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EasyConsole Framework Documentation

EasyConsole CMS User Manual

Documentation Contents

1. EasyConsole CMS User Manual

1.1. Introducing EasyConsole CMS v3

1.1.1. About This Manual

1.1.2. What’s new in the v3 release

1.1.3. Understanding this manual

1.2. What is a Content Management System (CMS)

1.2.1. What are the advantages of using a CMS

1.2.2. Functionality of a CMS

1.2.2.1. Content Creation

1.2.2.2. Content Management

1.2.2.3. Publication

1.2.2.4. Presentation

1.2.3. Articles Explained

1.2.3.2. Using Internet Articles

1.2.4. Basic Structure of a Web Page Explained

1.3. Log in to EasyConsole CMS

1.4. EasyConsole CMS Main Panel

1.4.1. Understanding the Main Panel Tabs

1.4.1.2. Main Panel - Main Panel tab

1.4.1.3. Main Panel - Content tab

1.4.1.4. Main Panel - Tables tab

1.4.1.5. Main Panel - Console tab

1.4.1.6. Main Panel - Website tab

1.4.2. Understanding the Main Panel Menu

1.4.3. CMS Main Panel Functionality

1.4.3.1. Adding a Quick Link

1.4.3.2. Removing a Quick Link

1.4.3.3. Set an EasyConsole Screen as the default screen

1.5. Article Management

1.5.1. Using Article Management

1.5.1.1. Article Management Screens

1.5.1.2. Understanding the Website Tree

1.5.1.3. Understanding the Article Management Menu

1.5.1.4. Content Types

1.5.1.4.1 What does a Content Type identify

1.5.1.4.2 Content Types Explained

1.5.1.4.3 Content Type Fields Explained

1.5.2. The EasyConsole CMS Toolbar

1.5.3. Articles Version History

1.5.3.1. How to view an article’s Version History

1.5.3.2. Compare Article Versions

1.5.3.3. Revert back to a previous version of an article

1.5.4. Site Security

1.5.4.1. Site Security Groups

1.5.4.2. Applying Site Security Group Permissions

1.5.5. Tree Security

1.5.5.1. Applying Tree Security Group Permissions

1.5.6. Article Management Functionality

1.5.6.1. Adding a new article

1.5.6.2. Editing an article

1.5.6.4. Deleting an article

1.5.6.5. Publishing & Un-publishing Articles and Branches

1.5.6.6. Copying an article

1.5.6.7. Reordering Tree Articles on Tree

1.5.6.8. Viewing the Properties of an Article

1.5.6.9. Sorting Tree Articles on Website

1.5.6.9. Viewing Articles

1.6. Tables

1.6.1. What is a Table Interface

1.6.2. Data Management

1.6.3. Reports

1.6.3.1. Understanding the Reports Menu

1.6.3.2. Reports Functionality

1.6.3.2.1 Apply a new Filter

1.6.3.2.2 Create a new Report

1.6.3.2.3 Load a Report

1.6.3.2.4 Viewing Filters

1.6.3.2.5 Delete a Report

1.6.4. Table Interface Functionality

1.7. Language Dictionary

1.7.2. How does the Language Dictionary work?

1.7.3. Editing a Language Dictionary term

1.8. Assets Management

1.8.2. About Asset Management Repository

1.8.2.1. What are Assets?

1.8.2.2. What is Asset Management?

1.8.3. Asset Management Functionality

1.8.3.2. Create a new Asset

1.8.3.3. Edit an Asset

1.8.3.4. Delete an Asset

1.9. EasyConsole Form Builder

1.9.2. How the EasyConsole Form Builder connects to the Article Management Module

1.9.3. Form Property Tabs Explained

1.9.3.1. EasyConsole Form Builder - General Tab

1.9.3.2. EasyConsole Form Builder - Appearance Tab

1.9.3.3. EasyConsole Form Builder - Email Send Tab

1.9.3.4. EasyConsole Form Builder - Email Receive Tab

1.9.3.5. EasyConsole Form Builder - Buttons Tab

1.9.3.6. EasyConsole Form Builder - Submit Text Tab

1.9.3.7. EasyConsole Form Builder Scripts Tab

1.9.4. EasyConsole Form Builder Functionality

1.9.4.3. Editing email notifications

1.9.4.4. Delete an EasyConsole form

1.10. Processing Website Enquiries

1.10.2. Website Enquiry Fields Explained

1.11. EasyConsole Newsletter Engine

1.11.1. About the Newsletter Engine

1.11.1.1. What is a newsletter email?

1.11.1.2. What is a newsletter Contact List?

1.11.1.3. Newsletter Contact Lists Tabs Explained

1.11.1.3.1 Newsletter Contact Lists - General Tab

1.11.1.3.2 Newsletter Contact Lists - Subscription Email Messages Tab

1.11.1.3.3 Newsletter Contact Lists - Unsubscription Email Messages Tab

1.11.2. Using the Newsletter Engine

1.11.2.1. Newsletter Types

1.11.2.1.1 What does a Newsletter Type identify

1.11.2.1.2 Newsletter Type Fields Explained

1.11.2.2. Understanding the Newsletter Engine Menu

1.11.2.3. The EasyConsole Newsletter Toolbar

1.11.3. EasyConsole Newsletter Engine Functionality

1.11.3.1. Newsletter Contact Lists Functionality

1.11.3.1.1 Adding a Newsletter Contact List

1.11.3.1.2 Adding members to a specified Newsletter Contact List

1.11.3.1.3 Viewing the members of a Newsletter Contact List

1.11.3.2. Newsletter Email Functionality

1.11.3.2.1 Adding a newsletter

1.11.3.2.2 Editing a newsletter

1.11.3.2.3 Deleting a newsletter

1.11.3.2.4 Previewing a newsletter

1.11.3.2.5 Sending a newsletter as a test to custom email addresses

1.11.3.2.6 Sending a newsletter as a test to registered contacts

1.11.3.2.7 Sending a newsletter to groups of contacts

1.11.3.2.8 Sending a newsletter to groups of companies

1.12. EasyConsole Console Security

1.12.1. Console Security Fields Explained

1.12.2. Managing EasyConsole Users

1.12.2.1. Managing Security Groups

1.12.2.1.1 Security Groups Hierarchy

1.12.2.1.2 Security Group Tabs Explained

1.12.2.1.3 Security Groups Functionality

1.12.2.2. Managing Security Users

1.12.2.2.2 Security Users Tabs Explained

1.12.2.2.3 Security Users Functionality

1.12.3. Console Security Functionality

1.12.3.1. Adding a new IP address or Range of IPs

1.12.3.2. Modify an existing IP address or Range

1.12.3.3. Delete an existing IP address or Range

1.13. EasyConsole Logs

1.13.2. What is a Log?

1.13.3. What is Log Management?

1.14. EasyConsole Statistics

1.14.2. General Statistics

1.14.3. Activity Statistics

1.14.4. Access Statistics

1.14.5. Visitors

1.14.6. Errors

1.14.6. Browsers

1.14.7. Real Time Tracking

1.15. Inline Editing

1.15.2. Console Inline Editing

1.15.2.1. Enable Console Inline Editing

1.15.2.2. Console Inline Editing Functionality

1.15.2.2.2 Drag & Drop Main Panel Menu Components

1.15.3. Website Inline Editing

1.15.3.2. Enable Website Inline Editing

1.15.3.3. Website Inline Editing Functionality

1.15.3.3.2 Drag & Drop Website Column Components

1.15.3.3.3 Inline Text Editing

1.16. EasyConsole Workflow Engine

Αppendix A - Examples

1. Add a new component on a column

2. Adding a Newsletter Contact List

3. Adding a Quick Link

4. Adding a document file or an eBook as an asset

5. Adding a newsletter

6. Adding a report

7. Adding a video file as an asset

8. Adding an article

9. Adding an audio file as an Asset

10. Adding an image file as an Asset

11. Adding members to a specified Newsletter Contact List

12. Apply a new filter on a table

13. Copying an article

14. Delete a component from a column directly from the component

15. Delete a component from a column via the Components Menu

16. Delete an article

17. Deleting a Newsletter

18. Editing an Article

19. Inline Text Editing

20. Load a report

21. Logging into EasyConsole

22. Previewing a newsletter

23. Publishing an article via the Article Management menu

24. Publishing an article via the EasyConsole Toolbar

25. Removing a quick link

26. Reorder column components

27. Sending a newsletter as a test to custom email addresses

28. Sending a newsletter as a test to registered contacts

29. Sending a newsletter to groups of companies

30. Sending a newsletter to groups of contacts

31. Set an EasyConsole Screen as the default screen

32. Un-publishing an article via the Article Management menu

33. Un-publishing an article via the EasyConsole Toolbar

34. Viewing the Properties of an Article

1. EasyConsole CMS User Manual

Dear EasyConsole user,

Thank you for choosing the EasyConsole Content Management System

(CMS) software to implement your website! You have made a great

choice by selecting one of the most powerful and adaptable Content

Management Systems available.

EasyConsole CMS provides an easy-to-use interface for creating and

editing content and managing highly complex websites. EasyConsole

CMS is an extremely powerful, user-friendly, flexible, scalable yet easy-

to-use web content management system designed to fit any

corporate budgets. EasyConsole CMS takes the pain out of the question:

"How much Web Content Management does our company need?"

EasyConsole CMS can handle the most demanding needs of Internet,

Intranet and Extranet applications for any vertical market.

EasyConsole CMS is a browser-based system that employs sophisticated

levels of security for usage and authorized access, comes equipped with

multilingual content engines to represent any language for web publishing, offers comprehensive Work Flow group

assignments and priority access settings and is customizable to any website design developed within or without Dynamic

Works.

1.1. Introducing EasyConsole CMS v3

Dear EasyConsole user,

Thank you for choosing the EasyConsole Content Management System (CMS) software to implement your website! You have

made a great choice by selecting one of the most powerful and adaptable Content Management Systems available.

EasyConsole CMS provides an easy-to-use interface for creating and editing content and managing highly complex

websites. EasyConsole CMS is an extremely powerful, user-friendly, flexible, scalable yet easy-to-use web content

management system designed to fit any corporate budgets. EasyConsole CMS takes the pain out of the question: "How

much Web Content Management does our company need?" EasyConsole CMS can handle the most demanding needs of

Internet, Intranet and Extranet applications for any vertical market.

EasyConsole CMS is a browser-based system that employs sophisticated levels of security for usage and authorized access,

comes equipped with multilingual content engines to represent any language for web publishing, offers comprehensive Work

Flow group assignments and priority access settings and is customizable to any website design developed within or without

Dynamic Works.

1.1.1. About This Manual

This user manual provides guidance and explanations for the usage of EasyConsole CMS v3 in order to add, delete and

maintain of content on a website that uses the EasyConsole Framework.

1.1.2. What’s new in the v3 release

Dynamic Works proudly presents EasyConsole CMS v3 along with its enhanced latest technology upgrades. The EasyConsole

CMS has evolved and has become the only CMS that will fully satisfy all your requirements when looking for a Content

Management System.

Notable features in the EasyConsole CMS v3 include among others:

New Windows like GUI, Template driven.

EasyConsole v3 has been totally redesigned to a new scheme.

True easy-to-use inline WYSIWYG editor

� WYSIWYG Editor. “What you see is what you get” is a user-friendly word-processor like editor used for advanced text formatting.

� Real-time, in-line content editing. Dynamic Works EasyConsole CMS provides true inline WYSIWYG click-to-edit functionality. What this means is that there is no need for specialized training, technical skills or costly ramp-up time to produce. No matter what skill level your content editors have, they will be immediately empowered to make an instant impact - easily create and manage content without delay today

Drag & Drop Capabilities

New website tree

Graphs

1.1.3. Understanding this manual

A number of different styles of text and layout have been used within this manual to help differentiate between the different

kinds of information. The following examples of the styles used and an explanation of what they mean:

� Important Words are in bold type font

� Words that appear on the screen in menus like File or Window re in a similar font to the one visible on the screen.

� Keys that provide keyboard functionality and buttons, like Ctrl and Enter, are in italics.

� Examples and Related Links are displayed as shown below.

Notes and useful information are displayed like this

In cases where caution should be applied information is displayed like this

Related Articles

� Related Article Title 1

Step 1 Example Step Title 1

Step 2 Example Step Title 2

1.2. What is a Content Management System (CMS)

The term Content Management Systems (CMS) refers to applications which allow the user to manipulate his remote

content (such as text, images, tables, etc) often as easily as using a word-processor. These Content Management Systems

allow the users to change the content on their web-sites, without necessarily having any web development knowledge. To

help you do this a CMS will normally include online WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) HTML editors which are

applications similar to MS Word.

For as long as your website is on the Internet, these modifications to it can be done from any PC which is connected to the

Internet as well, without the need to have installed, or use, specialized web development software. Through a simple web

browser (e.g. Internet Explorer) the user can compose an article and immediately update his online website with it.

