Mark has posted information about the new terminology going to be used in the next version of MCMS.

 

Via Mark Harrison:

 

MCMS vNext - new terminology

As part of MCMS vNext becoming a component within O12 Server, there has been a need to change the name of some of the core entities to be consistent with the SharePoint technologies.

Here are the new names to learn :

• Posting -> Page (see below)
• Channel -> Site (see below)
• Template -> Page Layout + MasterPage
• Template Definition -> Content Type
• Placeholder -> Field Control
• Placeholder Definition -> Column Templates
• Channel Structure / Top Level Channel -> Site Collection
• Template Gallery -> Master Page Gallery
• Resource Gallery -> Image Library ; Document Library
• Resources -> Images in the Image Library; Documents in the Document Library
• Site Manager -> Site Manager Tool (now web based !)

With MCMS / SharePoint today we have three types of containers - MCMS Channels / SPS Areas / WSS workspaces. vNext will introduce a single new container (a Site) that provides a superset of all existing functionality.

An MCMS web page (previously a posting) will be stored as a WSS list item (in a list called Pages). The MCMS placeholder content will be stored in the columns in the WSS list item. By storing the MCMS content within a WSS List, we can have same consistent workflow / metadata / versioning / checkin-out that SharePoint utilises.