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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.
Navigating IXIA CCMS Web
The CCMS Web is designed to be intuitive and consistent, making it straightforward to navigate the application.
Interface for IXIA CCMS Web
Different pages convey information about content, content assignment, and content status. Each customized page fits a specific purpose, such as writing content or managing assignments. Pages have a similar layout that typically involves the navigation bar, the dashboard or toolbar, and the main area for user interactions. The main area may be a dynamic grid or an editor tool.
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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.
- Signing in to IXIA CCMS Web
  This section explains how to access CCMS Web.
- Navigating IXIA CCMS Web
  The CCMS Web is designed to be intuitive and consistent, making it straightforward to navigate the application.
  - Homepage for IXIA CCMS Web
    When IXIA CCMS Web launches, it loads the homepage. The homepage contains links to the most frequently used features.
  - Interface for IXIA CCMS Web
    Different pages convey information about content, content assignment, and content status. Each customized page fits a specific purpose, such as writing content or managing assignments. Pages have a similar layout that typically involves the navigation bar, the dashboard or toolbar, and the main area for user interactions. The main area may be a dynamic grid or an editor tool.
    - View user and environment information
      You can easily view information about yourself as well as the environment you are logged into.
    - Find the version of IXIA CCMS Web
      You can find the version and build number, as well as your Content Store connection for IXIA CCMS Web by clicking System Information.on the landing page.
    - The breadcrumb path
      Located just below the navigation bar, the breadcrumb path provides you with the title of the open object and its related context map.
    - Object icons
      There are different icons for each object type to visually signal its type and workflow state.
  - Open an object in a new tab
    Users can use IXIA CCMS Web across multiple tabs in a browser.
  - View an object in an editor
    You can use the read-only mode in an editor to view an object when you do not need to make changes to it.
  - Understanding how IXIA CCMS Web organizes content
    Content consists of one of four possible different object types.
  - 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.
- Searching for objects
  You can use the Search in the Navigation bar to quickly find IXIA CCMS Web objects.
- Creating and editing content
  In CCMS Web, you can create, edit, and organize topics, maps, images, resources, and other CCMS-specific objects such as Collaborative Reviews, Approvals, and Snapshots.
- Using Worklists
  A worklist is a list of objects that you share with a user group. The group uses the worklist to coordinate work on the related objects and tracks related assignments.
- Using Favorites
  You can mark an object as a personal favorite, which adds it to your Favorites side panel so that you can quickly find it and work with it.
- Using the Dependencies view
  Any kind of relationship one object has to another object is called a dependency: all dependencies are reciprocal relationships.
- Using 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.
- Working with 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.
- Using Snapshots
  A snapshot records all the important data about a map and the objects in it at the moment the snapshot is created. It is a complete picture of the map and its content at that point in time.
- Bulk actions in CCMS Web
  When you select an object in IXIA CCMS Web, the Bulk Actions basket saves your selection to the basket for taking a given action.
- Using Assignments
  You can track all IXIA CCMS Web work assigned to you on the My Assignments page.
- Using Collaborative Reviews
  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.
- Using Approvals
  Use the Approvals feature to get a final sign off on content after completion of all reviews.
- Localizing content in IXIA CCMS Web
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- Generating outputs and exporting content
  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.

View user and environment information

You can easily view information about yourself as well as the environment you are logged into.

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