an existing Content Management image with the selected news article. |
Note. Save the content when you return to the Content Properties page.
To delete a news publication, you must do some preparatory work first, including withdrawing or moving published articles and disallowing articles to be submitted from the pagelet if this option has been set.
Note. You must be a top administrator to be able to delete a publication in the News Publication feature.
Use the following procedure to delete a news publication:
Review the article status in each section of the publication.
Withdraw published articles, or move published articles to another publication.
Note. An image associated with a published article also has a status of published. Withdrawing a published article does not change the published status of its associated image, which must be changed separately. However, moving a published article to another publication moves its associated image as well.
If the publication allowed articles to be submitted from the pagelet, then deselect this option on the Folder Properties page.
If the publication allowed articles to be submitted from the pagelet, then move or delete any submitted articles from the Submitted Articles folder.
Delete the publication from the Browse News Publications page.
This is an example of the Browse Section Articles - Delete Confirmation page, which is used to confirm the deletion:
Note. The Delete Denied page appears if the delete cannot be performed. One or multiple conditions might prevent a delete. Only the first condition encountered is described in the error message.
This section discusses how to:
Manage news content items by status.
Edit and view news articles.
Share content.
Publish news articles.
Withdraw news articles.
Create and use tags in news publications.
Work with the My News Content pagelet.
Choose top stories.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
My News Content Status |
EPPCM_STAT_MAIN |
Content Management, News Publications, My Content Status |
View all articles that require your attention across all news publications. Articles are displayed by status: draft, pending publication, published, rejected, to be reviewed for publication, and requires rework. |
My News Content |
EPPCM_USER_MAIN |
Content Management, News Publications, My Content Status Click the content item status link on the My News Content Status page. |
Review articles of a particular status, add new articles, and view content item property details. |
Share Content |
EPPCM_CONT_SHARE |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications Click a title link to access the folder, and then click a Properties link to access the content properties page. Click the Share Content link on the content properties page. |
Convert content into a Managed Content origin type to make it accessible for use by other Content Management features. |
Publish News Articles |
EPPCM_PBLNW_MAIN |
|
Select articles for publishing, rework, or rejection. This page lists articles pending publication in your assigned publication sections. |
Unpublish News Articles |
EPPCM_UPBLNW_MAIN |
Content Management, News Publications, Unpublish Articles Select a news publication. |
Withdraw a published article and return it to pending status. |
Choose Top Stories |
EPPCM_CTSNW_MAIN |
Content Management, News Publications, Choose Top Stories Select a news publication. |
Select published articles as the most prominent articles for the news publication as well as the most prominent stories by section. Top stories appear most prominently on the news publication’s homepage pagelet and when you view the contents of a news publication. |
Article Locations |
EPPCM_CONT_LOC |
Content Management, Browse Publications, Browse Publication Sections Click the Properties link on the Browse Section Articles page. Click the Locations link on the Content Properties page. |
Select the locations where the article should be published. Also select whether the published article is to appear as a publication or section top story on the News Publication homepage pagelet. |
Access the My News Content Status page (select Content Management, News Publications, My Content Status).
Content Item Status |
Click a status link to access the My News Content page, where you can preview the content items for the selected status, view their property details, or add new articles. |
Note. Enterprise Portal provides a My News Content homepage pagelet that provides easy access to the content items that require your attention.
Access the My News Content page (select Content Management, News Publications, My Content Status; click the content item status link on the My News Content Status page).
Use this page to view all articles that you have authored, submitted, or updated. From this page you can edit, rework, resubmit, and add articles. You can edit all aspects of unpublished articles and modify summary information of published articles. You can narrow the list by indicating a particular type or status of content and those articles published in the last 30 days.
