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User Guide for Writers
The user guide for writers using IXIA CCMS Web. It contains information to help users with authoring, managing, and reviewing content in CCMS Web.
Content management with IXIA CCMS Web
IXIA CCMS Web manages content as a variety of objects according to its specified workflow.
Content organization using objects
Content is comprised of one of four possible different object types.
The breadcrumb path
When you open a topic, you will see a breadcrumb path indicating the Context Map associated to the object and the object's title.

User Guide for Writers
The user guide for writers using IXIA CCMS Web. It contains information to help users with authoring, managing, and reviewing content in CCMS Web.
- Get started
  This section provides you the tools you need to access IXIA CCMS Web.
- Content management with IXIA CCMS Web
  IXIA CCMS Web manages content as a variety of objects according to its specified workflow.
  - Content organization using objects
    Content is comprised of one of four possible different object types.
    - Object icons
      There are different icons for each object type to visually signal its type and workflow state.
    - The breadcrumb path
      When you open a topic, you will see a breadcrumb path indicating the Context Map associated to the object and the object's title.
    - Content reuse using objects
      Multiple maps can point to the same object so that any edits to that object are reflected in every parent map.
    - Content workflows
      During the process of creating, editing, reviewing, and approving a Authoring:work. Each status requires input from users with different roles.
    - Initial status of objects in CCMS Web
      In IXIA CCMS Web, the initial status for a new object depends on the role of the user who creates the object. For example, if a Writer and a Contributor both create the same type of object, each new object is created with a different status appropriate for the role.
    - Branched content in CCMS Web
      In IXIA CCMS Web, you can edit objects that have been branched in IXIA CCMS Desktop.
  - Action icons and buttons for objects
    Each type of object (such as a map, topic, or Collaborative Review) has different actions allowed for it.
  - Search for an object
    You can use the Search in the Navigation bar to quickly find IXIA CCMS Web objects.
  - Dependencies view
    Any kind of relationship one object has to another object is called a dependency: all dependencies are reciprocal relationships.
  - Favorites
    You can mark an object as a personal favorite, which adds it to your Favorites side panel so you can quickly find it and work with it.
  - Cloning objects
    Cloning an object creates an identical copy of the same object.
  - Revision history
    Whenever an important change happens to an object, IXIA CCMS Web creates a new revision. CCMS Web tracks all the changes to an object with each revision and stores the information in the revision history.
  - Push content to target branches
    You can push any type of object to other target branches, such as a bulk push of all eligible children of a map or a push of a single topic and its content, images, or ditavals.
  - Taxonomies
    A taxonomy is a hierarchical classification system that organizes taxonomy terms. Taxonomy terms are a type of metadata, which you can use to classify objects.
  - Integration with IXIA CCMS Desktop
    IXIA CCMS Web has a streamlined interface that gives writers all the tools they need to start writing. Writers can use IXIA CCMS Desktop to manage reviews and their work.
- Maps
  Maps provide a structured hierarchy to objects and content within it.
- Topics
  Topics are the basic containers for all content in IXIA CCMS Web.
- Images
  Upload images that you want to use to IXIA CCMS Web.
- Resources
  Resources are non-DITA files (such as PDF files and Word files) that support documentation. You can use resources to upload and store these files in IXIA CCMS. For a definition of what constitutes a resource, see https://www.oxygenxml.com/dita/1.3/specs/archSpec/base/dita-terminology.html.
- Assignments
  TheMy Assignments page tracks all IXIA CCMS Web work assigned to you.
- Collaborative Review feature
  Reviewers can use the Collaborative Review (CR) feature on the content assigned to them as a means to both provide feedback to writers and view any annotations added by other assigned reviewers.
- The Approvals feature
  Use the Approvals feature to get a final sign off on content after completion of all reviews.
- Unified localization
  The latest approach in IXIA CCMS Web 7.1, known as unified localization, significantly departs from the approach to localization in previous releases of CCMS Desktop.
- Output generation and publication
  All of the content that you create can be exported from IXIA CCMS Web to the target document deliverables using the IXIA CCMS Output Generator. The CCMS Output Generator is the component that executes the transformation processes from DITA files to a specified output type, such as PDF, HTML, and XML.
- Technical support
  IXIA CCMS Customer Support staff are available to answer your questions. We welcome your comments.

The breadcrumb path

When you open a topic, you will see a breadcrumb path indicating the Context Map associated to the object and the object's title.

Breadcrumb path in Standard module — Figure: Example of a breadcrumb path

Related concepts

Action icons and buttons for objects

Content reuse using objects

Initial status of objects in CCMS Web

Content workflows

Viewing objects in editors

Related tasks

Check out an object

Check in an object

Change the status of an object

Revert an object

Open an object in a new tab

Search for an object

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