There are 4 standard courses offered on the dotCMS. Here is a list of courses offered, the pre-requisites necessary for each course, and a link to the perspective course agenda. Clients and Project Managers can use these guidelines to determine which course progression is necessary for the particular skill level desired.
dotCMS Content Manager Level I
Pre-requisites: None
Course Description: This course includes all the required information for end-users to become content contributors/publishers and basic webpage creators/publishers. This is an introductory dotCMS course intended for ALL USERS of the dotCMS. This training teaches all the basic dotCMS operations such as creating and managing content, permissions, versions, creating menu links and virtual links, the user workflow, content contribution, and using containers and templates for webpage creation. View the course agenda link below for a complete list of topics covered.
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dotCMS Content Architect Level II
Pre-requisites: dotCMS Content Manager, Basic HTML knowledge recommended
Course Description: This course is intended for dotCMS users who have complete knowledge of all dotCMS basic functions provided by the Content Manager Level I training. This course teaches the creation of containers, structures, relationships, templates, velocity code macros, dynamic pages, groups and roles, as well as the use of other advanced features such as the event calendar and form handler. View the course agenda link below for a complete list of topics covered.
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dotCMS Programmer/Developer Level III
Pre-requisites: dotCMS Content Manager and Content Architect courses required, Basic Java knowledge recommended
Course Description: This course is intended for dotCMS users who have complete knowledge of all dotCMS basic and advanced functions provided by the first two dotCMS courses. This course provides a complete description of the dotCMS developmental architecture for current and future development, SVN merge and revision handling, setting up an Eclipse environment, dotCMS infrastructure, portlet development, as well as Velocity and AJAX programming.
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dotCMS Server Administration
Pre-requisites: Knowledge of basic Windows or Linux/Unix server administration
Course Description: This course is intended for those who will be assigned to the server administration of the dotCMS installation. Server administrators will learn how to configure and implement LDAP user authentication as well as auto-synchronization of LDAP groups with the dotCMS user groups and roles. The course will teach administrators how to implement the dotCMS in a clustered environment, dotCMS maintenance tasks, and how to fine tune dotCMS performance on a server. View the course agenda link below for a complete list of topics covered.