Add Article |
Select to add a new article to this section. |
Status |
Select to search articles with a status of Draft, Pending, Published, Rejected, Rework, or All. |
Type |
Select to search articles with a type of File, Text/HTML, Web Site, or All. |
Published in Last 30 Days |
Select to limit your search to articles published within the last 30 days. |
Filter |
Click to limit the number of articles displayed on the page based on the values entered for the Status, Type, and Published in Lased 30 Days fields. |
Location Path |
Displays the path to the article location. Note. Articles that are in multiple locations appear multiple times in the list. |
Status |
Displays the current publishing status of this article: Draft, Pending, Publish, Reject, or Rework. Note. You can use the Status drop-down list box to search based on a selected status. |
Publish |
Displays the date on which articles are scheduled to be published based on the folder properties for this section. |
Expire |
Displays the date on which articles are scheduled to expire based on the folder properties for this section. |
Properties |
Click to access the News Publications Properties page, where you can specify the type of content that you want to add to a section of a news publication. News publications support file attachments, managed content, text or HTML content creation, and website URLs. |
Access the Share Content page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications; click a title link to access the folder, and then click a Properties link; click the Share Content link on the content properties page).
Sharing content converts it into a Managed Content origin type to make it accessible for use by other Content Management features. The content is placed in the system data folder Shared Content within the Managed Content feature, and marked as imported in the current feature. Unlike regular imported managed content, shared content remains editable from within the current feature as well as within the Managed Content feature. Sharing the content also enables version control for the content when accessed from the Managed Content feature.
To share content:
Click the Share Content link on the properties page.
Note. The Share Content link is available only for news content, workspaces, documents, and categorized content.
An example of the properties page is the Web Site URL Properties page.
On the Share Content page, select appropriate values and click the OK button.
Note. Until the content is published within the News Publication
feature or Workspaces, if the content is deleted from Managed Content, the
actual content is deleted, not just the location, because the origin of the
content is now Managed Content.
PeopleSoft Content Management delivers a Managed Content top folder
titled Shared Content. Content that is shared by means of the Share Content
function is set to be copied to this folder by default. The default share
folder is set on the feature definition. Only approved content can be shared.
(News content is auto-approved.)
Access the Publish News Articles page (select Content Management, News Publications, Publish Articles).
Note. Publishing, unpublishing, and choosing top stories
can also be done directly in the Content Properties and Locations pages.
Submitted articles should be removed from the Submitted
Articles section and must be placed in an appropriate section
in order to publish them.
Articles |
Select appropriate articles to publish or to take any other action.
Note. If the selection box for an article is unavailable,
you cannot select this article to publish it or to take any other action.
This article is in the system-generated Submitted Articles section,
which indicates that the article was submitted by a user through the homepage
pagelet of publication. Before you can publish this article, you need to move
it to an appropriate section of the news publication using the Article Locations
page. |
Title |
Prior to taking an action on an article, click the title link to preview the article. |
Properties |
Click to view and modify article properties such as the viewers, associated image, locations, and so on. |
Publish |
Click to publish the selected articles to the News Publication pagelet according to the publish dates, location, and viewer details. |
Rework |
Click to send the selected articles back to their authors for rework. Enter a note in the Comments section of the Content Properties page to inform the authors why this action was taken. Authors can view articles sent for rework on the My News Content page or from the Requires Rework link on the My News Article page. After an article is reworked, it can be resubmitted for approval. |
Reject |
Click to reject selected articles. If articles are rejected, they appear on the My News Content page of the author with a status of Rejected. Enter a note in the Comments section of the Content Properties page to inform the authors why this action was taken. |
Important! Automated notifications are sent to the authors to notify them of any publishing status change of their articles.
Access the Unpublish News Articles page (select Content Management, News Publications, Unpublish Articles).
Note. You might want to enter a note in the Comments section
of the content properties to inform the author why this action was taken.
The page automatically refreshes when you select filter criteria.
