One of the things to know about Reddot content is edited in the CMS server and the final sites are actually published out to either a static FTP site, or to Reddot's personalisation server (Liveserver), so you will never actually reference any information in the CMS database.
For you to pass information from your intranet to another application as XML (for example) you would have to write a template that gets published as an XML file rather than html/asp/whatever. You can then reference this XML file for your other applications Paul -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sal Sent: Tue, September 23,2008 16:53 To: RedDot CMS Users Subject: Re: CMS and database Thanks for the information you've provided. Though I won't have any control over the schema how can I retrieve information from it to use in other parts of my application. Such as an XML stream perhaps? Anyone do this? On Sep 23, 3:37 am, "Smith Paul \(SLH\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As has already been mentioned, you will have no control over the > database architecture for any of these systems that you mentioned as it > is generated and managed by the CMS. Most vendors don't like you going > poking around inside their databases as there's too much potential for > things to become corrupt; you're liable to invalidate any support if you > do. We've used both Reddot (OpenText) and Vignette here and both are the > same; I can only imagine that EMC follows the same line. > > We've only ever been into the database at the support desk's request to > locate information for them. > > Paul > > 2008/9/22 sal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Our client will select a CMS in the next three months. It will be > either OpenText,EMC or Vignette. In the interim, I would like to go > ahead and start architecting the database. However, since most of the > functionality will be handled by the CMS (workflow, content > administration) I am not sure how much control I will have to give up > on the database in order to use a CMS for these functions. I am > looking for any advice on how best to handle using the database and > having the tables be as custom as possible. Any pointers would be > appreciated. > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > UCB Celltech is the UK branch of UCB Pharma S.A., a company registered in > Belgium with registered offices at Allee de la Recherche 60, 1070 Brussels, > Belgium, KBO/BCE nr. 0403.096.168, RPR/RPM Brussels. > UCB Celltech's UK branch registration number is BR009137 and its UK > representative office is at 208 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire SL1 3WE. > -------------------------------------------------------- > > Legal Notice: This electronic mail and its attachments are intended solely > for the person(s) to whom they are addressed and contain information which is > confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure, except for the purpose > for which they are intended. Dissemination, distribution, or reproduction by > anyone other than the intended recipients is prohibited and may be illegal. > If you are not an intended recipient, please immediately inform the sender > and return the electronic mail and its attachments and destroy any copies > which may be in your possession. UCB screens electronic mails for viruses but > does not warrant that this electronic mail is free of any viruses. UCB > accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this > electronic mail. (Ref: #*CUK0308) > -------------------------------------------------------- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RedDot CMS Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/RedDot-CMS-Users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
