Quanos Content Solutions:
From XML editing system to content delivery

Primarily as a Quanos gold partner, C+P has been using SCHEMA ST4 as an XML-based editorial system for many years. The majority of our customers also use ST4. For these customers, our technical editors work directly on the customer system via secure remote connections. All members of our staff are trained on ST4. C+P has many years of experience in a large number of ST4 projects.

A Content Management System (CMS) and a Component Content Management System (CCMS) are both used to manage content, but there are important differences between the two. A CMS is a system primarily used to create, edit, organise and publish content for websites. It is a more general tool that can be used flexibly for different types of content and websites.

A CCMS, on the other hand, specialises in the management of modular or ‘component-based’ content. Instead of managing entire documents or pages, a CCMS works with smaller, reusable content units or ‘components’ (e.g. warnings). They can then be reused in different documents or contexts. A CCMS is particularly useful for large, complex volumes of documentation, where it provides efficiency and consistency through the reuse and consistent management of content.

SCHEMA ST4 offers direct import options for Word and FrameMaker documents. There is also a specific XML format for import. Neatly structured documents can be easily imported and structured into modules. It often makes sense, however, to revise and restructure the content. We then use existing documents as ‘input’ and recreate the documentation in ST4.