1) Information
- Trail
- Lists what Desks the Story has been checked in to (None if it is a new
Story).
- Notes
- Click this icon to attach editorial notes to the Story. The Notes will
be viewable to other users when you check the Media in to a Desk but will
not show up when you publish it. If the icon appears to have writing on it,
then there are already notes associated with the story.
- ID
- The Story's identification number, given automatically.
- Story Type
- The type of story. Depending on the type selected, the story will have
different fields available to it
- URI
- The address of the Story on your server, it includes the Category and Slug
you selected on the previous page. If the URI is a link you can click it to
preview the Story.
- Source
- The party that has provided the Story.
- Priority
- Tells users how urgent the Story is. Required.
- Title
- The headline of the story. Required.
- Description
- A brief description of the story. May be used as a teaser.
- Slug
- A one-word identifier used as the last part of the Story's URI, and the
directory in which the story resides.
- Cover Date
- The date that will be posted with the Story. (this is not necessarily the
publish date, but what appears to viewers to be the publish date).
- Expire Date
- The date and time the Story will be taken offline.
2) Content
This is where you give shape to the Story, by editing its existing Elements
and adding new ones. Each different Story type has its own set of Elements --
some are automatically included and some are optional.
Note: Users with administrative access can adjust the Element sets for
each Story type and create new Elements from scratch.
Click the Edit button next to an Element to go to its Element Profile page,
where you can insert text and choose attributes. To include a new Element,
select one from the pulldown menu and click the Add Element button. You will
automatically be sent to the new Element's Profile page, where you can enter its
data.
- Reorder
- To change the order of the Elements, use the pulldowns to adjust the
Position numbers, then click the Reorder button.
- Delete
- To delete an item, check the box next to it and the click the Delete
button. You can delete more than one item at a time.
3) Categories
Categories determine where on the site an item is published. An item can lie
in one Category or in several, but only one is designated as the Primary
Category. On your first time through, the Story's only Category will be the one
you chose on the New Story page. To add a Category, select one from the pulldown
and click Add Category.
- Primary
- To choose a new Category as the Primary one, click the circle next to it,
then click on Save or Save and Stay at the bottom of the page.
- Delete
- To delete a Category, check the box next to it and then click the Delete
button. You can delete more than one Category at a time.
4) Associations
In this section, you provide meta information (information that is embedded
in the Story but not displayed), which allows for more accurate searches and
automated associations between Stories.
- Keywords
- Enter any words or phrases relating to the Story's subject(s) that will help
tie it to related Stories and also allow it to be found by archive searches.
Click Edit to get to the Edit Keywords page, then type the keywords into the
blanks. You do not need to fill in all four spaces, but you can include as
many additional spaces as you want by clicking Add More. When done, click
Save.
- Contributors
- Enter the names of the item's producers, including the writer and any
photographer or illustrator whose work is featured with the Story. Click Edit
to get to the Contributor Association page. Under Choose Contributors, find
the person's name and click Associate. On the next page, select their role and
click Next. When done, click Save.