Unpublish |
Click to return the selected articles to the status of pending publication. Enter a note in the Comments section of the Content Properties page to inform the authors why this action was taken. |
Type |
Select an article type to limit the list to articles of that type only. |
Published in Last 30 Days |
Select this option to display only articles published within the last 30 days. |
Published Articles |
Use the check boxes to select the articles that you want to unpublish. |
Tags for news publications are displayed on the properties pages as well as the view page for the content. However, some types of content—such as attachments and URLs—open the content in a new window directly without using the application view page. In these instances, tags are available only on the properties page. Application pages can be displayed only in edit or view mode.
To create and use tags for news publications:
Access the pages using one of the following navigations:
Select Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications.
Select My Content, My News Content.
Select the content property link to view the content.
Click an appropriate link to view, edit, or add a tag.
Enter the tag name, and click the Update Tags button.
Pagelet Wizard news publications—for example, Company News—display tags for top stories only. The number of tags to display for each story should be limited to three due to limited screen space.
Note. Security considerations: All users who have access to the content will have the add and view tag permissions. Users who are assigned the Administrator, Manager, or Publisher role will also be given modify permissions.
See Working With Tags.
Access the My News Content pagelet (click the Content link on the menu bar on the homepage, and then select the My News Content option in the Personalize Content page).
The My News Content pagelet provides an alternate access path to the My News Content page and to the Publish News Articles page. The Personalize Content page enables you to select the pagelets that you want to appear on your homepage. Optionally, you can personalize the name of your homepage tab and add a welcome message.
Article Status |
Displays the same information that is in the My News Content Status page. Click a content status link to access the My News Content page, where you can access the news content item in the selected status.
The number adjacent to the content status link indicates the number of content items in the folder. |
Access the Choose Top Stories page (select Content Management, News Publications, Choose Top Stories).
Article |
Click the Article link for an article to preview the article. |
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The Image icon indicates that the article has an associated image. Click to preview the associated image as well as get the information of the associated image. |
Publication Top Story |
Select to place the article in the publication's top story section, at the top of the pagelet. Note. Publication top stories should have associated images. If you publish the top story without associating an image, the article appears in the News Publication pagelet with a blank space in the column where the image would ordinarily be located, resulting in an odd-looking layout. |
Section Top Story |
Select to place an article in the 3-column display when a section is clicked. You can navigate to the section page by clicking the section title on the pagelet. |
Display Order |
Enter the numeric order of appearance. Publication top stories are displayed at the top of the publication pagelet on the homepage. Section top stories are displayed in the center column when you are viewing the publication section. The display order determines the numeric order in which the top story articles appear. Publication top stories should have an image associated with them. |
Properties |
Click to access the article details and the article's associated image. |
See Also
Associating Images with News Articles
This section discusses how to administer news content.
Access the Administer News Content page (EPPCM_ADMN_MAIN) (select Content management, News Publications, Administer Content).
Use this page to bypass privilege set security to preview content, view content property details, remove content, or unpublish content from all news publications.
Note. Archived or expired content is not listed on this page.
Add Article |
Click to add a new article to this section. |
Filter |
Click to limit the number of articles displayed on the page based on the values entered for the Type and Origin fields. |
Title |
Click to preview the content details. |
Properties |
Click to access the content property details. |
Origin |
Displays where the article originated:
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Unpublish and Expire |
Click to unpublish the content from all news publications. Unpublishing the content does not remove it from the news sections. It remains available for future publishing or deletion. |
Remove |
Click to remove the associated image from all news articles. Removing the image removes it from any news article. It does not delete it from the Content Management system. |
Delete |
Click to remove the content from all news publications. Deleting the article permanently deletes it from the Content Management system if its origin is News Publication. If it is imported managed content, deleting it removes only the News Publication locations and not the content item itself. |
This section provides an overview of methods to publish News Publications and discusses how to:
Publish a pagelet from a news publication.
Publish a news publication from Pagelet Wizard.
Edit a published pagelet.
Publish a pagelet to multiple portals.
Publish a news publication as a feed.
Two methods are available to publish a news publication:
Use the Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page.
