Administering - Access Rights, Content Types, Scheduled Jobs

Exam Area: Content Area 1 – Product Knowledge (15%)
Reference: https://docs.developers.optimizely.com/content-management-system/docs/administration-interface

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1. Admin Interface

Access: /episerver/cms/admin

Main sections in Admin:

• Admin – Access rights, Change log, Users/Roles
• Content Type – Manage content types
• Config – Languages, Scheduled Jobs, Visitor Groups
• Tools – CMS utilities

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2. Access Rights

ACL Structure:

Each content item has its own Access Control List (ACL).

Inheritance principle:

• Pages inherit access rights from their parent
• Can be overridden at any node
• ContentReference.RootPage holds the root access rights

In Code:

using EPiServer.Security;

// Check access rights
var contentSecurityRepository = ServiceLocator.Current
    .GetInstance<IContentSecurityRepository>();

var security = contentSecurityRepository.Get(contentLink);
var hasAccess = security.HasAccess(user, AccessLevel.Publish);

// Set access rights
var acl = contentSecurityRepository.Get(contentLink).CreateWritableClone();
acl.AddEntry(new AccessControlEntry("WebEditors", AccessLevel.Read | AccessLevel.Create));
contentSecurityRepository.Save(acl, SecuritySaveType.MergeChildPermissions);

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3. Content Types (Admin View)

Viewing and managing content types:

• Admin → Content Type
• View all registered content types
• Delete unused content types
• Configure properties

Content Type Settings:

[ContentType(
    DisplayName = "Article Page",
    GUID = "b8fe8485-587d-4880-b485-a52430ea55de",
    Description = "Basic page type for articles",
    GroupName = "Standard Pages"  // Group in Admin
)]
[ImageUrl("/icons/article.png")]  // Icon in UI
public class ArticlePage : PageData { }

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4. Change Log

Change Log records all changes in the CMS.

Access:

• Admin → Admin → Change log

Information recorded:

• Who made the change (user)
• When (timestamp)
• Type of change (created, modified, deleted, published)
• Which content item was affected

Configuring Change Log:

// In Startup.cs or appsettings.json
// Configure retention period

{
  "EPiServer": {
    "CMS": {
      "ChangeLogEnabled": true
    }
  }
}

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5. Scheduled Jobs (Admin View)

Scheduled Jobs are tasks that run automatically on a schedule.

Built-in Scheduled Jobs:

Configuring in Admin:

• Admin → Scheduled Jobs
• Set interval (interval or cron)
• Enable/Disable
• Run manually

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6. Website Configuration

Admin → Config → Websites:

// SiteDefinition in code
var siteDefinition = new SiteDefinition
{
    Name = "My Site",
    SiteUrl = new Uri("https://example.com"),
    StartPage = new ContentReference(5),  // ID of the Start Page
    Language = new CultureInfo("en")
};

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7. Users and Roles

In Admin:

• Admin → Users – Manage users
• Admin → Roles – Manage roles

Built-in roles:

• WebAdmins – Full admin access
• WebEditors – Content editing
• Everyone – All users (including anonymous)
• Authenticated – Logged-in users

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8. Languages (Admin)

• Admin → Config → Website Languages
• Add/Remove languages
• Set master language
• Configure fallback

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Review Questions

1. What is the path to the Admin view? (/episerver/cms/admin)
2. How many access levels exist in CMS? (6: Read, Create, Change, Delete, Publish, Administer)
3. Where do pages inherit access rights from? (From the parent page)
4. What does the Change Log record? (All changes: who, when, what)
5. Which Scheduled Job automatically publishes scheduled content? (Publish Delayed Content)