Metadata
Metadata is simply data within the CMS that describes an asset. Common fields such as title, summary, or keywords provide quick information about the content contained inside of a particular asset. Because the system manages all assets as XML, the metadata that a user enters for assets can be used for display purposes on site pages. When used in conjunction with index blocks, an XSLT stylesheet can be applied to the metadata to create common HTML content listings such as a listing of recent press releases including the title and a quick summary of the press release content.
Cascade Server uses two types of metadata: wired and dynamic. Wired metadata fields are the default fields included in system:
- Display Name - the short name of the assets (typically four or less words)
- Title - the title of the asset
- Summary - the synopsis of the asset
- Teaser - a short enticing phrase about the asset
- Keywords - words or phrases about the asset
- Description - the description of the asset
- Author - the person or organization responsible for the asset
- Review Date - the date and time for the content to be reviewed with a respective workflow
- Start Date - the date and time the content should be made public
- Expiration Date - the date and time the content should no longer be made public
- Expiration Folder - the folder the content should be moved to upon reaching the expiration date
All wired fields leading up to the date fields are standard text-based fields that accept normal text data. The wired date fields: review date, start date, expiration date, and the related expiration folder field provide an interface for date metadata to be entered that will trigger the system to perform actions on the asset. The review date, start date, and expiration date fields instruct the system to carry out activities based on the date entered such as prompting users to review the asset, permit an asset to be published to the live web server, or un-publish an asset after a particular date respectively. The expiration folder allows the user to select a folder into which the expired asset should be moved.
Dynamic metadata fields are custom fields that can be created by an administrator and can include:
- custom text fields
- drop down boxes with preset option
- Boolean Yes/No values