1.2.1. What are the advantages of using a CMS

There are many and important advantages in using a content management system:

� Normalization of the process of creating information

� Faster creation and update of web pages

� coherence in the appearance of web pages

� improved web-site navigation

� increased flexibility

� support for a decentralized updates system

� increased security

� reduced replication of information

� increased capability for expansion

� reduced maintenance cost

Additionally, the most important advantage that a CMS offers is the full support of your organizational goals and strategies.

For example, a CMS can help you increase your sales, improved your customer’s satisfaction and help improve the

communication between you and your customers.

1.2.2. Functionality of a CMS

The functions a content management system can perform can be analyzed in the followed categories:

1.2.2.1. Content Creation

The first part of a content management system is an easily usable environment for writing text, designed to work similarly to

the basic functions of Microsoft Word. This environment provides the ability to the administrators of the web site to fully

control the articles which belong to it, together with its operation, without the need to have programming knowledge or a

Computer Science degree. Dynamic web sites also provide the ability for the user to interact with the system.

Additionally, the CMS allows for managing the structure of a web site, e.g. where new pages will be placed and how they will

be interconnected. Almost all CMS systems provide a pleasant environment for word processing, through your web browser,

which is a fact that makes the system even simpler and allows for remote updates.

This capability is one of the key factors that constituted to the success of CMS. By providing a simple and easily usable

mechanism for maintaining web-sites, the creation of content and pages can be incorporated into the daily processes of your

company. For example, the supervisor of promotion can update your press reports, while the products manager can update

your online catalogues.

1.2.2.2. Content Management

The centralized storage provides a pool of useful characteristics:

� Tracking all versions of a page, including who changed it and when

� Insuring that changes to different parts of the website can only be made by people that haven’t been authorized on those specific parts

� Connectivity with other existing computing systems.

� Workflow control

1.2.2.3. Publication

When the process of creating the finalized article is complete, this can be immediately published on the web-site.

Content management systems contain powerful mechanisms of publishing information with automated mechanism that

integrate the information you are publishing into your web-site design. Moreover, they allow for the same information to be

concurrently published onto multiple pages.

Of course, each web site has a different design. The CMS therefore allows to graphic and web designed to provide the

templates that will be used by the system. Therefore the publication mechanisms insure a constant and uniform outlook of

the web pages throughout your web site. Lastly, it allows content creators to focus on their work, which is creating content,

without having to worry about how the content will be presented.

1.2.2.4. Presentation

The content management system can also provide different functions that insure high quality and efficiency of your web site.

For example, the CMS will take care of navigation, automatically creating the necessarily links according to the current

content available. Additionally, it eases the support for different web browsers. EasyConsole CMS can be used to make your

web-site more powerful and interactive, rapidly increasing its effectiveness.

1.2.3. Articles Explained

An Internet article commonly determines a web page that consists of text and multimedia (e.g. figures, movies, sound, etc.).

Most articles usually have a common structure. Typically a structured article can be characterized by the following:

1. Title: The title of the article.

2. Short description: Provides the reader with a short description of the article.

3. Main Text: The main text of the article

4. Multimedia: Most articles have one or more images. For example, an article relevant to drawings will contain a large number of images allowing the user to select some for projection.

Summarizing, the above four compose an article. The user however is capable, through EasyConsole, to present much

interesting articles with excellent characteristics. The following entities are optional for articles:

� User comments management

� Assets management

� Multilingual view of articles

� Quick Links

� Video Reproduction

The capabilities are endless. Whatever your demands are, EasyConsole is capable of meeting them.

1.2.3.2. Using Internet Articles

The majority of web sites use internet articles. Most of the website administrators use articles for discussion topics,

announcements, describing their products/services, testimonials and more. Articles can vary from simple pages with only text

to specialized pages that offer complex navigation to the user. Like we said above, a big number of users create articles to

discuss current affairs. These articles are commonly known as Latest news, Company news, Our news and of course,

Announcements.

Adding an article to our web site through EasyConsole is very easy. Although at the beginning a temporary sense of

confusion might run through you thinking that there are too many features, we promise that by the time you have finished

studying this manual you will have all the necessary knowledge to use EasyConsole for managing your articles. Of course

EasyConsole is much more than creating, managing and deleting articles. To your disposal there are much more specialized

functions.

1.2.4. Basic Structure of a Web Page Explained

Each page, depending on its design and functionality, consists of five basic parts as shown below.

The left and right columns of a webpage consist of small components that provide easy access to parts of the website. These

components are always determined by the needs of the company or the organization which own the given website. An

example of what these columns may display is given in the following table which shows six sample (6) components which an

authorized user can optionally display and manipulate with random order.

Header

Left Column Content

Main Column Content

Right Column Content

Footer

Header

Latest News

Latest Events

Newsletter Subscription

Main Column Content

Quick Contact

Featured Service

Featured Projects

Footer

1.3. Log in to EasyConsole CMS

The first step is to insure that you have access to your own secure installation of EasyConsole. Open a new window in your

browser (IE7 or later versions for EasyConsole v3.0), type in your electronic address and append a “/console” to the end of it.

For example, if your website has the electronic address http://www.demowebsite.com.cy then you will have to type in

http://www.demowebsite.com.cy/console to get the login screen.

When you have successfully logged into the EasyConsole you will be redirected to EasyConsole’s Main Panel which provides

full control on the data and functionality of your website.

If for any reason, as an authorized user, you cannot login into EasyConsole CMS of your website, please contact your website

administrators.

Welcome to EasyConsole CMS.

1.4. EasyConsole CMS Main Panel

Having successfully provided your credentials at the EasyConsole CMS login screen, you will be redirected to the Main Panel

of your website. The Main Panel provides access to the basic functions of EasyConsole, and it is always customized according

to the needs of each website.

Please note that a website's Main Panel may vary from the actual example since the Main Panels are always based on the

content and functionality requirements of each company.

1.4.1. Understanding the Main Panel Tabs

The Main Panel Tabs provide you with shortcuts to the most commonly used modules of your website. This section provides

an overview of all the buttons available on the Main Panel Tabs.

1.4.1.2. Main Panel - Main Panel tab

Shortcut Caption Shortcut Functionality

Article Management Transfer to the Article Management Module.

Home Transfers you to the Main Panel page.

Manage Sections Manage all the menu sections available on your website, i.e. the Main Panel

menu sections.

Site Statistics Transfers you to the Website Statistics module.

Table Records Transfer to the Tables module.

1.4.1.3. Main Panel - Content tab


Article Management Transfer to the Article Management module.

Content Types Transfer to the Content Type Management screen.

Index Articles Allows you to index articles available on the website tree so as to enable visitors

to retrieve them using the Search feature on the website.

Language Dictionary Transfers you to the Language Dictionary table interface.

Manage Safe URLs Allows you to manage all Safe URLs for the website.

Objects / Modules Allows you to manage all the components displayed on the website.

Versioning Settings Allows you to manage settings related to the versioning of articles.

1.4.1.4. Main Panel - Tables tab


Table Interfaces Manage all the Table Interfaces available.

Table Records Provides you with a list of all available Table Interfaces so as to choose one to

view its corresponding records.

1.4.1.5. Main Panel - Console tab


Console Settings Manage settings relating to the functionality of your website's console.

EasyConsole Logs View EasyConsole logs relating to the usage of the website's console.

IP Filtering Transfer to the IP Filtering table interface.

Security Groups Manage all the Security Groups using your website's console.

Security Users Manage all the Security Users using your website's console.

1.4.1.6. Main Panel - Website tab


Article Management Transfer to the Article Management module.

Form Builder Transfer to the Form Builder module.

Security Groups Manage all the Security Groups using your website's console.

Security Users Manage all the Security Users using your website's console.

Website Settings Manage settings relating to the functionality of the website.

1.4.2. Understanding the Main Panel Menu

The Main Panel Menu provides you with shortcuts to the most common functionalities of your website. Listed below are some

of the most common shortcuts that you may encounter on accessing your website’s Main Panel.


Article Management Transfer to the Article Management Module.

Assets - Assets Repository Transfer to the Asset Repository module.

Newsletter Contact Lists Manage all subscriptions to the website’s newsletter lists.

Newsletter Contacts Manage all contacts subscribed to the website’s newsletter.

View Website Open your website’s front view in a new window.

Website Enquiries Manage all communication coming from the website visitors via the contact form.

1.4.3. CMS Main Panel Functionality

1.4.3.1. Adding a Quick Link

To add a Quick Link visit the screen that you wish to set the Quick Link for, select the option Add Quick Link, provide a name

for your Quick Link and click on Save.

1.4.3.2. Removing a Quick Link

To remove a Quick Link click on the Quick Link that you wish to remove so as to visit the corresponding screen on which the

Quick Link is applied and click on the option Remove Quick Link available on the Main Panel Tabs

1.4.3.3. Set an EasyConsole Screen as the default screen

As a user you are able to set your own default page when accessing EasyConsole. By visiting selecting the screen that you

intend to use as the default screen, click on the option Set as default located on the Main Panel Tabs.

1.5. Article Management

This chapter provides an overview of all the functionalities relating to the Article Management module of the system. Article

Management is the discipline of creating, organizing, and managing articles and content in such a way that will efficiently

deliver the intended output to the visitors of a website.

1.5.1. Using Article Management

In order to view the specified module select Main Panel Menu > Article Management. Additional links are also available on the

EasyConsole Main Panel tabs placed on the top part of the system screen.

The following figure displays the Article Management interface.

1.5.1.1. Article Management Screens

The Article Management interface is divided into two main screens:

The Article Management Tree Screen

This screen displays all the articles in a tree structured form. A tree structure is a way of representing the hierarchical nature

of a structure in a graphical form. It is named a "tree structure" because the classic representation resembles a tree, even

though the chart is generally upside down compared to an actual tree, with the "root" at the top and the "leaves" at the

bottom.

The Website View Screen

This screen provides a fast and easy way for immediate view of all changes applied on articles. Upon completion of any

changes that you have performed relating to the articles, you are able to view the result in a single web browser window.

1.5.1.2. Understanding the Website Tree

In every website, the Home page of each website is always the default root of the tree. Every website consists of different

entities (branches) each having numerous sub-entities. Clicking with the left mouse button on the home page icon reveals all

the underlying entities that make up your web site.

If an entity contains hidden sub-entities then a grey arrow icon in presented on the left of the article’s content type icon. In

this case, clicking on the icon will expand the tree, change the grey arrow icon to a black arrow icon and will display the

articles that belong to this entity. If the entity does not have any children, then the corresponding arrow icon is not

displayed.

The website tree also provides an easy way of identifying an article’s content type, the type of data that each article will

accept as input, by displaying a unique icon for each content type on the left hand side of every article’s title.

Furthermore, identification of any article that is currently unpublished is also applied in any easy and clearly visible way by

denoting the title of each unpublished article in red color.

To summarize, the following table denotes the various properties of the website tree:

Icon Property Explanation

Black Arrow displayed on the left hand

side of an article’s content type icon.

Articles that belong to the specified article entity are currently visible

on the website tree.

Grey Arrow displayed on the left hand

side of an article’s content type icon.

Articles that belong to the specified article entity are currently not

visible on the website tree.

Icon displayed on the left hand side of

an article’s title.

A unique icon is used for each content type in order to help identify

the content type of any article.

N/A The article’s title is displayed in red

color.

Red titles are used to identify any article that is currently unpublished

and therefore not visible to any visitor of the website.

1.5.1.3. Understanding the Article Management Menu

The Article Management menu provides fast and easy access to all the functionalities available for article manipulation.


Add Article Addition of a new article below the selected article entity.

Article Details Provides access to different types of information relating to an

article’s properties and behavior.

Article Properties Various properties relating to each article.

Article Version History Management of available versions of a selected article.

Article Workflow Properties Access to the workflow properties of a selected article.

Change Content Type Allow the user to change the content type of the article being edited

to a different content type available in the system.

Copy Copy an article on the clipboard.

Delete Article Deletes the selected article.

Delete Branch Deletes the selected branch.

Edit Article Edits the article selected.

Expand Expands the website tree base on a selection of Tree Navigation

Options Navigation Options include:

� From Here: Focuses on presenting the website tree starting from the article selected as the root node and downwards.

� From Parent: Focuses on presenting the website tree starting from a level upwards from the article selected as the root node and downwards.

� From Base: Restores the tree to the default appearance, displaying all available nodes and having the website’s Homepage as the root node.

Paste Creates a new article based on the article previously copied on the

keyboard.

Publish Article Publishes a selected article.

Publish Branch Publication of the selected article as well as all the articles below the

selected article entity.

Set as Home Sets an article as the Homepage of a website.

Site Security Manipulation of security measures for a restrictions article, regarding

the article’s appearance on the website.

Tree Security Manipulation of security restrictions for a selected article, regarding

the article’s appearance on the website tree.

Unpublish Article Removes the publication of the selected article.

Unpublish Branch Removes the publication of the selected article as well as the

publication of all the articles below the selected article entity.

