- Posted by karthik on April 1, 2009
While rummaging through some old documents, I came across a list of MOSS keywords I had created to explain MOSS terms in a way that would make sense to non or semi-technical folks. Some tidbits are below:
Key Terminology:
Branding – Refers to overall site layout and design; Covers Colors, Themes, Global Page Structure and Display
Master Pages, Images, Style Sheets
Master Pages: Consists of globally branded UI elements of the site design that do not vary across pages. It is usually composed of Images, Static HTML and Style sheet references along with place holders of page specific content that is dynamic nature.
Ownership: IT
Customization – Refers to page design that is common across a subset of pages; Covers Content elements design for a group of related artifacts
Page Layouts (Templates), Page Controls (Modules), and Re-usable controls (Components)
Page Layouts: Templates that define the static structure of images and HTML to be positioned on the page in conjunction with dynamic areas of the page that are content managed. Defined conceptually by designers and created in collaboration with IT; Page layouts are usually with a specific master page and cannot be linked to multiple master pages
Page Controls: Controls that are page specific and perform dynamic data processing to retrieve information from a database backend managed outside of MOSS; Page controls are outside the purview of content management and are tied specifically to a single page layout
Re-usable Controls: Components that are shared across page layouts and/or master pages that allow for specific code functionality to be re-used across the site; Components are based off a code framework that is designed for sharing between page layouts and/or master pages and changes to a component affect all places where the component is being used
Ownership: IT
Content Management – Refers to instance pages that inherit from a page layout and are designed for content management within portions of the page
Page Editable Areas (HTML Editor), Drag and Drop Web Parts (HTML Editor Web Part)
Instance Page: Page that is created from the MOSS Site Content and Structure interface by end users and configured for content management
Ownership: Content Managers, Designers and End-Users