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Vignette Training Roadmap Summary:     

Vignette Training Roadmap Summary


Vignette User Enablement for Vignette Content Management 7.4

Duration:

Course customised based on customer requirements

Training dates:

On request

Description:

Vignette User Enablement for Vignette Content Management is your company’s most valuable tool to maximize the power of your Vignette application, achieve a greater return on your technology investment, and secure a successful launch.

Designed to teach users key concepts, terminology and essential job tasks, the training provides you with:

  • Information you need to be effective immediately
  • Interactive simulations in relevant context that show you how to successfully accomplish each task
  • Step-by-step job aids that guide you through the details of performing everyday tasks
  • Opportunities to apply your knowledge and receive coaching to assure your understanding
Course objectives:

End users will be able to:

  • Describe how Vignette Content Management organizes and displays content on the web
  • Describe how DSM and DPM extend the functions of VCM
  • Recognize content management terms
  • Explain content management concepts, such as sites, channels and projects
  • Use the Personal Home Page feature to organize and initiate tasks
  • Create content
  • Identify content type definitions
  • Navigate the Site/Channel Hierarchy
  • Use the Vignette Content Management Console
  • Conduct and save searches within the VCM repository
  • Classify content
  • Associate content to channels
  • Start a workflow and track workflow tasks
  • Manage roles and capabilities
  • Associate groups of users with roles to enable them to perform specific tasks
Pre-requisites:

None

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Vignette Content 7.4: Building Content Management Applications Foundation

Duration:

2 Days

Training dates:

On request

Description:

The course begins with an overview of content management concepts and the basic architecture of the Vignette Content Management system.

Then, through lecture and hands-on activities, students learn how to build and configure the content management application using the Vignette Content tools and services.

Course objective:

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe Content Management Concepts
  • Understand Vignette Content Architecture
  • Use Vignette Content Tools
  • Work with Static files
  • Personal Home Page
  • Create Content Type definitions and Content Items
  • Manage Authorization
  • Create Sites and Channels and Classification Hierarchy
  • Import and Export Objects
  • Create and manage Workflows
  • Manage Publishing and Deployment
  • Extend Vignette Content
Pre-requisites:

Some knowledge of web application architecture is recommended.

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Vignette Content 7.4: Extending Content Management Applications

Duration:

2 days

Training dates:

On request

Description:

This course is for software developers responsible for the design and customization of content management applications.

It focuses on extending the Content Management Console and Content Management Services (CMS).

This course also describes the basic architecture associated to the extension points offered by Vignette Content, which includes the Management Console, Content, Event Management, and Workflow.

Course objectives:

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe Basic Vignette Content Architecture
  • Deploy and register custom code using Vignette tools
  • Customize the appearance and functionality of the Management Console
  • Create role-based home pages in the Management Console
  • Create custom widgets
  • Customize content input forms
  • Create and deploy custom event handlers
  • Create web services program tasks for use in workflows
Pre-requisites:

Required:

  • Java development skills
  • JSP development skills
  • Knowledge of concepts covered in Vignette Content 7.3.1: Building Content Management Applications
Recommended:
  • J2EE
  • Servlets
  • XML/XSD/XSLT

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Vignette Portal 7.3: Developing JSR 168 Portlets

Duration:

2 days

Training dates:

On request

Description:

This course describes the architecture of Vignette Portal and examines the supported portlet frameworks.

It evaluates the overall differences of the portlet frameworks: PortalBeans, JSR 168 and WSRP, but focuses on the JSR 168 portlet development.

It also demonstrates how to extend this framework to build custom portlets and Portal applications.

