Rhythmyx Content Manager

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Rhythmyx Content ManagerJust Enough Rhythmyx.
Roy Kiesler, Architect Percussion Professional
Services
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Content Production ProcessesRhythmyx Engine
Architecture
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Rhythmyx Engine Architecture Content Editors

• Content Editors are built in the Designer GUI.
• The Designer automatically creates the underlying
  schema and the content capture screen.
• Meta-data values can be regulated from a standard
  taxonomy.
• Values from external databases can be used to
  populate drop down and checkbox lists.
• Meta can be associated through a parent-child
  inheritance.

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Content Assembly and LayoutRhythmyx Engine
Architecture
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Rhythmyx MechanicsPresentation Development

• Add tags to HTML
• Drag / drop to Workbench creating DTD / XSL
  stylesheet
• Maps DTD and XSL to Rhythmyx repository

XHMTL / HTML
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Snippets and Full Page Templating

• Rhythmyx Active Assembly provides WebMD with a
  content and presentation platform balancing
  flexibility and structure
• Content objects can be formatted differently
  within a container to serve specific purposes
• Content layout enables multi-channel publishing
  pages, email newsletters, syndication
• Template objects begin as HTML and automatically
  converted to XSL

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HTML Template for Rhythmyx
Preview of HTML
Sample SLOT Definition
Sample FIELD Definition
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Active AssemblyProducers control content layout

• Active Assembly allows producers to quickly
  control layout changes without template redesigns
• Graphical, browser-based UI layer for templates
• Rearrange prominence of content based on business
  needs
• Introduce new content
• Remove content
• Choose content style from a palette of
  choices
• One template enables many layouts, and optimizes
  content structure for delivery

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Content Workflow
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Rhythmyx Workflows
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Content Publishing
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Rhythmyx Publishing