Component content management system
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A component content management system (CCMS) is a content management system that manages content at a granular level (component) rather than at the document level. Each component represents a single topic, concept or asset (e.g., image, table, product description). Components can be as large as a chapter or as small as a definition or even a word. Components in multiple content assemblies (content types) can be viewed as components or as traditional documents.
Each component is only stored one time in the content management system, providing a single, trusted source of content. These components are then reused (rather than copied and pasted) within a document or across multiple documents. This ensures that content is consistent across the entire documentation set.[1]
Each component has its own lifecycle (owner, version, approval, use) and can be tracked individually or as part of an assembly. Component content management (CCM) is typically used for multi-channel customer-facing content (marketing, usage, learning, support). CCM can be a separate system or be a functionality of another content management system type (e.g., enterprise content management or web content management).
Benefits of managing contents at components level:
- Greater consistency and accuracy.
- Reduced maintenance costs.
- Reduced delivery costs.
- Reduced translation costs.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Crash Course for Content Management: What is content management?". Vasont Systems.
- ^ Ann Rockley and Steve Manning. "Component content management: Overlooked by analysts; required by technical publications departments". The Rockley Group Inc.
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