Content Block Properties
Content Block properties can be edited at any time by accessing the Content Block menu in the Editable Area window.
When the Properties Window opens there are four screens you can access by clicking on the corresponding link at the top of the window.
Info
Code & Scripting
Permissions / Approvals
Page Access
After adjusting ALL properties, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the window to save your settings.
Info Screen
By default the properties window will open to the Info screen.
URL - ContentBlock
This shows the file path and name of the Content Block you are editing.
Revision Number
This shows how many revisions have been made to this Content Block.
Date Created
This shows the date and time the Content Block was created.
Date Last Updated
This shows the date and time the Content Block was last edited.
Last User to Update
This shows the last user to edit the Content Block.
Exclusively Owned
Here you can see whether or not the Content Block is exclusively owned by a user.
Checked out By
You can see who last checked out the Content Block for editing.
Check out Time
This will show what time the user shown above checked the Content Block out.
Code and Scripting
You can determine how the Content Block will handle ASP code.
Allow ASP Code
To allow the Content Block to run ASP code, click the check box.
Allow Create Object in ASP Code
To allow ASP code to create objects in the code in the Content Block, click the check box.
Permissions / Approvals
In this section, you can set what users and groups have permission to edit the Content Block. You can also determine the need for approvals of Content Block changes, and then set the desired approval chain.
Can Be Edited by Users:
These setting allow you to view/set what users are allowed to edit the page. To do this:
Click on the Select Users button
A window will pop up with two boxes. One will have a list of available Users. To allow a User to edit the page, either double click on the name, or single click on a name and click on the single arrow button.
Click the OK button when you are done.
Can Be Edited by Groups:
These setting allow you to view/set what groups are allowed to edit the page. To do this:
Click on the Select Groups button
A window will pop up with two boxes. One will have a list of available Groups. To allow a Group to edit the page, either double click on the name, or single click on a name and click on the single arrow button.
Click the OK button when you are done.
Approval Required
Check this box if you want to set up a chain of approval for changes made to your Content Block. Then set the approval chain by clicking on the Set Chain button.
Approval Chain:
If you want to set up an approval chain:
Click on the Set Chain button.
A window will pop up with two boxes. One will have a list of available Users. To require a User to approve the content changes, either double click on the name, or single click on a name and click on the double arrow button.
Click the OK button when you are done.
The approval chain will display in the screen..
Page Access
In this section, you can set what users and groups have permission to edit the Content Block. You can also determine the need for approvals of Content Block changes, and then set the desired approval chain.
Enable Access Control
By default, this check box will be empty and therefore be the only option available. Click this box to regulate what users are able to access the Content Block and show the corresponding tools to do so.
Log access attempts for this page
By clicking this check box, you can have a record created every time someone tries to access the Content Block. The record will show who tried to access the block and the date and time they made the attempt.
Users who can view Page
This section allows you to create a list of users who are allowed to access the Content Block.
To create a list, click on the Allow Users button.
A window will pop up with two boxes. One will have a list of available users. To allow a user to access the Content Block, either double click on the name, or single click on a name and click on the double arrow button.
Click the OK button when you are done.
The screen will now reflect the changes you have made to the list.
Users who cannot view Page
This section allows you to create a list of users who are not allowed to access the Content Block.
To create a list, click on the Restrict Users button.
A window will pop up with two boxes. One will have a list of available users. To restrict a user from accessing the Content Block, either double click on the name, or single click on a name and click on the double arrow button.
Click the OK button when you are done.
The screen will now reflect the changes you have made to the list.
Groups that can view Page
This section allows you to create a list of users groups who are allowed to access the Content Block.
To create a list, click on the Allow Groups button.
A window will pop up with two boxes. One will have a list of available users groups. To allow a group to access the Content Block, either double click on the name, or single click on a name and click on the double arrow button.
Click the OK button when you are done.
The screen will now reflect the changes you have made to the list.
Groups that cannot view Page
This section allows you to create a list of users groups who are not allowed to access the Content Block.
To create a list, click on the Restrict Groups button.
A window will pop up with two boxes. One will have a list of available users groups. To allow a group to access the Content Block, either double click on the name, or single click on a name and click on the double arrow button.
Click the OK button when you are done.
The screen will now reflect the changes you have made to the list.