Content Management Systems (CMS)

A content management system (CMS) is the collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based. The procedures are designed to do the following:

    * Allow for a large number of people to contribute to and share stored data
    * Control access to data, based on user roles (defining which information users or user groups can view, edit, publish, etc.)
    * Aid in easy storage and retrieval of data
    * Reduce repetitive duplicate input
    * Improve the ease of report writing
    * Improve communication between users

Component content management system
In a component content management system (CCMS), the content is stored and managed at the sub-document (or component) level for greater content reuse.

CMS has five main functions:

   1. Maintaining Security
   2. Managing Objects
   3. Managing Servers
   4. Managing Auditing
   5. Maintaining Report