The scenarios and slots that you create for use with the ATG Scenarios module can be added to projects as assets, where they are versioned and deployed by ATG Content Administration. Unlike other asset types, you must use the ATG Control Center (ACC) to create and edit scenario and slot assets.
The ACC identifies items (such as scenarios and slots) that can be included in ATG Content Administration projects as versioned assets, by displaying document icons at the menu level:
Note: Document icons appear only if the ACC is connected to the ATG Content Administration server. See the procedure in the next section for more information.
Adding new scenario and slot assets to a project
You can add scenarios or slots to ATG Content Administration projects in several ways. If the scenarios or slots already exist as assets, you can add them to projects like other assets (see Adding an Existing Asset).
You can also add the asset to the project at the same time you create it. This approach, described in the following procedure, can be more efficient than creating the asset in the ACC, then switching to the ATG
Business Control Center and adding it to the project:
1.Make sure that ATG Content Administration is running with the appropriate modules. See the ATG Installation and Configuration Guide for information on ATG modules and application assembly.
2.Start the ACC and connect to the ATG Content Administration server. For more information, refer to the ATG Installation and Configuration Guide.
3.From the ACC, choose Tools > Select Project.
4.Click Pick a Project to Work, and select the project that is to get the new asset.
Note: The selection list contains only editable projects (see Non-Editable Projects).
5.Click OK.
6.In the ACC, create the scenario or slot item (see the ATG Personalization Guide for Business Users).
7.Save the item.
8.Confirm that the item was added to the project:
a.Choose Publishing > Current Project
b.Choose View > Refresh
The item you created is added to the list of project assets and has the current version number 1 to indicate that it is the first working version of this asset. If you switch to the ATG Business Control Center and refresh the project’s Asset tab, the new asset appears in the display.
See Editing Scenario and Slot Assets for more about using the ACC interface elements that are enabled when you run ATG Content Administration.
Note: Projects that contain new scenarios or slots must be checked in to make the asset available to other personalization assets. For example, if you create a slot as part of a project, the slot becomes available to a scenario only when the project is complete.
Adding existing scenario or slot assets to a project
You can add an existing scenario or slot asset to a project in two ways: in the ATG Business Control Center (see Adding an Existing Asset); or in the ACC, as described below:
A.Make sure that ATG Content Administration is running with the appropriate modules. See the ATG Installation and Configuration Guide for information on ATG modules and application assembly.
1.Start the ACC and connect to the ATG Content Administration server. For more information, refer to the ATG Installation and Configuration Guide.
2.From the ACC, choose Tools > Select Project.
3.Click Pick a Project to Work, and select the project that is to get the new asset.
Note: The selection list contains only editable projects (see Non-Editable Projects).
4.Click OK.
5.Display the top-level list that contains the target asset. For example, select Scenarios > Slots to display the list of existing targeters.
6.Highlight the item: click its entry in any column other than the Name column.
7.Select File > Add Item to Current Project.
a.Confirm that the item was added to the project:
b.Choose Publishing > Current Project
8.Choose View > Refresh
9.The item is added to the list of project assets.
Changing projects in the ACC
To change the current project in the ACC:
1.Select Tools > Select Process.
A message appears, informing you that switching processes will cause the ACC to reinitialize.
2.Click Yes.
Select the project to use as the current project.
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