3.3 Glossary

Above the Fold

The expandable/collapsible filter options area above the main content area and below the title bar.

Approved Content

Release-ready content that completed Tasks are merged into.

Audit History

The feature wherein all user actions are recorded and viewable.

Audit History Item

A single item in Audit History results.

Azure subscription

A logical container for your resources. Each Azure resource is associated with only one subscription.

CMS instance

A single deployment or installation of the Forrit CMS.

Each instance of the CMS can have multiple Projects for managing different sets of content.

However, you might use entirely separate instances of the CMS to air-gap different streams of work (sometimes this is used to separate dev and prod environments).

The CMS instance includes its Consumer Applications and the resources to run them and the CMS.

Collection

A Collection is a section of a Component that can be repeated by content editors in the Page Editor.

Collection Item

A single item in a Collection: a single repetition of the Collection.

Collection Variable

Collection Variables are Variables declared within a Collection that allow a different Content Item to be inserted in every iteration of the Collection.

Component

A reusable block of content used by content editors to build Pages.

Component Template Slot

A Component Template Slot is a placeholder in a Component Template where Components can be inserted.

Component Type

Components can be of three types: Head, Body, or Head/Body. These types determine where the Component can be placed in a Page Layout.

Consumer Application

An application that consumes Forrit One content using the SDK.

Consumer Route

An External Redirect whose destination URL can be configured for specific Consumer Applications.

content

The information managed by Forrit One that is used in Consumer Applications.

For example: Pages, Components, and Media Items; but not users, roles, or Workflows.

Content Item

Content Items are the values inserted into Pages where Component Variables create a placeholder for them.

Content Item Type

The type of data that can be used in a Content Item.

The same as the Variable Type of the corresponding Variable for the Content Item.

Content Library

A centralised location where Content Items can be viewed and edited.

Date Selector

The calendar interface from which dates and date ranges can be chosen, such as when in the Audit History feature.

External Redirect

A redirect from within a Consumer Application to outside of it – to an external destination URL.

External Redirects have the same destination URL for all Consumer Applications, unlike Consumer Routes.

Library

The ‘Library’ feature contains the:

• Content Library

• Media Library

• Data Feed Items

• Picklists

Media Item

A single item in the Media Library, usually an image file, for example.

Media Item Details Pane

The pane with options for a particular Media Item, such as file details, image cropping, static route, and tags. Displayed on the right-hand side in the Media Library.

Media Library

The central location where Media Items can be added, viewed, and edited.

Picklist

A list of values that may be used in a Content Item.

Picklist Item

A single value that may be selected from a Picklist.

Page

A Page is an arrangement of Components, and Content Items.

Page Editor

The feature wherein Pages are edited.

For example, It contains the Page Layout Editor and the Page Content Editor.

Page Layout

The layout of Components associated with a Page.

Page Layout Editor

The feature wherein a Page Layout can be viewed and edited.

Page Content

The content of a Page – the Components and Content Items on a Page.

Page Content Editor

The feature wherein Page Content can be viewed and edited.

Page Template Slot

A special Component that can be used in a Page Template’s Page Layout as a placeholder where templated Pages may insert Components.

Page Tree

A hierarchical list of Pages in a file/folder directory style.

Page Tree Item

A single item in the Page Tree, such as a Page, Page Template, or Page Tree Folder.

Page Tree Folder

A folder in the Page Tree that may contain Page Tree Items.

Project Dashboard

The Dashboard from which Projects can be opened.

Release

A package of CMS content at a point in time that is ready to be used by Consumer Applications.

Release Storage

The storage space where Releases are stored and where content is retrieved from using the SDK.

RTE

The Rich Text Editor.

Task

A Task is a draft working space within a Project – changes in a Task do not affect the Approved Content.

If the changes in a Task are successfully reviewed and approved in Task Review they can be added to the Approved Content by completing the Task.

Task-protected features

If a feature is ‘Task-protected’ then it can only be edited within the safety of a Task. This means changes in those features, including deletions, do not affect the Approved Content until the containing Task is completed. Features that are not Task-protected immediately update Forrit One for all users when updated.

Features that are Task-protected are typically those that may affect the content of Releases – and therefore the content of Consumer Applications.

The following features are Task-protected:

• Pages

• Page Templates

• Components

• Component Templates

• Data Feed Items

• Data Feed Definitions

• Media Items

• Picklists

• Locales

• Variants

• Routing Manager

The following features are NOT Task-protected:

• Tasks

• Task Reviews

• Translation Jobs

• Users

• Roles

• Client Configuration

• Audit History

• Workflows

• Releases

Task Review

The feature in which Task changes are reviewed and, subject to Workflow approvals, completed and merged into the Approved content.

Task Dropdown

The ‘dropdown’ in the UI that lists Tasks.

Task Dashboard

The ‘dashboard’ in the UI that displays Tasks.

Template Slot

Either a Page Template Slot or a Component Template Slot, depending on the context in which the term is used.

templated Page

A Page created from a Page Template.

Tenant

A tenant is an identity within Azure (e.g. you or your team or company), which can own one or more subscriptions.

User

Any user of Forrit One.

Users may fall under typical personas such as content editors, developers, or administrators.

Variable

A placeholder in a Component that Content Items can be inserted into when the Component is added to a Page by content editors.

Variable – Simple

A Variable that does not include a full stop in its name, for example @cat or @dog, is considered a Simple Variable.

Variable – Complex

A Variable that includes a full stop in its name, for example @animal.cat or @animal.dog.

Complex Variables with the same prefix are displayed in a grouping in the Page Content Editor.

Variable Type

Variables can be of the following types:

1. Media Item

2. Number (integer)

3. Number (real)

4. Picklist

5. Rich Text

6. Text

7. True / False

The Variable Type defines the type of data that can be used in the corresponding Content Item.

Workflow

A series of approvals required in a Task Review to complete a Task.

Workflow Stage

One approval in a Workflow.