Beatrix CMS is the content management system (CMS) used by the Yale School of Medicine Office of Communications to manage all of the sites under its purview.
A CMS is a program which allows users to organize, edit, and publish web content.
In the support documents in this section, you will learn how Beatrix organizes pages and contents and how to navigate Tridion.
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Accessing SDL Tridion
You need to use a web browser (e.g. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Safari) to access Beatrix.
Beatrix CMS can be accessed at beatrix.yale.edu. You will be prompted to login with your NetID and password.
Turn off pop-up blockers for the domain: beatrix.yale.edu.
Part 1: The Fundamentals
Before learning how to create or edit your site, please review these SDL Tridion fundamentals. Understanding whats discussed in the following sections is critical for being able to progress to the next stages of page and website development.
For the basics and an overview of how Tridion looks in you browser, visit these instructions:
For information on navigating through SDL Tridion, visit these instructions:
Part 2: Overview of Website Building
Now that you've learned some general features of SDL Tridion, you can begin to think about how to organize and build your website, with the instructions below.
For information regarding structure groups in Tridion, visit these instructions:
For more information on creating pages and filling them with components, visit these instructions:
For more information on creating components, visit these instructions:
Part 3: Going Live & Editing Existing Material
These instructions discuss general rules for publishing and editing in Tridion.
For more information on publishing Tridion content to a website, visit these instructions:
For more information on editing existing Tridion content on a website, visit these instructions: