Topics

Topics can be created within workrooms or magazines. Depending on who should have access to these topics, one approach or the other makes sense. Within workrooms, users with the roles “Editor,” “Editor-in-Chief,” and “All Rights” can create new topics.
Topics are objects that are particularly relevant for multi-channel publishing. They allow you to organize a series of contents and tasks that belong together thematically under the umbrella of a common topic. For a new topic, you can specify the following metadata:

• Name
  Defines the name of the topic.
• Topic Type
  Defines an optional topic type that specifies which contents and tasks are automatically created when the topic is accepted. Topic types are maintained by administrators and are described in more detail in the administration help.
• Description
  Defines the description of the topic.
• Rubric
  Defines the rubric for the topic. Rubrics can be created by administrators in the configuration.
• Attachments
  Allows you to create, upload, or link attachments from the system.
• Proposed Print Articles
  This section lists the print contents from the topic type, but you can also add your own contents, which will be automatically created when the topic is accepted.
• Proposed Digital Channels
  This section lists the online contents from the topic type, but you can also add your own contents, which will be created automatically when the topic is accepted.  

Click “Next” to create the new topic. A topic is initially created with the status “Proposed”. A user with the role of “Editor-in-Chief” or “Editor” can accept or reject a proposed topic. Only once the topic is accepted can contents and tasks be created there—either automatically or by the user. If a topic is rejected, it is assigned the corresponding status.