Ektron CMS400.NET User Manual

Approving/Declining Content
4. To continue, click OK.
5. The approved content is either submitted to the next publisher,
published immediately to the Web site, or deleted, depending
on the approval chain set for the content.
Example of an Approval Chain
Creating Content
The approval chain begins when a content contributor submits a
new or edited content. If email is enabled, an email is sent to the
next approver in the approval chain.
The following example follows a typical content block from creation
to publication. Three users make up this approval chain.
• Sports Writer - creates sports content
• Sports Editor - edits and publishes all sports articles
• Editor In Chief - edits and publishes all articles
Each user has different permissions that correspond to their roles.
The example uses the following topics to explain a typical approval
chain.
• ”Creating Content” on page 91
• ”First Approver” on page 93
• ”Second Approver” on page 94
The first step is to create content. To create new content, follow
these steps.
1. Log in to Ektron CMS400.NET as a SportsWriter.
2. Create content, as described in ”Adding HTML Content” on
page 48.
3. Click the Submit button ( ).
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