You use the Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page to publish a news publication as a pagelet to a site or portal. News publication publishing features include:
The pagelet folder in which the news publication will be available.
The homepage tabs on which the pagelet will be available.
The pagelet behavior (optional, optional-default, required-fixed, or required).
Use the Pagelet Wizard pages.
The Pagelet Wizard guides you through six steps to create or update a News Publication homepage pagelet.
Step 1: Specify pagelet information.
Step 2: Select data source.
Step 3: Specify data source parameters.
Step 4: Select display format.
Step 5: Specify display options.
Step 6: Specify publishing options.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition |
EPPPB_PGLT_PUB |
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Create a pagelet definition for news publications. |
Preview Pagelet |
EPPPB_PGLT_PREVIEW |
Click the Preview Pagelet link on the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page. |
Preview a list pagelet. |
Pagelet Wizard - Specify Pagelet Information |
PTPPB_WIZ_INFO |
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Provide information to identify and categorize a pagelet. |
Pagelet Wizard - Select Data Source |
PTPPB_WIZ_DATASRC |
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Select the type of data source for the pagelet. |
Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameters |
PTPPB_WIZ_DATAPRMS |
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Configure the data source parameters that are required for data to be displayed in the pagelet. Note. This page is accessible only when you are building a pagelet with a data source that allows modification of associated parameters. |
Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameter Values |
PTPPB_WIZ_PRMVALS |
Click the Values link on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameters page. |
Specify prompt values for the end user to select from when personalizing the pagelet. Note. This page is accessible only for data source parameters for which you have selected the User Specified or Admin Specified usage types. |
Pagelet Wizard - Select Display Format |
PTPPB_WIZ_DISPFRMT |
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Specify the data transformation method and display format for the pagelet. |
Pagelet Wizard - Specify Display Options (custom format) |
PTPPB_WIZ_DISP_CUS |
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Enter the custom formatting details for the pagelet as well as header and footer options. Preview the pagelet. |
Pagelet Wizard - Specify Publishing Options |
PTPPB_WIZ_PUBOPT |
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Specify the manner in which the pagelet is published. Provide registration, caching, and security details, and register the pagelet. |
Pagelet Wizard - Pagelet Creation Confirmed |
PTPPB_WIZ_FINISH |
Click the Finish button on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Publishing Options page. |
Confirm that the creation of the pagelet is complete. |
Publications Properties - Publish as Pagelet |
EPPCM_CATG_PGLT |
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Administer pagelet definitions for an action item list. |
Publish to Multiple Portals |
PTPP_PMPUBPRTL |
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Publish the pagelet definition to additional portals and sites. |
Publish Multiple Pagelets |
PTPP_PMPUBPGLT |
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Publish multiple pagelet definitions to another portal or site. |
Publications Properties - Advanced Feed Options |
EPPCM_FEED_ADVOPT |
Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications Click the Properties link. Click the Publish as Feed link on the Folder Properties page. Click the Add Feed button or the Edit button on the Publications Properties - Publish as Feed page. Click the Advanced Options link on the Publications Properties - Publish Feed Definition page. |
Set up advanced options to publish a news publication in the content management system so that it is accessible as a feed. |
Access the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications; click the Properties link in the Browse News Publication page; click the Publish as Pagelet link on the Folder Properties page; select a content type, and click the OK button on the Publish as Pagelet page).
Pagelet
The pagelet title and description from the Folder Properties page appear in the pagelet section. You can edit these two fields as necessary.
Pagelet Title |
Enter the pagelet title that will identify the pagelet. |
Description |
Enter a meaningful description for this pagelet. |
Pagelet Folder |
Select a folder in which this news publication pagelet will be available. Only folders from the current site are available to select. See Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: Using PeopleSoft Applications, “Setting User Preferences.” |
Pagelet Security |
Select the security options for viewing the pagelet. Available options are:
Note. If no roles are defined on the Folder Security page, the system automatically selects to publish the pagelet as Public. |
Homepage Tabs
Use the Homepage Tabs section to define the homepage tab labels and behavior for the pagelet.