Some of the functionalities described above may be disabled, depending on the privileges and permissions that

each user possesses.

1.5.1.4. Content Types

1.5.1.4.1. What does a Content Type identify

EasyConsole CMS provides various Content Types, predetermined data forms, through which users are able to provide

content and the parameters necessary for any article to display the intended output. For example, a different content type is

used for Generic Sections compared to the Generic Article content type since Generic Sections among others provide settings

for the appearance of their sub-articles.

1.5.1.4.2. Content Types Explained

This section provides an overview of the most common content types used in websites.

Generic Section

A Generic Section content type is a content type that can be used to create generic sections within the website. It can display

text, media and assets, while it also allows you to add and control the appearance of any sub-articles that exist below it on

the webpage that the generic section article will be displayed. Settings are usually formulated to control the appearance of all

sub-articles' that are one level below the specified entity.

Generic Article

A Generic Article content type is a content type that provides input fields for creating the simplest form of web articles by

displaying text, media and assets.

News Section

A News Section content type is a content type that can be used to create news sections within the website. It can display

text, media and assets, while it also allows you to add and control the appearance of any sub-articles, which exist below it,

on the webpage that the news section article will be displayed. Settings are usually formulated to control the appearance of

all sub-artilcles that are one level below the specified entity.

News Article

A News Article content type is a content type that provides input fields for news articles that can be displayed on your

website and allows you to display text, media and assets.

FAQ Section

The FAQ Section content type is responsible for displaying FAQ Articles. It can provide you with settings relating to the

appearance of the FAQ Articles as well as input fields for adding text, media, and assets.

FAQ Article

The FAQ Article content type allows you to provide an answer to a FAQ that a visitor of your website may have. Among

others available fields include a question, an answer and an image.

Form Article

A Form Article content type is a content type that provides input fields for the simplest form of web articles and allows you to

display text, media and assets. The difference between the Generic Article and the Form Article is the optional connection of

an EasyConsole Form to be displayed on the article.

1.5.1.4.3. Content Type Fields Explained

The following table contains the most common fields used in content types, although fields may vary between websites.

Title Required Description

Associated Audio Files No Relates the article being edited with selected audio files.

Associated Document Files No Relates the article being edited with selected document files.

Associated EBook Files No Relates the article being edited with selected eBook files.

Associated Image Files No Relates the article being edited with selected image files.

Associated Video Files No Relates the article being edited with selected video files.

Category No Selecting a category helps organizing and processing our data.

Cropped Image No The cropped image that can be used as a thumbnail. It is based on

predefined dimensions relative to the design of any website.

Image No Optional image display within the main text of an article. To select

an image simply click on the icon that displays a yellow disc and

after you choose the image click on Add to List. The magnifier icon

allows you to preview the selected image.

Image Resize No By checking this checkbox the system will automatically create the

small image (thumbnail) from the normal-size image provided.

Left Component 1 No Determines the component which will be shown in the first place of

the left column.

The options Apply to Sibling and Apply to Tree apply your choices

on the siblings and branch articles of the article being edited

respectively.

Left Component 2 No Determines the component which will be shown in the second place

of the left column.

Left Component 3 No Determines the component which will be shown in the third place

of the left column.

Left Component 4 No Determines the component which will be shown in the first place of

the right column.

Left Component 5 No Determines the component which will be shown in the second place

of the right column.

Main Text Image Position No This field determines the position of an image within the text of a

specified article

Menu title Yes Specification of a shorter title compared to the article’s full

title. The menu title is used in menus where the space available is

usually limited and limits the amount of characters to be displayed

as links to the articles

Meta Description No Short description of the specific page.

Meta Keywords No Keywords that determine the content of the page with order of

importance

Meta Title Tag No Determines the page’s title which will be shown at the very top of

the client’s browser.

Perform Image Crop No By checking this checkbox the system will automatically create a

cropped image to be used as thumbnail, based on the original

image provided

Publication Date Yes The date the article was created. This is determined by

EasyConsole CMS and the user does not have the ability to change

it.

Publication Ending Date No The last date that the article remains published. This field is

optional and determines the last date, after which the article is no

longer published and cannot be viewed in the front end of your

web site. If this field is not filled in then the article will remain

published unless manually removed.

Publication Starting Date No Initial date of displaying the article. By filling in this field the user

can choose specific time frames during which the article is

published. To manipulate this field click on the small calendar, this

is on the right of the field. The manipulation of the date comes

through a small calendar.

Publish No Optional publishing of an article. Checking this is a requirement in

order to show this article on your web site. The user has the right

to create an article through EasyConsole CMS without publishing it

instantly but rather do so at a later stage.

Related Links No This field displays all the articles of the website in a tree structured

form. In order to select and relate any other article to the one

being edited simply check the corresponding checkbox situated on

the left hand side of the article’s title. An article can optionally be

related to one or multiple articles.

Right Component 1 No Determines the component which will be shown in the first place of

the right column.

The options Apply to Sibling and Apply to Tree apply your choices

on the siblings and branch articles of the article being edited

respectively.

Right Component 2 No Determines the component which will be shown in the second place


Right Component 3 No Determines the component which will be shown in the third place


Secondary Text No The article’s secondary text.

Secondary Text Image No Optional image display within the secondary text of an article.

Secondary Text Image Position No This field determines the position of the secondary image within

the secondary text of a specified article.

Show on Footer No Display a link for this article on the footer menu

Show on Left Menu No Display a link for this article on the left menu

Show on Right Menu No Display a link for this article on the right menu

Show on Top Menu No Display a link for this article on the top menu

Show Siblings No Display the links to this article’s siblings.

Additional Options include

a. Apply To Siblings

By using this option changes in a specified field will apply to all

articles on the same level of the tree as the article being edited

provided that the articles are contained within the same parent

article.

b. Apply to Tree

By using this option changes in that field will apply to all articles

below the article being edited.

Summary No A brief description relating to the content of the article. The

summary is usually displayed in parent articles where title,

summaries and link for any articles belonging to a section article

are displayed.

Template Yes During the process of presenting each article, it is necessary to

choose the respective file with code which meets our requirements

to how we want the article to be displayed. Selecting the wrong file

result to displaying the wrong data.

Text No The article’s main text.

Title Yes The title of the article.

Unique Name No Each article can have a unique name which is mostly used by the

web developers of the website.

Use Cropped Image No By checking this checkbox the system will display the cropped

image created by the article being edited instead of the

thumbnail. This enable the output of a consistent layout since if this

featured is applies in all article then all thumbnails will be presented

having the same height and width while no distortion will occurs in

any of the images displayed.

1.5.2. The EasyConsole CMS Toolbar

The EasyConsole toolbar is a series of icons (buttons) that are part of EasyConsole and show up on the top of

your website when you are logged in as a user on EasyConsole CMS. The EasyConsole Toolbar consists of a series of tools

that allows you to work on an article with EasyConsole’s basic functionalities directly from your web site. This is a big

advantage as it is always available and easy to use.


Add Create a new article.

Clear Cache Clears the temporary cache memory. The cache stores information

that has been recently used so that a PC can access it faster. For

example, a web browser can use a cache to store web pages, images

and recently visited URIs. This way, when you revisit the page you

don’t have to download the images again, which makes loading very

fast. However, when you are in the process of editing an article, you

might sometimes need to clear your cache in order to view your

changes.

N/A Click for previous version of article Provides you with a list of all saved versions of the article being

viewed.

Delete Delete the article being viewed.

Edit Edit the article being viewed.

Inline Editing Enables you to edit parts of the page being viewed on the fly.

Logout Log out from the EasyConsole CMS.

Publish Publish the article being viewed.

Staging Server Off Hides all the articles that are unpublished.

Staging Server On Displays all the articles, including those that are unpublished.

Unpublish Unpublish the article being viewed.

Up Move the article being viewed a place up based on its position on the

web site tree.

1.5.3. Articles Version History

An article’s version history is an aspect of documentation control where changes to articles are identified by incrementing an

associated number, termed the Version ID. Using the Version History feature users can automatically create different versions

of an article, compare and identify differences in content, and choose whether or not to revert back to a previous version of

the article selected.

1.5.3.1. How to view an article’s Version History

The Version History of each article can be viewed using the following two ways:

Via the Article Management menu

� Select Article Management menu > Article Version History

Via the EasyConsole Toolbar

� Select EasyConsole Toolbar>Click for previous article versions

1.5.3.2. Compare Article Versions

Comparisons between article versions can be applied in two ways:


� Via the Article Management menu > Article Version History > Select Version to Compare > Compare


� Select EasyConsole Toolbar> Click for previous Article Versions > Compare

Please note that changes between the versions compared are denoted in a yellow color.

1.5.3.3. Revert back to a previous version of an article

Reversion to a previous article version can be applied in two ways:


� Select Article Management menu > Article Details>Article Version History

� Select the version that you wish to revert to.

� Click on the Revert option on the corresponding record.


� View the corresponding article on the website.

� Select an article version from the versions displayed on the EasyConsole Toolbar.

� Click on the option Revert.

1.5.4. Site Security

The Site Security feature deals with security restrictions that can be applied on an article’s display, within the website.

1.5.4.1. Site Security Groups

The Site Security Groups are user groups that are applicable in the website.

1.5.4.2. Applying Site Security Group Permissions

To manage the Site Security of an article please select Article Management menu > Site Security. The corresponding

properties as listed in the table below are applicable on each of the Security Groups applicable in your website.


Allow Access No You can enable this option so as to permit access to an article, on

the website, for the Site Security Group being edited. The

additional property Apply to Family Tree permits access to all

articles below the selected article for the Site Security Group being

edited.

Lock Access No You can enable this option so as to lock an article, on the website,

for the Site Security Group being edited.

1.5.5. Tree Security

The Tree Security feature deals with security restrictions that can be applied on an article’s display, on the website tree.

1.5.5.1. Applying Tree Security Group Permissions

To specify Tree Security restrictions, on a selected article, select Article Management menu > Tree Security. The

corresponding properties as listed in the table below are applicable on each of the Security Groups applicable in your website.


Allow Access No You can enable this option so as to permit access to an article, on

the website tree, for the Security Group being edited. The

additional property Apply to Family Tree permits access to all

articles below the selected article for the Security Group being

edited.

Lock Article No You can enable this option so as to lock an article, on the website

tree, for the Security Group being edited.

1.5.6. Article Management Functionality

This section provides guidance on how to perform some of the most common and useful procedures in the Article

Management Module. Among others this section includes adding, editing and ordering of articles.

1.5.6.1. Adding a new article

The basic requirement for adding an article is that you select the article entity that you want the new article to belong to. By

clicking on the title of the target entity the system display the Article Management menu, to add a new article simply select

Article Management menu > Add Article. Upon completion of the corresponding fields click Save in order to create the new

article.

The information for each article is determined by its Content Type. The content types have been specifically

formulated according to the requirements of each website. Each article has been specified to allow either

a selection of different types of article or only a specific type of article.

1.5.6.2. Editing an article

To edit an article select Article Management Menu > Edit Article on the article that you wish to edit. Apply your changes and

click on the Save button to save your changes.

1.5.6.4. Deleting an article

To delete an article firstly you should locate your article on the website tree and secondly select Article Management Menu >

Delete Article.

If the article has sub-entities then you are required to choose Delete Branch which will in essence delete it along

with all its sub-entities.

1.5.6.5. Publishing & Un-publishing Articles and Branches

To remove the publication of a selected article or a selected article branch click on the article’s title to display the Article

Management menu and select either the option Unpublish Article or Unpublish Branch depending on the action that you wish

to perform.

Removing the publication of an article or article branch is not equivalent to deleting it.

1.5.6.6. Copying an article

To copy an article, follow the steps below:

� Select Article Management Menu > Copy Article on the article that you wish to copy.

� Locate the target parent article of the new article.

� Select Article Management Menu > Paste ID#.

A copy of the source article has now been created.

1.5.6.7. Reordering Tree Articles on Tree

To reorder the articles shown on the tree you can simply use the drag and drop capabilities of the website tree. Click on the

target article and having your left mouse button pressed move the mouse to the desired position. Releasing the left mouse

button stores the article in the specified position.

1.5.6.8. Viewing the Properties of an Article

To view the properties of an article, select Article Management menu > Article Details > Article Properties. The Article

Properties screen displays information related to all the fields that an article uses as well as information relating to the editing

process of the selected article. Furthermore definition of the default content type used when adding sub articles can also be

applied.

1.5.6.9. Sorting Tree Articles on Website

The sorting process of articles in a website depends entirely on the requirements of the website. The most common form of

sorting is by using the field showorder where you can specify the order in which the articles of the same level will be

displayed. Please note that news articles are usually sort by their publication date in a descending order. Additional options

apply on sections where users can specify sorting based on a selection of fields with ascending or descending order.

1.5.6.9. Viewing Articles

To view an article directly through the Article Management module simply click by using the left button of your mouse on the

article’s title. The article will automatically load on the right section of the screen.

