Content Management Server

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Moderator: BenMi (Microsoft)
Well, let's get started. Let's introduce our hosts for today.

Host: henryw (Microsoft)
Hi, my name is Henry, I am part of the Microsoft Services organization focusing on E-Business application development projects.

Moderator: BenMi (Microsoft)
My name is Ben Miller, I am an MVP Lead for ASP.NET and Content Management Server as well as other.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Hello, my name is Arpan Shah, I am part of the MSFT E-Business Group and focus on Technical Readiness for our customers and partners.

Host: Cecilia (Microsoft)
Hello, my name is Cecilia, I am from the CMS Test Team. I have tested some of the Client features.

Moderator: BenMi (Microsoft)
Let's get started, you may ask your questions in the bottom window and our Hosts will answer them in the top window.

Moderator: BenMi (Microsoft)
Q: Nicole: I know there are regional user groups for .net, are there any for MCMS?

A: I do not know if there are specifically user groups that just focus on CMS, but there are some that include CMS in their topics. Where those all are is hard to know unless they put CMS in their focus list.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: When will Microsoft release any technical books on CMS 2002?

A: There are a couple greenbooks that have already been released which are free of cost and downloadable. As for other books, we expect one to hit the market soon and available on http://www.amazon.com

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: What's the update on CMS 2002 and SharePoint integration?

A: CMS 2002 and Sharepoint 2001 integration is already available as part of CIP 2.0. CMS 2002 and Sharepoint 2003 integration pack will be available by end of calendar year with a technical preview available in October.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: Will Microsoft ever reveal the code to us developers for the console?

A: There are currently no plans of revealing the code behind. However, developers can modify the aspx page to add new controls.

Host: Cecilia (Microsoft)
Q: What's the update on CMS 2002 and SharePoint integration?

A: To add to arpan_ms's answer, the Beta for the Sharepoint integration is scheduled to come out in the Fall this year.

Moderator: BenMi (Microsoft)
Q: Nicole : Q: Is there somewhere I could see all Microsoft User Groups and read their focus list?

A: You can go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/usergroups/find.aspand look, but other than that, you could also go to http://www.ineta.org/DesktopDefault.aspx and find any .net user groups that also have a focus of CMS.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: Will the API be updated for better support on modifying incoming docs using the Authoring Connector? As an example, stripping out info in a doc is a difficult task.

A: You can modify incoming content from Authoring Connector today by using the event handlers in the global.asax file. Trapping and modifying content before it gets published to MCMS from Word is explained in the Customizing Authoring Connector Whitepaper

Host: henryw (Microsoft)
Q: Arpan referenced green books available for download. From Where?

A: This is the best link for CMS resources. Expand the CMS 2002 topic and you will see online books, technical articles, etc. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/nhp/Default.asp?contentid=28001368

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: Is there a list we can join to be notified of the technical preview's availability?

A: No. We will announce this off of http://www.microsoft.com/cmserver/ in the mid October timeframe.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Denis - regarding your question around changing the aspx file, can you elaborate... runat from the title tag?

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: Better yet, can you provide copies of the preview at Momentum in the CMS pavilion?

A: Great suggestion. We will see if this is possible.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: How much for MCMS Server2003?

A: The latest release of MCMS is MCMS 2002. The cost is listed in the licensing and pricing section off of
http://www.microsoft.com/cmserver/

Host: henryw (Microsoft)
A: Specifically - http://www.microsoft.com/cmserver/default.aspx?url=/CMServer/howtobuy/

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
A: arpan - And the PageTitle is handled in the code behind

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
A: I haven't experienced any problems with this in the past. I'll look into it and get back to you.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: Can I leave and Come back in 5 minutes with out something unwanted/bad happening?

A: yes

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
No more questions?

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
BTW, for those of you looking for more documentation and information on MCMS 2002, we have an Evaluation Guide available that you can find from the MSDN site.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: What is going to be happening in the next version of CMS?

A: There will be better integration across our E-Business products as part of the Jupiter visiojn.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: Whats the link to it?

A: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/contentmanager.asp

Host: henryw (Microsoft)
Q: What is the timeline for Jupiter (I know this is not the forum, but in relation to your answer)?

A: Here is the link to the Jupiter press release. This talks to where the Microsoft E-Business platform is going. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2002/Oct02/10-08JupiterPR.mspx

Host: henryw (Microsoft)
A: There is also this, but it applies mostly to the first phase of Jupiter - BizTalk Server 2004

Host: henryw (Microsoft)
Q: sorry I am confused is this CMS in stores right now

A: CMS2002 is a shipping product.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: So is CMS2004 being worked on right now

A: Refer to the link Henry sent above with respect to Jupiter.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: I am using MCMSNavigationControl on my website. Is there a way to tell it to sort alphabetically instead of the order in Site Manager?

A: You can change the code behind to SortByDisplayName (which is a method in the MCMS Publishing API) to get the functionality you want.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: I understand but is there a sample code?

A: In the MCMS help file, you can find a blurb around the method SortyByDisplayName

Moderator: BenMi (Microsoft)
There is about 5 minutes remaining in this chat. Please submit your final questions to our hosts and we will look to end this chat in about 5 minutes.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
For more sample code outside of whitepapers and product documentation, please check out http://www.gotdotnet.com and choose CMS as the related product. You will find many samples there that customers and partners have created.

Host: arpan (Microsoft)
Q: arpan Do you have access to the MS Support incidents? It's regarding font family and style sheet control

A: Do you have the case number?

Host: Cecilia (Microsoft)
Q: I understand but is there a sample code?

A: You can find an example in the CMS 2002 Help under this topic: ChannelsAndPostings.SortByDisplayName Method

Moderator: BenMi (Microsoft)
It is that time once again to end the chat.

Moderator: BenMi (Microsoft)
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Moderator: BenMi (Microsoft)
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