Homepage Tab |
Select the tabs that will display the pagelet. |
Pagelet Behavior |
Select the behavior options for the pagelet. The available options are:
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Publish |
Click to display the Publish as Pagelet page, where you can review or edit the pagelet definition. |
Pagelets for news publication can be created and published using Pagelet Wizard and then managed from the Folder Properties page. This section provides an overview of how to use Pagelet Wizard to complete the following six steps:
Step 1: Entering Pagelet Identifying Information.
Step 2: Selecting a Pagelet Data Source.
Step 3: Specifying Data Source Parameters.
Step 4: Selecting a Pagelet Display Format.
Step 5: Specifying Pagelet Display Options.
Step 6: Specifying Pagelet Publication Options.
Note. If you access Pagelet Wizard from the Go to Pagelet Wizard link, you will be modifying an existing pagelet definition. If you want to create a new pagelet definition, start from the Portal Administration or PeopleTools navigation path.
Where appropriate, this section provides details specific to using Pagelet Wizard to publish a folder as a pagelet. The PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBooks provide detailed information on using Pagelet Wizard.
See Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: PeopleTools Portal Technology, “Using Pagelet Wizard.”
Step 1: Entering Pagelet Identifying Information
Access the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Pagelet Information page (click the Go to Pagelet Wizard link on the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page).
Use the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Pagelet Information page to identify and categorize a pagelet.
See Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: PeopleTools Portal Technology, “Using Pagelet Wizard,” Step 1: Entering Pagelet Identifying Information.
Step 2: Selecting a Pagelet Data Type
Access the Pagelet Wizard - Select Data Source page (click the Next button on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Pagelet Information page.
Use the Pagelet Wizard - Select Data Source page to select the Pagelet Wizard data source type.
Data Type |
Use the News publications data type (NEWS PUBLICATION) to make a Pagelet Wizard pagelet a publishing vehicle for content from a news publication. News publication data source pagelets are compatible with the custom display format. If you select the News publications option, the Publication ID and Publication Name fields appear. See Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: PeopleTools Portal Technology, “Using Pagelet Wizard,” Step 2: Selecting a Pagelet Data Type. |
Publication ID |
Select the news publication that you want to use as the data source for the pagelet. Available news publications are created in the News Publications component. |
Publication Name |
Displays the name of the news publication. |
See Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: PeopleTools Portal Technology, “Using Pagelet Wizard,” Step 2: Selecting a Pagelet Data Type.
Step 3: Specifying Data Source Parameters
Access the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameters page (select News Publications as the data type on the Pagelet Wizard - Select Data Source page, and click the Next button).
Use the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameters page to configure the data source parameters that are required for data to be displayed in the pagelet.
Note. This page is accessible only when you are building a pagelet with a data source that allows modification of associated parameters.
Field Name |
Displays the name of the data source parameter.
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Description |
Displays a description of the data source parameter. |
Usage Type |
Select the type of accessibility that you want to grant for the data source parameter when it appears in the pagelet. Options are:
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Required |
This check box is selected and disabled for parameters specified as administrator-specified, context-sensitive, fixed, and system variable; otherwise, it is selected but enabled for user-specified parameters. |
Default Value |
You can enter a value that includes the % and * wildcards at the beginning or end of a value in the Default Value field. Note the following about default values:
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Values |
If you select User Specified or Admin Specified as the usage type, click Values to access the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameter Values page. |
Text |
Use the Personalization Instructions group box to enter custom personalization instructions for the pagelet. These personalization instructions appear on the personalization page of the pagelet. Note. Personalization instructions must be translatable. |
Specifying Prompt Values for Data Source Parameters
Access the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameter Values page (click the Values link on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameters page).
