Chapter 3. Managing Templates, Template Galleries, and Resources
In this chapter, we turn our attention to three main MCMS object types—templates, template galleries, and resources. We will enhance the CMS Explorer (developed in Chapter 1) to manage these objects using the MCMS Publishing API (PAPI).
Managing Template Galleries and Templates
Out of the box, you can choose to manage template galleries and templates using either Site Manager or Template Explorer, which might be OK if you are using Visual Studio .NET as your development tool (as recommended). A compelling reason to write an administrative module to manage template galleries and templates is to work with them without having to open VS.NET. We have found this particularly useful when attempting to work in an environment where VS.NET is not installed such as on a production or a staging server. Or perhaps business requirements call for certain actions to be performed when a template gallery or template is created...
