Noob question about functionality - follow-on question
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Hi all,
Absolute noob here, with a stupid-simple question.
I see from the Concrete5 website that is rocks, and that it's downloadable, and that it has many new features, but I cannot see anywhere WHAT IT DOES. I suspect I'm a little slow.
My specific goal is to collect metadata describing a pile of training modules and make that metadata searchable, and available for use; essentially a training-module and training-content inventory.
I think a CMS should be able to do that, and it seems Concrete5 is a CMS, but I'm having trouble identifying if this is the tool to meet that need.
Can anybody advise if this tool is the right path to follow for my simple little goal?
Thanks in advance!
Todd
Absolute noob here, with a stupid-simple question.
I see from the Concrete5 website that is rocks, and that it's downloadable, and that it has many new features, but I cannot see anywhere WHAT IT DOES. I suspect I'm a little slow.
My specific goal is to collect metadata describing a pile of training modules and make that metadata searchable, and available for use; essentially a training-module and training-content inventory.
I think a CMS should be able to do that, and it seems Concrete5 is a CMS, but I'm having trouble identifying if this is the tool to meet that need.
Can anybody advise if this tool is the right path to follow for my simple little goal?
Thanks in advance!
Todd
Thanks Michael,
That provides some clarity.
I'll give it a shot.
Cheers.
Todd
That provides some clarity.
I'll give it a shot.
Cheers.
Todd
One further question about organizing my data.
Before I discovered C5 my plan was to build a MySQL database and do custom PHP programming to access it. Doing that would permit me to explicitly define the data elements (tables, rows, fields, indexes, attributes, etc.) and control their relationships to assure uniqueness, one-to-many vs many-to-many, etc.
How does one exert that control over the data in a C5 implementation? Is it entirely dependent on rigorous validation during data-entry? Or is there some other mechanism in place?
Also - is bulk data upload possible (e.g. from .CSV)?
Thanks again!
Todd
Before I discovered C5 my plan was to build a MySQL database and do custom PHP programming to access it. Doing that would permit me to explicitly define the data elements (tables, rows, fields, indexes, attributes, etc.) and control their relationships to assure uniqueness, one-to-many vs many-to-many, etc.
How does one exert that control over the data in a C5 implementation? Is it entirely dependent on rigorous validation during data-entry? Or is there some other mechanism in place?
Also - is bulk data upload possible (e.g. from .CSV)?
Thanks again!
Todd
Concrete5 is indeed a CMS (Content Management System). And by that it is a system to make web pages. What you want on these web pages is entirely up to you.
Conctete5 is very easy to use, and you will find the internal search system can deliver search lists in a lot of different ways.
If it is the best solution for you -that is a question I can't answer. But you could try it out here on concrete5.org:
http://www.concrete5.org/trial
/Michael