Use the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameter Values page to specify the prompt values, which are displayed to users when they personalize the pagelet. In addition, specify the default value for the parameter.
Parameter Value |
Specify the parameter value. |
Description |
Provide an optional description of the parameter value. |
Default |
Select one value as the default value. If the parameter is required, then a default value is required; otherwise, it is optional. |
See Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: PeopleTools Portal Technology, “Using Pagelet Wizard,” Step 3: Specifying Data Source Parameters.
Step 4: Selecting a Pagelet Display Format
Access the Pagelet Wizard - Select Display Format page (click the Next button on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Data Source Parameters page).
Use the Pagelet Wizard - Select Display Format page to specify the data transformation method and display format for the pagelet.
Custom |
Select to specify a custom display transformation (XSL template) for your pagelet. |
See Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: PeopleTools Portal Technology, “Using Pagelet Wizard,” Step 4: Selecting a Pagelet Display Format.
Step 5: Specifying Pagelet Display Options
Access the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Display Options page (select Custom as the display format and click the Next button on the Pagelet Wizard - Select Display Format page).
Use the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Display Options page to enter the custom formatting details for the pagelet as well as header and footer options, and to preview the pagelet.
Note. If you are modifying an existing pagelet definition or if you modify data source parameter definitions, you might need to reselect the XSL template, regenerate the XSL, or both to have the modified pagelet display actual data.
See Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: PeopleTools Portal Technology, “Using Pagelet Wizard,” Step 5: Specifying Pagelet Display Options.
Step 6: Specifying Pagelet Publication Options
Access the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Publishing Options page (click the Next button on the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Display Options page).
Use the Pagelet Wizard - Specify Publishing Options page to specify the type of pagelet that you want to publish. In addition, provide registration, caching, and security details, and register the pagelet.
See Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: PeopleTools Portal Technology, “Using Pagelet Wizard,” Step 6: Specifying Pagelet Publication Options.
Access the Publications Properties - Publish as Pagelet page (click the Publish button on the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page; or if this news publication has already been published as a pagelet, click the Publish as Pagelet link on the Folder Properties page).
Use the Publications Properties - Publish as Pagelet page to review, edit, or add Pagelet Wizard pagelet definitions for this news publication. To edit a pagelet definition, it must be marked as published and have a content reference in the current site.
Note. Pagelets for this news publication published directly from Pagelet Wizard also appear in this list.
Published |
Indicates the whether the pagelet is published. |
Edit |
Click to access the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page, where you can edit pagelet definitions. |
Delete |
Deletes this pagelet definition and the published pagelet content references in all sites. |
Add Pagelet |
Click to access the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page, where you can publish content as a pagelet to a site or portal. |
Access the Publish to Multiple Portals page (click the Publish Pagelet in Other Sites link on the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page).
Two pages are available for you to publish pagelets to multiple portals:
Use the Publish to Multiple Portals page to publish the pagelet definition to additional portals and sites.
Use the Publish Multiple Pagelets page to publish multiple pagelet definitions to another portal or site.
See Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: PeopleTools Portal Technology, “Working With Navigation Pages,” Publishing Pagelets.
Access the Publications Properties - Advanced Feed Options page (select Content Management, News Publications, Browse Publications; click the Properties link; click the Publish as Feed link on the Folder Properties page; click the Add Feed button or the Edit button on the Publications Properties - Publish as Feed page; click the Advanced Options link from Publications Properties - Publish Feed Definition page.)
Max Number of Entries (maximum number of entries) |
Specify the maximum number of feed entries that you want to display in the feed document. |
Selected |
Select appropriate folders to be included in the feed. |
Reset to Defaults |
Click to reset all parameters: Max Number of Entries is back to 10, and subfolder is selected. |
OK |
Click to return to the Publications Properties - Publish Pagelet Wizard Definition page, and then click the Publish button to save and publish this content item as feed. |
See Working With Feeds and Alerts.
This section discusses how to:
View a news publication in a pagelet.
