Sites manager - site variables tab
Use the settings on this tab to configure variables at the site level. If you do not set unique variables for the site, the site will automatically use the Global System Variables that apply to all sites within the ACM.
If blank, uses available system variables: This note field indicates that for each of the variables on this tab, if you leave one blank, the system will use the value assigned to the corresponding global system variable. The ACM contains two identical sets of variables that you can configure. One is at the global level and affects all sites. The other is at the site level here on the Site Variables tab. If you set variables at the site level, they override the global settings. If you leave site-level variables blank, the system uses the global variable.
(View system variables): Click this link to see the values of the Global System Variables.
Number of login attempts before lockout: This is the number of times a user can attempt to login before they locked out. Between 3 and 5 attempts is usually the number that you would use.
Disable follow-up tasks: Place a checkmark in this checkbox if you wish to disable (turn off) follow-up tasks within this site. Once selected, the Workflow tabs displayed in the page editor will indicate that follow-up tasks have been disabled. To turn follow-up tasks back on simply uncheck this checkbox and click Save. Follow-up tasks are the reminders that are scheduled so that pages are not forgotten for extended periods of time. Tasks are scheduled and emails are sent reminding your staff to review the content of pages or to archive outdated pages, etc.
Default number of days until follow-up task: When you create a page you can require that the page be reviewed, updated, or archived within a certain amount of time after it is published. This review is referred to as a follow-up task. You can set the default number of days after which time users will receive notification that the page needs to be reviewed. The default number of days is automatically assigned to pages but when you edit a page, you can apply a different set of follow-up rules on the page's Workflow tab.
Default follow-up task: If you do not indicated what type of task is required as a follow-up, the system will assign the task you select here as the default task. You can require that the page be Reviewed, have no task assigned to it or that it Inherit the same follow up task setting as its parent page.
Number of days until escalation: If a scheduled follow-up task is not completed, an escalation email is sent to notify the appropriate individuals that the task is outstanding. The escalation emails are sent until the follow-up task is completed. Generally the escalation period is much shorter than the number of days until follow-up. If the page does not receive attention, you may wish to escalate within 7 or 14 days. The escalation notification is generally sent to different individuals such as department managers.
Maximum levels in site menu: This setting controls how many levels of your web site hierarchy are displayed on the Site Menu on the System toolbar. If you do not set enough levels here, users will not be able to navigate to your lower level pages from the Site Menu.
Default Login Page: They system automatically assigns the initial Login Page that is installed with the ACM. You can create a login page for each of your sites and change this field to indicate which login page this site should use.
Enable Extended User Action Loggin: If your system has the storage capacity, you may wish to increase the level of logging that occurs as changes are made to this site. You can turn on extended logging for: Page Views, Workflow Actions, Admin Actions and Account Actions. The information logged for these activities can be viewed by authorized users in the System Events manager.
Enable workflow notes: Check this box if you want to use Workflow notes on this site. When workflow notes are enabled, each time a user submits a page for publication, a workflow note window pops up and allows the user to enter notes about the changes made to the page. The notes can be read by approvers and monitors but are deleted each time the page is published. Notes can be helpful in explaining to approvers and monitors why certain changes have been made.
Enable edit lock: Selecting this checkbox locks pages to prevent more than one user at a time from editing a page. When checked, if a user is editing a page, other users will not be able to gain access to the page. The edit mode buttons will be greyed out to keep other users from editing the page. Once the page is submitted to the workflow, published, or the user exits the session, the page will revert to an editable status. While in View Mode, users can add a child page to the page while it is being edited by another user.
Image optimization: The settings in this field allow you to configure image optimization. Image optimization reduces the size of images and thus the page loading times for pages with images. The ACM uses a third-party product called ImageOptimizer.NET to manipulate the images. This option, which is selected by default, allows the System Administrator to define how and when image optimization should occur.
For Digital Asset upload: This setting controls optimization of assets that are uploaded from within the Digital Asset Manager. This type of optimization can be Optional or Required. If you make it optional, users will be able to uncheck the Optimization checkbox on the Digital Asset upload page. If you set it to Required, the checked Optimization box will be greyed out on the Digital Assets upload page.
For Design Template upload: Check this option if you want images uploaded within the design template package to be automatically optimized during upload.
For images uploaded from view mode: Check this option if you want images to be automatically optimized while they are being uploaded in View Mode of a page. Pages where images can be uploaded in View Mode include the: Listing Service, Attachment, Survey, User Portal, and Club Listing page types.
Resize Image Assets on Mobile Devices: Check this option to allow the ACM to resize images for optimal viewing on mobile devices. Note that you will only see this field on the Site Variables tab if you have enabled Mobile Device functionality in your ACM.
When you check this option, another field is displayed that allows you to enter a screen width in pixels for which the image can be optimized. The default is 800 pixels. Images are automatically resized maintaining the aspect ratio.
