Getting Started
This step-by-step process should help you get started.
STEP 1: Contact OWS regarding your interest in using Cascade.
- Complete the Form for New Project in Cascade. Only one form needs to be completed per project/site. The Responsible University Official (RUO) should complete the form and communicate with OWS.
- OWS will contact you to schedule a consultative meeting to discuss details about your project.
STEP 2: Register & Attend training.
- CCIT conducts general contributor and publisher training.
- RUOs should coordinate with OWS to find out when it's best for them and their users to take CCIT Cascade Training.
- After consulting OWS, Register no sooner than 30 days prior to when you will start using Cascade.
- Check the CCIT Web site for updated training dates.
STEP 3: Request access to Cascade.
- RUOs should complete the Form Requesting Cascade Access for each employee who will maintain content on the site.
- OWS is available to facilitate project-specific training for your team.
STEP 4: Begin using Cascade
For those implementing a "site redesign," OWS will provide support in these areas:
- develop timeline for the project from development to production.
- develop strategies for approaching the project based on information received from client.
- create site structure in Cascade including the asset package created by OWS.
- create Cascade user accounts and grant appropriate site access.
For those implementing a "site migration," OWS will provide support in these areas:
- create new main folder in Cascade including the asset package created by OWS.
- create Cascade user accounts and grant appropriate site access.
STEP 5: Maintain your site
Remember that the key to Web content is keeping it fresh, so be sure to continually review your site for ways to update and enhance it. If you need OWS to support you with an enhancement, use the Form Requesting Custom Work in Cascade.