View news publication details.
View expired articles.
View all articles and sections.
Submit news articles.
Update submitted news articles.
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
News Publication Details |
EPPCM_NWDSPSEC |
In the Homepage, click any section or article title link in the news publication pagelet—for example, Company News pagelet. |
View information in a focused format, incorporate news and images, and designate top stories to emphasize content. |
View All Articles and Sections |
EPPCM_NWDSPALL |
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View all active articles and sections of the selected news publication pagelet. |
View Expired Articles |
EPPCM_NWDSPARC |
In the Homepage, click any section or article title link in the news publication pagelet—for example, Company News pagelet. Click the View Expired link in the News Publication Details page. |
View all expired news publications that have become inactive. |
Submit News Articles - Add News Article |
EPPCM_ADDCONT_SEC |
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Select the type of content to add. Note. Select Managed Content to import existing content into the News Publication feature. |
Submit News Articles |
EPPCM_SBMTNW_MAIN |
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View basic information about the articles within a section and drill down to article details. Depending upon article status and member privileges for the section, you can add, edit, delete, or view articles. |
View the Investor News pagelet (click the Content link from the menu bar on the Homepage, and then select any news publication option in the Personalize Content page).
<News title links> |
Click to access the News Publication Details page, where you can view the details of each news publication. |
Submit Article |
Click to access the Submit News Articles - Add News Article page, where you can select the type of content to add. |
Update Submitted Articles |
Click to access the Submit News Articles page, where you can view and edit basic information about the articles within a section and drill down to article details. Note. Depending upon article status and member privileges for the section, you can add, edit, delete, or view articles. |
Feed |
Click to open the feed for this item, if available. |
View All Articles and Sections |
Click to access the View All Articles and Sections page, where you can view all active articles and sections of the selected news publication pagelet. |
Access the News Publication Details pagelet (in the Homepage, click any section or article title link in the news publication pagelets).
My Links |
Click to access the View My Links page, where you can view all of your saved links. |
View Top Page |
Click to view published articles that appear more prominently on the News Publication homepage pagelet. |
View Expired |
Click to view all expired news publications that have become inactive. |
Edit Content |
Click to access the Content Properties page, where you can edit content properties such as title, summary, and content location. |
Tag |
Click to expand and access the content properties to view or edit tags. See Working With Tags. |
View Articles and Sections |
Click to access the View All Articles and Sections page, where you can view all active articles and sections of the selected news publication pagelet. |
Feed |
Click to open the feed for this publication, if available. |
Access the View Expired Articles page (in the Homepage, click any section or article title link in the news publication pagelets; click the View Expired link on the News Publication Details page).
Access the View All Articles and Sections page (in the Homepage, click any section or article title link in the news publication pagelets; click the View All Articles and Sections link on the News Publication Details page).
Access the Submit News Articles - Add News Article page (in the Homepage, click the Submit Articles link in the news publication pagelets).
Content Type |
Select a content type of submitted articles to add to news publications. Available options are:
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Access the Submit News Articles page (in the Homepage, click the Update Submitted Articles link in the news publication pagelets)
Use this page to view all articles that you have authored, submitted, or updated. From this page you can edit, rework, resubmit, and add articles. You can edit all aspects of unpublished articles and modify summary information of published articles.
Add Article |
Select to add a new article to this section. |
Filter |
Click to limit the number of articles displayed on the page based on the values entered for the following options:
You can narrow the list by indicating a particular type or status of content and those articles published in the last 30 days. |
Origin |
Shows where the article originated:
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Location Path |
Displays the path to the article location. Note. Articles that are in multiple locations appear multiple times in the list. |
Publish |
Shows the date that articles are published based on the folder properties for this section. |
Status |
Displays this article's current publishing status: Draft, Pending, Publish, Reject, or Rework. |
Properties |
Click to access the Content Properties page, where you can edit content properties such as title, summary, and content location. |