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Cascade Server Flash& Data Integration

2009 Cascade Server User’s Conference

Justin KlingmanManager, Web Design & Content ManagementBeacon Technologies, Inc.September 29, 2009

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Introduction

Who am I? Beacon Technologies, Inc.

Automate, Grow, and Showcase Your Business

Cascade Server Consultation, Development, & Hosting

Custom Software Development, Search Engine Marketing, Web Design, Creative Media, Hosting

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Introduction

My Cascade Server WorldPurchased in April 2005 as

“PublishXML”Official partner of Hannon HillParticipate on the Product

Advisory CouncilConduct end-user training

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Introduction

About today’s sessionUse XSL and XML to integrate Flash

projects within your siteProvide easy ways for end users to

maintain Flash applications using Data Definitions in Cascade Server

Strategy for organizing files for Flash projects

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Benefits

End user can update Flash Time & expense savings End user won’t be able to mess up

Flash code

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30,000 Foot View

Flash player written to read its data from an XML file

Create Data Definition with necessary data elements

Data Definition attached to the homepage

Data Definition outputs data via XSL into Flash player’s XML file format

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Step 1: Develop Flash

DesignIdentify elements end user will update

DevelopUpdatable elements read by Flash

from XML fileCreate XML file your way…Cascade

will adapt using XSLGet it working outside Cascade

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Step 2: Import into Cascade

Load files into Cascade Use separate directory for Flash files

(.swf, .js, .xml, etc.)Turn off write access for end users

Import images to be used to folder editable by end user

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Step 3: Data Definition

Include all updatable elements for XML file from Step 1

Can have data elements for other functionality

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Step 4: Embed Flash

Use XSL to embed exactly like HTML file from Step 1Hidden from Cascade using CDATA

Flash does not display in CascadeDevelop way for end user to see what

they’re doing

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Step 5: Enable Front End

Attach Data Definition Attach XSL

Use current-page block if not using <system-region name=“DEFAULT”/>

Edit homepage and fill out data

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Step 6: Flash XML File

Convert Flash XML file to page assetOutput as XML using targetUse simple XML templateIndexes homepage Data DefinitionWill overwrite XML file created for

Flash in Step 1Not directly editable by end userWill need to be published by end user

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Step 7: Publish

Publish to Web server to test You’re done Bask in your easy success

Thank your Flash developerGloat to other developersTell your boss it took weeksDon’t tell him/her that if it took one day

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Additional Ideas

Expand to pull in data from across siteNews, Student Bios, Calendar events,

Sports scores, etc. Can use same technique for other

applicationsSilverlight, Java applets,

JavaScript, .NET, PHP, etc. Control full flash sites with Cascade

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Questions?

Remind me to repeat the question! My Contact Information:

Justin KlingmanBeacon Technologies, Inc.http://www.beacontechnologies.com/jklingman@beacontechnologies.com336.232.5685