Glossary of Terms
E
Effect
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/326:_Effect_an_Effect
eg
No dots - because the Guardian Style Guide says so.
End point
Not endpoint, Endpoint or end-point. No need to capitalise.
End points are JavaScript functions that you can write and deploy to the API Server. They can then be called by forms, workflow processes or third party systems, or set to run on a schedule.
Environments
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Local | A developer's personal workspace, running on their own machine. It may connect to a shared development environment database, iCM or API Server |
| Development | A GOSS-hosted environment that developers can use for new functionality and fixes. This environment may be unstable and is likely to change regularly. This is a place for active development and is not suitable for formal testing |
| Test | A stable environment used by everyone to test the latest development work. We have dedicated test environments so work can be tested while other work goes on in the development environment |
| Pre-Production | A replica of the production environment used as a staging area. This environment should be kept in sync with the production environment and serves as a trial run for deployments. It may also be used to replicate support issues found in the production environment |
| Production | The live, public facing site |
| DR | A Disaster Recovery environment |
Explorer
The left hand panel in iCM when you're browsing around content. Content in the explorer may be referred to as a tree, expand the article tree.
Extra Tab
Unless giving specific directions to Click on the "Extra" tab the preference should be article extras.
Last modified on September 19, 2023
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