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-          Collection of content and layout items that are used to create a website

-          Contains folders, structure groups and categories

-          Root publication should be defined to overall publications

-          While creation, child publication will be exact copy of parent but virtual copy

-          Usual Practice

o    Empty publication should be created as root to accommodate future changes.

-          Stores content building blocks (schemas, components, comp templates, page templates, folders and virtual folders)

-          Contains physical copy of building blocks

-          Default folders are Content, Default Building Blocks and System

-          Usual practice

o    Components are stored in Content folder

o    Schemas and Templates are stored in System folder

-          Organize, manage, and provide a URL structure for Pages

-          Contains Pages with embedded building blocks

-          Can be used for site navigation

-          Can be displayed in order by prefixing 3 digit number, <nnn>_<Title>

-          Title without prefix number will not be shown on page.

-          Usual Practice

o    Prefix numbers are incremental of 10

-          Classify the contents using keywords

-          Keywords are unique across categories in a publication

-          Keywords can be used as source for collection controls (ex, dropdown)

-          Two other types of keywords

o    Abstract – defines generic characteristic of an object. It can’t be used for classification.

o    Concrete – defines specific values

-          Only possible through TOM API

o    Category can have another category as parent

o    Keywords can have multiple parents

o    SDL Tridion GUI will only show a single parent

-          Usual Practice

o    Parent keyword name will be appended while trying to add duplicate keyword names (ex, <parentKey>_<keyword>