Hi I've just started evaluating Zope a few weeks ago to replace our school's old web site. While the documentation is great I'm having trouble tracking down some pointers to the following: 1. Setting up some type of version control. I've installed ZopeVersionControl from http://cvs.zope.org/Products/ZopeVersionControl but can't figure out how to use it (it is installed as a product). The help files not finished. 2. Workflows - I need to implement workflows for editing approvals etc. 3. Setting up a staging area and then publishing to a live version. I read something about Zope "versions" and I read somewhere to stay away from them. I tried versions but again I had trouble getting them to work. Is a staging -> live setup possible? Is there a better alternative? I've installed the CMF (1.4.2). I've even looked at Plone (after dropping down to CMF 1.3.3) but I don't want a portal setup, I'd like just a basic site which has version control, workflows and a type of staging/live arrangement. I've installed the LDAPUserFolder product to control access to parts of the site as well as managing it. Can anyone point me to some information. Cheers Adrien -- Adrien Driver Lecturer, Monash University Gippsland School of Computing & Information Technology Northways Rd, Churchill, Victoria, Australia 3842 Tel: +61 51 226 856 Fax: +61 51 226 842 Email: Adrien.Driver@infotech.monash.edu.au GSCIT Home Page: www.gscit.monash.edu.au Monash Provider No. 00008C
Adrien Driver wrote at 2003-11-5 12:05 +1100:
I've just started evaluating Zope a few weeks ago to replace our school's old web site. While the documentation is great I'm having trouble tracking down some pointers to the following: ... 2. Workflows - I need to implement workflows for editing approvals etc.
Look at CMF (Content Management Framework) and DCWorkflow (both are part of Plone -- you should look at it).
3. Setting up a staging area and then publishing to a live version. I read something about Zope "versions" and I read somewhere to stay away from them. I tried versions but again I had trouble getting them to work. Is a staging -> live setup possible? Is there a better alternative?
We use CVS (Concurrent Version System) to synchronize file system code (all our templates and logic are in the file system -- using CMF's "SkinsTool") and "ZSyncer" to synchronize ZODB objects (usually configuration).
I've installed the CMF (1.4.2). I've even looked at Plone (after dropping down to CMF 1.3.3) but I don't want a portal setup, I'd like just a basic site which has version control, workflows and a type of staging/live arrangement. I've installed the LDAPUserFolder product to control access to parts of the site as well as managing it.
You can use the CMF/Plone tools without its (portal like) UI. -- Dieter
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