ARCOS 7 Help

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Workspace

After you log in to ARCOS, you will be on the page Workspace. This is your personal space within ARCOS that only you can access; it is your home base.

Any story, media file or template that you have checked out will appear on your Workspace. If another user attempts to access content that you have checked out, they will be shown a message indicating that the content is currently checked out by you. They will be able to view the content but they will not be able to take any other action on that content until you check in, publish or deploy it.

If you have more than one file on your Workspace, you can sort the files by choosing one of these criteria from the drop-down menu in the blue header:

Type

The type of file (story, media file, or template)

ID

An automatically generated ID of ARCOS stories, media, or templates

Title

The user-defined title

URL

The page URL

Date

For stories, the cover date. For media files and templates, the date the file was created.

Story Actions

When a story appears on your Workspace, these actions are available to you:

Check In To

From the drop-down menu next to the Story, select the Desk you wish to move the Story to. Click the Check In To button. This will let other users edit the Story before it is published.

Copy

Click the Copy button next to the Story. This will create a copy of the Story in the same Site/Category. Since no two Stories can exist in the system with the same filename, "_copy" will be appended to the Story's slug.

Delete

Place a checkmark in the checkbox next to the Story and click the Delete button in the blue header or footer. This will permanently remove the Story from ARCOS; it will no longer be found under Find Stories.

Edit

Click the Edit link next to the Story.

Log

Click the Log link next to the Story to view past actions performed by users of ARCOS.

Preview

Click on the hyperlinked URL. A new window will open to preview the Story.

Publish

Click the Publish button next to the Story. This will take you to the Publish Stories page where you can either publish the story to the live site immediately or schedule it for publication in the future.

Media Actions

When a media file appears on your Workspace, these actions are available to you:

Check In

Click the Check In button next to the Media file. This will let other users edit the Media file before it is published.

Delete

Place a checkmark in the checkbox next to the Media file and click the Delete button in the blue header or footer. This will permanently remove the Media file from ARCOS; it will no longer be found under Find Media.

Edit

Click the Edit link next to the Media file.

Log

Click the Log link next to the Media file to view past actions performed by users of ARCOS.

Preview

Click on the hyperlinked URL. A new window will open to preview the Media file.

Publish

Click the Publish button next to the Media file. This will publish the Media file to the live site immediately.

Template Actions

When a template appears on your Workspace, these actions are available to you:

Check In

Click the Check In button next to the template. This will let other users edit the template before it is deployed.

Delete

Place a checkmark in the checkbox next to the template and click the Delete button in the blue header or footer. This will permanently remove the template from ARCOS; it will no longer be found under Find Templates.

Deploy

Click the Deploy button next to the Template. This will deploy the Template immediately; the changes you made to the Template will appear on the live site when you republish the Story or Stories that use this template.

Edit

Click the Edit link next to the Template.

Log

Click the Log link next to the Template to view past actions performed by users of ARCOS.

Use this version in Preview?

Checking this box enables you to test your template without deploying it. To see the changes you have made to your template, check this checkbox and then preview any story that uses this template.

Multi-File Actions

You can check in, delete, or publish multiple files at once.

1. Place a checkmark in the checkbox in the blue header.
2. Click the Delete, Publish, or Check In button in the blue header or footer.