Developer/technical Features

GOSS iCM lends itself easily to further development by technical users.

General 

• Fast implementation with rich built-in functionality and easy extensibility
• Cross platform and supports integration to other systems and databases
• Template switching for different output devices
• Supports content aggregation via XML
• Easy for developers to extend using industry standard code
• Third party software integration using open interfaces
• Open architecture uses .NET, AJAX, XML, ODBC, SOAP, IIS, SQL 2000 and above
• Supports interaction with external systems
• Standard encryption technology support
• Common JavaScript has been extracted into browser-cacheable files for faster page loading
• Article update web service allows related content to be specified
• Background indexing operations on all versions of Coldfusion 6 and 7
• Custom code may be executed when content changes or when users log in or out
• Only one server in a cluster handles scheduled tasks. Scheduling requests received by other machines are forwarded to the designated task handler, ensuring that changes to schedules are properly implemented
• Custom text fields are available in notification emails
• Drop-list control type for Inline content item parameters
• Inline type parameter definitions allow restricted editing after the type is in use
• Forum Explorer menu option to download forum content to an XML file
• The link checker reports re-directed URL's as having an Advisory status
• A new eclipse plug-in enabling CF template development easier
• Metadata import updates existing metadata values (except for the Local Terms and Related Metadata fields)
• The Object Types Explorer provides a menu item to export all objects of the selected type to an XML file
• Website user subscription information supported within the website user account handling
• Metadata import refreshes the metadata collection in the background, giving control back to the user much more quickly