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ILWWCM day #1


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Here we start with IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management (ILWWCM) postings.  This is the first day of instructing a 4 day class on the Java version of the product.  There is a Domino based one I teach in August (I think).  Take all these, as I ramble through, with more than a grain of salt, but an appreciation for the product so far.


The good
  • Overall, I love what the product offers in terms of site management.  The ability to define numerous sites, and then site areas is a great beginning.  But if you do not plan out the site architecture and the taxonomy, it is all a waste of time.
  • You can create numerous, or better yet, a single site plan.  Then let the users only update content.  What a win.  Content management without opening the ability to change layout.  Also, divisions, departments and even subsidiaries can be forced to follow this common theme and layout while taking the workload off of you to update it all.

The bad
  • No logout button as one would expect in an application this powerful.  No really, none.  You close the browser to log out.
  • If you accidentally close the launch window, you also close out the administration panels.  A couple students did that
  • This one should stand out.  The navigator does not fit the way you should work through implementing a site.  To have it make some sense, here is a quote.
When planning and designing a site with the Lotus Workplace Web Content Management, the Information Architecture (IA) of your Web site must be defined.

Unfortunately this is not the first section in the navigator for the product.  It happens to be the third.  Where I am going with this is that the layout of the administration navigator should follow the way a site is implemented. (this is all subjective to me of course)

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The ugly
  • One nerve racking thing is the refresh. If you do not remember to refresh everytime you add some element to the product, it is not available as a selection anywhere else.  Confusing at best.
  • While working in Content Templates, I accidentally found you can save things with the same exact name with no prompt or warning.  This occurs all over the product.