1.6. Tables

This chapter provides an overview of all the functionalities relating to Tables and Table Interfaces used in the system. Most

CMS use tables in order to store data. However, quite a number of these systems fail at presenting this data to the users in

an easily readable and manageable manner. With EasyConsole CMS, these troubles are a thing of the past. Each table has its

own table interface and its processing form, so that the user can have multiple options and functions to process the data in

them.

1.6.1. What is a Table Interface

A table interface presents you with the data that are retrieved from a selected table. These interfaces are created according

to the needs of the company. Each of them presents the data as a series of entries, with each entry showing up as a row of

respective fields. The processing forms operate in exactly the same manner as the Article Management module of

EasyConsole CMS.

A Table Interface provides you with two screens:

� the left screen where management of data and reports is applied

� the right screen where the records of the table that the selected table interface controls are displayed.

1.6.2. Data Management


Create a Printable Report based on the Table Interface Records Create a printer-friendly report based on

the records currently displayed in the

table interface

Define the number of records displayed in a Table Interface Page Definition of the number of records that

will be loaded initially for a specific table

interface

Define the number of records that a Table Interface initially loads Definition of the number of records that

will be loaded initially for a specific table

interface

Export Table Interface Records to Excel Export the records, currently displayed

in the table interface, in a MS Excel file.

Reset Filtering on Table Interface Reset all your filtering options to

default. Clicking this button will remove

any filtering currently applied on the

records of the table interface selected.

1.6.3. Reports

Reports are a useful and easy to use tool that can be applied in all table interfaces. Reports can be created via the usage of

filters that allow you to run specialized queries on the data, based on criteria that you define.

1.6.3.1. Understanding the Reports Menu

The Reports menu allows you to fully manipulate EasyConsole Table Reports. Listed below are some of the most common

functionalities of the Reports menu.


Add Report Addition of a new report based on the filters specified.

Add subreport Adds a new subreport below the selected report.

Delete Report Deletes the selected report.

Group Permissions Manipulation of group restrictions for a selected report.

Rename Renames the selected report.

User Permissions Manipulation of user permissions relating to the selected report.

1.6.3.2. Reports Functionality

1.6.3.2.1. Apply a new Filter

To apply a new filter on a table interface click on Show Filters on the top of the table interface being viewed so as to display

the filtering options available on top of each field. Each field provides options proportional to the data that it contains. To use

the filters select any field that you wish to filter with and click on Go.

1.6.3.2.2. Create a new Report

EasyConsole allows you to create Reports via the following four easy steps:

1. Specify the filters that you wish to apply on the selected table interface.

2. Provide a name for the report

3. Specify the users groups or users that you would like to view this report (If no groups or users are selected then the report is available for all users).

4. Click Save to save your report.

1.6.3.2.3. Load a Report

To load an existing report click on the title of the selected report. The system automatically loads all the filters specified in

the selected report.

1.6.3.2.4. Viewing Filters

In order to view your filters in a table interface, click on Show Filters, which is on the top left part of the interface.

1.6.3.2.5. Delete a Report

To delete an existing report click on the eraser icon of the right hand side of a report’s title.

1.6.4. Table Interface Functionality

This article provides guidance on how you can perform actions on records using a Table Interface. The following actions are

available on any table interface and are subject to security permissions that each user may possess:

Adding a new record

Adding a new record enables you to insert of a new record, on the table interface being viewed.

Editing a record

Editing a record enables you to edit a selected record, on the table interface being viewed. Modifying a record comes with

two options:

� The first option requires you to select the relevant field that you wish to process and click on the Edit button.

� The second choice comes through the ‘pencil-like’ icon. Clicking on the pencil that corresponds to the record you wish to edit, you get redirected to the form that allows you modify the record.

Copy a record

Copying a record enables you to copy one or more records. To copy the records just click on their corresponding checkboxes

and then click Copy.

Delete a record

Deleting a record enables you to dele one or more records. To delete the records just click on their corresponding

checkboxes and then click Delete

Navigation Options

The ease of navigation within the elements of a table interface, according to the needs of the user is a big advantage of

EasyConsole CMS. As a user you are capable of defining the number of elements that you wish to view on every page, while

there are three (3) options for navigation within the existing pages:

� Using the arrow icons

� Clicking on the desired page number

� Clicking on the ‘Quick Page’ option, inserting the number of the page you wish to view and then clicking OK.

To exit a Table Interface, just click on the Exit button.

1.7. Language Dictionary

This chapter provides an overview of how the Language Dictionary can be used so as to provide the visitors of a website with

the option to view a website in different languages, otherwise known as a multilingual website. The main goal of a

multilingual site is to improve communication of an organization between the website and its visitors. This is especially

relevant when the target groups of a website do not know English very well.

The more precise definition of the multilingual website is to provide a localized version of the actual website for each target

language audience. By targeting information to a given audience you will have a much better impact and you will address

clients’ information needs more adequately.

1.7.2. How does the Language Dictionary work?

The Language Dictionary works as a large repository of terms, with each term translated into the languages that each

website is set to work with. These terms can be used by the web developers that implemented each website and by the

website administrators in cases where the content that they wish to display is not extracted by articles or table records which

offer fields for multilingual content

For example, labels or table headers contain titles that are not specific to a single record. A table column may display

quantities of a product. The term ‘quantity’ can be a record in the Language dictionary that offers its translation in multiple

languages. Web developers may specify the term as the label’s title and the system automatically retrieves the translation of

the term according to the language selected by the visitor.

These titles use terms that exist in the Language Dictionary where they can be easily manipulated by the users of the

system.

1.7.3. Editing a Language Dictionary term

The Language Dictionary is manipulated using a table interface. Like all table interfaces applicable filters are available in

order to locate any terms or term easily. To edit a term simply use either of the following two ways so as to locate the term

you intend to edit:

� In cases where the unique name of the term is known, filter the terms by the unique name of the term that you

intend to edit.

� If the unique name of the term is not known, you can locate the term by copying the result of the term’s translation in a specified language and filtering the terms using the term’s result in the corresponding language.

You can edit the term by clicking on the pencil icon on the left hand side of the term’s title.

1.8. Assets Management

Using this module of EasyConsole CMS, you can easily connect your web articles together with assets available in the Asset

Management Repository. By providing an easy and friendly to use interface a company or an individual can easily access,

manipulate and publish assets on a single or multiple web articles.

1.8.2. About Asset Management Repository

EasyConsole CMS includes a powerful Asset Management Repository. This repository lets authors search, browse, catalogue,

view and manage all media assets used throughout your website, intranet and extranet. All assets are subject to their own

meta-data, workflow, as well as versioning. This central asset library can then feed all of your online and intranet channels.

1.8.2.1. What are Assets?

A digital asset is any form of content and/or media that have been formatted into a binary source which include the right to

use it. An asset can exist in any form of a file, such as logos, photos, marketing collateral, documents, and multimedia files.

1.8.2.2. What is Asset Management?

Asset Management is the process of storing, retrieving and distributing digital assets in a centralized and systematically

organized system, allowing for the quick and efficient storage, retrieval, and reuse of the digital files that are available in this

asset repository.

Benefits

� Combines the abilities and functionalities of EasyConsole Asset Management Repository with the powerful EasyConsole CMS.

� Complete manipulation of all documents and content assets in a single repository and make these assets available to the Web site easily.

� Simple specification of which content and properties will be displayed in web pages.

� Selection of Security Groups or Users that will be able to manage your website’s assets.

1.8.3. Asset Management Functionality

1.8.3.2. Create a new Asset

To create a new Asset, proceed with the following actions:

1. Open the Asset Repository table interface.

2. Click on the button Add.

3. Input all required fields.

4. Click on Save in order to save your new Asset.

1.8.3.3. Edit an Asset

To edit an Asset proceed with the following actions:


2. Locate the corresponding record, click on the checkbox provided on the left hand side of the asset’s title

3. Click on Edit.

4. Proceed to the intended modifications.

5. Click on Save in order to save your Asset.

1.8.3.4. Delete an Asset

To delete an Asset proceed with the following actions:


2. Locate the corresponding record, click on the checkbox available on the left hand side of the asset’s title

3. Click on Delete.

1.9. EasyConsole Form Builder

The EasyConsole Form Builder is the medium by which you manage your forms, in order to be redirected to it, select Website

Tab > Form Builder. Following that you will see the Form builder interface. On the left hand side of the screen you can see

the list of your web site forms, while on the right hand side you can see the properties that belong to the selected form.

1.9.2. How the EasyConsole Form Builder connects to the Article Management Module

To connect an EasyConsole form with an article, firstly locate the article on the article tree. Make sure that the selected

article is of content type Form Article or possesses the ability for specifying usage of an EasyConsole form. If the article’s

content type does not provide a field for form selection, please change the article’s content type as well as the article’s

template to a content type and template that support forms. Afterwards, select the desired form from the drop down list

containing all the EasyConsole forms.

1.9.3. Form Property Tabs Explained

The EasyConsole Form Builder provides tabs that allow you to set the properties of each form as well as automatic responses

by email or text that will be presented to visitors when a form is submitted. The tabs that allow customization of forms are

described below. If you wish to view a detailed explanation of all the fields available for form customization please view the

article EasyConsole Form Tab Fields Explained

Appearance of tabs is always based on the security privileges of each user.

1.9.3.1. EasyConsole Form Builder - General Tab

The General tab provides generic information for each form, its functionality and purpose.


Description No A description relating to the form's functionality and purpose

Exclude Fields No Specification of fields that will not be saved in the table specified as

the target table for record additions upon submission.

Flash Form No Defines whether or not a form is a flash form.

Form Title Yes Definition of the form's title

Insert a new database record on submit No You should check this is if you wish to add a new record in a

specified table each time that a selected form is submitted by a

visitor.

Select DNS No Specification of the data source where the table in which records

will be added on submission exists

Select Table No Table in which records will be added on submission of the form

1.9.3.2. EasyConsole Form Builder - Appearance Tab

The Appearance tab provides properties which define the appearance of the form being edited.


Appearance No Defines the appearance of the form field captions.

Divider Class No Defines the CSS class that will be applied on the form's dividers.

Positioning No Defines the number of columns in which the form fields will be

displayed into.

Step Class No Defines the CSS class that will be applied on the display of steps if

the form is a wizard form.

1.9.3.3. EasyConsole Form Builder - Email Send Tab

This tab consists of all the required preferences in order to send an automatic response email to each visitor that has filled in

the form being edited.


Auto Send Email To Client On Submit No Option to send an email to the visitor as a response when the

selected form is submitted.

Exclude Fields No Optional selection of fields to be excluded from the email response.

From Email No Specifies the email of the sender of the response email.

From Name No Specifies the name of the sender of the response email.

Message No Specifies the message sent to the recipient of the response email.

Send Attachments No Optional Display of the form attachments on the email sent to the

recipient.

Send Form Fields No Optional Display of the form data on the email sent to the recipient.

Subject No Specification of the response email's subject.

To Email No Specifies the email of the recipient of the response email.

To Name No Specifies the name of the recipient of the response email.

1.9.3.4. EasyConsole Form Builder - Email Receive Tab

This tab consists of all the required preferences in order to send an automatic response email to the web site administrator

for each visitor that has filled in the form being edited.


Auto Receive Email From Client on

Submit

No Specifies if an automated email should be received when a visitor submits

the selected form.

Exclude Fields No Optional selection of fields to be excluded from the notification email.

From Email No Specifies the email of the sender of the notification email.

From Name No Specifies the name of the sender of the notification email.

Message No Specifies the message sent to the recipient of the notification email.

Receive Form Fields No Optional Display of the form data on the notification email.

Send Attachments No Optional Display of the form attachments on the notification email.

Subject No Specification of the notification email's subject.

To Email No Specifies the email of the recipient of the notification email.

To Name No Specifies the name of the recipient of the notification email.

1.9.3.5. EasyConsole Form Builder - Buttons Tab

The Buttons Tabs is used by the developers of the system in order to provide you with additional buttons, on forms, which

perform customized actions.


Add Record Addition of a new customized button.

1.9.3.6. EasyConsole Form Builder - Submit Text Tab

This tab consists of all the required preferences in order to reply to the visitor on the web site, after he/she has filled in the

form being edited.


Invalid Email Message Yes Specification of a message to be displayed to the visitor as a

response on failing to provide a valid email address.

Submit Button Class No Optional styling class for the submission button.

Submit Button Image No This option allows you to display an image as the submit button.

Submit Button Text No The caption of the submit button

Text for required field failure Yes Specification of a message to be displayed to the visitor as a

response on failing to provide input for required fields.

Text to display after submit Yes Specification of a message to be displayed upon successful

submission of the form.

Text to display on form failure Yes Specification of a message to be displayed on cases where the form

submission fails.

1.9.3.7. EasyConsole Form Builder Scripts Tab

This tab's usage is restricted for only by the web developers of the website.


PostSubmit Script No Code to be executed after the submission of the form.

PreSubmit Script No Code to be executed prior to the submission of the form.

