1. Ron Daniel Jr. Standards Architect rdaniel@interwoven.com
Content Services
Ron Daniel Jr.
Standards Architect

2. Outline Purpose Suggested Requirements Suggested Features
Suggested Architecture
Suggested Interfaces

3. Disclaimer
The following requirements, features, interfaces, … are simply some suggestions for the WSRP TC
The TC process will determine the REAL requirements, features, interfaces, …

4. Purpose - What is the problem WSRP is trying to solve?
Overall problem – managing content in Portals
Content Management Functions
Creation, Versioning, Workflow, Enhancement, …
Portals imply
Broad user base, many tools, formats, …
Considerable content, sorting wheat from chaff?
Problem yes, in-scope ?
Primary difficulty is the impedance mismatch between specialist CM functions and broad user base
Secondary issue is technical - how to interface between portal servers and content management services

5. Suggested Requirements
Users must be able to:
View list of tasks and respond to them
Editing content or ‘simply’ approving
“Surf & edit” portal content
Add, delete, edit content (files and forms) from CM portlet/gadget
Tag content with metadata
Sophisticated merging of content versions is an anti-requirement
Web service architecture is TC’s chartered purpose (WSDL, SOAP, XML, HTTP, Motherhood, apple pie, …)

6. Suggested Features
For ease-of-use, the repository should look like a file system
Wide variety of file formats must be supported
Locking functionality should allow exclusive-write in order to avoid complex merging
Permissions appropriate to user’s role

7. Suggested Architecture
Content Services
Portal
Content
Updated
Content
Content Deployment
Workareas
Metadata
Locks & Versions
(Virtual)
File
System
Workflow
Specifications
and
Active
Jobs
Metadata
Web/
Apps/
Portal
Server
SOAP Request
Browser
CS Client Library
CS Server Stubs
Data Entry
Forms and
Captured
Data
SOAP Response
Metadata
Vendor Extensions through URLs
Users,
Groups,
&
Roles

8. Suggested Interfaces File Management Workflow Collaboration Data Entry
List directory, read/write/delete file, bulk file import, get file info, get/set metadata, …
Workflow
newTask, getTasks, updateTask, finishTask, removeTask, …
Collaboration
Edit file, submit, undo changes, synch, …
Data Entry
listForms, submitForm, updateRecord, …

9. Q&A