Ektron CMS400.NET User Manual

Scheduling Content to Begin and End
Scheduling Content to Begin and
End
How Does It Work?
Scheduling lets you control when a version of content becomes
visible on the Web site. Similarly, you can remove content on a
predetermined date and time. When used together, a start and end
date can relieve you of much work by managing how long a
version of content is viewable on your Web site.
You can also set options for what happens to a content version
upon reaching its end date.
When you create or modify content, you can select a “go-live” date
and time. If you do, and the content makes it through the approval
chain, Ektron CMS400.NET publishes the content to the live site at
that time.
For example, your company is having a sale of the century in a
month, and everything is ready except the announcement. You
decide to update your Web site to let the public know about the
sale. With this feature, you create the Web content now and set it
to go live a week before the sale.
The Ektron Windows Service manages these changes to your site.
See Also: Ektron CMS400.NET Administrator Manual section
“Managing your CMS400 System” > “Ektron Windows Service.”
This topic is explained through the following subtopics:
• ”Setting a Start Date” on page 66
• ”Setting an End Date on Content” on page 68
• ”Setting Archive Options” on page 69
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