Glossary of Terms

Control > Security > Account Export

The Account Export screen allows you to export accounts filtered by Account Type, Account Manager or Topic. If you want a full export, simply click the save button. 

Control > Security > Account Import

The Account Export screen allows you to import your accounts and tag them with keywords.

For more information, please read the following guide

• Importing and Exporting Accounts & Contacts

Control > Security > Account Merge

The Account Merge screen alows you to merge two duplicate accounts.

All of the information is transferred to the target account.

Control > Security > Account Profiles

The Account Profile screen is where you configure the Account listing and detail template.

For more information, please read the following guide:

•  How to set up an Account Directory via the Account Profile

Control > Analyse > Accounts Report

The Accounts Report lets you dive into the key engagement metrics for your accounts.

For more information, please read the following guide:

• Accounts Report Guide

Control > Publish > Articles

Articles live within a section.

Example:

• Channel: Sports
• Section: Volleyball
• Article: "St Mary's wins university champonship"

Articles can be media items or written articles (with media items as well).

The Articles screen allows you to sort through existing articles and also create/edit articles.

When you create an article you must set its presentation style and also the section under which the item will reside.

For more information, please read the following guide:

• Zones, Channels, Sections, Items et al
• Importing and Exporting Articles guide
• Creating Multi-Format Responsive Articles
• Article Attribute Guide
• Site Analysis Guide

Article Steps are individual content blocks which are tied to articles and can accommodate Images, Media and Text.

These can be arranged in a wide variety of formats.

For examples, please see the Article Steps page on Demo.

Control > Commerce > Catalogue Items

These are your eCommerce Items, generated from Standard Articles (Product Presentation Style) and various Media Types.

For more information, please read the following guides:

• Importing and Exporting Catalogue Items
• Catalogue Items Guide
• Catalogue Group Guide
• Coupon and Discount Guide

Control > Structure > Channels

Channels are at the top of the heirarchy when it comes to site structure.

When you create a channel you must select the type (i.e.):

Your channel will contain Sections which in turn contain articles.

Example:

• Channel: Sports
• Section: Volleybal
• Article: "UCSB men's team defeats BYU in three sets"

You can see all the channel types on the Templates page on Demo.

For more information, please read the following guide:

• Zones, Channels, Sections, Items et al

Control > Commerce > Coupons

Set up and manage coupons that are based on Quantity, Value and Shipping.

For more information, please read the following guide:

• Coupon and Discount Guide

Editions allow publishers to present their issues/editions and their key content, with all the usual options in place for your images and listings.

Each edition can have multiple tabs including Text, Contact, Account, Article and link tabs.

For examples, please see the Editions page on Demo.

For more information please read the following guides:

• How to configure the Advanced and Simple Edition template
• The Edition Import Guide
• Subscription Setup Guide

Control > Commerce > Orders

Here you can review and manage your eCommerce and pro forma related orders.

These can be exported to a CSV.

For more information, please read the following guides:

• Orders Listing Guide
• Order Line Item Report Guide
• Previous Order Report Guide

Control > Structure > Sections

Sections are your secondary level of navigation.

Example:

• Channel: Sports
• Section: Volleyball
• Article: "St Mary's wins university champonship"

Sections contain a specific group or collection of content items / media / articles .

When you create a section you must select the content type:

For more information, please read the following guide:

• Zones, Channels, Sections, Items et al
• Section Import Guide

Topics are hierarchical categories which are used to identify, indicate and filter content.

For more information, please read the following guides:

• Topics and Topic Manager Reference Guide
• Topic Channel Setup Guide
• Topic Template on Demo (link)

Control > Structure > Zones 

A Zone is a specifically grouped collection of Channels (i.e. a site)

It is a volume of Channels typically associated with a unique domain URL and language.

Example:

• Zone (site): UK News
• Channel: Sports
• Section: Volleyball
• Article: "St Mary's wins university champonship"

Your Affino instance can contain several zones as well.

Example:

• Zone 1: Volleyball Headquarters
• Zone 2: Basketball News
• Zone 3: Futbol Insider

When you create a zone you will need to have set up a corresponding User Profile.

Control > Security > User Profiles

Note: the user profile can not be changed after the Zone has been created. 

For more information, please read the following guide:

• Zones, Channels, Sections, Items et al
• I need to create a new Zone, what steps do I take?
• How do I encrypt my site (zone)?