User Guide

Configuring Contribute 45
New Pages specifies whether Contribute users can create blank pages, and which (if any)
Dreamweaver MX templates they can use to create pages. You can also specify which pages, if any,
the user can copy. The options in this category determine what options users see in the New Page
dialog box. For more information settting new web page preferences, see Contribute Help.
File Placement lets you specify folder locations for files based on the file extension used to
identify the file type. You can also specify that Contribute not allow files of a certain size to be
uploaded to the web server. For more information about setting options for file placement,
Contribute Help.
Shared Assets lets you create a library of assets (such as images, Adobe® Flash® Player 9 content,
or Macromedia Dreamweaver from Adobe library items) that users can add to web pages. You can
restrict access to shared assets to specific users or let any Contribute user accessing the website add
the assets to their pages. For more information about setting options for shared assets, Contribute
Help.
New Images lets you specify a maximum file size, width, and height for images. You can also
restrict users so that they can use images only from a shared asset library that you create, or you
can allow them to add any image to a web page. For more information about setting options for
new images, see Contribute Help.
Example role assignments
As an example of roles you might create, consider an online magazine. The job functions
associated with producing a magazine include a publisher, managing editor, copy editor, writer,
and web designer. In addition, Contribute adds an administrator to maintain the magazine’s
website. Each role reflects separate access to article creation, approval, editing and deletion, page
design, and site maintenance.
The following table describes the roles and privileges related to Contribute.
Job Title Contribute Role Privileges
System
administrator
Administrator Installs Contribute, creates connections to the website, and
defines Contribute roles appropriate to the magazine’s job
functions.
The system administrator consults the designer on how to set
up role settings so that other members of the magazine’s staff
have appropriate editing privileges in their area.
Publisher Publish Gives final approval to all articles on the website and can
publish final drafts of pages or send them back for additional
editing or writing.
Managing editor Publish Monitors drafts as they go from writers to copy editors and
keeps track of who is working on what article. The managing
editor approves articles before sending them to the publisher
for final approval and publication to the website.
Copy editor Writer Can edit any unlocked text on a page. The copy editor cannot
publish pages to the site; they send the edited articles to the
managing editor for approval.