Select PostSubmit Script No Selection of a file that contains code to be executed after the


Select PreSubmit Script No Selection of a file that contains code to be executed prior to the


1.9.4. EasyConsole Form Builder Functionality

1.9.4.3. Editing email notifications

EasyConsole forms provide you with the ability to receive and send email notifications whenever a visitor submits an

EasyConsole form. To manage these notifications please select Main Panel > Website Tab > Form Builder. Following that,

select the form that you wish to edit from the EasyConsole Form Builder list that displays all available forms. The Email Send

Tab and Email Receive Tab provide the corresponding properties for these two actions.

1.9.4.4. Delete an EasyConsole form

To delete an EasyConsole form please select Main Panel > Website Tab > Form Builder. Following that, select the form that

you wish to delete from the EasyConsole Form Builder list that displays all available forms and click on the option Delete.

1.10. Processing Website Enquiries

The communication between you and the visitors is very important. For this reason, EasyConsole CMS offers you easy access

and management of all incoming electronic messages. The Website Enquiries module of EasyConsole CMS offers you the

following two options on how to access your electronic messages.

� Via the Unprocessed Website Enquiries on the Main Panel the system which presents you with all unprocessed electronic messages.

� Via the Website Enquiries link on the Main Panel of your website.

1.10.2. Website Enquiry Fields Explained

The following table explains some of the most common fields available for the website enquiries table interface. Please note

that fields may vary according to the website’s requirements.

Property Description

Received Date The date the enquiry was received.

Title / Abbreviation Abbreviation of the sender.

First Name The first name of the sender.

Title / Abbreviation Abbreviation of the sender.

First Name The first name of the sender.

Last Name The last name of the sender.

Business Type The type of business that the company of the sender is associated with.

Category The category in which the sender relates himself/herself to your company.

Email The sender’s email address.

Country The sender’s country.

Message The sender’s message.

Processed This field provides an indication whether or not a system administrator of the website has

processed the enquiry being viewed.

Action Taken This field is used to indicate the action taken by the system administrator when an enquiry

was processed.

1.11. EasyConsole Newsletter Engine

The Newsletter engine is an extremely powerful EasyConsole add-on that can also be used as standalone. The

administrators/editors of the website create lists of contact categories, contact companies and individual contacts that can be

used for mass delivery of an EMAIL, SMS or FAX newsletter. The administrators/editors can use the different templates to

easily add/edit newsletters the same easy way is done with an EasyConsole based website. This way they create professional

EMAIL/SMS/FAX newsletters in no time. After the content is added, the user can preview, change and automatically sent it to

companies, individual contacts and pre-generated contact lists. The fast email delivery is archived using the powerful iMS Mail

Server. EasyConsole Newsletter Engine license can be issued as standalone or as an add-on to EasyConsole license.

1.11.1. About the Newsletter Engine

1.11.1.1. What is a newsletter email?

Email newsletters are an informal publication, issued periodically by an organization or agency and focuses on providing

information to a particular audience, which helps businesses to communicate with their readers. Generally is used to describe

a periodic publication distributed by e-mail to an opt-in list of subscribers.

1.11.1.2. What is a newsletter Contact List?

A newsletter Contact List is a list that contains contact information of visitors who have optionally subscribed to receive a

particular newsletter email. By adding, editing or deleting members in a contact list the website administrators are fully

capable of controlling the receivers of a specified newsletter email.

1.11.1.3. Newsletter Contact Lists Tabs Explained

1.11.1.3.1. Newsletter Contact Lists - General Tab


Active No Defines whether or not a specified contact list is currently active.

Created On Yes The date of creation of a specified contact list.

ID No The id of the contact list.

Last Update Yes The last date that a specified contact list has been updated.

Show on Website No Defines whether or not the contact list being edited should be

visible on the website.

1.11.1.3.2. Newsletter Contact Lists - Subscription Email Messages Tab


Received by Admin on Subscription

Received by Admin on Subscription > Email Format No The format of the notification email sent to the

website administrator as a response when a

visitor has subscribed to a specified contact

list.

Received by Admin on Subscription > From (Email) No The email address of the sender of the

notification email is send to the website

administrator as a response when a visitor has

subscribed to a specified contact list.

Received by Admin on Subscription > Receive Email No Optional notification email when a visitor

subscribes to a specified contact list.

Received by Admin on Subscription > Sender Name No The name of the sender of the notification

email is send to the website administrator as a

response when a visitor has subscribed to a

specified contact list.

Received by Admin on Subscription > Subject No The subject of the notification email sent to

the website administrator as a response when

a visitor has subscribed to a specified contact

list.

Received by Admin on Subscription > Text No The text of the notification email sent to the


visitor has subscribed to a specified contact

list.

Sent to Client on Subscription

Sent to Client on Subscription > Email Format No The format of the email sent to the visitor as a

response on subscribing to a specified contact

list.

Sent to Client on Subscription > From (Email) No The email address of the sender of the

response email sent to the visitor on

subscription to a specified contact list.

Sent to Client on Subscription > Send Email No Optional response email when a visitor

subscribes to a specified contact list.

Sent to Client on Subscription > Sender Name No The name of the sender of the response email

sent to the visitor on subscribing to a specified

contact list.

Sent to Client on Subscription > Subject No The subject of the response email sent to

client on subscription to a specified contact list.

Sent to Client on Subscription > Text No The text of the response email sent to the

visitor on subscribing to a specified contact list.

1.11.1.3.3. Newsletter Contact Lists - Unsubscription Email Messages Tab


Received by Admin on Unsubscription

Received by Admin on Unsubscription > Email Format No The format of the notification email sent to the


visitor has unsubscribed from a specified

contact list.

Received by Admin on Unsubscription > From (Email) No The email address of the sender of the

notification email sent to the website

administrator as a response when a visitor has

unsubscribed from a specified contact list.

Received by Admin on Unsubscription > Receive Email No Optional notification email when a visitor

unsubscribes from a specified contact list.

Received by Admin on Unsubscription > Sender Name No The name of the sender of the notification

email sent to the website administrator as a

response when a visitor has unsubscribed from

a specified contact list.

Received by Admin on Unsubscription > Subject No The subject of the notification email sent to

the website administrator as a response when

a visitor has unsubscribed from a specified

contact list.

Received by Admin on Unsubscription > Text No The text of the notification email sent to the


visitor has unsubscribed from a specified

contact list.

Sent to Client on Unsubscription

Sent to Client on Unsubscription > Email Format No The format of the email sent to the visitor as a

response on unsubscribing from a specified

contact list.

Sent to Client on Unsubscription > From (Email) No The email address of the sender of the

response email sent to the visitor on

unsubscription from a specified contact list.

Sent to Client on Unsubscription > Send Email No Optional response email when a visitor

unsubscribes from a specified contact list.

Sent to Client on Unsubscription > Sender Name No The name of the sender of the response email

sent to the visitor on unsubscribing from a

specified contact list.

Sent to Client on Unsubscription > Text No The text of the response email sent to the

visitor on unsubscribing from a specified

contact list.

Sent to Client on Unubscription > Subject No The subject of the response email sent to

client on unsubscription from a specified

contact list.

1.11.2. Using the Newsletter Engine

1.11.2.1. Newsletter Types

1.11.2.1.1. What does a Newsletter Type identify

EasyConsole CMS provides various Newsletter Types, predetermined data forms, through which users are able to provide

content and the parameters necessary for any newsletter to display the intended output. For example, a different Newsletter

type is used for Informative newsletters compared to the Advertising Newsletter type since an Informative Newsletter

Type may provide information based on an organization's latest news and events while an Advertising Newsletter Type

provides information based on special offers products or services that an organization may offer.

1.11.2.1.2. Newsletter Type Fields Explained

The following table contains the most common fields used in newsletter types, although fields may vary between websites.


Available Language Yes Defines the target languages for a specified newsletter.

Created On No The date of creation of a specified newsletter.

Email Type Yes The format of the newsletter.

From Email Yes The email address of the sender.

From Name Yes The name of the sender.

ID Yes The ID of the newsletter.

Image No An image that can be contained within the newsletter's text.

Image Resize No Defines whether or not the newsletter image should be resized

based on the requirements of the newsletter design or if the actual

dimensions of the newsletter image should be maintained.

Image Small No A thumbnail version of the newsletter's original image.

Images Position No Defines the position of the images provided by the news articles

selected.

Last Update No The last date that a specified newsletter has been updated.

News Articles Yes Displays available news articles based on the website's news

articles, from which the user is able to select which articles should

be displayed on each newsletter.

Subject Yes The subject of the newsletter.

Template Yes The template that should be used in displaying the newsletter.

Text No The text of the newsletter.

Text (Greek) No The Greek text of the newsletter.

Title Yes Defines the newsletter's title.

1.11.2.2. Understanding the Newsletter Engine Menu

The Newsletter Engine menu provides fast and easy access to all the functionalities available for newsletter manipulation.


Add New Addition of a new newsletter.

Delete Deletes the selected newsletter.

Edit Edits the newsletter selected.

Make A Copy Copy a newsletter on the clipboard.

Manage Fields Management of all fields of the newsletter being viewed

Manage Newsletter Type Management of available Newsletter Types.

Preview Preview the selected newsletter.

Some of the functionalities described above may be disabled, depending on the privileges and permissions that

each user possesses.

1.11.2.3. The EasyConsole Newsletter Toolbar

The EasyConsole Newsletter toolbar is a series of icons (buttons) that are part of EasyConsole and show up on the top of the

newsletter preview window when you are previewing a specified newsletter. The EasyConsole Newsletter Toolbar consists of

a series of tools that allows you to apply newsletter functionalities on selected newsletters.


Create New Create a new newsletter.

Edit Edit the newsletter being viewed.

N/A Language Change the language of the newsletter being viewed.

Logout Log out from the EasyConsole CMS.

Next Display the next newsletter record.

Previous Display the previous newsletter record.

Send Send the newsletter being viewed to specified email addresses.

Send Test Send a newsletter as a test to specified email addresses.

Send to Groups Send the newsletter being viewed to specified groups.

1.11.3. EasyConsole Newsletter Engine Functionality

1.11.3.1. Newsletter Contact Lists Functionality

1.11.3.1.1. Adding a Newsletter Contact List

To create a new Newsletter Contact List, proceed with the following actions:

1. Open the Newsletter Contact Lists table interface.



4. Click on Save in order to save your new Newsletter Contact List.

1.11.3.1.2. Adding members to a specified Newsletter Contact List

To add a new contact on a selected Newsletter Contact List, proceed with the following actions:

1. Open the Newsletter Contact Lists table interface.

2. Select List Members under the field Members, of a specified Newsletter Contact List.

3. Clink on button Add to add a new Newsletter Contact List Member.


5. Click on Save in order to save your new contact under the Newsletter Contact List.

1.11.3.1.3. Viewing the members of a Newsletter Contact List

To view the member of a selected Newsletter Contact List open the Newsletter Contact Lists Table Interface and select List

Members under the field Members, of a specified Newsletter Contact List.

1.11.3.2. Newsletter Email Functionality

1.11.3.2.1. Adding a newsletter

In order to add a new newsletter, proceed with the following actions:

1. Select Newsletter tab > Email Newsletters.

2. Select an Email Newsletter Type and click on Letters to load all the available newsletters of the selected Newsletter Type.



5. Click on Save in order to save your new newsletter.

1.11.3.2.2. Editing a newsletter

In order to edit a newsletter proceed with the following actions:


2. Select an Email Newsletter Type and click on Letters to load all the available newsletters of the selected Newsletter Type.

3. Select the newsletter that you intend to edit and click on Edit.

4. Apply your changes.

5. Click on Save in order to save your work.

1.11.3.2.3. Deleting a newsletter

In order to delete a newsletter proceed with the following actions:


2. Select an Email Newsletter Type and click on Letters to load the available newsletters of that particular type.

3. Locate the corresponding record, click on the checkbox available on the left hand side of the newsletter.

4. Click on the button Delete to delete the selected newsletter.

1.11.3.2.4. Previewing a newsletter

In order to preview a newsletter proceed with the following actions:



3. Right click on a record and select Preview.

1.11.3.2.5. Sending a newsletter as a test to custom email addresses

In order to preview a newsletter proceed with the following actions:



3. Right click on a record and select Newsletter Engine menu > Preview.

4. Click on the option Newsletter Toolbar > Send Test

5. Select Specify Custom Email.

6. Provide the recipients for the newsletter test.

7. Click on the button Go to send the test newsletter.

1.11.3.2.6. Sending a newsletter as a test to registered contacts

In order to send a test newsletter to contacts that are registered proceed with the following actions:



3. Click on a record and select Newsletter Engine menu > Preview.

4. Select the recipients for the test newsletter from the list of records provided.

5. Click on the button Go to send the test newsletter

1.11.3.2.7. Sending a newsletter to groups of contacts

In order to send a newsletter to groups of contacts proceed with the following actions:




4. Select the groups for the newsletter from the list of records provided.

5. Select the option Contacts Only from the list of options in the Send to field.

6. Click on the button Go to send the newsletter

1.11.3.2.8. Sending a newsletter to groups of companies

In order to send a newsletter to groups of companies proceed with the following actions:




4. Select the groups for the newsletter from the list of records provided.

5. Select the option Companies Only from the list of options in the Send to field.

6. Click on the button Go to send the newsletter

1.12. EasyConsole Console Security

EasyConsole uses an advanced security system in order to prevent unauthorized users to log into the administration area. If

enabled, IP filtering will not allow the entry screen to be accessed by unauthorized IP addresses. In addition, EasyConsole

can forbid (or allow) access to IP ranges or specific IPs.

