The Dossier page of Content Station 9 – Home

The Dossier page in Content Station is used for managing the content of a Dossier and for publishing that content to one or more Publication Channels.

Components

Dossiers can display different types of content, as shown in the figures below.

Showing a Publish Form

The components of a Dossier with a Publish Form

Figure. A Dossier page with the main working area showing a Publish Form 1. Dossier name 2. Publication Channel pane 3. Info pane 4. Opened articles pane 5. Toolbar 6. Publish Form pane.

Showing the content of a Publication Channel for print or Adobe DPS

Info: This feature requires Content Station 9.5.0 or higher with Enterprise Server 9.4.0 or higher.

The components of a Dossier for a print Publication Channel

Figure. A Dossier page with the main working area showing the content of a print Publication Channel (channels of type Adobe DPS are displayed in the same way): 1. Dossier name 2. Publication Channel pane 3. Info pane 4. Opened articles pane 5. Dossier toolbar 6. Article toolbar. 7. Assigned articles 8. Preview pane.

Showing the content of the Dossier

Note: In Content Station versions 9.0 – 9.4, this is also the way the content of a Publication Channel of type 'print' or 'Adobe DPS' is displayed.

The compoments if a Dossier

Figure. A Dossier page with the main working area showing the Dossier content, Preview pane and Properties pane. 1. Dossier name 2. Publication Channel pane 3. Info pane 4. Opened articles pane 5. Toolbar 6. Dossier Labels bar. 7. Document pane 8. Preview pane 9. Properties pane.

Publication Channel pane

The Publication Channel pane shows the Publication Channels to which the Dossier is assigned.

When choosing a Publication Channel, its content is shown in one of the following ways:

As a Publish Form (for Publication Channels that make use of Publish Forms, such as those that publish to a Drupal-based Web site).
(Content Station 9.5 and higher) For Publication Channels of type Print or Adobe DPS: by showing the articles that have been assigned to the Publication Channel, together with a layout preview.
(Content Station version 9.0 – 9.4) As content in a Document pane (for Publication Channels that do not make use of Publish Forms, such as print, Adobe DPS, and Drupal 6 based Web sites.) This Document pane only shows the content for the chosen Publication Channel (note the difference with the Dossier Content option (see Info pane below), which shows all files that are added to the Dossier).

Info pane

The Info pane gives you access to the following areas:

Dossier content. For viewing all files that are added to the Dossier. (note the difference with selecting a Publication Channel (see the Publication Channel pane above), which only shows those files that are assigned to the Publication Channel). Displayed are the Document pane, Preview pane and Properties pane.
Related Dossiers. For viewing the Dossiers that are related to this Dossier.
Displayed are the Document pane, Preview pane and Properties pane.
Dossier properties. For viewing the properties of the Dossier.
Dossier Notes. For viewing the Dossier Notes pane, used for viewing and/or adding a note to the Dossier.

Opened Articles pane

Each time you open an article from the Document pane or from a Related Dossier, it is added to the Opened Articles list. When switching to a different view (for example by clicking a Publication Channel in the Publication Channel pane), you can quickly return to an article by clicking it in this list.

Publish Form pane

Appears when selecting a Publication Channel that makes use of Publish Forms, such as one that publishes to a Drupal-based Web site.

Print or Adobe DPS pane

Info: This feature requires Content Station 9.5.0 or higher with Enterprise Server 9.4.0 or higher.

Appears when selecting a Publication Channel for print or Adobe DPS. Shown are:

Articles pane, showing the content of all articles that are assigned to the Publication Channel.
Preview pane, showing the layout on which the articles are placed.
Files pane, showing the files that have been assigned to the Publication Channel.

Document pane

Shows the following content:

With the Dossier Content option in the Info pane selected: all files that are in the Dossier for all Publication Channels.
With the Related Dossiers option in the Info pane selected: all Dossiers that are related to the current Dossier.
(Content Station version 9.0 – 9.4) With a Publication Channel selected which does not make use of Publish Forms (such as print, Adobe DPS, and Drupal-based Web sites): all files that are in the Dossier and which have been assigned to the selected Publication Channel.