Updates Name Change Enterprise Graphic Change Web Consulting
Bid Google Translate Google Search Appliance Google Analytics WCMS
Standard Selection Process Other Web Standards
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Name Change We are no longer DOIT (Department of Information
Technology) Now, we are DAS-BEST (Department of Administrative
Services, Bureau of Enterprise Systems and Technology)
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Enterprise Graphic Changes As you noticed, we changed all the
center graphics of the sites for Hurricane Irene per the Governors
Office We have set up a standard location in the V4 template in the
left or right navigation for small graphics to be added on every
site Well only make these types of automatic additions to sites if
they are approved by the Governors Office
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Enterprise Graphic Changes
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Web Consulting Bid DOITs Web Development, Design, and Hosting
Contract which is used for any external development expired August
31, 2011. http://www.ct.gov/doit/lib/doit/purchase/awards/ca
08itz0057.pdf http://www.ct.gov/doit/lib/doit/purchase/awards/ca
08itz0057.pdf Bid went out and is closing September 15, 2011 All
existing POs under the original contract are valid Any new POs will
need to wait for new contract in October
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Google Translate DRS and CID have put Google Translate on their
sites PMG is not supporting it until we have time to properly test
it If approved, PMG is also trying to get an enterprise level
disclaimer that all the agencies can use PMG will work with
Governors Office on a standard location in the template for the
translator
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Google Search Appliance Google Search Appliance (GSA) has been
installed and crawling all sites hosted at BEST Sites using GSA 4
All new V4 Template sites will automatically be using Google Search
Agencies already on the V4 Template will be contacted by PMG prior
to change over Setup same as USA Search (Header/Footer)
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Google Search Appliance We are researching if it can be
integrated into DSF. We will keep you updated on the progress to
change over to Google Search
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WebTrends As mentioned before, WebTrends is no longer a
supported method of getting web statistics Historical data is
retained and good through at least July 2010 No professional
support for the product
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GA New Interface Google introduced a new interface for their
service Reports are still there, but organized differently Look and
feel is different www.google.com/analytics
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GA New Code Site Speed Google Analytics has a new report
Required an additional line of code to track this value This change
has been added to all Portal sites If you want this tracked on your
non-Portal sites, we can send you that code
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GA More New Code Google Analytics changed their entire code
format Colloquially called Async Tracks websites better by: More
browser support for asynchronous JavaScript GA code can be moved
higher on the page (loads faster) New code is more flexible for
customizations Current code still works Testing is underway
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WCMS Standard Selection The process to select a standard for a
Web Content Management System began earlier this year as part of
the Enterprise Architecture Standards Process (EASP) Please Note:
There is no funding at this time so we are only selecting a
standard
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WCMS Standard Selection A Request for Information (RFI) was
released March 30, 2011 We received responses from by ten vendors
The work group reviewed the responses and brought in six vendors in
for demonstrations The work group asked for more information from
four vendors The work group expects to narrow it down to two
vendors and then perform a proof of concept
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Other Web Standards Other standards being added: Google Search
Appliance Google Analytics If you need a 3 rd party tool and there
is currently no standard available, contact
[email protected]@ct.gov
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Reminders Using Relative links, not full path or staged version
Removing Permissions from users that have left your agency DSF
Basic Training DSF Issues
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Page Links It is important to make sure all Content Admins are
NOT using full links to when linking within the same site They
should be using PAGE LINKS
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Page Links Consolidating Agencies are now running into issues
because once content is consolidated, they have to manually change
all their links to these pages ONLY using Page Links prevents this
from happening
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Other Linking Reminders When linking to an external site, have
it open it in a new window Do not link pages to staged version
(PM=1) Do not use the underline if it is not a link
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Who Has Access to your Site? Periodic checks should be made to
see who has access to your site Most Portal sites are accessible
from home Are people who are no longer responsible for the website
still able to admin it? Employees who are: Retired Promoted
Transferred Moved on
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Who Has Access to your Site? You can find out Create a new
eAlert Select a role (ex. System Admin) Send a test e-mail message
Enter YOUR email address A list of all people on your site with the
System Admin role will be emailed to you
http://www.ct.gov/cpi/PPT_Mailer/AddMessage.asp
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Who Has Access to your Site?
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DSF Basic Training PMG is now performing basic DSF training for
new users We are scheduling one class a month using DOITs Computer
Training Room The classes are geared for new users or those that
havent used the system in a long time and need a refresher If you
have Content Admins who need this training, please submit a work
request
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DSF Basic Training If you or your staff need advanced training
(beyond the class offered), submit a Work Request, and we will
schedule this on an as needed basis Please note that our
availability for these advanced training sessions may be limited
due to other projects and deadlines
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DSF Issues WebFile Manager Issue Java Version 6 Update 21
Cimbrian provided Editor fix for IE7 & IE9 IE9 requires Windows
7 OS Still IE 8 issues with new Editor Updating content from code
side eAlerts recent issues Make sure you are signed up to receive
alerts so you can confirm receipt of email Contact the help desk if
it is not received in 30 minutes
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DSF Issues Roll-out HTML Editor Update to HTML Editor will
require downloading Active X control. Users without administrative
permission on their PC will need to involve their desktop support.
We will provide detailed instructions prior to the update