1.12.1. Console Security Fields Explained


Alert No Optional specification of a JavaScript alert message.

Allow No Select whether access to the current IP range will be allowed or denied.

From IP Yes This is the starting IP address in an IP range. For example if we need to set the range

192.168.100.1 up to 192.168.100.255, insert in the From IP field the very first IP in the

range, i.e. 192.168.100.1

Message Yes Enter a message that will be displayed if someone within the specified IP range

attempts to log into the system. This requires the Alert checkbox found below to be

checked

Name No Enter a name for the new record. This could be the name of the operator (or company)

that the IP (or IP range) belongs to. Insert for example PCW Smith PLC.

Title Yes Defines the title describing the security record.

To IP Yes This is the last IP address in an IP range. For example if we need to set the range

192.168.100.1 up to 192.168.100.255, insert in the To IP field the last IP in the range,

i.e. 192.168.100.255

1.12.2. Managing EasyConsole Users

Each EasyConsole user is assigned to some particular group or groups of users. The privileges of each user group are defined

explicitly by the website administrators. Setting these privileges through EasyConsole is an easy and simple task. If you wish

to be redirected to the appropriate section of your back end, click on the Console tab of the top panel.

The Console tab contains a list of buttons which correspond to the functions related to managing your users and some basic

EasyConsole preferences.

Managing your users can be done through the following sections:

1. Security Groups: Manage all the user groups, as well as the permissions assigned on each group.

2. Security Users: Manage all the users, as well as the permissions assigned on each user specifically.

1.12.2.1. Managing Security Groups

In order to view the interface for Security Groups Management please select Console Tab > Security Groups through the

EasyConsole CMS. On the left column of the screen you can see the existing groups, while on the right hand you can see the

parameters which correspond to each group.

1.12.2.1.1. Security Groups Hierarchy

Groups with the smallest level can be found at the top of the hierarchy whereas larger levels can be found at the bottom as

shown in figure. Privileges can be assigned no matter what the power level of a group is. However a low-level grouped

operator is not allowed to remove higher-level privileges whereas the opposite can occur.

1.12.2.1.2. Security Group Tabs Explained

Security Group Properties Tab

The properties defined to identify each user group and its users. The following properties are available for customization:


Description No Describe with simple words the role of the current group. This is

not a required field but it is going to help others understand with

simple words what a group is allowed to do.

Group Level No Define the power level for the new group. This has to be an

integer. Power level ensures that lower-level groups are not

allowed to modify the permissions of higher level groups.

Group Name Yes This is a short name of the group that is going to appear within the

system. For example give the name ‘admin’

Group Title Yes This is a more descriptive name. For our example this could be

Administrators

Security Group Permissions Tab

One of the most powerful advantages of EasyConsole is that it is extremely flexible in assigning user roles. Almost every

single click within the administration environment can be controlled, therefore restricting the actions of specific user

groups. In order to assign permissions to a single group, please select the user group and click on the Permissions Tab.

What is really important here is that User Roles are assigned directly to the Groups. In order words, if a requirement exists

for creating a single operator with specific roles, a new group should be created, assign the privileges to that group and then

allocate the user to this new group. In order to have a flexible system, a big number of parameters are required in order to

enable / disable single functions for groups. For these parameters to be easily accessed and managed, EasyConsole allocates

them into several divisions with respect to their nature.

In order to process the privileges of a specific security group, click on the arrow that corresponds to the desired

category. Each category contains different properties according to the requirements and functions of each category.

Security Group Templates Tab

Templates can also be allocated to groups, thus ensuring that certain templates will appear within a content type only for

specific group members.

1.12.2.1.3. Security Groups Functionality

Adding a new Security Group

To add a new security group, follow the list of instructions as shown below:

1. Select Console Tab> Security Groups

2. Fill in the relevant information and click the Add.

3. Your new group has been created.

Edit a Security Group

To edit a security group, follow the list of instructions as shown below:

1. Select Console Tab> Security Groups

2. Select the group that you wish to modify and apply your changes.

3. Click on Update.

1.12.2.2. Managing Security Users

In order to view the interface for Security Users Management please select Console Tab > Security Users through the

EasyConsole CMS. On the left column of the screen you can see the existing users, while on the right hand you can see the

parameters which correspond to each user.

1.12.2.2.2. Security Users Tabs Explained

Security Users General Tab

The General tab allows you to input general information regarding each user.

Property Required Description Value Types

Login Name Yes Unique name that the user has to use to log in. Unique string

Password Yes The password that the user is required to validate when logging

in.

String

Confirm Password Yes The confirmation of the password that the user is required to

validate when logging in.

String

User Code No A code identification of each user String

First Name Yes The user’s first name String

Last Name Yes The user’s last name String

Email Yes The email that the system will use to contact the user Unique String

Comments No Comments relating to the user Long Text

Starting Date Yes The starting day of this user’s account to EasyConsole CMS. Date

Starting Date Yes The starting day of this user’s account to EasyConsole CMS. Date

Preferred

Language

Yes Each user can select a language of preference that will be

applicable to his/her account when accessing the system.

String

Enable Help

Popup

Yes Activate popup that will help this user to use EasyConsole. Bit (Yes/No)

Load Top Menu

with Ajax

Yes Enable AJAX Technology on EasyConsole top panel Bit (Yes/No)

Security Users - Details Tab

The Details tab allows you to input additional details relating to the company that each user works for.


Branch No The user branch that the user belongs to.

Country No The user's country.

Fax No The user's fax number.

Mobile No The user's mobile telephone number.

Position No The user's position in the user branch.

Telephone No The user's telephone number.

Telephone 2 No The user's second telephone number.

Security Users Relations Tab

The Relations tab is currently deactivated.

Security Users Groups Tab

The Groups tab allows you to specify to which User Group each user belongs.

1.12.2.2.3. Security Users Functionality

Adding a new Security User

To add a new user, select Console tab > Security Users. Upon successful completion of all the fields, click Add. The new

user has been created.

Modify a Security User

Click on the operator that needs to be edited. The ‘Users Management Screen’ will appear, providing all the data

corresponding to the specified user. After successful completion of all modification please click on the button Update that can

be found on the bottom of your screen. The user‘s data have now been modified.

Delete a Security User

To delete an existing user please select the user from the registered user’s list provided in the Users Management Screen.

Click on the Delete and confirm the necessity to delete the specified user.

1.12.3. Console Security Functionality

1.12.3.1. Adding a new IP address or Range of IPs

In order to add either a new IP address or an IP address range of values please select Security IP Range Table > Add

button and fill in the corresponding fields. Please note that to define a specific IP and not an IP range, simply set starting

and ending IP the same value. If for example access should be allowed to 192.168.100.154 then define From IP:

192.168.100.154 and To IP: 192.168.100.154

Furthermore, EasyConsole alerts the Administrator for any unauthorized attempts to log onto the administration area via

email. In order to define the email on which the alerts will be sent, go to Module Website > Site Settings. Find the variable

called email, and click on it to enter the email address as the ‘value’ of the variable.

There is a setting under Console Settings which is called ‘ip_security’. If this is enabled (i.e. is equal to 1) then

access to all IPs will be denied, except those which are included in the IP Filtering Table and are set as ‘Allow’. If

‘ip_security’ is disabled (i.e. is equal to 0) then access to all IPs will be allowed except those which are included in

the IP Filtering Table and set as ‘Deny’

1.12.3.2. Modify an existing IP address or Range

To modify an existing record, please select a record from the IP Filtering Table and click on Edit. Alternatively right click on

the record and click on Edit from the popup menu. An entry screen will appear that allows you to make any necessary

changes. Following, click on Save to save your changes.

1.12.3.3. Delete an existing IP address or Range

To delete a record, please select a record from the IP Filtering Table and click on Delete. Alternatively right click on the

record and click on Delete from the popup menu. Confirm that you want to delete the selected record(s).

You can delete more just than one record by simply checking the corresponding check boxes next to the records

that you wish to delete and afterwards clicking on Delete.

1.13. EasyConsole Logs

EasyConsole provides you with a powerful Log Management module that allows you to search and investigate at any time

any action taken within the EasyConsole. Each time users log in to EasyConsole they are generating multiple log records

related to the activities they perform, such as system configuration, access rights and user activity logs. These logs provide a

wellspring of information to help better secure and manage company resources.

The benefits of having such a feature among others are:

� Ability to detecting inappropriate use of privileged accounts

� Ability to know exactly who did what and when

1.13.2. What is a Log?

A log is a record of computer activity used for statistical purposes as well as backup and recovery. A log contains information

about the accesses that the users of a distributed system make to its resources. Such a log can be configured to contain a

huge amount of information about every access to every resource, or it can be configured to contain limited but highly

revealing information such as the time pattern of log-ins made by certain users. Security tools can examine such logs and

discover abnormal behavior, such as a user logging in at unusual times of the day, suggesting that an intruder is

masquerading as a regular user.

1.13.3. What is Log Management?

Log Management is the collection, storage, and reporting of log data from selected log resources, in near real-time for

compliance and risk mitigation.

1.14. EasyConsole Statistics

EasyConsole helps you retrieve important statistics about your website usage: activity of visitors, access statistics, visitors'

browsers, and much more.

1.14.2. General Statistics

Hits

Total Hits Total number of hits in the analyzed data. It includes both hits from visitors and

spiders.

Visitor Hits Total number of hits from visitors.

Spider Hits Total number of hits from spiders.

Average Hits per Day Average number of hits per day.

Average Hits per Visitor Average number of hits per visitor.

Cached Requests Total number of cached requests.

Failed Requests Total number of failed requests.

Page Views

Total Page Views Total number of page views.

Average Page Views per Day Average number of page views per day.

Average Page Views per Visitor Average number of page views per visitor.

Visitors

Total Visitors Total number of visitors.

Average Visitors per Day Average number of visitors per day.

Total Unique IPs Number of different IP addresses in the analyzed data.

Bandwidth

Total Bandwidth Total amount of traffic transferred by visitors.

Visitor Bandwidth Total number of hits from visitors.

Spider Bandwidth Total amount of traffic transferred by spiders.

Average Bandwidth per Day Average amount of traffic transferred per day.

Average Bandwidth per Hit Average amount of traffic transferred per hit.

Average Bandwidth per Visitor Average amount of traffic transferred per visitor.

1.14.3. Activity Statistics

Activity Statistics

Daily Activity By date

By Hour of Day Activity by hour of day

By Day of Week Activity by day of week

By Week Activity By week

By Month Activity By month

1.14.4. Access Statistics

Access Statistics

Pages Accessed pages.

Files Downloaded files.

Images Requested images.

Others Other requested files. The report includes information on files that are neither

pages, nor download files, nor images.

Directories Requested directories. Subdirectories are counted separately from parent

directories so requests for files in /dir/subdir/ are counted for this directory, not

for /dir/.

Pages and Queries Lists of query strings by pages.

Pages per Visitor Number of page views per visitor.

View Time List of viewed pages sorted by view time.

Time Taken List of requested files sorted by time taken

Entry pages List of entry pages.

Exit pages List of exit pages.

Bounces List of entry pages sorted by number of bounces.

Paths Paths through the site.

File Types File types (extensions) of requested files.

Virtual Domains Statistics on requested virtual domains.

1.14.5. Visitors

Visitors

Hosts List of IP addresses/domain names of hosts that requested files from the site.

Top-Level Domains Top-level domains of visitor hosts.

Countries Visitor countries. The program uses an IP to country geolocation database to

determine countries by IP addresses.

Referrers

Referring Sites List of referring sites (domains).

Referring URLs List of referring URLs.

Search Engines List of search engines visitors of your site came from.

Engines and Phrases Lists of search phrases by engines.

Search Phrases List of search phrases.

Search Keywords List of search keywords.

Entry Pages / Engines Lists of entry pages by search engines.

Entry Pages / Phrases Lists of entry pages by search phrases.

Paths / Phrases Lists of paths through the site by search phrases.

Phrases / Entry Pages Lists of search phrases by entry pages.

1.14.6. Errors

Types: Types of errors.

404 Errors Detailed information on 404 (page not found) errors.

Other Errors Detailed information on other errors.

Status Codes Status codes returned for requests for files on your site. Status codes include

successful (2xx), redirect (3xx) and error (4xx and 5xx) responses.

1.14.6. Browsers

Browsers

Browsers Browsers used by visitors of your site.