Course objectives:

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the architecture of a JSR 168 portlet application
  • Prepare a portlet application using the Portal’s Packaging Tool
  • Build and deploy JSR 168 portlets
  • Describe the life cycle of a portlet application
  • Use JSP’s and servlets to generate content for a portlet application
  • Utilize portlet and end user preferences in a portlet application
  • Personalize a JSR 168 portlet based on user attributes
  • Implement inter-portlet communication among portlets
  • Localize a JSR 168 portlet application
  • Implement AJAX in a JSR 168 portlet application
Pre-requisites:

Java programming experience

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Vignette Dynamic Portal Module Foundation Course

Duration:

2 days

Training dates:

On request

Description:

The Vignette Dynamic Portal Module Foundation Course builds on your existing knowledge of Vignette Content Management and Vignette Application Portal.

In this course you will learn to create dynamic, personalized, content-driven Web solutions utilizing the functionality provided by the Vignette Dynamic Portal Module.

Course objectives:

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the key features of the Vignette Dynamic Portal Module
  • Define key terms and concepts associated with the Dynamic Portal Module
  • Manage and create sites, channels, pages, portlets, navigation items, templates, and content component types
  • Describe the Dynamic Portal content and asset deployment processes
  • Define key architecture components of the Dynamic Portal Module
  • State the major steps for installing the Dynamic Portal Module
  • Define and modify the Dynamic Portal Module caching mechanism
  • Customize and extend the Dynamic Portal Module
  • Create custom renderers
  • Modify custom grids and styles
  • Implement a RequestContextModfier
  • Build custom content component types
Pre-requisites:
Required:
  • Attendance in a Vignette Application Portal course or advanced knowledge of the Vignette Application Portal Administration Console
  • Attendance in a Vignette Content Management course or advanced knowledge of the Vignette Content Management Console
  • Knowledge of Content Delivery Applications
  • Familiarity with building and deploying JSP and Servlet-based web applications is recommended

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Vignette Content 7.3.1: System Administration

Duration:

3 days

Training dates:

On request

Description:

In the Vignette Content System Administration course students learn to install and configure the various Vignette Content system components.

Students also gain valuable hands-on experience with the different Vignette Content tools such as the Runtime Services Console, the Configuration Console, the Job Console, as well as the Management Console.

Course objectives:

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Plan a Vignette Content implementation
  • Describe the Vignette Content system architecture in detail
  • Install and configure Content Management Services
  • Plan and configure content sources
  • Install and configure Content Delivery Services
  • Publish and deploy content
  • Troubleshoot publishing problems
  • Administer Vignette Content authorization
  • Perform workflow administration tasks
  • Export and import Vignette Content objects
Pre/-requisites:

Prior knowledge of Vignette Content version 7.3.x is recommended, but not required. 

The course assumes prior knowledge of basic administration functions.

Basic understanding of the following related 3rd party software is recommended:

  • Databases
  • Application Servers
  • LDAP Directory Servers
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Vignette Portal 7.3 - Foundation: Managing Server and Sites

Duration:

3 days

Training dates:

On request

Description:

This course examines the key features, functionality, and capabilities of Vignette Portal. Students take on the role of a Portal Site Administrator to create and configure Portal sites, users, groups, portlets, pages, and site navigation.

Managing Portal Server and Sites explores both server and site administration tasks, including how to migrate sites between hosts, delegate administrative tasks to users, localize sites and site components, share components among sites and tailor the site’s appearance.

Course objectives:

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Label core Portal componentsCreate a Portal site
  • Add and manage users, groups, and permission flows
  • Create and permission portlets
  • Identify the differences between PortalBean, JSR168 and WSRP portlet types
  • Create Portal pages and populate them with content
  • Create and permission site navigation
  • Surface remote web content into the Portal with the WebConnector portlet
  • Share Portal content among multiple Portal sites
  • Customize the look and feel of a Portal site
  • Delegate administration to site users
  • Move a Portal site from one server to another
  • Localize a Portal site and its components
  • Troubleshoot basic Portal site problems
  • Utilize the the embedded Portal Content Access Management (CAM) system
  • Create and configure a Federated Search portlet
Pre-requisites:

Familiarity with Web servers and application servers

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