Ektron CMS400.NET User Manual

The Lifecycle of Content
Introduction to Ektron CMS400.NET
After you edit content, you typically submit it for approval to one or
more individuals who oversee changes to your Web site. These
people can review, edit and approve the change. When the last
approver signs off, the new content becomes available on the Web
site.
In some cases, you are one of the content approvers. In this case,
you receive an email notifying you that content needs approval.
You look it over, change it as needed, then pass it on to the next
approver. If you do not agree with the changes, you can decline the
request. In this case, the user who made the edits is informed that
the change is not approved.
The following graphic illustrates the content approval cycle.
To help track content’s position in this workflow, Ektron
CMS400.NET assigns a status to each content item. The status
determines what you can do with it, and indicates what must occur
in order for it to get published to the Web site. For more
information, see ”Appendix A: Content Statuses” on page 687.
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