Firefox Versions Versions of the Firefox browser.

Opera Versions Versions of the Opera browser.

Browsers / Countries Popularity of browsers by countries.

Operating Systems Operating systems used by visitors of your site.

Browsers and OS Popularity of browsers by operating systems.

.NET Framework Versions of the .NET Framework used by visitors of your site.

Spiders List of spiders requested files from the site.

Spidered Pages Lists of pages requested by different spiders.

Spider Hosts Lists of IP addresses/domain names of hosts used by different spiders.

Spider Organizations Organizations of different spiders.

1.14.7. Real Time Tracking

Real Time Tracking allows you to track visitor activity on your website in real time (referred to as 'live stats'), to engage

online customers and it allows your visitors to chat to operators within your business as they are browsing. Visitors can

request live chat sessions with operators without leaving your site or downloading anything.

1.15. Inline Editing

Inline Editing is the process by which users can dynamically apply changes on the elements of a webpage without having to

open new browser windows or even to navigate away from the page that they are viewing.

1.15.2. Console Inline Editing

The Console Inline Editing features deal with changes that can be applied on both the website content as well as the layout

of the EasyConsole Main Panel menu depending on the individual preferences of each user.

1.15.2.1. Enable Console Inline Editing

The Inline Editing functionalities are always available for usage by the EasyConsole users.

Security Constraints may be applicable on users groups that restrict the usage of Inline Editing.

1.15.2.2. Console Inline Editing Functionality

1.15.2.2.2. Drag & Drop Main Panel Menu Components

The Drag & Drop functionality of the Main Panel menu allows you to rearrange the available menu components by simply

dragging and reordering the components in the predetermined columns of the Main Panel menu. To enable this functionality

click on the option Drag & Drop which is displayed on the right bottom part of your EasyConsole screen.

1.15.3. Website Inline Editing

The website Inline Editing features deal with changes that can be applied dynamically on the website content without having

to use the website's back end system in order to apply your changes. Any of the applicable changes are made instantly by

viewing the website's layout as displayed to the visitors of the website.

1.15.3.2. Enable Website Inline Editing

To enable Inline Editing on the website please select EasyConsole Toolbar > Inline Editing.

1.15.3.3. Website Inline Editing Functionality

1.15.3.3.2. Drag & Drop Website Column Components

Reorder, add, edit and delete components from any of the columns specified on the website layout using the process of inline

editing. By simply enabling the Website Inline Editing Feature, the system automatically presents the components

of columns as draggable entities where you as a user can manipulate. In addition, you are able to add more components if

available or to delete the components that you do not want to display on the article being viewed.

Furthermore, to enhance the efficiency and limit the time required for changes, the options Apply To Siblings and Apply To

Tree are also available. These two options allow you to apply changes on the article being viewed to multiple other articles

instantly.

Add a new component on a column

To add a new component on a column using the inline editing features, select EasyConsole CMS Toolbar > Inline Editing On.

This will enable the drag and drop capabilities on all draggable columns. To view available components for addition on a

selected column right click on the Settings icon situated on the top right corner of the column. To add a new component,

click on the title of the component that you wish to add.

Delete a component from a column

To delete a component from a column using the inline editing features, select EasyConsole CMS Toolbar > Inline Editing On.

This will enable the drag and drop capabilities on all draggable columns.

You can delete components using the following two ways:

Via the Components Menu

To delete components from a selected column right click on the Settings icon situated on the top right corner of the column.

To delete a new component, click on the title of the component that you wish to delete.

Directly from the component

Click on the delete icon situated on the top right corner of each component.

Reorder column components

To enable reordering of components on columns, select EasyConsole CMS Toolbar > Inline Editing On. Select a component

and drag and drop it in any place you wish on the column.

1.15.3.3.3. Inline Text Editing

To inline edit a text using the inline editing features, select EasyConsole CMS Toolbar > Inline Editing On. This will enable

the inline editing capabilities of all texts. Hover over a text using the mouse and click on the editable area denoted by the

yellow color. Apply your changes and click anywhere outside the edit box to automatically save your text.

1.16. EasyConsole Workflow Engine

The Workflow Management process is the defined series of tasks, within an organization, that enable the organization to

produce a successful final outcome. Sophisticated workgroup computing applications allow you to define different workflows

for different types of jobs. So, for example, in a publishing setting, a document might be automatically routed from writer to

editor to proof-reader to production. At each stage in the workflow, one individual or group is responsible for a specific task.

Once the task is complete, the workflow software ensures that the individuals responsible for the next task are notified and

receive the data they need to execute their stage of the process.

Examples Available (34)

Example 1: Add a new component on a column

Step 1. Set Inline Editing On

To add a new component on a column using the inline editing features, select EasyConsole CMS Toolbar > Inline Editing On.


Figure 1: CMS Drag And Drop Column Components - EasyConsole Toolbar Inline Editing

Step 2. Display Component Options

To view available components for addition on a selected column right click on the Settings icon situated on the top right

corner of the column.

Figure 2: CMS Drag And Drop Column Components - Display Component Options

Step 3. Add a component to column

To add a component on a selected column, select one of the available components under Add Components.

Figure 3: CMS Drag And Drop Column Components - Add component

Step 4. View component

You should now be able to view the component on the selected column.

Figure 4: CMS Drag And Drop Column Components - View the component

Example 2: Adding a Newsletter Contact List

Step 1. Open the Newsletter Contacts Lists Table Interface

To open the Newsletter Contacts Lists Table Interface, select Main Panel menu > Newsletter Contact Lists.

Figure 5: CMS Newsletter - Newsletter Contact Lists Table Interface

Step 2. Initialize the addition of a new Newsletter Contact List

In order to create a new newsletter contact list, select Newsletter Contact Lists > Add.

Figure 6: CMS Newsletter - Add Newsletter Contact List

Step 3. Input all Required fields

To add a new Newsletter Contact List it is required to go through the following instructions:

� Provide a title of the Newsletter Contact List.

� Select the Active field to make the Newsletter Contact List Active.

� Provide the details for the response and informative emails sent when a visitor subscribes on the Newsletter Contact List.

� Provide the details for the response and informative emails sent when a visitor unsubscribes from the Newsletter Contact List.

Figure 7: CMS Newsletter - Save Newsletter Contact List

Step 4. Save your work

Upon completion of the details relating to the newsletter contact list click on Save in order to save your newsletter contact

list.

Step 5. Use your Newsletter Contact List

Upon saving your newsletter contact list, you should now be able to view your new list record in the listings of records on

the Newsletter Contact Lists table interface.

Figure 8: CMS Newsletter - Newsletter Contact List Listing

Example 3: Adding a Quick Link

Step 1. Select the corresponding screen

To add a Quick Link visit the screen that you intend to set the Quick Link for. In this example we will add a Quick Link for

the Language Dictionary table interface.

Figure 9: CMS Main Panel Functionality - Quick Link Screen

Step 2. Add Quick Link

Select the option Add Quick Link, provide a name for your Quick Link and click on Save.

Figure 10: CMS Main Panel Functionality - Add Quick Link

Step 3. Quick Link Display

The following image displays the new Quick Link available on the Main Panel Tabs.

Figure 11: CMS Main Panel Functionality - View Quick Link

Example 4: Adding a document file or an eBook as an asset

Step 1. Open the Asset Repository

To open your Assets Repository select Main Panel menu > Assets Repository.

Figure 12: CMS Assets Repository - Asset Repository Table Interface

Step 2. Initialize the addition of a new Asset

In order to create a new asset of type image, select Asset Repository > Add.

Figure 13: CMS Assets Repository - Add Asset


To add an asset of type Document or eBook it is required to go through the following instructions:

� Select the option Document or the option ebook for the Asset Type field.

� Specify the article that you intend to set as the primary source for this specific asset in the field Target Article. Please note that specifying the target article will not display the asset on the specified article. It only provides an indication for other users that wish to use your asset.

� Upload your document or eBook in field Document Settings.

� Provide a title for your document or eBook.

Figure 14: CMS Assets Repository - Save Document Asset


Upon completion of the details relating to the asset click on Save in order to save your new asset.

Example 5: Adding a newsletter

Step 1. Load all Newsletter Types

Select Newsletter tab > Email Newsletter. Select an Email Newsletter Type and click on Letters to load the available

newsletters of the selected newsletter type.

Figure 15: CMS Newsletter - Load newsletter types

Step 2. Initialize the addition of a new Newsletter

In order to create a new newsletter, click on the button Add.

Figure 16: CMS Newsletter - Add Newsletter

Step 3. Input all required fields

To add a Newsletter it is required to go through the following instructions

� Select an Email Type for your new newsletter.

� Provide a Subject.

� Provide a From Name. This field indicates the person or organization that will send the specified newsletter.

� Provide a From Email. This field indicates the email of the person or organization that will send the specified newsletter.

� Provide a Newsletter Title for your newsletter.

� Provide a text for your newsletter.

Figure 17: CMS Newsletter - Newsletter input fields


Upon completion of the details relating to the newsletter click on Save in order to save your new newsletter.

Step 5. Use your Newsletter

Upon saving your newsletter, you should now be able to view your new newsletter record in the listings.

Example 6: Adding a report

Step 1. Show the filters available for usage on the table interface being viewed

In order to apply a new filter on a table, click on the Show Filters on the top of the table interface, so as to display the

filtering options on which the new Report will be based.

Figure 18: CMS Table Reports - Show filters

Step 2. Apply your criteria for filtering records

Select a single field or multiple fields that you wish to base your filter upon and click on Go. In this example, the word

Customer is set as the filtering criteria in the field Title.

Figure 19: CMS Table Reports - Select a field to filter

Step 3. Filtering results

The tables records will be filtered based on the criteria that you have provided and the resulting output will consist of only

the records that start with the word 'customer' in the field Title.

Figure 20: CMS Table Reports - Filtering Results

Step 4. Create your report

Select Reports Menu > Add Report.

Figure 21: CMS Table Reports - Show report form

Step 5. Save your Report

Provide a name for the report, specify the users groups or users that the report will be available to and click Save to save

your report. In this example the report's name is MyReport and two users are selected. Upon completion of the appropriate

fields click on Save to save your new Report.

Figure 22: CMS Table Reports - Create report

Step 6. Use your Report.

Your new report is now available for usage as shown below in the following figure.

Figure 23: CMS Table Reports - Save report

Example 7: Adding a video file as an asset








To add an asset of type Video it is required to go through the following instructions:

� Select the option Video for the Asset Type field.


� Upload your video in field Flash Settings > Flash Video.

� Provide a title for your video.

Figure 26: CMS Assets Repository - Save Video Asset



Example 8: Adding an article

Step 1. Select the article's parent entity.

The first step is to decide the position of the article that you wish to create. This means that you have to specify the position

of the article on the website tree. The position of an article is usually specified by the type of the article that you wish to

create. If, for example, your new article will be a News Article then its position should be below the News Section. Click on

the title of the parent article entity to display the Article Management menu as shown below.

Figure 27: CMS Article Management Module - Article Management Menu

Step 2. Select the option Add Article.

Select Article Management menu > Add Article as shown in the following figure.

Figure 28: CMS Article Management Module - Adding a new article

Step 3. Input the corresponding data for the new article.

Provide all required data relating to the new article created.

Figure 29: CMS Article Management Module - Adding the data of a new article

Step 4. Save your new article.

To save your new article select the option Save found at the bottom of the screen.

Example 9: Adding an audio file as an Asset








To add an asset of type Audio it is required to go through the following instructions:

� Select the option Audio for the Asset Type field.


� Upload your audio in field Audio.

� Provide a title for your audio file.

Figure 32: CMS Assets Repository - Save Audio Asset



Example 10: Adding an image file as an Asset








To add an asset of type Image it is required to go through the following instructions:

� Select the option Image for the Asset Type field.


� Upload your image in field Image.

� Provide a title for your image.

Figure 35: CMS Assets Repository - Save Image Asset



Example 11: Adding members to a specified Newsletter Contact List

Step 1. Open the Newsletter Contacts Lists Table Interface

To open the Newsletter Contacts Lists Table Interface, select Main Panel menu > Newsletter Contact Lists.

Figure 36: CMS Newsletter - Newsletter Contact Lists Table Interface

Step 2. Select List Members of a specified Newsletter Contact List

Select List Members under the field Members, of a specified Newsletter Contact List.

Figure 37: CMS Newsletter - Specified Newsletter Contact List Members

Step 3. Add a new Newsletter Contact List Member

The Newsletter Contact List Members Table Interface is displayed. Clink on the button Add to Add a new newsletter contact

list member.

Figure 38: CMS Newsletter - Newsletter Contact List Add Member

Step 4. Input all required fields

In order to add a new newsletter contact list member it is required to go through the following instructions:

� Provide a Newsletter Contact List in the field List and a contact in the field Contact.

� Provide a company in the field Company.

� Provide a category in the field Category and a relation in the field Relation.

