Talking the Talk

These common terms are used when describing IBM Lotus WCM

Elements

Elements either store Web content or generate

web content. Elements do not exist as free standing items. You store elements in "container" items.

Items

Items can be considered as "files" or "documents"
and are used to store Web content, metadata and access control information.
There are four item-types:

Container items Sites site areas content items components	Represent different sections of a site framework.
Template items Authoring templates Presentation templates	An authoring templates defines: which data entry fields are visible on a content item form. the default values for each setting and field on a content item form. A presentation template defines: The layout of elements and components that are displayed on a Web page. The default properties of a Web page.
Profile items Taxonomies categories	You use categories to profile certain item-types, such as content-items. A category refers to the subject matter of your content. You group categories within taxonomies.
Workflow items Workflows workflow stages workflow actions	You use workflows to control the access to, verification and eventual approval of WCM items. When creating a workflow, you select a set of workflow stages. Workflow actions are executed upon entering or exiting a workflow stage.

Site framework

A site framework is a similar concept

to the "site map" of a traditional Web site. Whereas a site map is based on a directory structure or the links between pages in a Web site, a site framework
consists of a set of WCM items.
Each site framework consists of a single site under which a set of site areas
and content items are grouped.

Template maps

When a content item is rendered, the presentation template used to display the content item is determined by the current template map. A template map is defined in a site or site area and consists of a pairing of an authoring template with a presentation template.

Profiling

You use the profiling features of Web

Content Management to group content items into different types of content.
Content items are profiled using categories or keywords, and by locating content
items under different sections of a site framework.

Workflow

A workflow is used to manage the verification process of WCM items.An item is published only when it has been approved in every stage of a workflow.