Content Station 9 Editions

Content Station 9 can be run in the following Editions:

• Pro. In this Edition, all features are available.
• Basic. In this Edition the following features are not available:
• Favorites Pane
• Content Planning application
• Digital Publishing application
• Creating Tasks
• Launching external applications
• Modular applications
• Managing and publishing content to Publication Channels

• Free. In this Edition, all features are disabled, except the Publication Overview Application and the My Profile Application. (You are however able to see files and applications, but you will not be able to work on them.)

Figure: Content Station AIR - Pro Edition.

Figure: Content Station AIR - Basic Edition.

Figure: Content Station AIR - Free Edition.

User roles

Role	Free Edition	Basic Edition	Pro Edition
Multi-media author	–	V	V
Photographer	–	V	V
Editor	–	–	V
Sub Editor	–	–	V
Graphic Artist	–	–	V
Video Editor		–	V
Editorial Manager	V	–	V

Feature comparison

Feature	Free Edition	Basic Edition	Pro Edition
Inbox, Search, Recent Items	–	V	V
Workflow Operations (Copy, Send, Combine text Articles, Properties, Versioning)	–	V	V
Create Article, Upload File(s)	–	V	V
Edit Articles, Check Out/In Files	–	V	V
Edit Task	–	V	V
Compare Articles	–	V	V
Write to fit for Print (requires InDesign Server)	–	V	V
Publication Overview: viewing, Sticky Notes	V	V	V
Publication Overview: opening layouts and articles	–	V	V
My Profile	V	V	V
Content Planning	–	–	V
Create Task	–	–	V
Dossier Functionality (Create, Edit, Blog, Related Dossiers, Add content, Dossier Labels)	–	V	V
Favorites	–	–	V
Manage content to Publication Channels (In Basic Edition since 9.2.0)	–	V	V
Publish content to Publication Channels	–	–	V
Publish Digital Magazines	–	–	V
Trash Can functionality (In Basic Edition since 8.2.2)	–	V	V
Open Article/Layout in InCopy/InDesign (requires Smart Connection license)	–	V	V
Open Article/Layout in InCopy/InDesign (requires Smart Connection license	–	V	V
Launch Web Applications inside Content Station	–	V	V
Launch external applications (including Adobe Flex Applications/Modules)	–	–	V
Elvis plug-in for Content Station (Requires Elvis user license)	–	V	V
Drag & drop from Content Station to Indesign CS6 or higher			V
Web Version	V	V	V
Desktop Application	V	V	V