Figure 39: CMS Newsletter - Save Newsletter Contact List Member

Step 5. Save Newsletter Contact List Member

Upon completion of the details relating to the newsletter contact list member click on Save in order to save your newsletter

contact list member.

Step 6. Display your new Newsletter Contact List Member

Upon saving your newsletter contact list member, you should now be able to view your new newsletter contact list member

record in the listings of records on the Newsletter Contact List Members Table Interface.

Figure 40: CMS Newsletter - Newsletter Contact List Members Listing

Example 12: Apply a new filter on a table

Step 1. Show the filters available for usage on the table interface being viewed

In order to apply a new filter on a table, click on the Show Filters on the top of the table interface, in order to display the

filtering options.

Figure 41: CMS Table Reports - Show filters

Step 2. Apply your criteria for filtering records

Select a single field or multiple fields that you wish to base your filter upon and click on Go. In this example, the word

Customer is set as the filtering criteria in the field Title.

Figure 42: CMS Table Reports - Select a field to filter

Step 3. Filtering results

The tables records will be filtered based on the criteria that you have provided and the resulting output will consist of only

the records that start with the word 'customer' in the field Title.

Figure 43: CMS Table Reports - Filtering Results

Example 13: Copying an article

Step 1. Select the article to copy

The first step is to locate the article that you wish to copy on the website tree and click on its title to display the Article

Management menu as shown below.


Step 2. Copy the article

Select Article Management Menu > Copy as shown in the following figure.

Figure 45: CMS Article Management Module - Copy Article

Step 3. Paste the article that you have placed on the clipboard.

To paste the copied article select Article Management > Paste ID# as shown below.

Figure 46: CMS Article Management Module - Paste Article

Example 14: Delete a component from a column directly from the component





Step 2. Delete Component

Click on the delete icon situated on the top right corner of each component.

Figure 48: CMS Drag And Drop Column Components - Delete Component directly from the component

Example 15: Delete a component from a column via the Components Menu





Step 2. Display Component Options

To view available components for deletion on a selected column right click on the Settings icon situated on the top right

corner of the column.

Figure 50: CMS Drag And Drop Column Components - Display Component Options

Step 3. Delete Component

To delete a new component, click on the title of the component that you wish to delete.

Figure 51: CMS Drag And Drop Column Components - Delete Component via the Components Menu

Example 16: Delete an article

Step 1. Locate the article on the tree

To delete an article locate the selected article of the tree and click on its title so as to display the Article Management Menu

as shown in the corresponding figure below.


Step 2. Delete the article

Select Article Management menu > Delete Article as shown in the following figure.

Figure 53: CMS Article Management Module - Delete Article

Example 17: Deleting a Newsletter





Step 2. Locate the corresponding record

Locate the corresponding record, click on the checkbox available on the left hand side of the newsletter.

Figure 55: CMS Newsletter - Locate the corresponding Newsletter

Step 3. Delete the selected Newsletter

Click on the button Delete to delete the selected newsletter.

Figure 56: CMS Newsletter - Delete Newsletter

Example 18: Editing an Article

Step 1. Select the article you wish to edit.

The first step is to select the article you wish to edit. Then click on the title of the article entity to display the Article

Management menu as shown below.


Step 2. Select the option Edit Article.

Select Article Management menu > Edit Article as shown in the following figure.

Figure 58: CMS Article Management Module - Editing an article

Step 3. Edit the corresponding data of the article.

Edit the corresponding data of the article.

Figure 59: CMS Article Management Module - Editing the data of the article

Step 4. Save the article.

To save the article select the option Save found at the bottom of the screen.

Example 19: Inline Text Editing


To inline edit a text using the inline editing features, select EasyConsole CMS Toolbar > Inline Editing On. This will enable

the inline editing capabilities of all texts.


Step 2. Initialize the edit procedure

Hover over a text using the mouse and click on the editable area denoted by the yellow color.

Figure 61: Inline Text Editing - Initialize Procedure

Step 3. Edit the selected text

Apply your changes in the text box for editing.

Figure 62: Inline Text Editing - Edit Text


Click anywhere outside the edit box to automatically save your text.

Figure 63: Inline Text Editing - Save Text

Example 20: Load a report

Step 1. Load a report

To load a report click on the title of the report. The table records will be filtered based upon the filters set on the selected

report.

Figure 64: CMS Table Reports - Load a report

Example 21: Logging into EasyConsole

Step 1. Access the EasyConsole Login Page for your website

Firstly append /console to the URL address of your website. For example, if your web-site has the electronic address

http://www.demowebsite.com.cy then you will have to type in http://www.demowebsite.com.cy/console to get

the login screen.

Figure 65: EasyConsole Log In Address

Step 2. Provide your user credentials to the EasyConsole Login Form

The following image displays the Log In screen of the EasyConsole framework. Use the following form to specify your

credentials to enter the EasyConsole of your system.

Figure 66: EasyConsole Log In Screen

Step 3. Access the Main Panel of your website

When you have successfully logged into the EasyConsole you will be redirected to EasyConsole’s Main Panel which provides

full control on the data and functionality of your website.

Example 22: Previewing a newsletter





Step 2. Preview a newsletter

Select Newsletter Engine menu> Preview.

Figure 68: CMS Newsletter - Preview newsletter

Step 3. Preview the selected newsletter

Figure 69: CMS Newsletter - Newsletter Example

Example 23: Publishing an article via the Article Management menu


To publish an article, locate the selected article of the tree and click on its title so as to display the Article Management Menu

as shown in the corresponding figure below.


Step 2. Publish the article

Select Article Management menu > Publish Article as shown in the following figure.

Figure 71: CMS Article Management Module - Publish Article

Example 24: Publishing an article via the EasyConsole Toolbar

Step 1. Set your Staging Server On

In order to view all the articles that the website contains, even the ones that are unpublished you should click on Staging Server so as to set the status of the staging server to on the EasyConsole Toolbar.

Figure 72: CMS Article Management Module - EasyConsole Toolbar

Step 2. Locate the article

Secondly you should locate the unpublished article that you wish to publish for the visitors to view on the website.

Step 3. Publish the corresponding article

To publish your article select EasyConsole Toolbar > Publish Article.

Example 25: Removing a quick link

Step 1. Click on the Quick Link

Click on the Quick Link that you wish to remove so as to visit the corresponding screen on which the Quick Link is applicable.

Figure 73: CMS Main Panel Functionality - View Quick Link

Step 2. Remove Quick Link

Select Main Panel Tabs > Remove Quick Link to remove the selected Quick Link.

Example 26: Reorder column components


To enable reordering of components on columns, select EasyConsole CMS Toolbar > Inline Editing On.


Step 2. Drag and Drop component

Select a component and drag and drop it in any place you wish on the column.

Figure 75: CMS Drag And Drop Column Components - Drag and Drop component

Example 27: Sending a newsletter as a test to custom email addresses






Locate the corresponding record and select Newsletter Engine menu> Preview.


Step 3. Review newsletter and initialize the testing process

The screen generated, as shown below, provides a representation of the actual output of the newsletter record. The output

generated will be the content of the newsletter email that will be sent to specified email addresses. To send a test newsletter

select Newsletter Toolbar > Send Test.

Figure 78: CMS Newsletter - Select Send Test

Step 4. Select the recipients

To send a newsletter as a test, it is required to go through the following instructions:

� Select the option Specify Custom Email.

� Provide your name and email address in the fields From Name and From Email respectively.

� Provide a name for the recipient in the field To Name.

� Provide an email address for the recipient in the field To Email.

Please note that you can add one or more emails addresses in the field To Email separating them with a semicolon.

Figure 79: CMS Newsletter - Test newsletter input fields

Step 5. Send test newsletter

Upon completion of the form, click on Go in order to send the test newsletter.

Figure 80: CMS Newsletter - Send test newsletter

Step 6. View Delivery Notification Report

Following the completion of the form and emailing process, the system automatically provides you with a delivery

notification report stating whether or not the processes has been successful. The following figure provides an example of the

report.

Figure 81: CMS Newsletter - Send test newsletter report

Example 28: Sending a newsletter as a test to registered contacts






Locate the corresponding record, select Newsletter Engine menu> Preview.


Step 3. Review newsletter and initialize the testing process


generated will be the content of the newsletter email that will be sent to specified email addresses. To send a test newsletter

select Newsletter Toolbar > Send Test.

Figure 84: CMS Newsletter - Select Send Test

Step 4. Select registered contacts

To send a newsletter as a test to registered contacts, it is required to go through the following instructions:

� Select Contacts Only form the Search field list of options to display only the contacts who are set to receive test newsletters.

� Select the corresponding contact by clicking on the checkbox available on the left hand side of the contact records.

� Select an option from the language list of options in the Send to field. The language list of options specifies the language in which the newsletter test will be send and therefore only the contacts that selected the specified language as their preferred language for the newsletter will receive the newsletter test.

� Select the option Contacts Only from the group list of options in the Send to field.

Figure 85: CMS Newsletter - Select registered contacts

Step 5. Send test newsletter

Upon completion of the form click on Go in order to send the test newsletter.

Figure 86: CMS Newsletter - Click send test to registered contacts




report.

Figure 87: CMS Newsletter - Send test newsletter report to registered contacts

Example 29: Sending a newsletter to groups of companies







Step 3. Review newsletter and initialize the process of sending to groups of companies


generated will be the content of the newsletter email that will be sent to specified email addresses. To send a newsletter to

groups of companies, select Newsletter Toolbar > Send to Groups.

Figure 89: CMS Newsletter - Select send to groups

Step 4. Select groups of companies

To send a newsletter to groups of companies, it is required to go through the following instructions:

� Select the corresponding groups by clicking on the checkbox available on the left hand side of the group records.

� Select an option from the language list of options in the Send to field. The language list of options specifies the language in which the newsletter test will be send and therefore only the companies that selected the specified language as their preferred language for the newsletter will receive the newsletter test.

� Select the option Companies Only from the list of options in the Send to field. In this way only the companies from a certain group will receive the email.

Figure 90: CMS Newsletter - Select groups of companies

Step 5. Send the newsletter

Upon completion of the form click on Go in order to send the newsletter.

Figure 91: CMS Newsletter - Send newsletter to groups of companies




report.

Figure 92: CMS Newsletter - Groups of contacts report

Example 30: Sending a newsletter to groups of contacts







Step 3. Review newsletter and initialize the process of sending to groups of contacts


generated will be the content of the newsletter email that will be sent to specified email addresses. To send a newsletter to

groups of contacts, select Newsletter Toolbar > Send to Groups.

Figure 94: CMS Newsletter - Select send to groups

Step 4. Select groups of contacts

To send a newsletter to groups of contacts, it is required to go through the following instructions:

� Select the corresponding groups by clicking on the checkbox available on the left hand side of the group records.

� Select an option from the language list of options in the Send to field. The language list of options specifies the language in which the newsletter test will be send and therefore only the contacts who selected the specified language as their preferred language for the newsletter will receive the newsletter test.

� Select the option Contacts Only from the list of options in the Send to field. In this way only the contacts from a certain group will receive the email.

Figure 95: CMS Newsletter - Select groups of contacts

Step 5. Send the newsletter

Upon completion of the form click on Go in order to send the newsletter.

Figure 96: CMS Newsletter - Send newsletter to groups of contacts




report.

Figure 97: CMS Newsletter - Groups of contacts report

Example 31: Set an EasyConsole Screen as the default screen

Step 1. Select the corresponding screen

Select the screen that you intend to use as the default screen. In this example we will set the Language Dictionary table

interface as the default screen.

Figure 98: CMS Main Panel Functionality - Quick Link Screen

Step 2. Set default screen

Select Main Panel Tabs > Set as default. In order to set the Language Dictionary table interface being viewed as the default

screen.

Figure 99: CMS Main Panel Functionality - Set Default Screen

Example 32: Un-publishing an article via the Article Management menu


To un-publish an article locate the selected article of the tree and click on its title so as to display the Article Management

Menu as shown in the corresponding figure below.


Step 2. Un-Publish the article

Select Article Management menu > Unpublish Article as shown in the following figure.

Figure 101: CMS Article Management Module - UnPublish Article

Example 33: Un-publishing an article via the EasyConsole Toolbar

Step 1. Locate the article

In order to un-publish an article on the website you should first locate the published article.

Step 2. Un-publish the corresponding article

To un-publish your article select EasyConsole Toolbar > Unpublish.

Figure 102: CMS Article Management Module - EasyConsole Toolbar

Example 34: Viewing the Properties of an Article

Step 1. Select the article

The first step is to select the article. Then click on the title of the article entity to display the Article Management Menu as

shown below.


Step 2. Select the option Article Details

Then select Article Details > Article Properties to view the properties of the article

Figure 104: CMS Article Management Module - Viewing the Properties of an Article

Step 3. Display article's properties

The Article Properties screen displays information related to all the fields that an article uses as well as information relating to

the editing process of the selected article. Furthermore definition of the default content type used when adding sub articles

can also be applied.

Figure 105: CMS Article Management Module - Article's Properties

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