Business Technology Center

Collage quick steps

Introduction

The purpose of this document is to guide site administrators through the creation and maintenance of pages and content for DePaul Web sites built in Collage.

Useful Terminology 

  • Collage – Collage is a content management system. It provides easy browser-based content management http://www.serena.com/products/collage/index.html 
  • CMS – Content management system
  • Folder – Where your Web site’s content is located within Collage
  • Page – Located within a folder and on which the content is entered
  • Metadata – Metadata is used by Collage to identify and classify content through file specific information entered by the user 

Before You Start

-   Do you have the latest version of Java installed?  Install Java
-   Do you have a Pop-Up Blocker? Your Pop-up Blocker must be turned off while working in the CMS.
-  Are you working on a Mac? Use Firefox instead of Safari as your browser.
-  Use Internet Explorer 6. If you have Internet Explorer 7 installed then use Firefox on the PC instead (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/)
Ready to Begin
-   In your Internet browser, go to: http://collage.is.depaul.edu
-  Login with your DePaul username and password (provided in the rollout e-mail).